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Microsoft to charge more for AI in office, secure Bing from leaks

The company also said it would make a more secure version of its Bing search engine available immediately to businesses, aiming to address their data-protection concerns, grow their interest in AI

Microsoft, CMA ask UK court for pause to consider activision tweaks

Microsoft Corp. kicked off its hotly-anticipated court hearing with the UK antitrust agency Monday as it moves closer to sealing the $69 billion Activision Blizzard Inc. deal

What is Call of Duty and why are Sony, Microsoft battling over it?

This deal puts an end to the battle between two tech and gaming giants that has been going on since Microsoft announced the acquisition of Activision in January 2022

Microsoft to keep 'Call of Duty' on Sony PlayStation in a 10-year deal

The deal is for 10 years, a Microsoft spokesperson said. Microsoft inked a 10-year deal last year with Nintendo Co. Ltd. for the availablility of Call of Duty

US appeals court denies FTC bid to block Microsoft-Activision deal

Activision climbed as much as 4.4% in after-hours trading, rising to $94 from its close of $90.07. Microsoft gained 1.5%

UK extends Activision deadline after Microsoft's 'complex' proposal

British antitrust regulators on Friday extended their deadline to issue a final order blocking Microsoft's USD 69 billion plan to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard, allowing them to consider the US tech giant's detailed and complex submission" pleading its case. The Competition and Markets Authority had rejected the deal the biggest in tech history over fears it would stifle competition for popular game titles like Call of Duty in the fast-growing cloud gaming market. But the UK watchdog appears to have softened its position after a judge thwarted US regulators' efforts to block the deal. The authority says it has pushed its original deadline back six weeks to August 29 so it could go through Microsoft's response, which details material changes in circumstance and special reasons why regulators shouldn't issue an order to reject the deal. The watchdog's decision could be a good sign for Microsoft and Activision as they battle to close the agreement signed nearly 18 months

China-based hackers breached European govt email accounts: Microsoft

A China-based hacking group has breached email accounts linked to government agencies in Western Europe, Microsoft Corp. says. In a blog post published Tuesday, Microsoft said the group, which it identified as Storm-0558, focuses on acts such as espionage and data theft. The group gained access to email accounts affecting about 25 organisations including government agencies and to accounts of individuals linked to these organisations, and had gone undetected for about a month until customers complained to Microsoft about abnormal mail activity. We assess this adversary is focused on espionage, such as gaining access to email systems for intelligence collection, Charlie Bell, Microsoft's executive vice president of security, said in a separate Microsoft post. The hackers carried out the breach by forging authentication tokens a piece of information used to verify the identity of a user required to access the email accounts. Microsoft has since dealt with the attack and informed ..

China-based hackers breached Western Europe govt email accounts: Microsoft

A China-based hacking group has breached email accounts linked to government agencies in Western Europe, Microsoft Corp. says. In a blog post published Tuesday, Microsoft said the group, which it identified as Storm-0558, focuses on acts such as espionage and data theft. The group gained access to email accounts affecting about 25 organisations including government agencies and to accounts of individuals linked to these organisations, and had gone undetected for about a month until customers complained to Microsoft about abnormal mail activity. We assess this adversary is focused on espionage, such as gaining access to email systems for intelligence collection, Charlie Bell, Microsoft's executive vice president of security, said in a separate Microsoft post. The hackers carried out the breach by forging authentication tokens a piece of information used to verify the identity of a user required to access the email accounts. Microsoft has since dealt with the attack and informed ..

KPMG set to invest $2 billion in AI as part of Microsoft partnership

KPMG will incorporate AI into its core audit, tax and advisory services for clients as part of the five-year partnership. This move is in response to a slowdown in advisory deals

Microsoft cleared to buy Activision in US as UK pauses fight: Report

Microsoft and Activision can't close their deal because of the UK veto, said Tom Smith, a competition lawyer at Geradin Partners

AI4Bharat researchers set to raise $12 mn from Peak XV, Lightspeed: Report

The larger-than-usual seed funding round underscores the growing interest in generative AI, after OpenAI's ChatGPT dazzled users with its ability to engage in human-like conversations

Microsoft India President Anant Maheshwari resigns, Irina Ghose becomes MD

Venkat Krishnan, who was heading partnerships, has been promoted to head the government business unit

Microsoft India prez Anant Maheshwari steps down, COO Irina Ghose elevated

Maheshwari's exit comes amidst the rejig among top-level executives at the software company; COO Irina Ghose has been promoted to managing director of India

AI seen fueling Microsoft to $3 trillion value in Morgan Stanley model

The analysts, led by Keith Weiss, named Microsoft their top pick among large cap software companies, and said that it is the best placed in the sector to benefit from the growth of AI

TCS plans to upskill 25,000 engineers on Microsoft's Azure Open AI

The company also launched its new Generative AI Enterprise adoption offering for clients, making a bet on the rapidly growing artificial intelligence space

Microsoft faces EU antitrust probe after remedies fall short: Report

Slack alleged that its rival had unfairly integrated workplace chat and video app Teams into its Office product

NPCI to Meesho: Indian firms in Time's 100 most influential companies 2023

Global companies that found mention in the list were Nvidia, SpaceX, OpenAI, Crocs, Taco Bell, BYD, LVMH, and Lockheed Martin

Microsoft, US regulators head to court over $69 bn Activision Blizzard deal

Microsoft on Thursday will try to gain clearance to complete a USD 69 billion takeover of video game maker Activision Blizzard in a legal showdown with U.S. regulators that will reshape a pastime that's bigger than the movie and music industries combined. The battle will pit Microsoft's ambition to expand its video game imprint beyond its Xbox console against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's bid to block a deal that it contends will stifle competition and innovation to the detriment of consumers. It's the latest twist in a deal that was announced 17 months ago. Both Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick are expected to testify at some point during five days of hearings in San Francisco before U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley that will conclude June 29. FTC lawyers will call upon experts and a top executive for Sony, the maker of the industry-leading PlayStation video game console, to show why Microsoft will gain an unfair advantage if it

Tata Power, Amazon India's most attractive employers in 2023: Randstad

Last year, the list was topped by Microsoft, followed by Mercedes-Benz and Amazon

Microsoft, Activision CEOs to defend $69 billion deal in fight with FTC

Other top Microsoft executives, including Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood and Phil Spencer, who heads Microsoft Gaming, are expected to take the witness stand