Tag: Microsoft

The Department of Justice Takes Aim at Apple’s iPhone Empire

“The ubiquity of iPod and iTunes on Windows, in part because of a successful antitrust enforcement action against Microsoft, contributed to the development and success of Apple’s next flagship product—the iPhone,” the complaint explained. “But after launching the iPhone, Apple began stifling the development of cross-platform technologies on the iPhone, just as Microsoft tried to […]

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Google to IBM: How big tech giants are embracing Nvidia’s new hardware and software services

Join leaders in Boston on March 27 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here. Nvidia has gone all in to push the boundaries of computing at the ongoing GTC conference in San Jose. CEO Jensen Huang, donning a black leather jacket, addressed a packed crowd (the event looked more […]

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Deci announces new AI dev platform and small model Deci Nano

Join leaders in Boston on March 27 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here. Amid a relatively quiet period from OpenAI, rival Anthropic has stolen headlines with the release of its new Claude 3 family of large language models (LLMs). But there’s another foundation model provider to keep an […]

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Microsoft’s ‘Copilot for Security’ brings generative AI to the frontlines of cybersecurity

Join leaders in Boston on March 27 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here. Microsoft announced today that Copilot for Security, a generative AI-powered platform designed to assist security professionals in combating the ever-evolving cyberthreat landscape, will be generally available worldwide starting April 1st. The launch comes as organizations […]

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Microsoft’s ‘Copilot for Security’ brings generative AI to the frontlines of cybersecurity

Join leaders in Boston on March 27 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here. Microsoft announced today that Copilot for Security, a generative AI-powered platform designed to assist security professionals in combating the ever-evolving cyberthreat landscape, will be generally available worldwide starting April 1st. The launch comes as organizations […]

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AI Impact Tour arrives in Boston on March 27: A focus on data integrity in generative AI

Join leaders in Boston on March 27 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here. On March 27, we’ll host the next installment of our AI Impact Tour in Boston, focusing on the practical application of generative AI in enterprise settings, with a particular emphasis on the critical role of […]

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Microsoft opens its Copilot GPT Builder to all Pro subscribers

Join leaders in Boston on March 27 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here. Lawsuits be damned, Microsoft is pushing ahead on its Copilot AI chatbot (based in part on the fruits of its investment in and partnership with OpenAI). Today, executives from the Redmond-headquartered software giant that is […]

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Citi exec: Generative AI is transformative in banking, but risky for customer support

Join leaders in Boston on March 27 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here. Generative AI has created a profound and positive shift inside of Citi toward data-driven decision making, but for now the nation’s top-three bank has decided against an external facing chatbot because the risks are still […]

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Elon Musk sues OpenAI, accusing it of abandoning founding principles

Billionaire multi-company leader Elon Musk, a co-founder turned exited rival of OpenAI, has filed a lawsuit against his fellow co-founders, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Chairman Greg Brockman, over pursuing artificial general intelligence (AGI) with the sole mission of generating profits for Microsoft – which the suit claims is a breach of the company’s original […]

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Toys for Bob plans to go independent following Microsoft acquisition

Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here.  Toys for Bob, the studio behind Skylanders and the most recent Crash Bandicoot and Spyro games, announced today that it is spinning off as an independent developer. The studio was previously nested […]

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Microsoft’s ‘Copilot for Finance’ aims to revolutionize the spreadsheet with AI

Microsoft made waves in the artificial intelligence world today with the announcement of the public preview for Microsoft Copilot for Finance, an AI-powered assistant designed specifically for finance professionals.  The new AI assistant aims to help finance teams be more efficient by automating tedious data tasks, in addition to helping teams search for the right […]

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Robotics startup Figure raises staggering $675M and partners with OpenAI

Figure, a Sunnyvale, California-based startup focused on building humanoid robotics to ease a labor shortage in heavy and manual labor-focused industries such as warehouse and retail work, has just received enormous backing and valuation. The company today announced it has received a staggering $675 million investment round from such technology industry heavyweights as Microsoft, OpenAI […]

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Willy Wonka Experience Glasgow: a metaphor for the overpromises of AI?

If you have spent much time on the internet this week, and particularly on X (formerly Twitter), you’ve likely come across the amusing story of the “Willy Wonka Experience Glasgow,” a kind of immersive children’s theatrical experience held in a warehouse in the Scottish city that had been advertised with AI generated images as being […]

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Elon Musk finally says something we can all agree on: No one wants to have to log in with a Microsoft Account on Windows 11

Ah, Mr Musk. Few figures are more controversial in modern times than our Elon, and it seems barely a week can pass without some sort of internet uproar over his latest creation, opinion, or dubious style of company leadership.  Still, he’s recently taken to his Twitter account to complain about the difficulties of setting up […]

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Windows Copilot gets its artificial tendrils deeper into the OS settings in a new beta update

Microsoft’s virtual assistants have somewhat of a chequered history. Bob, Clippy, and Cortana have all come and gone over the years. Copilot is the latest darling and in a recent update to the beta versions of Windows, it’s been given a wider remit of what it can do, and along with a new plugin for […]

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Mistral partners with Microsoft, announces new large AI model with chat app

Mistral, the one-year-old AI startup that made headlines with its unique Word Art logo and the largest ever seed round in European history, has come out with Mistral Large – its latest and largest model for enterprises – and a notable strategic partnership with Microsoft. Available starting today, Mistral Large has been designed as a […]

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AMD, Microsoft, and Nvidia are getting cosy at GDC 2024 to tell us all about the new DirectSR upscaler

PC gaming’s (un)holy trinity of hardware and software vendors will be taking the stage at this year’s Game Developers Conference (GCD) to provide more details on what’s new in the world of graphics. Work graphics, a DirectX 12 feature that first appeared in beta form last year, will take the lion’s share of the presentation […]

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Microsoft showcases next-generation AI and computing at Nvidia GTC

Presented by Microsoft “The promise of AI” has always been about big ideas and far-flung possibilities – until now. The number of new,  innovative and practical use cases are piling up. Businesses that were out of the gate first are seeing real ROI from their AI leaps of faith and are eager to take the […]

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Do you hate being forced to reboot your PC every time a new Windows update drops? If so, there’s a welcome change in the works.

