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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

OpenAI announces $500 bn 'The Stargate Project'; here's what we know so far

The Stargate Project will focus on building data centres dedicated exclusively to OpenAI as the company continues to expand its generative AI computing capabilities

AI's future in India: A journey marked by small wins and bigger gaps

According to data from Traxcn in 2024, the total funding raised by technology startups providing AI as a service and AI infrastructure was $145.9 million through 29 rounds

Microsoft confirms performance-based job cuts across key divisions

Microsoft's restructuring plans began in 2023 with 10,000 layoffs, followed by 1,900 more in its gaming unit after the $75.4 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition

India's AI push gains force amid PM's power talks with tech leaders

While numerous AI startups are emerging, other companies are integrating AI into their existing operations

Microsoft, IndiaAI join hands to train 500,0000 individuals on AI by 2026

The government's artificial intelligence programme unit IndiaAI and Microsoft have partnered to train 5 lakh individuals, including students, educators, developers, government officials, and women entrepreneurs on AI by 2026, a senior company official said on Wednesday. Microsoft India and South Asia President, Puneet Chandok told PTI that the USD 3 billion investment announced by the company's Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella will be on building tech, infrastructure and AI capacity and also on building the human capital in this country. "We had announced training for 20 lakh people last year. We have already trained 24 lakh. We have announced to train 1 crore people over the next five years. We have also signed an MoU with IndiaAI mission and as part of that, 5 lakh people will be trained," Chandok said. The government in March 2024 approved Rs 10,372 crore for the development of AI ecosystem in the country for five years. Under the collaboration, AI Productivity Labs in 20 National

Microsoft to invest $3 bn in AI and cloud expansion in India: Nadella

The tech giant will also support the country's long-term competitiveness by training 10 million people over the next five years with AI skills

Microsoft to invest $3 bn to boost AI infra in India: CEO Satya Nadella

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced a $3 billion investment to expand cloud and AI infrastructure in India, aiming to enhance regional capabilities and train 10 million people in AI by 2030

Microsoft to invest $3 bn in AI, cloud expansion in India: Satya Nadella

IT major Microsoft will invest USD 3 billion in India for the expansion of cloud and AI infrastructure in the country, the company's chairman and CEO Satya Nadella said on Tuesday. There is a fantastic momentum in India where people are pushing for a multi-agent kind of deployment. "I am really really excited to announce the single largest expansion we have ever done in India by putting USD 3 billion additional dollars to expand our Azure capacity," Nadella said. He said that the company is doing a lot of regional expansions in India. Nadella said that Microsoft's mission to empower every person and organisation in India drives the company. "To that end it is about being able to ensure that the human capital of this country is able to continue to scale, take advantage of immense opportunity and potential the technology has. That's why we are very excited to announce today our commitment, which we have always had, to train 10 million people around AI skills by 2030," Nadella said.

Microsoft Inc is not Google's most serious rival, it's an AI startup

Perplexity has raised far more money than Neeva- $913 million compared with $77 million, according to Pitchbook- and its clean, comprehensive answers are drawing users

Powering AI dreams: Microsoft bets $80 billion on data centre revolution

To strengthen its AI infrastructure and expand its data centre footprint, Microsoft has already committed significant financial resources