Microsoft Hires Former

OpenAI hires Meta's former Orion head to lead its robotics efforts

The former head of Meta's augmented reality glasses initiative has joined OpenAI to lead the startup's robotics and consumer hardware efforts.

Business - CNBC - 4 days ago

Indiana Fever hire former Sun coach Stephanie White to replace Christie Sides

The Indiana Fever have hired Stephanie White as its new head coach for the 2025 season.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1

Penny Hires Jury Consultant Who Aided O.J. Simpson and Kyle Rittenhouse

The courtroom presence of Jo-Ellan Dimitrius illustrates the pressure on the 12 people who will decide if Daniel Penny is guilty of manslaughter for choking a man on a New York subway train.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 26

Trump Asked for Power. Voters Said Yes.

This was a conquering of the nation not by force but with a permission slip. Now, America stands on the precipice of an authoritarian style of governance never before seen in its 248-year history.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

OpenAI hires first chief economist

OpenAI hired its first-ever chief economist to examine the economic impacts of artificial intelligence (AI), the ChatGPT maker announced Tuesday. Aaron “Ronnie” Chatterji, a professor of business ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

Election Uncertainty Makes Some Employers Wary of Adding Jobs

Some employers say they have been wary to expand until the outcome of the presidential election is known.

Business - The New York Times - November 1

Amazon, Google and Microsoft Are Investing in Nuclear Power

Large technology companies are investing billions of dollars in nuclear energy as an emissions-free source of electricity for artificial intelligence and other businesses.

Business - The New York Times - October 16

Microsoft’s Differential Transformer cancels attention noise in LLMs

A simple change to the attention mechanism can make LLMs much more effective at finding relevant information in their context window.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 16

What’s at Stake in a Strained Microsoft-OpenAI Partnership

The alliance between the technology giant and the company behind OpenAI has been hugely consequential — but a disruption could shake up the A.I. race.

Business - The New York Times - October 18

Microsoft and OpenAI’s Close Partnership Shows Signs of Fraying

The “best bromance in tech” has had a reality check as OpenAI has tried to change its deal with Microsoft and the software maker has tried to hedge its bet on the start-up.

Tech - The New York Times - October 21

Microsoft Will Let Clients Build Their Own AI Agents

In November, customers can start using Copilot Studio to make their own AI apps to perform many routine tasks.

Business - Inc. - October 21

Foreign Election Interference May Escalate, Microsoft Says

Efforts by Russia, Iran and China to sway U.S. voters could intensify, according to a new report from the tech giant.

Business - Inc. - October 24

Investors Want to See a Payout on Microsoft’s AI Efforts

As the tech giant readies a report of what’s forecast as its slowest quarterly growth in a year, shareholders want to see genuine demand for the AI applications it’s spent billions to develop.

Business - Inc. - October 28

Microsoft dips on weak guidance after beating on earnings

Microsoft reported better-than-expected results for the fiscal first quarter as Azure topped estimates. But quarterly growth guidance was light.

Business - CNBC - October 30

Microsoft Earnings Show Quarterly Revenue Is Up 16% to $65.6 Billion

The company’s profit increased 11 percent to $24.7 billion, beating Wall Street’s expectations and its own predictions.

Tech - The New York Times - October 30

Meta and Microsoft Won’t Stop Spending on AI

Both tech giants reported strong third quarters but their stocks fell anyway.

Business - Inc. - October 31

OpenAI launches ChatGPT search, competing with Google and Microsoft

OpenAI on Thursday launched ChatGPT search, positioning the company to better compete with search engines like Google, Microsoft's Bing and Perplexity.

Business - CNBC - October 31

Calipari rooting for Pope, 'perfect' hire for UK

John Calipari said Kentucky made the "perfect" choice when it hired Mark Pope to replace him. "He has a heart for the place and he has an idea of what that is."

Sports - ESPN - October 15

Northeastern Hire Matt Harlow As Assistant Coach

Harlow spent the past three seasons working for the AHL's Hartford Wolf Pack

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 17

Getting Older? It Might Be Time to Hire a Trainer.

