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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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Meta seeks OpenAI’s help to create coding assistant for its engineers
New Delhi: Meta (formerly Facebook) is reportedly in touch with Microsoft and OpenAI to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) coding assistant for its engineers. According to ‘Command Line’ by The Verge’s Alex…
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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…
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Microsoft may bring its own AI chips to compete with Nvidia’s: Report
San Francisco: Microsoft is reportedly developing its own AI chips to train large language models, aiming to reduce their dependence on chip maker Nvidia and avoid high costs. Since 2019, Microsoft has…
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Microsoft adds Detach from Edge option for improved multitasking in Edge
San Francisco: Microsoft has introduced a new option called ‘Detach from Edge’ in its Edge browser, which will allow users to separate the side panel from the main Edge window for increased…
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Google may be working on new AI-powered search engine: Report
San Francisco: Amidst rising competition from Microsoft and OpenAI, Google is reportedly developing an all-new AI-powered search engine, the media reported. The company is currently in the early phases of developing a…
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Microsoft introduces Gallery to File Explorer in Windows
San Francisco: Microsoft has introduced a new feature called “Gallery” in File Explorer for users to access their photo collection easily in Windows 11. “We are introducing Gallery, a new feature in…
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Microsoft adds AI-powered Bing to SwiftKey app on iOS, Android
New Delhi: Microsoft has announced the addition of AI-powered Bing capabilities to the SwiftKey app (a third-party keyboard) on iOS and Android. This new addition will allow users to chat with the…
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LinkedIn introduces new ways to verify identity, work
San Francisco: Professional networking platform LinkedIn has introduced new ways to verify your identity and where you work as part of verification, which will be free for all members. “Starting today, we’re…
