Microsoft sets out ground for Activision appeal against regulator
Microsoft is challenging Britain’s decision to block its $69 billion takeover of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard on the grounds of “fundamental errors” in the assessment...
Microsoft chief says deep fakes are biggest AI concern
WASHINGTON: Microsoft President Brad Smith said Thursday that his biggest concern around artificial intelligence was deep fakes, realistic looking but false content. In a speech...
Microsoft beefs up ChatGPT and Bing in AI product launch
Microsoft Corp on Tuesday started making available to users a host of AI upgrades, including to ChatGPT, its search engine Bing as well as to cloud...
Regulators dust off rule books to tackle generative AI
As the race to develop more powerful artificial intelligence services like ChatGPT accelerates, some regulators are relying on old laws to control a technology that...
Twitter alleges “unauthorized” data usage by Microsoft
Twitter Inc has alleged that Microsoft Corp violated an agreement over using the social media company’s data, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Thursday....
Microsoft wins EU antitrust approval for Activision deal
Microsoft Corp won EU antitrust approval for its $69 billion acquisition of Activision on Monday, in a significant boost that could prompt Chinese and South Korean regulators...
Xbox hints at new features for Windows gamers
During the launch event of Asus ROG Ally handheld gaming PC, Xbox head, Roanne Sones, discussed the device “making us think differently about the experiences”...
Google adds AI to respond to Microsoft challenge
Alphabet Inc’s Google is rolling out more artificial intelligence for its core search product, hoping to create some of the same consumer excitement generated by Microsoft...
How is the new Google AI search different from Bard chatbot?
Alphabet Inc’s on Wednesday demonstrated an updated core search product that embeds more AI in its answers as the company looks to banish doubts that it...
Biden meets Microsoft, Google CEOs on AI dangers
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden met with CEOs of top artificial intelligence companies including Microsoft and Alphabet’s Google on Thursday and made clear they must ensure their products...
Google, Microsoft CEOs called to AI meeting at White House
WASHINGTON: The chief executives of Alphabet Inc’s Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic will meet with Vice President Kamala Harris and top administration officials to discuss...
Cloud, not consoles, blocks Microsoft’s Activision view in UK
LONDON: For all the thunder about Xbox versus PlayStation, it was the nascent cloud market that led to Britain’s surprise decision to block Microsoft’s record...
Microsoft results top forecasts, shares jump 8%
Microsoft Corp beat Wall Street’s estimates for quarterly revenue and profit on Tuesday, driven by growth in its cloud computing and Office productivity software businesses, and...
New AI SwiftKey – with built-in Bing Search and Chatbot
Microsoft has added AI-powered Bing to its SwiftKey for both iOS and Android, with similar functions as ChatGPT. Bing integration into the keyboard now allows...
Microsoft developing its own AI chip
Microsoft Corp is developing its own artificial intelligence chip code-named “Athena” that will power the technology behind AI chatbots like ChatGPT, the Information reported on Tuesday,...
Samsung may dump Google Search for Bing as Alphabet shares drop
Alphabet Inc shares fell as much as 4% on Monday following a report South Korea’s Samsung Electronics was considering replacing Google with Microsoft-owned Bing as the default search...