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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

Community rallies to help storm-hit football club

The club's chairman is asking for volunteers to help the club clear up the storm damage.

Yahoo Sports - 1h

Rockets rally by Warriors, reach NBA Cup semis

Jalen Green made two free throws with 3.5 seconds left and the Rockets beat the Warriors 91-90 on Wednesday night to advance to the NBA Cup semifinals against the Thunder in Las Vegas.

ESPN - 2h

Rugby community rallies as search for star goes on

Police fear Tom Voyce has died after trying to cross a Northumberland ford flooded by Storm Darragh.

BBC News - 16h

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

MongoDB rallies on upbeat forecast, helped by momentum from new business

Shares of MongoDB Inc. jumped after hours on Thursday after the data development, storage and management platform raised its full-year outlook, as it attracts new business and invests in upgrades ...

MarketWatch - 2d

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

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 - 3d

Zacha scores in overtime as the Bruins rally past the Flyers for their 4th straight win

Pavel Zacha scored 2:49 into overtime, and the Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 for their fourth straight victory

ABC News - 4d

The stock market is about to gift investors with two holiday season rallies

December brings both the ‘Santa Claus Rally’ and the ‘January Effect.’

MarketWatch - 4d

Bitcoin $100,000 and Dow 45,000: Don’t overlook this part of the ‘everything’ rally

A pullback in long-term Treasury yields is getting less attention, but may be an important piece of the puzzle as stocks and other assets soar.

MarketWatch - 4d

Suter scores 2 as Canucks rally to beat Blue Jackets 5-2

Pius Suter scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks rallied from two goals down to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2

ABC News - 4d

German stock rally counters European gloom

Dax has enjoyed an unexpectedly strong market performance since the US elections

Financial Times - 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

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

Bitcoin had a brief flash crash — what that means for the latest rally

The price of bitcoin dramatically slumped late Thursday before pulling back, but remains below the historic $100,000 level. Here’s what analysts are saying that means for the latest rally.

MarketWatch - 5d

Stock buybacks soar as holiday rally breaks records

Buyback plans surge to a fresh record as stock market heads for biggest two-year gain in a quarter-century

MarketWatch - 6d

Bitcoin races past $100,000, fueled by post-election rally

The price of bitcoin has surged more than 40% since Election Day.

ABC News - 6d

Just like Cyber Monday deals are getting extended, stock market rally will continue, Goldman strategist says

U.S. stocks will be boosted by heavy inflows into index funds, corporate buybacks and a resurgence in retail activity, Scott Rubner said

MarketWatch - 6d

Foegele, Kings rally to beat Stars 3-2 for fourth straight win

Warren Foegele scored on a wraparound early in the third period, and the Los Angeles Kings rallied to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2

ABC News - Dec. 5

Bitcoin passes $100,000 for first time in massive crypto rally

Landmark reached as US President-elect Donald Trump picks crypto advocate Paul Atkins to lead the US Securities and Exchange Commission

Yahoo Sports - 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

Salesforce earnings spur a big stock rally. Is the AI hype justified?

Wall Street seems excited about early momentum for Salesforce’s Agentforce AI product, but some analysts are skeptical about the monetization potential.

MarketWatch - Dec. 4

Wall Street’s AI-powered rally risks ‘correction’, Vanguard warns

Asset manager’s chief economist Joe Davis says investors are overplaying the near-term potential of the technology

Financial Times - Dec. 3

FTC Opens Microsoft Antitrust Inquiry

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

Inc. - Dec. 3

Microsoft Faces $1.3 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

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