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AI titans Microsoft and Nvidia reportedly had a standoff over Microsoft’s use of B200 AI GPUs in its own server rooms

Credit: Nvidia Nvidia is well known for its high-performance gaming GPUs and industry-leading AI GPUs. However, the trillion-dollar GPU manufacturer is also known for controlling how its GPUs are used beyond company walls. For example, it can be quite restrictive with its AIB partners’ graphics card designs. Perhaps not surprisingly, this level of control also […]

Exclusive-MediaTek designs Arm-based chip for Microsoft’s AI laptops, say sources

By Max A. Cherney TAIPEI/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Taiwanese chip design giant MediaTek is developing an Arm-based personal computer chip that will run Microsoft’s Windows operating system, according to three people familiar with the matter. Last month, Microsoft unveiled a new generation of laptops that feature chips designed with Arm Holdings tech which provide enough […]

Microsoft’s big AI ambitions helped it become the world’s most valuable company but at the expense of its Azure team, according to a leaked email memo

What you need to know Microsoft was recently impacted by another round of layoffs affecting its HoloLens 2 and Azure departments. This is despite the tech giant’s impressive earnings and rise to become the world’s most valuable company, with $3 trillion in market capitalization. A leaked email memo suggests that Microsoft is making changes (layoffs) […]

Microsoft’s AI chatbot will ‘recall’ everything you do on a PC

REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft wants laptop users to get so comfortable with its artificial intelligence chatbot that it will remember everything you’re doing on your computer and help figure out what you want to do next. The software giant on Monday revealed an upgraded version of Copilot, its AI assistant, as it confronts heightened […]

Why Isn’t Microsoft’s Stock Soaring After This Latest Monster News?

While some stocks rise and fall sharply during earnings season, others stand pat. That’s pretty much what Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) did, as the stock only rose slightly more than the broader market (measured by the S&P 500) the day following earnings. However, when you dig into the quarter, it may make some wonder why the […]

Microsoft’s $100 Billion Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Splurge Could Send This Stock Soaring

The race to develop infrastructure for powering generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications intensified following reports that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and OpenAI are expected to invest $100 billion to $115 billion in a new supercomputer called Stargate, according to tech-focused business publication The Information. While Microsoft and OpenAI themselves haven’t released any details, the two companies […]

Investors see Microsoft’s stock market value leaving Apple behind

By Noel Randewich (Reuters) – Microsoft’s early lead in artificial intelligence has the software heavyweight’s stock market value poised to pull decisively ahead of Apple’s over the next five years, 13 institutional investors unanimously agreed ahead of the tech titans’ quarterly results this week. Microsoft’s shares have surged 7% so far in 2024, recently sending […]

DOJ and FTC both push to investigate Microsoft’s OpenAI partnership

The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission are deep in discussions over which agency can probe OpenAI, including the ChatGPT creators’ involvement with Microsoft, on antitrust grounds. The FTC initiated talks with the DOJ months ago to figure out which one can review the matter, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. […]