Microsoft CEO says tech giants battling for content to build AI
Testifying in a landmark US trial against its rival Google, Nadella testified the tech giants' efforts to build content libraries to train their large language models 'reminds me of the early phases of distribution deals.'
Chinese hackers stole emails from US State Dept in Microsoft breach, Senate staffer says
The staffer, who attended a briefing by State Department IT officials, says the officials told lawmakers that 60,000 emails were stolen from 10 State Department accounts.
Thailand expects Tesla, Google, Microsoft to invest US$5 billion, says PM
Fresh foreign investment would boost Thailand's flagging economy, which is expected to grow by 2.8% this year, less than previously projected, due to weaker exports.
Microsoft says Russia-linked hackers behind dozens of Teams phishing attacks
The hacking group behind this activity, known in the industry as Midnight Blizzard or APT29, is based in Russia and the UK and US governments have linked it to the country's foreign intelligence service.
Microsoft says Chinese hackers used code flaw to steal emails from US agencies
A blog post provides the most fulsome explanation yet for a hack that rattled both the cybersecurity industry and China-US relations.
Chinese hackers accessed govt emails, Microsoft says
The hacking group, which Microsoft dubbed Storm-0558, forged digital authentication tokens to access webmail accounts running on the firm's Outlook service, reports say.
Microsoft faces EU antitrust probe after remedies fall short, sources say
Microsoft has found itself in the EU crosshairs after a complaint by Salesforce-owned workspace messaging app Slack in 2020.
Bill Gates meets Xi Jinping in Beijing
The visit is Gates' first to the country in four years.
OpenAI CEO has no IPO plan due to 'strange' company structure
OpenAI started off as a non-profit organisation but later created a hybrid 'capped-profit' company, that allowed it to raise external funds with a promise that the original non-profit operation still benefits.
Microsoft to pay US$20 million to settle US charges for violating children's privacy
The law requires online services and websites directed to children under 13 to notify parents about the personal information they collect and to obtain verifiable parental consent.
Elon Musk says he will launch rival to Microsoft-backed ChatGPT
Musk has been poaching AI researchers from Alphabet Inc's Google to launch a startup to rival OpenAI, reports say.
Microsoft applies AI powers to Excel, Outlook
Microsoft’s latest chatbot, Copilot, will put ChatGPT-like abilities to work in offices, churning out meeting transcripts, calendar entries or PowerPoint slides almost instantaneously.