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EU vs Big Tech: the cases keep mounting
European regulators have launched a series of probes into Big Tech. In the latest move, the European Commission asked Amazon for more information on its compliance with the Digital Services Act (DSA), which requires Big Tech players to do more to tackle illegal and harmful content on their platforms.
Persistent Systems buys US software firm Starfish Associates for Rs 173 crore
Persistent Systems said in a statement, "Known for its cutting-edge Enterprise Communications automation platform, Starfish Associates caters to the world’s largest enterprises including many Fortune 500 companies." Following the acquisition announcement on Wednesday morning, Persistent’s stock hit a 52-week high to 4,596 apiece rising over 2% on the BSE.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella applauds team India's T20 World Cup win, calls for more cricket matches
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, celebrated India's thrilling victory over South Africa in the T20 World Cup final with a heartfelt tweet, emphasizing the need to expand cricket to new venues like the West Indies and USA. Nadella, known for his passion for cricket, expressed admiration for the intense final and congratulated both teams. His tweet quickly became one of his most liked posts, highlighting his deep connection to the sport. Nadella's public support for cricket reflects how the game's values of teamwork and leadership have influenced his own career trajectory.
Microsoft breached antitrust rules by bundling Teams with office software, European Union says
The European Commission stated that Microsoft may have provided Teams with a "distribution advantage" by not allowing customers the option to choose whether to include Teams when purchasing the software. Last year, Microsoft made certain adjustments in an attempt to avoid penalties, such as offering software packages without Teams specifically for European customers. However, the commission has indicated that these measures are insufficient.
How an IT professional took revenge against his manager's 'No Work From Home' policy
An IT professional, frustrated with his company's strict 'no work from home' policy, deleted Microsoft Teams and email from his phone to ensure he was unreachable after office hours. This defiant move garnered widespread support online after a screenshot of his Reddit post went viral. Many applauded his stance, highlighting the benefits of remote work and the importance of maintaining work-life balance.
HCL Technologies launches Enterprise AI Foundry
HCL Technologies said in a media release that, the company launch of HCLTech Enterprise AI Foundry to "simplify and scale enterprise AI journeys." The release further added, that this platform will effectively enable business leaders to focus on real-world outcomes and help development teams build next-gen AI-powered applications with ease.
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Apple poised to launch its late start in the AI race with ambitions to overtake the early leaders
The widely anticipated display of AI to be embedded in the iPhone and other Apple products will be the marquee moment at an event that traditionally previews the next version of software that powers the company's hardware lineup.
The life, death and rebirth of an AI-generated news outlet
Irish broadcaster Dave Fanning's defamation lawsuit involves Kasturi Chakraborty and Hemin Bakir, former journalists at BNN Breaking, revealing the impact of AI-generated news on their reputations.
Apple faces pressure to deliver on AI at developer conference
Apple is expected to make the case next week that it is not being left behind as tech world rivals blaze ahead with artificial intelligence. Since Apple makes most of its money from selling iPhones and other hardware, AI integrations will likely focus on its devices and services working more seamlessly together, said Creative Strategies analyst Carolina Milanesi.
Microsoft hit with Austrian privacy complaints over its education programme
Privacy advocacy group NOYB files complaints against Microsoft regarding its online education software, alleging GDPR violations.
Microsoft to lay off about 1,500 employees at Azure cloud unit: report
Microsoft is cutting hundreds of jobs at its Azure cloud unit, impacting teams like Azure for Operators and Mission Engineering, as reported by Business Insider.
Few AI deepfakes identified in EU elections, Microsoft president says
Brad Smith, vice chairman of Microsoft, announced Microsoft's plan to invest 33.7 billion Swedish crowns ($3.21 billion) to expand its cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Sweden over two years. Smith said that Microsoft has been training candidates for the European Parliament to monitor the situation.
How AI made Mark Zuckerberg popular again in Silicon Valley
Meta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, introduced an open-source AI system, challenging closed models like OpenAI. Jeffrey Emanuel, a hacker and AI enthusiast, initially skeptical, was impressed by Meta's move to make the code freely accessible.
