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☆ Microsoft’s first-mover advantage in AI is fading. Why we’re OK with that
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Amazon , Meta Platforms and Apple are eating away at Microsoft's once-sizable lead in the heated artificial intelligence arms race, according to D.A. Early investments in ChatGPT creator OpenAI gave Microsoft the first-mover advantage in the AI race. Davidson analysts praised Amazon, Meta, and Apple as their top three. AMZN YTD mountain Amazon YTD In particular, D.A. META YTD mountain Meta Platforms YTD As for Meta, the Club sees potential in how AI helps boost user engagement with its chatbot baked into Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram.

Persons: Davidson, Jim Cramer, Jim, it's, Gross, OpenAI, Copilot, That's, D.A, Mike Sievert, Jim Cramer's, Adam Gray Organizations: Microsoft, Big Tech, D.A, Apple, Club, Services, AWS, Amazon, Meta, Facebook, Mobile, Apple Intelligence, CNBC, Getty Locations: Microsoft's, Redmond, Washington, D.A, San Francisco, New York City

☆ Why Elon Musk Is Really Taking Twitter Out of San Francisco
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

From the front door of X, which is closing up shop in San Francisco on Friday, Market Street runs straight through downtown to the bay. Now, as X leaves its spot, Market Street is still suffering from all the same problems it had before Twitter. After handing over millions of dollars in tax breaks to one of the world's wealthiest corporations, San Francisco has nothing to show for it. AdvertisementI keep remembering a work trip I took to San Francisco in 1999, a few years before I moved here. "Our focus remains on working with and supporting the many businesses that call San Francisco home," the statement reads.

Persons: Daniel Burnham, Elon Musk, Twitter, Ted Egan, Bon Marché, Paula Smith Arrigoni, restaurateurs, Dolby, Twitter didn't, Egan, Uber decamped, Musk, San Francisco, Adam Rogers Organizations: Twitter, Central Market, Anadolu, Getty, AQ, Area, Coalition, Apple, New York Times, San, Sony, Microsoft, Ikea, London Breed, Business Locations: San Francisco, Austin, South Park, California, Brisbane, Texas, scuzzy, gentrify, Alta, Oro, Bon, Kaya, Bay, Oakland

☆ Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella talks AI, closing the Activision Blizzard deal, and his best business decision so far
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Mathias Döpfner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +47 min

Just like the cloud transformed every software category, we think AI is one such transformational shift. Therefore, this notion of Copilots that we're introducing is really going to be revolutionary in terms of driving productivity and communication. Milton Friedman once famously said: "the business of business is business." One is, is the business of business just business? So, I think AI can actually be very helpful in many ways to be a little more empathetic and more understanding of the world.

Persons: Satya Nadella, Axel Springer's, OpenAI, Nadella, Axel Springer, —, Mathias Döpfner, Pankaj Nangia, Steve Ballmer, Steve, I've, It's, I'd, Herbert Simon, Karl Marx, Lakshmi, Hayek, Marx, Justin Sullivan, Carol Dweck, they're, Vuk Valcic, That's, it's, you've, Jae, Copilot, Jeff Bezos, I'm, We've, Milton Friedman, Elon Musk, we've, Lina Khan, Sam Altman, Sam, Tomohiro Ohsumi, Bard, Bing, Mathias, wouldn't, Picasso, Jakub Porzycki, Mustafa Suleyman, We'll Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Olympic, Australia, Getty, Activision Blizzard, Gaming, AP, Windows, Linux, Children's Hospital, University of Wisconsin, Associated Press, Google Locations: Berlin, India, Hyderabad, Seattle, United States, Milwaukee, American, China, derisking, DC, Beijing, Europe, GitHub, British

☆ Microsoft to sign on Amazon as customer in $1 bln cloud tools deal - Insider
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[1/2] The Microsoft logo is seen at the Microsoft store in New York City, July 28, 2015. The global launch of the Microsoft Windows 10 operating system will take place on July 29. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 17 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O) is preparing to bring Amazon.com (AMZN.O) as a customer for its 365 cloud productivity tools in a deal worth over $1 billion, news site Insider reported on Tuesday, citing an internal document and a person familiar with the matter. Reporting by Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj KalluvilaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Mike Segar, Yuvraj Malik, Sriraj Organizations: Microsoft, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: New York City, Bengaluru

☆ Microsoft in talks to sign on Amazon as customer in $1 bln cloud tools deal - Insider
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] The Microsoft logo is seen at the Microsoft store in New York City, July 28, 2015. The global launch of the Microsoft Windows 10 operating system will take place on July 29. The e-commerce giant has committed the amount for over five years and to secure more than one million Microsoft 365 license seats, according to the report. Microsoft, whose shares gained nearly 1% in extended trading following the report, declined to comment. Reporting by Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj KalluvilaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Mike Segar, Yuvraj Malik, Sriraj Organizations: Microsoft, REUTERS, Reuters, Thomson Locations: New York City, Bengaluru

[1/2] The Microsoft logo is seen at the Microsoft store in New York City, July 28, 2015. REBUFFED BY APPLENadella also testified that Microsoft had sought to make its Bing search engine the default on Apple (AAPL.O) smartphones but was rebuffed. On laptops, most of which use Microsoft operating systems, Bing is the default search engine and has a market share below 20%, Nadella acknowledged. Nadella became CEO of Microsoft in 2014, long after the tech giant faced its own federal antitrust lawsuit. As Google, which was founded in 1998, became an industry leading search engine, the two became bitter rivals.

