The European Commission on Thursday launched an antitrust probe into whether Microsoft’s bundling of its Teams business chat app as part of its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 software packages is a breach of European Union competition laws. Citing how…
Microsoft says agreement reached with Sony over “Call of Duty”
As federal regulators contemplate whether to sign off on Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard, the U.S. software behemoth said it has entered into an agreement with Sony to keep the wildly popular “Call of Duty” video…
Microsoft stakes Xbox video game sales on long-awaited space adventure Starfield
One small step for an intrepid crew of 24th century space explorers could be a giant leap — or flop — for Microsoft when the Xbox-maker launches its long-awaited video game Starfield. Players must fend off pirates, navigate strange moons,…
Microsoft: Chinese hackers hit key US bases on Guam
Chinese hackers used “stealthy” malware to attack critical infrastructure on American military bases in Guam, say Microsoft and Western spy agencies. Experts say it’s one of the largest known cyber espionage campaigns against the US. A key US military outpost,…
Microsoft blocked in bid to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard – but vows to respond
The British competition watchdog has blocked Microsoft’s bid to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) stopped the $68.7bn (£55bn) deal due to concerns that it would stifle competition in the cloud gaming market. It…
Bill Gates says OpenAI’s GPT is the most important advance in technology since 1980
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says that OpenAI’s GPT AI model is the most revolutionary advance in technology since he first saw a modern graphical desktop environment (GUI) in 1980. Before that, people used their computers through a command line. Gates…
Open-AI releases GPT-4, an even more advanced AI model than ChatGPT
The startup OpenAI on Tuesday said it is beginning to release a powerful artificial intelligence model known as GPT-4, setting the stage for human-like technology to proliferate and more competition between its backer Microsoft Corp MSFT.O and Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O…
Google chatbot blunders as AI battle with Microsoft heats up
Google on Wednesday announced a slew of features powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), but a mistake in an ad caused its share price to tank. The search engine giant is rushing into the space after the bot ChatGPT caught the…
Microsoft hopes AI can save Bing from Google search hegemony
Senior Microsoft executives on Tuesday unveiled plans to use AI capabilities to improve its struggling online search engine Bing, and its internet browser Edge. It’s hoping to offer more competition to market leader Google’s Search function and Chrome web browser.…
UK regulator opposes Microsoft deal to buy Activision
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said it is opposed to Microsoft’s planned purchase of games developer Activision Blizzard. The CMA said it had provisionally concluded it would result in higher prices, fewer choices and less innovation. The…
