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- Technology
OpenAI raises 110B dollars from Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank; valuation hits 730B
New York: ChatGPT maker OpenAI has received USD 110 billion in funding from Amazon, SoftBank and Nvidia, putting the technology company’s pre-money valuation at USD 730 billion. Amazon is leading the trio…
- Technology
Indian-origin Asha Sharma named CEO of Microsoft Gaming
New York: Technology giant Microsoft has named Indian-origin Asha Sharma as Executive Vice President and CEO of Microsoft Gaming, joining a long and growing list of Indian-descent leaders at the helm of…
- India
Bill Gates skips India AI Summit keynote address amid Epstein references
New Delhi: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will not deliver the keynote address he was previously scheduled for at the India AI Impact Summit, his foundation said on Thursday, February 19. While the…
- Technology
Microsoft to invest USD 50 bn to bridge global AI divide
New Delhi: Microsoft on Wednesday, February 18, said it is on pace to invest USD 50 billion by the end of the decade to expand artificial intelligence access across the Global South,…
- Top Stories
World’s largest AI summit opens to packed halls in Delhi
New Delhi: The world’s largest artificial intelligence (AI) summit opened to packed halls and long queues on Monday, February 16, as tech moguls, industry leaders, policymakers, founders, and technologists thronged the venue…
- Andhra Pradesh
Bill Gates to visit Andhra Pradesh, hold talks with CM Naidu
Amaravati: Microsoft founder Bill Gates will visit Amaravati on February 16 and hold discussions with Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on expanding cooperation in health and artificial intelligence initiatives, Andhra Pradesh minister…
- Technology
Wikipedia turns 25, signs deals with AI companies
London: Wikipedia unveiled new business deals with a slew of artificial intelligence (AI) companies on Thursday, January 15, as it marked its 25th anniversary. The online crowdsourced encyclopedia revealed that it has…
- India
Big tech plans major hiring push in India in 2026 amid US layoffs: Report
New Delhi : Around 52 per cent of tech and banking professionals in India and US said their companies plan to increase hiring in India in 2026, a report said on Wednesday,…
- India
Avanade expands India operations, aims to double workforce by 2026
New Delhi: Avanade, a cloud and AI services provider across the Microsoft ecosystem, on Wednesday said it will double its India workforce by 2026 as part of its expansion plans in the…
- Technology
AI won’t steal jobs, ours is last generation to have stable, long-term careers: Microsoft
Mumbai: Tech giant Microsoft’s India and South Asia President Puneet Chandok on Friday said artificial intelligence will not steal jobs, asserting that the real pink slip is going to be refusal to…
- Middle East
Gaza deaths: Microsoft faces legal action for aiding Israel
aeA group of global legal and human rights organisations have written to tech giant Microsoft for its alleged complicity in aiding the mass killings of civilians in Gaza by Israel. The coalition…
- Business
Amazon pledges USD 35 bn investment in India by 2030
New Delhi: Amazon plans to invest USD 35 billion in India over the next five years to expand its businesses from quick commerce to cloud computing and artificial intelligence, as the global…
- World
Microsoft halts services to Israeli defence unit over Palestinian surveillance
US technology giant Microsoft on Thursday, September 25, suspended specific cloud and artificial intelligence services provided to a unit within the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD), following an internal investigation into alleged…
- World
Microsoft fires 4 employees over protests against firm’s ties to Israel
US technology giant Microsoft has fired four employees who participated in protests against the Israeli occupation army’s alleged use of the company’s systems and software in its genocide in the Gaza Strip over the…
- Middle East
Microsoft grapples with arrests, protests over Israeli military’s use of its tech
Washington: Police officers arrested 18 people at worker-led protests at Microsoft headquarters on Wednesday as the tech company promises an “urgent” review of the Israeli military’s use of its technology during the…
