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Microsoft Makes a New Push Into Smaller A.I. Systems
The company that has invested billions in generative A.I. pioneers like OpenAI says giant systems aren’t necessarily what everyone needs.The New York Times - Tech - Microsoft -
Microsoft Makes a New Push Into Smaller A.I. Systems
The company that has invested billions in generative A.I. pioneers like OpenAI says giant systems aren’t necessarily what everyone needs.The New York Times - Business - Microsoft -
Microsoft is already bigger than Apple, but its ‘iPhone moment’ could be coming
Wedbush is excited about the potential for AI to give a big boost to Microsoft’s cloud business.MarketWatch - Business - Microsoft -
CISA confirms Russia-linked hackers tapped into correspondence between federal agencies, Microsoft
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday confirmed previous reports that Russia-linked hackers tapped into correspondence between federal agencies and Microsoft. The agency publicly issued an emergency directive ...The Hill - Politics - Microsoft -
Microsoft could have stopped Chinese cloud email hack: Review panel
Microsoft could have stopped Chinese hackers from accessing email accounts linked to U.S. government officials, a Biden-appointed review board said in a scathing report released Tuesday. The report, conducted by the Cyber Safety Review Board ...The Hill - Politics - Microsoft -
Microsoft Games Are Having A Major Moment On The PS5 Best-Seller Charts
Microsoft courted controversy earlier this year when it announced it would start bringing formerly Xbox console-exclusive titles to PlayStation, but if the current PSN charts are anything to go by, the strategy seems to be working.A look at the ...GameSpot - Tech - Microsoft -
Microsoft to sell Teams app separately from Office
Microsoft will begin selling its Teams video conferencing app separate from its Office software globally after making the change in Europe in August, the company announced Monday. Microsoft 365 and Office 365 will offer suites that do not ...The Hill - Politics - Microsoft -
Microsoft to invest $1.5bn in Abu Dhabi AI group G42
Agreement is latest move by US tech company to extend its reach into fast-growing sectorFinancial Times - Business - Microsoft -
Microsoft shows off VASA-1, an AI framework that makes human headshots talk, sing
In the long run, Microsoft sees VASA research as a step towards lifelike avatars emulating human movements and emotions.VentureBeat - Tech - Microsoft -
Microsoft splits Teams from Office after antitrust scrutiny
Microsoft will stop packaging its Teams videoconferencing app with its Office software after the practice attracted antitrust scrutinyABC News - Tech - Microsoft -
Microsoft and Nvidia announce major new integrations, breakthroughs and more at GTC
Nidhi Chappell, VP of Azure Generative AI and HPC Platform Microsoft, spoke about Microsoft’s partnership with both OpenAI and Nvidia.VentureBeat - Tech - Microsoft -
Microsoft Makes a New Push Into Smaller A.I. Systems
The company that has invested billions in generative A.I. pioneers like OpenAI says giant systems aren’t necessarily what everyone needs.The New York Times - Top stories - Microsoft -
Microsoft invests $1.5 billion in AI firm G42, overseen by UAE's national security adviser
Microsoft is investing $1.5 billion in a technology firm based in the United Arab Emirates and overseen by the country’s powerful national security adviserABC News - Tech - Microsoft -
Microsoft Makes High-Stakes Play in Tech Cold War With Emirati A.I. Deal
Microsoft said it would invest $1.5 billion in G42, an Emirati company with ties to China, as Washington and Beijing maneuver to secure tech influence in the Persian Gulf.The New York Times - Tech - Microsoft -
Microsoft expands UAE presence, inks $1.5B deal with AI giant G42
Interestingly, many of G42’s apps and services already use generative AI models from Microsoft-backed OpenAI under a partnership announced last year.VentureBeat - Tech - Microsoft -
Meta’s Horizon OS will power VR hardware from Asus, Lenovo, Microsoft
The move to broaden the number of devices offering the software makes a lot of sense — if Meta is intent on making it successful .VentureBeat - Tech - Microsoft -
Scathing federal report rips Microsoft for shoddy security, insincerity in response to Chinese hack
A Biden administration-appointed review board has issued a scathing indictment of Microsoft corporate security and transparencyABC News - Tech - Microsoft -
Scathing federal report rips Microsoft for shoddy security, insincerity in response to Chinese hack
A Biden administration-appointed review board issued a report Tuesday saying “a cascade of errors” by Microsoft let state-backed Chinese cyber operators break into email accounts of senior U.S. officials including Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.NBC News - Top stories - Microsoft -
