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OpenAI slams Elon Musk, calls his claims 'incoherent' in court filing

In the filing, OpenAI stresses that it did not violate its agreement with Musk because "there is no founding agreement, or any agreement at all with Musk, as the complaint itself makes clear"

As Big Tech scrambles to meet EU regulations, investigations seen as likely

The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is one of the most comprehensive regulatory actions to rein in so-called "Big Tech" and is expected to reshape the global technology industry after decades of unfettered

FTC dings Microsoft over Activision Blizzard's 1,900 jobs cuts in court

The FTC said the layoffs show that the merger created areas of overlap and the court should have paused Microsoft's integration of the two companies while the agency completes its in-house trial

Microsoft touts AI strength, but shares dip as market digests costs

There are now 53,000 Azure AI customers, a third of whom were new to the service in the past 12 months, Nadella told analysts on a conference call

Microsoft Teams outage blocks access, limits features for some users

Microsoft Teams is experiencing an outage that has blocked access and limited features for some users. The issue began around 11 a.m. Eastern Time Friday and grew rapidly in scope, according to outage tracker DownDetector. Users have complained of an inability to access the service, delays in sending and receiving messages, and issues displaying graphics. Microsoft said in messages on X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, that it has identified a networking issue impacting a portion of the Teams service and had moved the affected processes to a backup system.

Microsoft adds two more Indian languages to Translator, total tally at 20

Microsoft India on Thursday said it has added two new Indian languages - Chhattisgarhi and Manipuri - in Microsoft translator. With the latest move, Microsoft Translator now supports a total of 20 official Indian languages. These include Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu, as well as two other vernacular languages - Bhojpuri, and Chhattisgarhi, covering more than 95 per cent of the country's population. "The expansion beyond official languages underscores Microsoft's dedication to democratising technology," according to a release. Microsoft said inclusion of Chhattisgarhi and Manipuri is a testament to the company's commitment of supporting and empowering the linguistic diversity of India through its innovative language technologies and solutions. "Azure AI Translator not only enhances computing accessibility in official languages but also broade

Highlights: Bihar CM Nitish reshuffles portfolios of 3 RJD ministers

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Russia-linked group attacked corporate systems, hacked emails: Microsoft

The group that Microsoft deemed responsible, also known as "Nobelium," is a sophisticated nation-state hacking group that the US government has tied to Russia

Software giant Microsoft adds AI button to keyboards to summon chatbots

Pressing a button will be one way to summon an artificial intelligence agent as Microsoft wields its computer industry influence to reshape the next generation of keyboards. Starting this month, some new personal computers that run Microsoft's Windows operating system will have a special Copilot key that launches the software giant's AI chatbot. Getting third-party computer manufacturers to add an AI button to laptops is the latest move by Microsoft to capitalize on its close partnership with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and make itself a gateway for applications of generative AI technology. Although most people now connect to the internet and AI applications by phone rather than computer, it's a symbolic kickoff to what's expected to be an intensively competitive year as tech companies race to outdo each other in AI applications even as they haven't yet resolved all the ethical and legal ramifications. The New York Times last month sued both OpenAI and Microsoft alleging that tools like

Microsoft brings 'Deep Search' to Bing: Know what it is and how it works

Deep Search feature uses GPT-4 language model to expand a web search query into a more comprehensive description

Microsoft discussing governance changes it wants from OpenAI's board

The changes Microsoft is mulling may include asking OpenAI to increase the size of board and boost the experience level required for members, according to people familiar with the company's thinking

Thrive-led OpenAI investors try to bring back Altman to leadership role

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella and other investors spent Saturday and Sunday trying to get Altman and former OpenAI President Greg Brockman rehired

Microsoft Corporation India's profit rises 30% at Rs 649 cr in 2022-23

Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt Ltd posted a 30 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 649 crore in 2022-23, according to financial data provided by business intelligence platform Tofler. The company had reported a profit after tax of Rs 498.23 crore in 2021-22. As per the data, the company gained about Rs 409.6 crore in profit before tax by enhancing estimated useful life of server and network equipment from four years to six years. In 2022-23, Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt Ltd posted a 39 per cent increase in revenues at Rs 19,354 crore as against Rs 13,819.57 crore in the year-ago period, Tofler said. "The company further reported a net profit of Rs 649 crore during the same fiscal. This is a 30 per cent increase from the last financial year. The company's total expenses for the fiscal were reported as Rs 18,472 crore," it said. The company declined to comment on the financial numbers.

Microsoft Corp was willing to drop Bing name to nab Apple search deal

Taking the stand at Google's antitrust trial, Microsoft's Nadella described the lengths his company was willing to go to become Apple's default search engine

Microsoft discussed selling Bing to Apple in 2020 as Google's replacement

Executives from Microsoft met with Apple's services chief, Eddy Cue, who brokered the current search engine relationship with Alphabet Inc.'s Google, to discuss the possibility of acquiring Bing

Microsoft's $69 billion Activision deal likely to face fresh UK probe

That pause gives the firms a chance to suggest potential fixes aimed at easing UK concerns that the takeover would stymie competition

China's new obsession: Luring billionaires to catch US titans in AI race

Billionaire entrepreneurs, mid-level engineers and veterans of foreign firms alike now harbor a remarkably consistent ambition: to outdo China's geopolitical rival in a technology

Microsoft launches new update of Edge to includes support for Workspaces

The tech giant had said at its Build 2023 conference last month that Workspaces would gradually become available over the coming months

Microsoft Windows 11 gets new phone photos feature in File Explorer

Meanwhile, Microsoft has announced that it will no longer support its virtual assistant Cortana in Windows as a standalone app, starting in late 2023

Samsung not planning to replace Google with Microsoft Bing in phones

Shares of Google-parent Alphabet Inc gained more than 1% in premarket trading. Microsoft shares were down about 1%