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Microsoft extends open arms, over 500 of 770 OpenAI employees threaten to take the offer

After Microsoft hired former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to run its advanced AI research vertical called 'Sam', more than 500 employees at ChatGPT develop on Monday reportedly threatened to resign and join Microsoft.

Nov 21, 2023

Sam Altman not coming back, joins Microsoft, Emmett Shear steps in as interim CEO of OpenAI

Despite Altman's aggressive bid to return, the board did not approve to the proposed terms of his reinstatement. Altman joining Microsoft puts several speculative theories to rest

Nov 20, 2023

Microsoft using Oracle Cloud infrastructure to help with Bing chat

Cloud major Oracle has announced a multi-year agreement with tech giant Microsoft to support the growth of AI services, especially AI chatbot Bing.

Nov 8, 2023

Riding on AI push, Microsoft's net income surges 27%, revenue up 13%

Windows revenue increased 5%t with Windows OEM revenue growth of 4%, which is a surprise increase as PC sales went down this year globally.

Oct 25, 2023

Microsoft opens pre-orders for new Laptop 'Go 3' in India

Microsoft on Thursday announced that pre-orders for new Laptop Go 3 device in India are now available via key retailers and select multi-brand stores.

Oct 19, 2023

Microsoft announces AI bug bounty programme, offers up to $15K reward

Microsoft has announced an AI bug bounty programme featuring the AI-powered Bing experience as the first in-scope product, with awards up to $15,000.

Oct 14, 2023

Microsoft completely blocks Windows 7 keys from activating Windows 11

You will not be able to activate Windows 11 with older keys from Windows 7 anymore as Microsoft has now completely blocked those from activating a copy of latest Windows 11.

Oct 12, 2023

Education Ministry, AICTE & Microsoft partner to equip Indian students with skills

In an ongoing effort to empower students to be future-ready, the Ministry of Education, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Microsoft on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to equip students with skills and exposure to new technologies in the country.

Sep 25, 2023

Global tech race on to build what comes next: Oracle's Larry Ellison

Larry Ellison, the 79-year-old CTO and Co-founder of Cloud major Oracle, says there is a "worldwide race to build what comes next," as technology changes very fast.

Sep 20, 2023

More writers sue ChatGPT developer OpenAI for illegally using their works

Microsoft-backed OpenAI has been sued by another group of writers, claiming that the Sam Altman-run company illegally used their works to train its chatbot called ChatGPT.

Sep 12, 2023

Microsoft to sell off Activision Blizzard's cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft

Microsoft on Tuesday submitted a restructured proposal to UK's anti-trust watchdog for approval of its $68.7 billion acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard.

Aug 22, 2023

Microsoft ends production of Azure Kinect Developer Kit

Microsoft has announced its decision to end the production of Azure Kinect Developer Kit.

Aug 22, 2023

Microsoft Outlook Outage: DDOS attack again? Tech giant fixes web access issue

Microsoft has fixed a web access issue affecting Outlook users in North America.

Jun 28, 2023

Satya Nadella, PM Modi discuss how AI can help improves lives of Indians

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the US, discussed several key topics with him and one important subject was how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help improve the lives of Indians.

Jun 24, 2023

Microsoft's introduces new feature in Word

Microsoft is introducing a new feature in Word that will let users react to comments like the reactions feature in Outlook.

Jun 10, 2023

Microsoft to add force quit option to Windows 11 taskbar; allows force-quit crashed apps

Microsoft is planning to add a force quit option to the Windows 11 taskbar, which will allow users to force-quit crashed apps and buggy ones directly from the taskbar.

May 26, 2023

Consequences of Artificial Intelligence: Kamala Harris to meet Google, Microsoft, OpenAI CEOs

US Vice President Kamala Harris was set to meet CEOs of Google, Microsoft and OpenAI (the developer of ChatGPT) to discuss how to make artificial intelligence (AI) responsible and mitigate its potential risks.

May 4, 2023

Microsoft introduces new feature 'Gallery' to File Explorer in Windows

Microsoft has introduced a new feature called "Gallery" in File Explorer for users to access their photo collection easily in Windows 11.

Apr 17, 2023

Microsoft to pay $3 mn fine for selling software to sanctioned Russian companies

Microsoft will pay $3 million in penalty in the US for selling software to sanctioned companies in Russia, Cuba, Iran and Syria from 2012 to 2019.

Apr 8, 2023

Musk confused how non-profit OpenAI became $30 bn profit-making firm

As Microsoft-owned OpenAI rakes in big moolah after its ChatGPT AI conversational chatbot,Elon Musk on Thursday again raised questions over how a non-profit has become a $30 billion maximum-profit company for Satya Nadella-run tech giant.

Mar 16, 2023