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Microsoft looking for ‘exceptional individuals’ to work at new AI hub in London | Science & Tech News
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Microsoft is set to open a new artificial intelligence hub in London – and is looking for “exceptional individuals” to work there. The hub will work on Microsoft products that use artificial intelligence (AI) and also carry out research into the technology. It will be based at the US tech giant’s offices in Paddington. The…
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Microsoft briefly overtakes rival Apple as world’s most valuable company | Business News
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Two tech giants are battling it out for the title of the world’s most valuable company. Microsoft had overtaken Apple for the first time since 2021 to become the world’s most valuable firm by market capitalisation – which measures the value and number of a company’s shares. Money latest:‘Huge announcement’ on car finance could see…
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Microsoft to add ‘Copilot’ button to keyboards to summon AI companion | Science & Tech News
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Microsoft is adding a dedicated AI button to its Windows keyboards – the first significant change to its consoles in nearly 30 years. Starting this month, many of Microsoft’s new Windows 11 computers, including upcoming Surface devices, will feature the “Copilot” key, a button that launches its AI companion. By pressing the ribbon-like button, the…
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The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft over copyright infringement | Business News
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The New York Times has become the first major news organisation to sue the makers of the groundbreaking generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, ChatGPT. In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday morning in Manhattan, lawyers for the New York Times alleged Open AI, and its biggest investor Microsoft, unlawfully used its articles to train and create…
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Majority of OpenAI employees threaten to quit and join Microsoft unless board resigns | Business News
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More than 500 employees of revolutionary artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI have said they will leave if the ousted CEO Sam Altman is not reinstated and the board does not resign. A letter from 505 of the approximately 700 OpenAI employees threatened to quit and jump ship to Microsoft, having received assurances that there are…
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Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard to be bought by Microsoft as UK regulator gives green light | Science & Tech News
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Microsoft’s bid for Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard has been given UK approval, removing a last hurdle to the biggest-ever gaming deal. The UK’s regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), said it gave the go-ahead to after the restructured deal substantially addressed its earlier concerns. Microsoft, who make the Xbox, announced the biggest…
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Next Xbox revealed in secret documents – and court claims Microsoft leaked them itself | Science & Tech News
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Microsoft’s plans for the next Xbox games consoles have been revealed in leaked court documents – and a judge has blamed the company itself. Information about refreshed versions of its Series X and Series S machines, which released in November 2020, emerged from filings made to a recent trial against the US Federal Trade Commission…
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Microsoft in fresh bid to get Activision Blizzard takeover past UK regulator | Business News
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The UK’s competition regulator has launched a fresh investigation into Microsoft’s proposed £55bn takeover of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard after the tech firm offered a new remedy in a bid to get the deal over the line. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed on Tuesday that it stood by its final decision…
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Competition watchdog to reopen talks with Microsoft over Activision Blizzard merger | Business News
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The UK competition watchdog is ready to reopen talks with Microsoft after the company agreed to halt legal proceedings over its planned merger with Activision Blizzard. The technology giant will attempt to restructure the $69bn (£56bn) deal to respond to the Competition and Markets Authority’s concerns after a breakthrough in the United States. A US…
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Artificial intelligence ‘doesn’t have capability to take over’, Microsoft boss says | Science & Tech News
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The head of artificial intelligence at Microsoft says the company will continue to accelerate its work on large AI models despite concerns from some in the field that the technology is growing too fast and is too unpredictable to be safe. “The potential for this technology to really drive human productivity… to bring economic growth…