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FirstFT: Microsoft buys twice as many Nvidia AI chips as its rivals in 2024

Also in today’s newsletter, Brazil’s currency comes under pressure while carmakers Honda and Nissan hold merger talks

Financial Times - 9h

Microsoft acquires twice as many Nvidia AI chips as tech rivals

OpenAI’s biggest backer buys nearly half a million GPUs this year in race to build artificial intelligence systems

Financial Times - 15h

Microsoft's Xbox Wireless Controllers Are On Sale For As Low As $35 At Amazon

Official Xbox Wireless Controllers by Microsoft are discounted to low prices ahead of Christmas. Some of these deals mirror what we saw during Black Friday, but a few controllers are actually on ...

GameSpot - 21h

Players are buying in, but the NBA Cup is still a work in progress

Near the end of the second NBA Cup semifinal game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Houston Rockets, the two upstart Western Conference foes broke out into a brief scuffle on the court.

NBC News - 1d

FirstFT: Dollar set to extend Trump rally, says Wall Street

Also in today’s newsletter, Argentina emerges from recession and how US money managers are challenging European peers

Financial Times - 1d

FirstFT: Economists expect a more cautious approach from Fed

Also in today’s newsletter, how Assad airlifted $250mn of Syria’s cash to Moscow and chipmakers Arm and Qualcomm face off in court

Financial Times - 2d

Ryan Reynolds buys Christmas drinks in Wrexham

Ryan Reynolds treated Wrexham's locals to an early Christmas gift on his latest trip to north Wales -- and he brought more Hollywood celebrities along for the ride.

ESPN - 2d

Sam Altman on Microsoft, Trump and Musk

The OpenAI C.E.O. spoke with Andrew Ross Sorkin at the DealBook Summit.

The New York Times - 4d

FirstFT: Trading frenzy boosts brokerages and Wall Street banks

Also in today’s newsletter, UK economic output shrinks and an ambitious plan to boost Japan’s birth rate

Financial Times - 5d

Harvard Is Releasing a Massive Free AI Training Dataset Funded by OpenAI and Microsoft

The project’s leader says that allowing everyone to access the collection of public-domain books will help “level the playing field” in the AI industry.

Wired - 6d

Best Kindle to Buy in 2024, Tested and Reviewed

Here’s how Amazon’s ebook readers stack up—and which one might be right for you.

Wired - 6d

FirstFT: Nato’s European members discuss raising defence spending targets

Also in today’s newsletter, emerging-market currencies sell off, and Nasdaq board diversity rules thrown out

Financial Times - 6d

Here’s how big a hit Microsoft is taking on its investment in GM’s Cruise

Microsoft warned investors it will book an impairment charge in its fiscal second quarter related to its investment in GM’s Cruise robotaxi unit back in 2021.

MarketWatch - 6d

Microsoft to Incur $800 Million Charge Tied to Cruise Robotaxi

Microsoft said it will record an $800 million impairment charge tied to its minority investment in General Motors’ now-scrapped Cruise robotaxi program.

The Wall Street Journal - 6d

Xbox App Just Added 400 PC Games And Microsoft Wants More

Microsoft has announced its ambition to bring all PC games with Xbox features into the Xbox app, and those plans continue today with the addition of over 400 games.. Xbox's Chris Charla shared the ...

GameSpot - 6d

FirstFT: Qatar’s sovereign fund plans to deploy cash ‘aggressively’

Also in today’s newsletter, Microsoft poaches Google DeepMind staff, and court blocks The Onion’s purchase of Infowars

Financial Times - Dec. 11

Michael Saylor's case for Microsoft buying bitcoin gets rejected by shareholders

Microsoft investors voted against a proposal to consider diversifying the company's balance sheet by purchasing bitcoin.

CNBC - Dec. 11

Best Buy Apple Shopping Event deals

Now until December 12th, Best Buy is offering discounts on popular Apple products like MacBooks, iPads and more.

NBC News - Dec. 10

Microsoft 365 suffers outage Tuesday morning

Microsoft 365 users reported being unable to access essential apps Tuesday morning.