Microsoft launches new Azure AI tools to cut out LLM safety and reliability risks
Beyond working to block out safety and security-threatening prompt injection attacks, Microsoft has also introduced tooling to focus on the reliability of gen AI apps.VentureBeat - Tech - Microsoft -
Microsoft Phi-3: Tiny language model, huge implications for enterprise AI adoption
Microsoft unveils Phi 3, a groundbreaking 3 billion parameter language model that packs vast AI capabilities into a compact size, making advanced AI more accessible and cost-effective for businesses across industries.VentureBeat - Tech - Microsoft -
Microsoft upgrades Copilot for 365 with GPT-4 Turbo, unlimited messaging, 100 image gen boosts, and more
Microsoft in fact, seems to encourage users to trust Copilot with their sensitive company data, including email and contact details.VentureBeat - Tech - Microsoft -
Microsoft boosts Azure AI Search with more storage and support for big RAG apps
Microsoft's Azure AI Search is now more affordable thanks to increased data capacity and adds retrieval system support for OpenAI apps.VentureBeat - Tech - Microsoft -
Microsoft expands Priva suite to tackle evolving privacy landscape
Microsoft unveils major expansion of Priva privacy suite with 5 new AI-powered products for automated data privacy compliance, tackling challenges like consent management and risk assessment in the AI era.VentureBeat - Tech - Microsoft -
Microsoft shows off VASA-1, an AI framework that makes human headshots talk, sing
In the long run, Microsoft sees VASA research as a step towards lifelike avatars emulating human movements and emotions.VentureBeat - Tech - Microsoft -
Microsoft Makes High-Stakes Play in Tech Cold War With Emirati A.I. Deal
Microsoft said it would invest $1.5 billion in G42, an Emirati company with ties to China, as Washington and Beijing maneuver to secure tech influence in the Persian Gulf.The New York Times - Tech - Microsoft -
Microsoft, Amazon AI partnerships face scrutiny from British regulators
British antitrust regulators are seeking views on partnerships between Microsoft and Amazon with smaller generative AI model makers.CNBC - Business - Microsoft -
Microsoft will unveil new Windows and cloud AI features in May
Microsoft will reveal brand-new artificial intelligence tools for use on PCs and in the cloud at its annual Build conference.CNBC - Business - Microsoft -
Big Tech Convergence: Microsoft and OpenAI Plan to Build Stargate, an AI Supercomputer
The $100 billion joint venture will create a data center to handle the advanced tasks of rapidly developing AI capabilities.Inc. - Business - Microsoft -
Microsoft Will Split Teams and Office Globally Amid Antitrust Scrutiny
The announcement about unbundling its U.S. product offerings follows a similar split in Europe six months ago after competitor complaints.Inc. - Business - Microsoft -
Microsoft Invests $1.5 Billion in AI Firm Linked to UAE Security Official
G42, whose chairman, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is also the UAE's national security adviser, will welcome Microsoft president Brad Smith to its board.Inc. - Business - Microsoft -
Microsoft Says Its AI Copilot Tool Is Already Cutting Costs and Growing Revenue
G&J Pepsi Bottlers, the largest independent Pepsi bottler in the United States, has created new efficiencies by using Copilot, according to Microsoft.Inc. - Business - Microsoft -
The Cyberattack Stopped by a Microsoft Engineer Was Scarier Than We Realize
"We got unreasonably lucky," says one of many experts breathing a sigh of relief that millions of computers weren't hacked through a carefully constructed backdoor security gap.Inc. - Business - Microsoft -
With 3 Short Words, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Just Showed How to Praise a Reluctant Hero Employee in Public
A 'fairly private person' might have just saved the world from a giant cyberattack.Inc. - Business - Microsoft -
The US Government Has a Microsoft Problem
Microsoft has stumbled through a series of major cybersecurity failures over the past few years. Experts say the US government’s reliance on its systems means the company continues to get a free pass.Wired - Tech - Microsoft -
Regulators Force Microsoft to Unbundle Teams from Office
The tech giant is unbundling Teams from its Office software suite, as it faces mounting scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic.The New York Times - Business - Microsoft -
Cisco Systems joins Microsoft, IBM in Vatican pledge to ensure ethical use and development of AI
Tech giant Cisco Systems has joined Microsoft and IBM in signing onto a Vatican-sponsored pledge to ensure artificial intelligence is developed and used ethicallyABC News - World