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Microsoft to cut about 9000 jobs amid hefty AI bets
Microsoft will lay off nearly 4 per cent of its workforce, or about 9000 people, the company said on Wednesday (Jul 2), in the latest job…
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Microsoft and OpenAI dueling over artificial general intelligence: report
OSOFT and OpenAI are at odds over a contractual provision related to artificial general intelligence, The Information reported on…
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Temasek joins Microsoft, BlackRock and MGX to develop AI infrastructure
Temasek’s participation comes after the Kuwait Investment Authority joined earlier in June Temasek has joined a consortium backed by…
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Microsoft cuts hundreds more jobs after firing 6,000 last month
The AI boom has roiled the tech labour market because companies are prioritising AI-focused jobs and harnessing the technology to save…
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Microsoft touts AI sales at town hall, reveals Barclays contract
MICROSOFT touted its progress selling artificial intelligence tools to corporate customers during a companywide town hall on Thursday,…
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US: Wall Street leaps at the open on Microsoft, Meta boost
Wall Street’s main indexes jumped at the open on Thursday, powered by shares of Meta and Microsoft, as their strong quarterly results…
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Microsoft posts strong results fuelled by cloud sales growth
Microsoft reported stronger-than-expected quarterly sales and profit growth, suggesting customer demand for cloud services has held steady…
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AI to transform wealth management, Microsoft executive says
ARTIFICIAL intelligence will bring major upheaval to wealth management, a Microsoft executive said, as the technology’s potential to…
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Amazon’s cloud business faces crucial test after rivals Microsoft, Google stumble
THE pressure is on Amazon.com to deliver on lofty expectations for cloud computing in its fourth-quarter results on Thursday (Feb 6),…
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Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend hefty AI spending after DeepSeek stuns tech world
DAYS after Chinese upstart DeepSeek revealed a breakthrough in cheap artificial intelligence (AI) computing that shook the US technology…
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Microsoft shares slide as cloud forecast, AI spending disappoint
MICROSOFT on Wednesday (Jan 29) forecast disappointing growth in its cloud computing business, sending its shares down more than 5 per…
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As D.E.I. Programs Come Under Attack, Companies Like Costco and Microsoft Forge Ahead
As corporate diversity and inclusion programs come under attack, not all companies have scaled back. At Costco’s annual meeting on…
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Microsoft relaxes data centre grip on OpenAI amid US$500 billion joint venture - The Business Times
MICROSOFT on Tuesday (Jan 21) said it has changed some key terms of a deal with OpenAI after the ChatGPT creator announced a joint venture…
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Microsoft to invest US$3 billion in India, to expand AI and cloud capacity
Microsoft will spend US$3 billion to expand its Azure cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) capacity in India, CEO Satya Nadella said on…
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Microsoft expects to spend US$80 billion on AI this fiscal year
MICROSOFT president Brad Smith on Friday (Jan 3) said the company is on track to pump about US$80 billion into artificial intelligence…
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Microsoft works to add non-OpenAI models into 365 Copilot products: sources
MICROSOFT has been working on adding internal and third-party artificial intelligence (AI) models to power its flagship AI product…
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Microsoft makes push for AI adoption in Singapore in areas from firefighting to healthcare
A generative AI tool called Note Buddy is showing promise among doctors and allied health professionals in SingHealth institutions SINCE…
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Microsoft expects US$800 million impairment charge in Q2 2025 over General Motors’ Cruise exit
MICROSOFT expects to record an impairment charge of around US$800 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 over General Motors’…
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Microsoft unveils zero-water data centres to reduce AI climate impact
MICROSOFT, trying to mitigate the climate impact of its data centre building boom, is starting to roll out a new design that uses zero…
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US clears export of advanced AI chips to UAE under Microsoft deal: Axios
THE US government has approved the export of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips to a Microsoft-operated facility in the United…
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Every Game Coming to Xbox Game Pass in December 2024
We're in the final month of 2024, with just a few short weeks until the new year is upon us, but that hasn't stopped Microsoft from…
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Microsoft denies training AI models on user data
MICROSOFT on Wednesday (Nov 27) denied claims that it uses customer data from its Microsoft 365 applications, including Word and Excel, to…
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Microsoft faces broad antitrust investigation from US FTC
THE US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has opened an antitrust investigation of Microsoft, drilling into everything from the company’s…