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Microsoft launches Azure AI Studio for developers to create their own AI ‘copilots’
San Francisco: Microsoft has launched Azure AI Studio, a new capability within the Azure OpenAI Service that allows customers to combine OpenAI chatbots with their own data — either text or images,…
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Microsoft’s healthcare AI subsidiary Nuance undergoing layoffs: Report
San Francisco: Speech-recognition company Nuance Communications, acquired by Microsoft for $19.7 billion, is undergoing layoffs as it focuses on its healthcare business. Nuance CEO Mark Benjamin notified employees about the job cuts…
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Musk sends letter to Nadella, accuses Microsoft of violating Twitter data
New York: Elon Musk’s personal lawyer has sent a letter to Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella, accusing the tech giant of violating Twitter’s developer agreement for an extended period of time.…
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Microsoft slashes more jobs in US, not part of earlier global layoffs
San Francisco: Microsoft is slashing 158 jobs in Washington State and the new layoffs are not part of the 10,000 announced by the tech company in January, the media reported. According to…
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Microsoft helped over 3 lakh Indians get water access in 2022
New Delhi: As sustainability becomes one of the top priorities for companies, Microsoft helped provide 3,09,921 people in India with water access last year, the company has said. The tech giant supported…
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OpenAI’s losses swell to USD 540 million, likely to keep rising
San Francisco: The losses of Microsoft-backed OpenAI, the developer behind highly-successful AI chatbot ChatGPT, reportedly swelled to nearly $540 million last year and are likely to only keep rising. According to The…
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Microsoft launches Teams Payments app for small businesses
San Francisco: Microsoft has launched a new Payments app, which will allow small businesses to easily manage and collect payments from within Teams on their desktop or mobile device during a meeting.…
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Microsoft introduces 2 new initiatives to empower Indian SMBs
New Delhi: Microsoft India on Tuesday announced two new initiatives to support Indian SMBs and enable their digital transformation journey, namely an SMB-focused website and a dedicated helpline. According to the company,…
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Microsoft to stop making its mice, keyboards, webcams
San Francisco: Microsoft has said that it will no longer manufacture mice, keyboards, and webcams under the Microsoft brand, instead, it will develop Surface-branded PC accessories, which include mice, keyboards, pens, and…
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Saudi Aramco overtakes Microsoft as world’s 2nd largest company by market value
Riyadh: Saudi oil giant Aramco has displaced American technology giant Microsoft to become the world’s second-largest company by market value at 7.92 trillion Saudi Riyals (2.11 trillion dollars) as the company’s stock prices…
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Microsoft to stop bundling Teams with Office to avoid probe
San Francisco: To avoid an official antitrust probe by European Union (EU) regulators, Microsoft has announced that it will no longer require users of its popular Office software to also install its…
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Microsoft announces ‘Copilot for Viva’ to grow workforce engagement
New Delhi: Microsoft has announced “Copilot for Viva”, along with the introduction of “Viva Glint”, to help organisations create a more engaged and productive workforce. Viva is Microsoft’s employee experience platform, which…
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Microsoft to name hackers after ‘weather’ events in new naming taxonomy
San Francisco: Microsoft has introduced a new naming taxonomy for hackers, in which they will be identified with names inspired by weather conditions. As one of eight groups used by Microsoft to…