For the most part, I think Windows works quite well. My daily PC has been running with the same installation for about 18 months. I don’t think I’ve ever had a system hang or a forced reboot. Unless we’re talking about a forced reboot so Windows can update itself. I hate that. There’s a little […]

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TiMi and Xbox’s World’s Edge reveal Age of Empires Mobile

TiMi has had the magic touch when it comes to making mobile games. The Tencent-owned studio in Shenzhen made titles such as Honor of Kings, Arena of Valor, Pokemon Unite and Call of Duty: Mobile, which has had more than 500 million downloads. If you add it all up, TiMi Studio Group has more than […]

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Google launches Gemini for Workspace, delivering its most capable model to enterprises

Today, Google announced the launch of Gemini for Workspace, a new business-centric offering that brings the power of Gemini Ultra 1.0 – the company’s most capable model – across Workspace apps like Docs and Meet with enterprise-grade data protections. Available starting today at two different pricing brackets, Gemini for Workspace is an improved, rebranded avatar […]

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Unlocking AI’s Potential: Insights from Citi, New York Presbyterian and Microsoft Execs on Feb. 29

Navigating the world of generative AI can be both exciting and daunting for enterprise executives. The potential is vast, but so are the challenges in implementing these powerful applications responsibly. Join us at our upcoming AI Impact Tour event in New York City on Feb. 29. We’ll be exploring the opportunities and risks of AI, […]

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The next Xbox will be the ‘largest technical leap’ yet but Microsoft is still planning to release exclusive Xbox games on other platforms

You know all those Xbox rumours? The hot new hardware including a handheld, the idea that Microsoft is giving up on consoles altogether and releasing its exclusive Xbox games on third party platforms. Turns out it’s true. Well, most of it. Microsoft made a fairly comprehensive Xbox data dump yesterday including an official podcast on […]

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Google, Microsoft, OpenAI make AI pledges ahead of Munich Security Conference

In the so-called cybersecurity “defender’s dilemma,” the good guys are always running, running, running and keeping their guard up at all times — while attackers, on the other hand, only need one small opportunity to break through and do some real damage.  But, Google says, defenders should embrace advanced AI tools to help disrupt this […]

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Calm down, console warriors: A few Xbox exclusives are coming to PS5, none of them are Starfield or Indiana Jones

After a couple weeks of rumors, Xbox diehards were bracing for a cataclysm today: Was Microsoft really going to announce that it’s going to give up on Xbox console exclusivity—or even consoles themselves—and start releasing its big games, such as Starfield, on PlayStation 5? It turns out: No, not really. Xbox boss Phil Spencer did […]

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Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran Used GPT for ‘Malicious Cyber Activities’, OpenAI Says

OpenAI shut down multiple accounts affiliated with the governments of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, which it said were attempting to use its AI chatbot services “in support of malicious cyber activities,” the company announced in a blog post on Wednesday.  The announcement came as a result of OpenAI’s collaboration with Microsoft Threat Intelligence. […]

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Even the US Department of Defence is not immune to data breaches as 20,000 individuals are notified of a Microsoft cloud email leak

A data breach can be an embarrassing admission for a company, but when it comes to a leak of government controlled data, particularly in regards to the sort of sensitive information held by national security agencies and the military, the stakes can become a lot higher. It appears that the US Department of Defence has […]

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Microsoft really wants you to upgrade to Windows 11 by touting its start menu as a ‘game changer’

Windows 12 may not be coming this year after all. Perhaps one reason is that Microsoft is already struggling to get users to give up Windows 10 and migrate to Windows 11. How can Microsoft encourage users to make the switch? Promote its best features? Better performance? AI functionality? Apparently not. In its latest YouTube […]

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Microsoft Flight Sim’s free DLC finally adds what we’ve all wanted: giant mechanical dragonflies, decolonisation, and the chance to win a magical floating Xbox controller

We’re all a bit iffy about flying Boeings ever since that plane had its door ripped off, so why not try an alternative? For instance, the gargantuan mechanical dragonflies that dotted the skies above the Butlerian Jihad of 200 BG to 108 BG? Those have so many moving parts that could go horribly wrong that […]

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Amid big rumors, Phil Spencer will discuss ‘the future of Xbox’ in a podcast this week

Rumor has it that Microsoft plans to release at least some of its Xbox console exclusives on PlayStation 5. This Thursday, we’ll find out if it’s true. Microsoft gaming boss Phil Spencer acknowledged the rumors last week and announced that he’d reveal Microsoft’s “vision for the future of Xbox” this week. We’ve now learned that […]

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Microsoft Copilot AI climbs Google, Apple app store charts after Super Bowl ad (despite errors)

If you watched the Super Bowl NFL championship football game last night — and sat through all the many commercials — then you probably saw an ad from Microsoft for its new Copilot AI app. [embedded content] Promoting the successor to Bing Chat as “your everyday AI companion,” and a way to do far more […]

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