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Anthropic's valuation hits $350 bn as Microsoft, Nvidia seal major AI deal

Microsoft has teamed up with Nvidia and Anthropic to broaden its AI plans, with Microsoft set to invest up to $5 billion and Nvidia up to $10 billion in Anthropic

Microsoft chairman Satya Nadella's three-day India visit to begin Dec 10

Microsoft Chairman Satya Nadella will visit India from Dec 10-12. He is expected to meet PM Modi to discuss $3 bn AI and Cloud investment and skilling 10M Indians by 2030

Anthropic, Microsoft and Nvidia come together in a strategic partnership

Microsoft & Nvidia commit to invest up to $15 billion in Anthropic

Big Tech's Climate Strategists Feeling Strain of AI Power Needs

One of Trump's biggest moves against renewables was to use massive tax bill he signed in July to strip away clean energy incentives created through his predecessor Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act

Big Tech boost to India's AI engine may power infra, local data hosting

Amazon, Google and Microsoft are investing big in India. This may support the development of AI infrastructure and local data hosting

Microsoft to enable local data processing for Copilot in India by 2025

Technology giant Microsoft has announced plans to introduce in-country data processing for its artificial intelligence (AI) tool, Microsoft 365 Copilot, in 15 countries by 2026, including India, in a move aimed at strengthening data sovereignty and regulatory compliance. According to a company blog post, customers in India, Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom will have the option to process Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions within their national borders by the end of 2025. Microsoft is pleased to announce that we are making in-country data processing for customers' Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions available in 15 countries around the world. By the end of 2025, Microsoft will offer customers in four countriesAustralia, the United Kingdom, India, and Japanthe option to have Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions processed in-country. In 2026, we'll expand this option to customers in eleven more countries, including Canada, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, Poland, South Africa, Spain, ...

Microsoft's Bing Image Creator can now use in-house MAI-Image-1 AI model

Microsoft has rolled out its first in-house AI image generator, MAI-Image-1, to Bing Image Creator and Copilot Audio Expressions

Microsoft plans $15 bn UAE investment, secures US Nvidia chip licence

Microsoft invested $1.5 billion last year to take a minority stake in Abu Dhabi AI company G42, giving the U.S. tech giant a board seat, which is filled by Smith.

Israel's $1.2 bn Nimbus deal asked Google, Amazon for 'secret data codes'

The Nimbus agreement is a key Israeli initiative to move government and military data into private cloud centers, with leaked files revealing a covert 'winking' data alert system

AI spending spree tests investors' patience at Meta, Microsoft and Alphabet

Three bellwethers from different corners of the technology world - Alphabet Inc, Meta Platforms Inc and Microsoft Corp - together racked up some $78 billion in capital expenditures last quarter up 89%

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to visit India in Dec for AI conference: Report

Nadella will also likely meet key customers and India employees during his visit, the second source said. Microsoft has more than 20,000 employees across 10 Indian cities

Microsoft to retain 27% stake in OpenAI worth $135 bn after restructuring

Microsoft's new agreement with OpenAI follows its shift to a for-profit model under OpenAI Group PBC, redefining IP rights, AGI clauses and Azure service commitments

Microsoft's Halo Campaign Evolved game to debut on Sony PlayStation in 2026

Microsoft's flagship game series Halo is coming to Sony PlayStation for the first time with Halo: Campaign Evolved, a rebuilt version of the 2001 classic

Tech Wrap Oct 24: Microsoft Copilot, Snapdragon 6s Gen 4, Galaxy Watch 8

Microsoft Copilot Fall Release. Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 6s Gen 4. Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Antioxidant Index. OpenAI acquires the company behind Sky. Instagram Stories get new features

Microsoft Copilot in Edge can draw from all tabs, make reservations, more

After experimenting with Copilot Mode in Edge, Microsoft has begun rolling it out in limited preview, adding conversational task execution, automatic project recovery via Journeys, and more

Microsoft releases new update for Windows 11: What's new, how to download

Microsoft's latest Windows 11 update adds AI tools, a redesigned widgets board, and new accessibility features

Microsoft CEO Nadella's pay hits record $96.5 million amid AI growth

The compensation committee said in its report that the results demonstrated that Satya Nadella and his leadership team had positioned Microsoft as a clear leader in artificial intelligence

Microsoft confirms next Xbox console in making, including handheld type

Microsoft has confirmed that it is developing its next-generation Xbox console while expanding handheld options through ASUS ROG Xbox Ally series and other upcoming devices

Fury mounts over global AI frenzy as data centres strain resources

As tech firms build data centres worldwide to advance artificial intelligence, vulnerable communities have been hit by blackouts and water shortages

Microsoft Copilot in Windows 11 gains voice, vision, and the power to act

Microsoft has announced Windows 11 update, which will bring voice, vision, and agentic AI task execution to all Windows 11 PCs, even if they are not Copilot Plus PCs