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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 - Dec. 11

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 - Dec. 11

Rural resurrection: A Greek village leans into faith in fight against demographic collapse

In the remote mountains of central Greece lies Fourna, a village in danger of disappearing due to its aging population

ABC News - Dec. 11

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

Microsoft 365 suffers outage Tuesday morning

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

CBS News - Dec. 10

Law firms lean into the business of prediction

Expect more lawyers to use data and generative AI to work ever closer with clients

Financial Times - Dec. 10

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 - Dec. 9

Roki Sasaki's MLB negotiating window reportedly opens this week, but don't expect a signing until 2025

Sasaki, a 23-year-old Japanese pitching phenom, will likely sign a deal after Jan. 15

CBS Sports - 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

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i Review: A Solid Budget Windows Laptop

Performance is lackluster on this Windows 2-in-1 laptop, but it’s still a solid proposition at this low price.

Wired - Dec. 9

Is doom scrolling really rotting our brains? The evidence is getting harder to ignore | Siân Boyle

‘Brain rot’ is the Oxford word of the year – a fitting choice, given the startling impact the internet is having on our grey matter. If you want to witness the last vestiges of human intellect ...

The Guardian - Dec. 9

Fixed income becomes even harder to navigate

Market participants are realising that the flat, low, predictable rates over the past 15 years were an anomaly

Financial Times - Dec. 9

Wilbon calls on Warriors to trade for LeBron to maximize Steph's window

On Friday's "NBA Today," ESPN analyst Michael Wilbon suggested the Golden State Warriors should make a trade for Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James to team up with guard Steph Curry.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 7

Mexico study's surprising finding: Killer heat hit harder for the young than the elderly

A surprising study of temperature-related deaths in Mexico upends conventional thinking about what age group is hit hardest by heat

ABC News - Dec. 6

Mexico study's surprising finding: Killer heat hit harder for the young than the elderly

A surprising study of temperature-related deaths in Mexico upends conventional thinking about what age group is hit hardest by heat

ABC News - Dec. 6

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

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 - Dec. 6

Binge, Stream, Skip: Week 14 Fantasy Football

It's the final week before the fantasy football playoffs in many leagues. Matt Harmon breaks down what to watch for.

Yahoo 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

Trump has ‘narrow window’ to get Putin to the negotiating table: fmr. Ukraine president

Petro Poroshenko, the former president of Ukraine, joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the current status of the war and the possibility for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.

NBC News - Dec. 5

Chaos in Bahamas parliament as MP throws ceremonial mace out of window

Incident comes after indictment of senior police officers on drug trafficking charges sparks debate over corruption. Chaotic scenes have broken out in the Bahamas parliament after the indictment of ...

The Guardian - Dec. 5

Fantasy Football Matchups to Exploit: Lean into the Jakobi Meyers-AOC experience in Week 14

Fantasy football analyst Sal Vetri offers some of his favorite matchups to target in Week 14 lineups.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 5

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. - Dec. 5

Bahamas suspends parliament after MP throws ceremonial mace from window

Throwing a mace out a window has historic significance in the country and previously happened in 1965.

BBC News - 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

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

Student loan borrowers may find bankruptcy harder under Trump

The Biden administration's more lenient policy toward student loan borrowers filing for bankruptcy may come to an end with the election of Donald Trump.

CNBC - Dec. 4

Supreme Court leans toward upholding Tennessee's restrictions on gender-affirming care

The Supreme Court’s conservatives appeared to lean toward upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors in a blockbuster showdown over transgender rights Wednesday. Over 2 1/2 hours ...

The Hill - Dec. 4

China Takes Harder Trade Stance as Trump Prepares for Office

Faltering U.S. industrial leadership has allowed China to take a harder trade stance as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office.

The New York Times - Dec. 4

The Last Of Us Season 2 Gets A Narrower Release Window

Warner Bros. Discovery has narrowed the release window for when The Last of Us Season 2 is coming. During a recent Wells Fargo event , WBD global streaming boss JB Perrette said Season 2 is on ...

GameSpot - Dec. 4

Killer driver sped with feet out of car window

Several videos were found on Caleb Marsden-Marr's phone of him driving recklessly.

BBC News - Dec. 4

Your Guide to New York City’s Holiday Windows

This year’s displays include tens of thousands of rhinestones, retired taxis and a “Wicked”-themed forest menagerie.

The New York Times - Dec. 3

Top Fed Official Leans Toward Rate Cut This Month, If Data Supports It

In a recent speech, Christopher Waller, a member of the Fed Board of Governors, said a rate cut hinged on inflation continuing to drop.

Inc. - Dec. 3

FTC Opens Microsoft Antitrust Inquiry

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

Inc. - Dec. 3

India’s Chandler Bing, Poland’s David Brent, Mexico’s Gossip Girl: stars of TV hit remakes reveal all

What’s it like to be cast in a local version of a global smash? From the Colombian Breaking Bad to the Indian 24 and the Dutch EastEnders, we find out. Cyrus Broacha, 53, played Cyrus, the ...

The Guardian - 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

Fed Governor Waller says he is 'leaning toward' a December rate cut, but worries about inflation

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller cited recent data indicating that progress on inflation may be "stalling."

CNBC - Dec. 2

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

Fed Governor Waller says he is 'leaning toward' a December rate cut but worries about inflation

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Monday he is anticipating an interest rate cut in December but is concerned about recent trends on inflation that could change his mind.

NBC News - Dec. 2

Microsoft Leans Harder into Ai Updating Copilot Bing and Windows

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