CBS News - Dec. 10

FirstFT: Man charged with murder of healthcare executive

Also in today’s newsletter, Lula in intensive care, and Wall Street’s ‘Merger Monday’

Financial Times - Dec. 10

Denmark's Nykredit to Buy Spar Nord Bank

Danish financial services group Nykredit will make a cash bid for Spar Nord Bank in a deal that values the Danish bank at around $3.5 billion.

The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 10

Omnicom Will Buy Interpublic, Creating Global Ad Giant

The combined agency will be worth over $30 billion once the stock-for-stock deal closes.

Inc. - Dec. 9

How Microsoft Decides When Xbox Games Come To PlayStation

The newest big Xbox exclusive game, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, is officially available for everyone today, December 9--that is, if you own an Xbox or a PC or subscribe to Game Pass ...

GameSpot - Dec. 9

FirstFT: Rebels assert control after Assad regime collapse

Also in this newsletter, Omnicom and Interpublic in talks to merge and why Washington law firms are expanding their tariff advice

Financial Times - Dec. 9

OpenAI Considers Revising AGI Arrangement With Microsoft

The Sam Altman-led company might end up licensing artificial general intelligence technology to Microsoft after all.

Inc. - Dec. 6

OpenAI seeks to unlock investment by ditching ‘AGI’ clause with Microsoft

Start-up discusses removing provision to protect powerful technology from being misused for commercial purposes

Financial Times - Dec. 6

FirstFT: US equity funds record $140bn of inflows after Trump’s election win

Also in this newsletter, South Korea’s ruling party warns president could impose martial law again and the FT’s most influential women of 2024

Financial Times - Dec. 6

When consumers should buy electric cars

President-elect Donald Trump indicated that once in office, he plans on ending the consumer tax credit for electric vehicle purchases. Business Insider autos senior reporter Nora Naughton joins ...

CBS News - Dec. 5

Aviva raises offer to buy Direct Line

FTSE 100 insurer makes second bid for its smaller rival at 261p a share

Financial Times - Dec. 5

FirstFT: Bitcoin hits $100,000 on back of Trump support

Also in this newsletter, French parliament removes prime minister and Trump discusses replacing defence secretary pick

Financial Times - Dec. 5

How Microsoft defends against 7000 password attackers per second

Vasu Jakkal's reflects how AI is the core DNA of Microsoft security, permeating every product and service the software giant produces.

VentureBeat - Dec. 5

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says he’d love to do side-by-side comparison with Microsoft’s AI models

Google CEO fired back at Microsoft CEO's comments aimed at Google's footing in the AI arms race.

CNBC - Dec. 4

FirstFT: South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol faces calls to resign after failed martial law order

Also in this newsletter, France’s Michel Barnier faces no-confidence vote, and Bank of England governor hints at rate cut

Financial Times - Dec. 4

FTC Opens Microsoft Antitrust Inquiry

It will fall to the incoming Trump administration to pursue or drop the investigation.

Inc. - Dec. 3

Microsoft faces £1 billion lawsuit in UK for allegedly overcharging rival cloud firms' customers

Microsoft was accused of unfairly overcharging customers of rival cloud companies including Amazon, Google and Alibaba Cloud in a U.K. lawsuit filed Tuesday.

CNBC - Dec. 3

Microsoft Faces $1.3 Billion Antitrust Lawsuit Over Cloud Services in U.K.

Microsoft faces a dispute in the U.K. over how it charges customers who buy cloud software services that rival its own Azure, the latest antitrust challenge to the U.S. tech giant’s approach to ...

The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 3

Microsoft faces £1bn class action case in UK over software prices

It is alleged the tech giant overcharged companies for its Window Server software, used in cloud computing.

BBC News - Dec. 3

FirstFT: Critics see chance to close US accounting regulator

Also in this newsletter, Nato’s new chief warns of ‘dire threat’ of a bad Ukraine peace deal and China hits back against chip sanctions

Financial Times - Dec. 3

FTC opens Microsoft antitrust investigation that Trump administration must carry on or drop

Antitrust enforcers with the Federal Trade Commission have opened a wide-ranging investigation into Microsoft’s business practices, starting off a big legal project that an incoming Trump ...

ABC News - Dec. 2

What our expert shoppers are buying this Cyber Monday

Here are our editors' favorite Cyber Monday deals this year, from 100% cotton throws to marked down monitors.

NBC News - Dec. 2

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