Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed that securing board approval for investing $1 billion in OpenAI was challenging. Bill Gates warned that it was like setting the money ablaze.

Microsoft is trying to keep its dealings with OpenAI under wraps, seemingly burying a $4.7 billion loss by the ChatGPT maker in its latest annual report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.

Microsoft and OpenAI have signed a new definitive agreement to further strengthen the multibillion-dollar partnership and set up both companies for success in the future.

OpenAI has provided some internal numbers related to users who seek help from GPT-5, and they're a lot bigger than I was expecting. The AI firm has laid out details as to how it's combating the issue.

The ACCC is suing Microsoft for allegedly misleading users by not revealing a lower-cost Microsoft 365 alternative without Copilot.

The surge comes amid mounting investor enthusiasm surrounding Nvidia’s dominance in AI infrastructure and optimism about future global sales.

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Microsoft and OpenAI unveil a deal extending IP rights, adding independent AGI verification, and giving both sides more freedom while maintaining Azure ties.

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AI error leads police to handcuff teen after mistaking Doritos for a gun, raising new concerns over ethics in school surveillance systems.

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Nvidia commits $1 billion to acquire a 2.9 % stake in Nokia, aiming to build AI-networking infrastructure and signal next-gen connectivity strategy.

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OpenAI warns its AI boom could strain US labor, requiring tens of thousands of skilled tradespeople to build massive data centers and energy infrastructure.

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Amazon will cut about 14,000 corporate jobs as it restructures around AI, trimming layers and bureaucracy while shifting work toward automation.

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How you perceive this new website will all depend on your political perspective.

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Gemini’s Canvas now auto-generates full slide decks from a prompt or uploaded source, with themes and images, and exports to Google Slides.

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Claude deepens financial services capabilities with Excel integration and real-time data access.

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OpenAI urges the US to treat electricity generation as a national-security and competitiveness priority essential to sustaining America’s AI leadership.

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Qualcomm unveils AI200 and AI250 chips to challenge Nvidia and AMD, marking its bold entry into the booming AI data center market.

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Meta has laid off 600 employees in its AI unit as it restructures operations and consolidates leadership under Wang Jian to advance its AI strategy.

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is suing Microsoft for allegedly misleading 2.7 million Australians into paying for the Copilot AI assistant in the Microsoft 365 service. [...]

IBM had solid earnings and strong AI-driven demand, but offset by investor concerns over a slowdown in the company’s core cloud software segment.

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