Microsoft on Wednesday became the latest addition to a growing list of big technology companies that have announced plans to lay off employees because of overhiring during the pandemic and…
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Microsoft Bets Big on the Creator of ChatGPT in Race to Dominate A.I.
OpenAI is led by Sam Altman, who became well known in Silicon Valley as the head the start-up builder Y Combinator. Mr. Altman, 37, and his co-founders created OpenAI in…
Video Game Workers Get a Union Foothold at Microsoft
Organized labor claimed one of its biggest victories at a U.S. tech company on Tuesday, gaining a foothold among about 300 employees at a video game maker owned by Microsoft.…
Microsoft tells judges its $69 billion Activision deal would benefit gamers
Microsoft Corp said on Thursday its $69 billion bid to buy “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard would benefit gamers and gaming companies alike. Microsoft Read moreIn Epic vs. Apple…
Microsoft Gambles on ‘Nice Guy’ Strategy to Close Activision Megadeal
Early this month, Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president, met with Lina Khan, the chair of the Federal Trade Commission, to push for regulatory approval of Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of the…
Video gamers sue Microsoft in US court to stop Activision takeover
Reuters — Microsoft Corp was hit on Tuesday in US court with a private consumer lawsuit claiming the technology company’s $69 billion bid to purchase “Call of Duty” maker Activision…
Can Big Tech Get Bigger? Microsoft Presses Governments to Say Yes.
In recent weeks, Microsoft has accused Sony, its chief video game rival, of misleading regulators. Its lawyers have showed off game consoles, including an Xbox, to British officials. And the…
Microsoft unveils $4,299 Surface desktop computer
CNN — Microsoft’s most expensive Surface device is about to get even pricier. Read moreIn Epic vs. Apple Court Fight, a Win for App Developers At a press event on…
Microsoft Earnings Fall Short – The New York Times
SEATTLE — The uncertainty and challenges in the global economy have hit Microsoft, which on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings that fell short of Wall Street’s and its own expectations. The…
Microsoft Plans to Eliminate Face Analysis Tools in Push for ‘Responsible A.I.’
For years, activists and academics have been raising concerns that facial analysis software that claims to be able to identify a person’s age, gender and emotional state can be biased,…