Tag: Microsoft
Microsoft invests $2.9bn in Japan AI push
Microsoft has announced a $2.9 billion investment over the next two years in Japan to bolster the country's push into artificial intelligence (AI) and...
Microsoft overtakes Apple as world’s most valuable company
Microsoft, on Thursday, January 11, 2024, briefly overtook Apple as the world's most valuable company for the first time since 2021.
This comes after Apple...
OpenAI appoints new CEO as Altman joins Microsoft
OpenAI has appointed ex-Twitch boss, Emmett Shear, as interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO), while outgoing chief, Sam Altman, is set to join Microsoft.
The appointments,...
Cloud gaming: UK blocks Microsoft, Activision’s $68.7bn deal
The $68.7 billion (£55bn) deal by Microsoft to buy video game company Activision Blizzard has been blocked in the United Kingdom.
The proposed takeover would...
Musk fumes as Microsoft drops Twitter from advert platform
Microsoft has declared that microblogging site, Twitter, will be dropped from its advertisement platform, Smart Campaigns.
Microsoft made this known via a statement shared on...
Microsoft to sack 11,000 workers in U.S., UK, others
Amidst global economic slowdown, United States software giant, Microsoft, is planning to cut thousands of jobs.
About 11,000 workers are expected to be laid off...
France fines Microsoft €60m for imposing advert cookies on users
France's privacy watchdog, on Thursday, said it has fined United States tech giant, Microsoft, 60 million euros ($64 million) for foisting advertising cookies on...
Mastercard partners Microsoft for safe online shopping
Mastercard has launched an enhanced identity solution designed to improve the online shopping experience and tackle digital fraud in a new collaboration with Microsoft...