Microsoft Partners with Ben Smith’s Semafor to Create AI-Powered ‘Healthy Information Ecosystems’
Microsoft is reportedly partnering with Ben Smith’s media startup Semafor to leverage AI toward the ominous goal of “building a healthy information ecosystem.” of financial times report Microsoft to fund creation of ‘Signal’, an AI-powered breaking news feed aimed at providing diverse global perspectives on major stories, as part of new partnership with Ben Smith’s […]
AI to help tax filers with Microsoft, H&R Block partnership
Barrons Roundtable panelists discuss the impact of AI at Microsoft as the two tech giants go head-to-head for the title of the world’s most valuable company. Microsoft and H&R Block are partnering to deliver generative services. Artificial intelligence (AI) It helps taxpayers simplify their own tax filing process. H&R Block is AI tax assist The […]
Investors weary of cost of AI development as Microsoft, Alphabet shares fall
The tech giant on Tuesday talked about how its customers are perfecting products powered by generative AI, but expects a big jump in sales from the new technology as the cost of developing cutting-edge features increases. Investors are frustrated. shares of alphabet fell 6%, Microsoft fell 1%, and other big tech stocks like Apple, Meta […]
AI companies lose $190 billion in market cap after Alphabet and Microsoft report
AI companies lost $190 billion in stock market value late Tuesday after quarterly results from Microsoft, Alphabet and Advanced Micro Devices failed to impress investors who sent their shares soaring. . The tech giant’s reported selloff after the bell comes after hopes of embedding technology throughout the company pushed its stock to record highs following […]
Microsoft scrambles to update its free AI software after Taylor Swift deepfakes scandal
Microsoft has cracked down on the use of its free AI software after the tool was linked to creating sexually explicit deepfake images of Taylor Swift that took social media by storm, raising fears of a lawsuit by the outraged singer. It has increased. The tech giant is pushing an update to its popular tool […]
MIcrosoft CEO Satya Nadella blasts ‘alarming and terrible’ Taylor Swift AI nude images
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said tech companies are stepping up efforts to crack down on misuse of artificial intelligence after an explicit AI-generated image of Taylor Swift went viral on social media last week. He said there was a need to “act quickly.” Nadella’s company, which is a major investor in ChatGPT creator OpenAI, called […]
Microsoft CEO: AI needs ‘guardrails’ after fake explicit images of Taylor Swift go viral
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella called for more “guardrails” for artificial intelligence (AI) and technology after an explicit AI-generated image of Taylor Swift went viral. in exclusive interview Along with NBC News' Lester Holt, Nadella argued that it is “our responsibility” to steward emerging technologies. “I would like to say two things. One is, again, what […]
Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta close at all-time highs ahead of earnings next week – CNBC
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alphabet stock rose to an all-time high on Thursday, joining Microsoft and Meta, which have been climbing since hitting new highs earlier this month. Alphabet stock rose 2.1% to close at $151.87. Microsoft rose 0.6% to $404.87 and closed with a market capitalization […]
Microsoft Lays Off 1,900 from Xbox and Recently Acquired Gaming Giant Activision Blizzard
Microsoft acquired gaming giant Activision Blizzard in October for about $69 billion, and it's wasting no time finding ways to cut costs. The company announced it would lay off 1,900 employees at Activision Blizzard and its Xbox division. This means that 8% of employees are in the gaming department. Microsoft has laid off 1,900 employees […]
FTC launches probe into AI investments by Microsoft, Amazon, more
The Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday that it has ordered OpenAI, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Anthropic to provide information about recent investments and partnerships involving generative AI companies and cloud service providers. The FTC said in a statement that the order is part of an investigation to “examine corporate partnerships and investments with AI providers […]