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Veteran PM Kim Vorrath reportedly joins Apple’s new AI division to whip “AI and Siri into shape” — amid claims Apple Intelligence is 2 years behind OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft's Copilot

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Can Apple catch up in AI? A recent leak details how the firm is moving veteran staff around to try and help Siri catch up to ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot.

Apple Intelligence running on an iPhone

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella weighs in on the $500 billion Stargate project, seemingly dismissing Elon Musk's liquidity concerns: “All I know is, I’m good for my $80 billion.”

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Satya Nadella says the company will continue investing $80 billion in capital annually to build out Azure.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, February 2023

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Massive Microsoft account security change almost snuck out without enough warning

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Microsoft accounts will now remain signed in automatically within a web browser. People should remember to sign out upon exit or use private browser to remain secure on a public or shared PC.

The Microsoft logo on a smartphone and laptop arranged in Crockett, California, US, on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023.

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Microsoft loses OpenAI exclusive cloud provider status to $500 billion Stargate project — as the ChatGPT maker races to hoist the AGI flag first

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OpenAI's $500 billion investment in computing infrastructure changes its relationship with Microsoft. The tech giant will no longer be the ChatGPT maker's exclusive cloud partner for its sophisticated AI advances.

Satya Nadella and Sam Altman at OpenAI Dev Day

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Microsoft flags macOS bug — remotely bypassing Apple's sophisticated System Integrity Protection (SIP) security solution and allowing unauthorized third-party rootkit installs

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Microsoft uncovered a vulnerability allowing attackers to circumvent macOS's System Integrity Protection (SIP), granting them access to the kernel by loading third-party code.

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Microsoft News Roundup: Nightmare week of price hikes, rebrands, and remembering how Bill Gates lost $400 billion

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Negative headlines surrounded Microsoft this past week as the company rebranded its most iconic apps, raised the price of Microsoft 365, and was attacked by Salesforce.

This is fine meme with the Microsoft logo on the dog surrounded by flames.

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Microsoft claps back at Salesforce — claims "100,000 organizations" had used Copilot Studio to create AI agents by October 2024

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Microsoft has clapped back at Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff's comments downplaying its AI efforts. The company indicated over 100,000 organizations had used Copilot Studio to create agents by October 2024.

Microsoft CVP Charles Lamanna (left) and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff (right)

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Microsoft unveils MatterGen — an AI for developing new materials with an approximate 80% success rate, surpassing traditional screening methods

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Microsoft Researchers recently unveiled MatterGen — a sophisticated AI system capable of developing high-quality materials.

MatterGen researchers at Microsoft experiment with compound TaCr2O6.

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Your Microsoft 365 subscription cost is going up for the first time in 12 years — but don't worry, it now includes a "monthly allotment" of Copilot

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Microsoft has announced that it is increasing the price of its Microsoft 365 Personal and Home subscriptions for the first time in 12 years, and is also adding Copilot.

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"Sorry, Bill": Android co-founder says Bill Gates is responsible for "the greatest mistake of all time," costing Microsoft $400 billion

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Bill Gates revealed his greatest mistake of all time made Microsoft miss its opportunity with Android, partly due to mismanagement and antitrust-related issues. However, Android co-founder Rich Miner says Bill Gates is more responsible than he's letting on.

Bill Gates, co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, at an event for the Alliance for Global Good Gender Equity and Equality in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.

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Microsoft reportedly acquired the most NVIDIA GPUs compared to its rivals, including Google and Meta, for its AI projects — translating to 485,000 chips and $31 billion in expenditure

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A new report by Omdia details that Microsoft bought the most NVIDIA AI chips compared to its competitors, translating to 485,000 NVIDIA Hopper chips and almost twice as many as Meta.

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Controversial artist ironically seeks millions of dollars in compensation for AI-generated collections as OpenAI sidesteps bankruptcy with $6.6 billion in funding from Microsoft and NVIDIA

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As OpenAI raised $6.6 billion in investment from Microsoft and NVIDIA, an AI artist argued that people are stealing from him by using AI. We also saw a major update to Windows 11 roll out and Microsoft ship the latest version of Office.

Midjourney logo PC and mobile (2024)

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