Microsoft Buys Twice

FAA: Lithium battery fires on flights now occur nearly twice a week

FAA data shows that lithium battery fires on U.S. flights have risen 388% since 2015, now occurring nearly twice a week.

CBS News - 3h

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

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

Andrews sets Ravens record, Bateman scores twice vs. Giants

The tight end scored his 48th career touchdown, surpassing running back Jamal Lewis for the most in Ravens history.

ESPN - 3d

Kirill Kaprizov scores twice to lead the Wild past the Flyers 4-1

Kirill Kaprizov scored twice to reach 20 goals for the season as the Minnesota Wild beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1

ABC News - 3d

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

Bjorkstrand scores twice for Kraken in 5-1 win over Bruins

Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice and Philipp Grubauer made 33 saves as the Seattle Kraken beat the Boston Bruins 5-1

ABC News - 5d

Macklin Celebrini scores twice in Sharks' 4-3 victory over the Blues

Rookie Macklin Celebrini scored twice and had an assist in the San Jose Sharks’ 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night

ABC News - 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

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

Mark Scheifele scores twice to lift the Jets over the Bruins 8-1

Mark Scheifele scored two goals and added an assist to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a convincing 8-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night

ABC News - Dec. 10

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

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

Bjorkstrand scores twice as Kraken rally past Rangers for a 7-5 win

Oliver Bjorkstrand had two goals and two assists to help Philipp Grubauer and the Seattle Kraken beat the New York Rangers 7-5

ABC News - Dec. 8

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

Aaron Jones' mother said her son needed to be benched after fumbling twice in Vikings' win vs. Cardinals

Even Jones' mom was sick of his fumbling

CBS Sports - 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

Draisaitl scores twice and McDavid has 4 assists as Oilers beat Blue Jackets 6-3

Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman each scored twice and Connor McDavid had four assists as the Edmonton Oilers rolled to a 6-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets

ABC News - 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

Alex Iwobi scores twice as Fulham march past Brighton

. Alex Iwobi scored twice as Fulham marched into the top half of the Premier League with a win over Brighton at Craven Cottage.. The Cottagers were pegged back after Iwobi’s quickfire opener by ...

The Guardian - 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

Auston Matthews scores twice as Toronto downs Nashville 3-2

Auston Matthews scored twice early in the third period and the Toronto Maple Leafs erased an early deficit to win their third in a row, 3-2 over the Nashville Predators

ABC News - Dec. 4

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

Flu left me in a coma and I nearly died twice

Scott Blackwell urges eligible people to get their winter vaccines, as peak flu season approaches.

BBC News - Dec. 4

FTC Opens Microsoft Antitrust Inquiry

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

Inc. - Dec. 3

This bank’s outrageous predictions include the dollar tanking and Nvidia becoming twice the size of Apple

Denmark’s Saxo Bank annually produces their outrageous predictions -– which is their attempt to create unlikely-but-plausible forecasts, to spark discussion and challenge consensus.

MarketWatch - 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

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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