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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 - 9h

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 - 9h

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 - 10h

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 - 16h

Microsoft Is Selling An Xbox 360 Red Ring Of Death Ugly Sweater, But You Can't Have It

The festive season is here, and as is tradition, people have dusted off their ugliest sweaters to help celebrate this jolly time of the year. Over at Microsoft, employees are getting into the swing ...

GameSpot - 18h

Trump takes jab at 'governor' Trudeau

The president-elect referred to the 'great state' of Canada in a social media post.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

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 - 1d

Microsoft 365 suffers outage Tuesday morning

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

CBS News - 1d

C3.ai’s stock rallies 16% as Microsoft deal puts it on cusp of bigger sales

The enterprise software company narrowed its quarterly loss and posted a 29% revenue jump, saying the business is about to reap greater successes.

MarketWatch - 2d

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 - 2d

Taking on the Tyranny of the Tech Bros

Coalitions between feminist movements, minorities, and labor activists will help keep the Silicon Valley moguls in check.

Wired - 2d

Why Is Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) Among the Best Tech Stocks for Long Term Investment?

We recently compiled a list of the 10 Best Tech Stocks For Long Term Investment. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) stands against the other tech ...

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Moss takes hiatus as ESPN analyst due to health

Randy Moss will take a hiatus from his role as an analyst on ESPN's "Sunday NFL Countdown" as he deals with a health issue, the network announced.

ESPN - 5d

Steelers' Pickens takes shot at Browns' Newsome

Steelers receiver George Pickens says he doesn't "know who" Browns cornerback Greg Newsome is, despite their postgame squabble following Cleveland's Week 12 win.

ESPN - 5d

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. - 5d

Microsoft Copilot Vision is here, letting AI see what you do online

In the long run, the company may even expand these capabilities to other products in its ecosystem, allowing enterprise users to work and make decisions more easily.

VentureBeat - 5d

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 - 5d

Starc takes Test best as Australia dominate India

Mitchell Starc claims career-best Test figures of 6-48 as Australia seize the initiative on day one of the second Test against India.

BBC News - 5d

Critics warn of 'broligarchy' as Musk takes government role

As Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy prepare to lead the "Doge" — the Department of Government Efficiency — critics are dubbing Musk the "broligarch." Experts warn of a potential rise of an ...

NBC News - 6d

Bahamas rejects Trump proposal to take in deported migrants

President-elect reportedly plans to send people to countries they have no ties to as part of his attack on immigration . How would Donald Trump carry out his mass deportation scheme? The ...

The Guardian - 6d

I'm not going to take Verstappen attacks - Russell

George Russell responds to Max Verstappen's criticism of him by saying the four-time world champion "cannot deal with adversity".

BBC News - 6d

With 4 Words, Google’s CEO Just Fired the Company’s Biggest Shot Yet at Microsoft Over AI

Sundar Pichai says Google’s AI models are competitive, but it’s the product that is the problem.

Inc. - 6d

Van Cleef & Arpels Takes to the High Seas

“Treasure Island,” Robert Louis Stevenson’s adventure novel, was the inspiration for the Paris jeweler’s new high jewelry collection.

The New York Times - 6d

A Gem in Shades From Shamrock to Sage Takes the Spotlight

Eighteen jewelry designers create pieces featuring unusual copper-rich green tourmalines.

The New York Times - 6d

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

Ravens Suspend Wide Receiver for Refusing to Take the Field

Diontae Johnson declined numerous requests to play in Baltimore’s Week 13 loss, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

The New York Times - Dec. 4

Niger junta takes control of French uranium mine

Yahoo News - Dec. 4

Trump takes aim at US Steel deal

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump says he'll block Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel deal President-elect Trump vowed ...

The Hill - Dec. 3

FTC Opens Microsoft Antitrust Inquiry

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

Inc. - Dec. 3

Watch: Protesters take to the streets outside parliament

South Korea’s opposition party members gather at South Korea's parliament

BBC News - 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.