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Meta, Microsoft vacate office buildings in US over WFH and layoffs

A soft market is a phase in the economic cycle characterised by more sellers than buyers and low prices

Meta, Microsoft vacating offices in Seattle amid remote work, layoffs

The Seattle Times reported that Meta is reviewing 'leases for Seattle-area office buildings'

Microsoft's OneNote for Mac gets AI-backed voice command feature 'Dictate'

Microsoft has rolled out the Dictate feature to OneNote for Mac, which was already available on Windows and on the web version of OneNote

Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android gets new features with Update 3: Details

Microsoft Teams Rooms update for Android devices brings features like a 4K display support, touch awareness, and more. Below are the details

Microsoft's Xbox Series X and S consoles to get new power mode options

Microsoft has announced that it will roll out new power mode options, including shutdown (energy saving) to Xbox Series X and S consoles in a bid for sustainability and cost savings

Microsoft 365's new consumer tier to get 100GB of storage at $1.99: Report

Microsoft 365 Basic will be available with an ad-free Outlook web and mobile experience and enhanced security features

Microsoft to move some 'Teams' features to Premium edition: Report

The Premium offers artificial intelligence (AI)-powered smart features such as live translations, custom meeting branding and advanced meeting protections

Best of BS Opinion: Cut down on sugar, next level in AI, and more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

Next level in AI

New tools will require careful navigation

Microsoft's next Surface Duo smartphone may feature foldable screen

Microsoft's upcoming Surface Duo will reportedly feature a "true" foldable design instead of a dual-screen

Microsoft to no longer provide security updates for Windows 7, 8.1

Tech giant Microsoft will no longer provide security updates to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, leaving the users with the option to upgrade to a newer OS or remain vulnerable to security threats

Microsoft betting $10 billion on viral AI bot ChatGPT, says report

ChatGPT has lit up the internet since launching at the end of November, gathering its first million users in less than a week

Microsoft's new AI tool 'VALL-E' can replicate any voice in just 3 seconds

The tool was trained on 60,000 hours of English speech data, reports Gizmochina

Microsoft acquires tech firm Fungible to boost data centre infrastructure

Microsoft has announced the acquisition of the US-based technology company, Fungible, a provider of composable infrastructure aimed at accelerating networking and storage performance in data centres

Microsoft in talks to invest $10 bn in ChatGPT owner, says report

The funding includes other venture firms and will value San Francisco-based OpenAI at $29 billion

TMS Ep342: Tech giants wooing India, women's IPL, markets, licensing norms

Why are Microsoft and Google wooing India? Can women's IPL the success of IPL? Which factors will decide street action this week? What do new licensing norms mean for Delhi's nightlife? Answers here

Microsoft may add OpenAI writing technology to Office, other apps

Tech giant Microsoft will reportedly add OpenAI writing tech to Office, providing users with a way to compose the text for projects by incorporating AI technology into its apps

Microsoft drops aggressive claim against US FTC in Activision Blizzard case

Microsoft removed an aggressive argument against U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) it made last month, as agency sued the tech giant for acquiring leading video game developer Activision Blizzard

India-built public goods infra globally applicable: Satya Nadella

Microsoft chief praises country's digital public good infrastructure as 'great, important'

Age of celebration of tech for tech's sake is over, says MS CEO Nadella

Suggesting that the age of celebration of technology for technology's sake is over, Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella on Thursday said it is now about technology and its use for everyone in the world, where India can contribute immensely. Speaking at the 'Microsoft Future Ready Technology Summit' here, he also highlighted the "magic" of government programmes and India Stack "co-evolving" in the country. "I had a chance to have a brief conversation with the Prime Minister yesterday, his vision and all the programmes, the yojanas and the India Stack. In fact the thing I'm realising is the magic of India Stack, because everything needs feedback. The yojanas or the policy and the technology stack co-evolving, that's just like a virtuous cycle that is unlike anything I have seen and it's just tremendous," Nadella said. He said, "I absolutely think both of these are perhaps the greatest contributions that India can make to the world quite frankly. The idea that there is digital ...