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…
Teams and Outlook go down for thousands of Microsoft users
Microsoft is investigating an outage that left thousands of users around the world unable to access the website’s services, including Teams and Outlook. The company did not say how many were affected, but Downdetector.com, which tracks outages, recorded thousands of…
Microsoft to axe thousands of jobs in latest cull by tech giant
Microsoft is preparing to axe thousands of jobs in the latest move by one of the world’s biggest technology companies to reduce its workforce in the face of a slowing global economy. Sky News has learnt that the US software…
Paul Allen: Record-breaking $1.5b art sale for late Microsoft co-founder’s collection
Paintings and sculptures owned by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen have been sold for a record $1.5bn (£1.3bn). It was the largest art auction in history, according to Christie’s. The auction house said works by Vincent van Gogh, Georges Seurat,…
Microsoft lays off nearly 1,000 employees
Microsoft announced layoffs on Monday for nearly 1,000 employees worldwide, the company confirmed to ABC News. The move marks the latest sign of weakness among some of the largest U.S. tech companies amid persistent inflation, recession fears and stock market…
Leo Stan Ekeh Foundation targets 10,000 jobs in Imo State
The Leo Stan Ekeh Foundation (LSEF), a futuristic Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) which focuses on promotion of 21st century knowledge through quality education, practical entrepreneurship, healthy living and enhanced lifestyle, is set to flag off a project to create over 10,000…
Xbox wants to bring demos to Game Pass with Project Moorcroft
Microsoft has announced a new program designed to bring demos to Xbox Game Pass, and it’s called Project Moorcroft. The early game demos intended for the Project Moorcroft initiative are meant to replicate the demos played during gaming conferences such…