US presses TikTok, Meta and X to crack down on antisemitic posts: report
The Biden administration urges tech companies to tackle antisemitic content. Companies like Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, and TikTok met with U.S. special envoy Deborah Lipstadt to combat rising antisemitism post Hamas attack on southern Israel and Gaza Strip bombardment.
The rising importance of the chief trust officer
Businesses are emphasizing trust by appointing a Chief Trust Officer (CTrO) to oversee trust-building initiatives. This role involves assessing trust levels within and outside the organisation, focusing on domains like corporate culture, compliance, and customer experience.
Scale AI valued at $14 billion in Nvidia, Amazon-backed funding round
Top tech companies are racing to build AI into their products and services. Startups catering to the surge in demand for AI chips and machine learning have been a bright spot in an otherwise subdued private funding market.
Microsoft offers cloud customers AMD alternative to Nvidia AI processors
Microsoft's clusters of Advanced Micro Devices' flagship MI300X AI chips will be sold through its Azure cloud computing service. They will give its customers an alternative to Nvidia's H100 family of powerful graphics processing units (GPUs) which dominate the data center chip market for AI but can be hard to obtain due to high demand.
Apple will revamp Siri to catch up to its chatbot competitors
Introduced in 2011 as the original virtual assistant in every iPhone, Siri had been limited for years to individual requests and had never been able to follow a conversation. It often misunderstood questions.
Friends from the old neighborhood turn rivals in Big Tech's AI race
Microsoft's push into artificial intelligence with its partner, OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, has rattled Google. The two companies are now fighting to control what many experts see as the next dominant computing platform, a battlefield as important as the web browser and the smartphone before it. Hassabis is driving the creation of Google's AI technology, while Suleyman works to put Microsoft's AI in the hands of everyday people.
Microsoft, NetEase to relaunch Warcraft game in China, ending feud
The two companies said in press release on Wednesday that they are working to bring games developed by Blizzard Entertainment, a subsidiary of US gaming giant Activision Blizzard which Microsoft acquired last year, back to the world's second-largest economy.
EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager may act if Microsoft's poaching of Inflection staff signals wider trend
Microsoft last month hired co-founders Mustafa Suleyman and Karen Simonyan and most of Inflection's 70-strong team for a newly created unit called Microsoft AI, as the U.S. software giant consolidates and expands its AI offerings for consumer products.
Cyber board says Chinese hack of US officials was 'preventable'
The board said in its report that it identified a series of decisions taken by Microsoft that had decreased enterprise security, risk management and trust from the customers to protect their data and operations.
Microsoft to separate Teams and Office globally amid antitrust scrutiny
The European Commission has been investigating Microsoft's tying of Office and Teams since a 2020 complaint by Salesforce-owned competing workspace messaging app Slack.
Microsoft tailors AI for finance teams in specialized 'Copilot' strategy
Microsoft said its tool, called Microsoft Copilot for Finance, helps users review data sets for risks, produce reports from raw numbers, and generally handle tasks they might otherwise outsource. It did not announce pricing or a date for wider availability.
Russian hackers who hit Microsoft also targeted other organisations
The Microsoft security team detected a nation-state attack on its corporate systems on January 12, and immediately activated its response process to investigate, disrupt malicious activity, mitigate the attack, and deny the threat actor further access.
Microsoft Teams slowly returning to normalcy after outage
There were about 1,600 incidents of users reporting issues as of 05:20 p.m. ET, down from more than 14,000 earlier, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.
Microsoft Teams down for thousands of users
Microsoft's Teams app services were down for thousands of users on Friday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.
Google lays off hundreds of employees in advertising sales team
The move adds to signs that job cuts will continue this year, as companies look to adopt artificial intelligence software and automation to lighten workloads.
Microsoft offers $20 subscription of AI Copilot to boost business
The subscription will add a text-drafting, number-crunching AI assistant to Microsoft's widely used applications including Word and Excel, and it will give purchasers access to new tools and AI models such as GPT-4 Turbo.
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