More job losses for Microsoft, after report tech giant is planning to cut thousands of jobs, particularly in sales
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OpenAI ‘Considers’ Making Antitrust Allegations Against...
OpenAI executives reportedly discussed making antitrust accusations against minority owner Microsoft amidst escalating friction
Microsoft Unit In Russia To File For Bankruptcy
Overdue retreat? One of Microsoft's subsidiary operations in Russia is reportedly preparing to file for bankruptcy
Builder.ai Collapsed After Finding Sales ‘Inflated By 300...
Microsoft-backed start-up Builder.ai went into administration after a probe found potentially fraudulent sales to suspicious resellers
FTC Drops Case To Block Microsoft’s $69bn Activision Purchase
Last regulatory holdout ends opposition. US regulator drops case to block Microsoft's $69bn purchase of Activision Blizzard
Microsoft Fires Staffer Who Interrupted CEO Satya Nadella
Microsoft employee who interrupted CEO speech to protest AI tech for Israeli military has been fired by the tech giant
Court Rules Delta Can Pursue CrowdStrike Over Mass Outage
Georgia state court says Delta Airlines can pursue claims against security firm CrowdStrike after faulty update crashed systems worldwide
Microsoft’s GitHub Offers AI Coding Agent
Microsoft's GitHub expands AI offerings with semi-autonomous programming agent, Azure to offer models from xAI, Mistral, Black Forest Labs
EU Moves Toward Settlement On Microsoft Teams Bundling Probe
European Commission says it will seek feedback from Microsoft competitors and customers over unbundling and interoperability concessions
EU ‘Likely To Accept’ Microsoft Offer On Office, Teams
European Commission reportedly likely to accept Microsoft offer to ease competition with Office, Teams after antitrust complaints
Microsoft Cuts Thousands Of Staff Amidst Heavy AI Spending
Microsoft cuts 3 percent of its workforce worldwide amidst profit margin pressure caused by heavy expenditures on AI data centres
OpenAI, Microsoft ‘Renegotiating’ Deal Around Future IPO
OpenAI, Microsoft reportedly reworking agreements worth more than $13bn as OpenAI seeks future IPO and Microsoft seeks ongoing tech access
OpenAI To Cut Microsoft Revenue Share – Report
More evidence of cooling relationship? OpenAI reportedly tells investors it expects to cut share revenue it pays to Microsoft by 2030
Skype Shuts Down Today (5 May), After 22 Years Of Service
Tech icon dead. Skype users wanting to save their Skype contacts and Skype conversations are advised to follow these steps.
Microsoft To Host Elon Musk’s Grok AI Chatbot – Report
Surprise development? OpenAI's long-term backer, Microsoft, is reportedly getting ready to host Elon Musk's Grok AI model
Microsoft Pledges To Protect European Operations From Trump
Redmond announces new European commitments, including expansion of its data centre footprint on this side of the pond
Microsoft Profit, Sales Rise Amid Trump Economic Woes
Microsoft's financials provide some welcome news for tech sector, as the Q1 GDP of the United States under Trump drops
Microsoft Pushes Ahead With Launch Of ‘Recall’ AI...
Microsoft moves step closer to general release of controversial AI Recall feature that stores comprehensive history of users' activities
Microsoft Overtakes Apple As Most Valuable Public Company
Apple's share price plummets over 23 percent in recent days, promoting Microsoft as world's most valuable public firm
Microsoft Ends Projects With Wicresoft In China
Some 2,000 support staff reportedly laid off as Microsoft ends China outsourcing deal with its own joint venture Wicresoft
The Microsoft Milestone: 50 Years On, It’s Personal
Marking 50 years of Microsoft, this editorial reflects on its evolution from startup to tech giant—and how it quietly shaped the way we live, work, and connect.
OpenAI Secures $40 Billion Funding Deal With SoftBank, Others
SoftBank has agreed a funding deal that will see OpenAI being provided with up to $40 billion in funding, upon certain conditions
Microsoft Shutters Shanghai Lab In Latest China Pullback
Microsoft closes down IoT and AI lab it operated in Shanghai tech district in latest move to pull back from China investments
Microsoft Drops AI Data Centre Projects
Microsoft drops data centre projects amounting to 2 gigawatts of power consumption as investors question massive AI capital expenditures
Nvidia, xAI Join BlackRock AI Infrastructure Project
Nvidia, xAI to participate in project backed by BlackRock, Microsoft to invest $100bn in AI data centres amidst heated competition
CMA Drops Microsoft’s OpenAI Probe Amid Government Growth Focus
UK regulator drops scrutiny of Microsoft and OpenAI partnership, amid pressure from Labour government to focus on growth,
Microsoft To Shut Down Skype After 20 Years
Microsoft to shut down Skype calling service, ending 20-year run for app that once had hundreds of millions of users
Microsoft To Retire Skype On 5 May
So long Skype, as Microsoft confirms retirement of former VoIP giant, in favour of its Teams communication product
Microsoft Cancels Data Centre Leases In AI Shift
Analysts say Microsoft has cancelled data centre leases in US, scaled back international spending in shift on AI expansion plans
Microsoft’s Quantum Chip Utilises New Matter State
Creation of quantum computers is years away, not decades, says Microsoft, as it unveils quantum chip called Majorana 1