Personal training isn’t just for the young — or the wealthy. Here’s how to make it work for you.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 19

OpenAI Hires Aaron Chatterji to Be Its Chief Economist

Aaron Chatterji was chief economist at the Commerce Department under President Biden and served on President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers.

Tech - The New York Times - October 22

New Hires Are Getting More Flexible Schedules

Gone are the days of big pay gains for job switchers. But there’s another perk picking up steam: flexible schedules.

Business - Inc. - October 22

If Trump wins, expect a hiring spree of MAGA fanatics

We must choose between the Constitution and a second Trump administration. Republicans have made clear we cannot have both.

Politics - The Hill - October 23

Rapper Lil Durk arrested in murder-for-hire plot

Rapper Lil Durk -- whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks -- has been arrested in a murder-for-hire plot, according to the Broward County Sheriff's Office.

Amorim confirms Man Utd interest, no decision yet

Sporting CP coach Rúben Amorim has acknowledged Manchester United's interest in making him the Premier League club's new manager but insisted he had not yet decided whether to make the move to Old ...

Sports - ESPN - October 30

LinkedIn upgrades its Recruiter with an AI Hiring Assistant

LinkedIn's new Hiring Assistant will let recruiters use AI agents to find the most qualified candidates based on their LinkedIn profile.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 29

121-loss White Sox turn to Venable, sources say

The White Sox are hiring Rangers coach Will Venable to be their next manager after a 121-loss season, sources told ESPN, confirming a report by MLB.com.

Sports - ESPN - October 30

Sources: Amorim set for United job; mid-Nov. start

Rúben Amorim is set to take charge of Manchester United during the November international break, sources confirmed to ESPN.

Sports - ESPN - November 1

Jobs report offers blurry snapshot of economy days before election: What to know

The latest jobs report data is incomplete due to one-off disturbances last month.

WNBA's Fever name White as new head coach

Former Connecticut Sun coach Stephanie White has been hired as the new head coach of the Indiana Fever, the team announced.

Sports - ESPN - November 1

Manchester United Confirms Ruben Amorim as New Head Coach

The Portuguese coach has signed a contract that runs until 2027, with his first game on Nov. 24.

Sports - The New York Times - November 1

Microsoft and these other stocks are the way to play AI now, says Goldman Sachs

So-called “platform” stocks, such as Microsoft and Snowflake are the most attractive part of the AI sector according to Goldman Sachs.

Business - MarketWatch - October 14

Cyber criminals increasingly helping Russia and China target the US, Microsoft says

Russia, China and Iran are expanding their partnerships with cyber criminals to conduct cyberespionage and cyberattacks against the U.S. and other nations, according to a new report from Microsoft

Tech - ABC News - October 15

Russia, China collaborating with criminal networks in cyberattacks against adversaries: Microsoft

Russia, China and Iran are increasingly collaborating with cybercrime networks to launch a variety of attacks against their adversaries, including the U.S., Microsoft said in a report Tuesday. The ...

Politics - The Hill - October 15

Microsoft settles video gamers' lawsuit over Activision takeover

Microsoft Corp. has settled a lawsuit from a group of gamers who sued to try to stop the company from buying video game publisher Activision Blizzard for $69 billion last year

Tech - ABC News - October 15

Microsoft Settles Lawsuit With Gamers Over Activision Blizzard Merger

When Microsoft announced its plans to buy Activision Blizzard in 2022 , it set off multiple lawsuits including a battle with the FTC that attempted to block the deal. Microsoft triumphed in that ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 15

Salesforce CEO Marc Beinoff slams Microsoft Copilot as ‘Clippy 2.0’

Fighting words? Salesforce co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff took to his personal X account last night to criticize Microsoft's AI assistant.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 17

Microsoft introduces ‘AI employees’ that can handle client queries

US company gives customers the ability to build own virtual agents as well as releasing 10 off-the-shelf bots. . Microsoft is introducing autonomous artificial intelligence agents, or virtual ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Microsoft Warns Foreign Disinformation Is Hitting the US Election From All Directions

Russia, Iran, and China are targeting the US election with an evolving array of influence operations in the last days of campaign season.

Tech - Wired - October 23

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