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Amazon Cloud needs to deliver after Microsoft, Alphabet miss estimates

Wall Street expects Amazon to have spent about $76 billion on capex in 2024, up from $53 billion the prior year. That's seen swelling to $86 billion in fiscal 2025

Amazon's cloud business faces test after Microsoft, Google struggles

Amazon Web Services, the world's largest cloud services provider, is expected to post its strongest revenue increase in eight quarters at 19.3 per cent, according to data compiled by LSEG

Bill Gates says 'having fun together' with 'serious girlfriend' Paula Hurd

Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates talked candidly about his relationship with girlfriend Paula Hurd. He has expressed happiness remembering their memorable moments together

Tech wrap Feb 4: Apple iPhone, Samsung Galaxy S25 series, Microsoft VPN

CERT-In warns Apple users of critical flaws. Samsung Galaxy S25 series sale. Microsoft to remove VPN from 365 subscription. iQOO Neo 10R launching in March. Vivo V50 design revealed

Microsoft to remove VPN from 365 subscriptions by the end of February

Microsoft 365 subscription will continue to offer other Defender app features such as identity theft protection and theft alerts

Microsoft Paint gets Copilot button to streamline AI image editing: Details

The new dedicated Copilot button in the toolbar opens a dropdown menu listing all the available AI-powered editing tools such as Cocreator on Copilot Plus PCs

Microsoft cloud computing biz to grow slowly amid shortage of data centres

The Azure cloud division will grow at as much 32 per cent in its fiscal third quarter, not much faster than it did during the last three months of 2024

Microsoft's cloud outlook knocks shares, Meta rises on AI payoff signs

The Windows maker missed market estimates for quarterly revenue growth at Azure and gave a third-quarter forecast for the business that was below expectations

iPhone users can now access calls, messages from Windows PC's Start menu

The feature is currently limited to Windows Insiders and is expected to roll out to more users in the coming weeks

Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend hefty AI spending after DeepSeek stuns world

DeepSeek's quick progress has stirred doubts about the lead America has in AI with models that it claims can match or even outperform Western rivals

Tried LSD as teenager but won't recommend it, Bill Gates in Source Code

Microsoft billionaire, Bill Gates opens up about his childhood and teenage time in his upcoming memoir, Source Code, which will be his first series of autobiographical books

DeepSeek was not built for $5 million: Bernstein challenges AI firms' claim

Bernstein said that this figure is misleading and does not reflect the true costs involved in research, experimentation, and infrastructure

Microsoft probing if DeepSeek-linked group improperly obtained OpenAI data

Microsoft's security researchers in the fall observed individuals they believe may be linked to DeepSeek exfiltrating a large amount of data using the OpenAI

Meta Platforms, Microsoft show AI spending can be double-edged sword

Top performer among the Magnificent Seven this month, Meta shares are up 14% in 2025, building on last year's rally of more than 65%. Microsoft has risen 2.8% this year, and only rose 12% over 2024

Trump pushes for 50% US ownership in TikTok, Microsoft leads talk

As TikTok faces a potential sale, US President Trump pushes for the US to own 50% in a joint venture. With Microsoft leading talks, a bidding war heats up, and new contenders emerge

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella calls himself product of India-US bond

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said he is the product of the bond" that exists between India and the US, as top government officials and American lawmakers lauded the Indian community's contribution during Republic Day commemoration here. The Consulate General of India in Seattle hosted a special reception on Sunday at the Bell Harbour Conference Centre to commemorate India's 76th Republic Day. Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson and Nadella were the Guests of Honour at the reception attended by over 500 people from the Indian-American community, according to a press release issued by the Consulate. In a unique first, several members of the US Congress also joined the evening celebrations. Nadella, addressing the gathering, acknowledged that he was a product of the bond that exists between the two countries (India and US). He praised the leadership of both nations for their focus on how to use technology to leverage education outcomes, health outcomes, public service efficiency, ..

Donald Trump administration explores TikTok deal with Oracle, Microsoft

Earlier, Trump had expressed openness to Tesla CEO Elon Musk or Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison acquiring the Chinese social media platform

Microsoft set to benefit from Stargate joint venture with zero investment

Despite investing almost $14 billion in OpenAI and using the startup's AI models for its next-generation cloud services, Microsoft was mentioned only as a technology partner

US' Stargate: Will India be able to tap into a $500 billion opportunity?

The announcement has generated both excitement and concern within the Indian AI community

FTC concern over Microsoft investment in OpenAI backs my claims, says Musk

Musk has been waging a months-long legal attack on OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, almost a decade after the two men worked together to launch OpenAI