Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and other major companies accept the White House's AI safety measures.

Companies that are at the forefront of developing artificial intelligence technology, like Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and others, have agreed to follow a set of AI protections negotiated by President Joe Biden's administration.

The White House announced on Friday that it had o...

Call of Duty will continue to be available on PlayStation

Microsoft announced that tech titans Microsoft and Sony have achieved an agreement to continue releasing the popular "Call of Duty" video games on the Playstation game console.

In January of 2022, Microsoft, owner of the rival Xbox console, made moves to acquire game studio Ac...

According to Bill Gates, A.I. could destroy Google Search and Amazon as we know them.

Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, believes that the future leader in artificial intelligence will likely have developed a digital agent that can perform specific tasks for individuals.

The technology will be so advanced that it may significantly alter user behaviour. "Whoever wi...

Microsoft's data center in southeastern Wisconsin receives board approval

Plans for a giant Microsoft data center have been approved by village officials in the southeast Wisconsin town that is home to the vast campus of the world's largest electronics manufacturer.

Plans for a giant Microsoft data center have been approved by village officials in the sou...

Protecting society from malicious artificial intelligence

With the use of artificial intelligence, Microsoft launched its chatbot Tay to the public in 2016 and retrained it depending on user interactions. Soon after the release, online trolls started a concerted data-poisoning attack that exploited Tay's learning algorithms, retraining it to tweet o...

Open-AI releases GPT-4, a more advanced AI model than ChatGPT.

Tuesday, the startup OpenAI announced that it is starting to release a powerful artificial intelligence model called GPT-4. This sets the stage for more human-like technology to be made and more competition between its backer Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google. OpenAI, wh...

Microsoft: Iran unit behind Charlie Hebdo hack-and-leak operation

After the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo launched a cartoon contest mocking Iran's ruling cleric, a state-backed Iranian cyber unit responded with a hack-and-leak campaign designed to instill fear with the alleged theft of a large subscriber database, according to Microsoft security ...

The outage that affected Microsoft services like Outlook, Teams, and 365 has ended.

Microsoft has apparently resolved the issue, as all services are now available again. Down detector reports that a number of Microsoft services, including Teams, Outlook, Microsoft 365, OneDrive for Business, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Graph, and Azure, are experiencing outage. The Micro...

Merger between Microsoft and Activision: Gamers file suit to block the agreement

Ten gamers are taking Microsoft to court to prevent the company's takeover of Activision Blizzard, the producer of the popular video game Call of Duty. The lawsuit filed in a US federal court alleges that the Xbox system maker's $69bn (£56bn) proposal to acquire its rival will "...

Microsoft plans to use satellite technology to offer the internet to millions in Africa.

In an effort to close the "digital gap" between the developed and developing worlds, Microsoft has revealed that 10 million individuals, half of whom live in Africa, will gain access to the internet via satellite.

The tech giant announced its satellite project would begin imme...

Due to data protection concerns, Germany has abandoned Microsoft's virus tracking program in favour of Google's and Apple's.

The German government has abandoned a German-led alternative that had been criticized for privacy issues in favor of adopting a coronavirus tracing app that uses technology funded by Google and Apple.

According to Jens Spahn, Germany's Minister of Health, and Helge Braun, Chancellor...

Changes to Microsoft Azure will aid in meeting EU sovereign cloud criteria

To avoid an EU antitrust inquiry and to aid EU sovereign cloud ambitions, the tech giant is modifying its licensing regulations.

Following complaints from European cloud providers, Microsoft has announced it is modifying the standards regulating its Azure cloud platform. The move could ...

HTX’s Partnership with Microsoft to build a sovereign cloud in Singapore

A strategic agreement has been signed by Microsoft with HTX (Home Team Science and Technology Agency) for the development of a sovereign cloud in Singapore along with an acceleration in the digitization and innovation capabilities.

Along with addressing the “emerging technology ne...

Microsoft and Apple staff find new opportunities

Highlights:

• Employees from Microsoft and Apple have left to join Meta Platforms as the company wants to create Metaverse.

Sources say that approximately 100 people have already left Microsoft to join Meta. To avoid a similar scenario Apple is o...

The European Union Approves Microsoft’s Acquisition of Nuance

The European Commission has allowed Microsoft to acquire Nuance for 19.7 billion dollars after it was observed that it would not raise any monopoly concerns. This approval was the major hurdle for Microsoft since the acquisition deal was announced in April.

The European Union’s Co...

BTS wins top honor at AMAs, becomes first Asian act to win

South Korean supergroup BTS, is now the first Asian act to win artist of the year at the American Music Awards. The band received the award during the 2021 AMAs which were broadcasted live from Los Angeles in Microsoft Theater on November 21.

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Microsoft announces Mesh for Microsoft Teams with 3D avatars

Microsoft Teams is now going to receive 3D virtual avatars and environments on the platform. This will be a part of the tech giants move to enter into the metaverse. Mesh for Microsoft Teams is allowing people present at different locations to share their holographic experiences and collaborate u...

Microsoft to provide scholarships to 25,000 students across US

Microsoft is planning to work with community colleges and fill 250,000 cybersecurity jobs over the next four years across the United States of America.

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• Microsoft to provide assistance to 25,00 students in the US
• Biden has discusse...

Microsoft's Windows 11 is now available in India for download

Highlights

• Windows 11 is available for download in India
• New models of HP and Asus will have pre-installed Windows 11

Windows 11 is now officially available for download in India. The new Windows operating system will come preloaded ...

Microsoft brings in new update, users can now sign in without password

Highlights

• Microsoft account holders can now sign in without password
• The users can now login using a Microsoft Authenticator, security key, Window Hello or a verification code

Microsoft has announced a new feature for its account ho...