Persons: Mike Segar, Satya Nadella, Nadella, U.S . Justice Department's, APPLE Nadella, John Schmidtlein, Google's, Schmidtlein, Bing, Amit Mehta, Diane Bartz, Christina Fincher, Deepa Babington Organizations: Microsoft, REUTERS, Google, U.S . Justice, Apple, APPLE, Bing, Verizon, BlackBerry, Nokia, District of Columbia, Thomson Locations: New York City, WASHINGTON, U.S, Bing, OpenAI

Nadella was dismissing an argument that Google has made - that it is easy to change defaults on devices. He said that Microsoft, itself a tech powerhouse, had sought to make its Bing search engine the default on Apple (AAPL.O) smartphones but was rebuffed. The clout in search makes Google a heavy hitter in the lucrative advertising market, boosting its profits. "You get up in the morning and you brush your teeth and you search on Google," he added in a reference to Google's dominance in search. As Google, which was founded in 1998, became an industry leading search engine, the two became bitter rivals.

Persons: Mike Segar, Satya Nadella, U.S . Justice Department's, Nadella, Amit Mehta, Bing, Diane Bartz, Christina Fincher, Deepa Babington Organizations: Microsoft, REUTERS, U.S ., Google, Apple, District of Columbia, Thomson Locations: New York City, WASHINGTON, U.S, OpenAI

☆ Microsoft executive says Google deals kept Bing small
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The Microsoft logo is seen at the Microsoft store in New York City, July 28, 2015. Jonathan Tinter, a Microsoft vice president whose job has been to help Bing grow, testified at the trial of the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust case against Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google. The department accuses Google of paying $10 billion annually to wireless carriers and smartphone makers to ensure that Google search is the default on their devices. Tinter said that Bing has struggled to win default status on smartphones sold in the United States, and that this smaller scale translated into poorer quality search. "We were just big enough to play but not big enough to win," Tinter said.

Persons: Mike Segar, Bing, Jonathan Tinter, Tinter, Diane Bartz, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Microsoft, REUTERS, Rights, Google, U.S . Justice, Justice Department, Thomson Locations: New York City, United States, U.S

"We know you've wanted more storage with Xbox Series S," Xbox chief executive Phil Spencer said during the company's summer gaming showcase. Xbox Series X and Series S have been the fastest-selling generation of Xbox consoles to date, thanks in part to the affordable price of the Series S. If you're hoping to get your hands on the new 1TB Xbox Series S, we've got you covered with full details on how to preorder one now. Where to preorder the Xbox Series S 1TB Carbon Black modelThe Carbon Black 1TB Xbox Series S will be released on September 1, and preorders are available now for $350 at Amazon, Best Buy, Target, Newegg, GameStop, and the Microsoft Store. Is the 1TB Xbox Series S different from the original Xbox Series S? The new Xbox Series S 1TB edition features double the storage space of the original Xbox Series S released in 2020.

Persons: you've, Phil Spencer, we've Organizations: Microsoft, Xbox, GameStop, Target, AA, Seagate, Amazon

☆ Microsoft investigating Teams and Outlook outages as thousands of users report issues
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Microsoft logo is seen at the Microsoft store in New York City. Microsoft said it is investigating issues with several of its products, including Teams and Outlook. The U.S. technology giant said that users may not be able to access multiple Microsoft 365 services. Downdetector, a service where people can log problems and outages with websites and apps, saw a spike in users reporting issues with Microsoft products, including Outlook, Teams and the company's cloud product Azure, at around 3 a.m. But the company saw a slowdown in revenue from cloud computing products, including Azure, and gave gloomy guidance for the current quarter.

Diablo IV will be released on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation platforms on June 6, 2023. Diablo IV will launch on June 6, 2023 for Windows PCs, PlayStation 5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One. The developers of Diablo IV have said one of their primary goals was to return to the franchise's roots of darkness and horror. Diablo IV can connect between platforms, so players on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox should have no issues playing together. Diablo 4 first-look impressionsDiablo IV / Activision BlizzardWe got to try the first few hours of Diablo IV during a hands-on media event.

☆ U.S. seeks to stop Microsoft's $69 bln bid for games maker Activision
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] A person walks past a Microsoft store in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The Biden administration filed a complaint on Thursday aimed at blocking tech giant Microsoft's (MSFT.O) $69 billion bid to buy "Call of Duty" games maker Activision , over concerns the deal would deny rivals access to popular games. Microsoft, which owns the Xbox, said in January 2022 that it would buy Activision for $68.7 billion in the biggest gaming industry deal in history. Shares in Microsoft and Activision both fell on news of the FTC complaint. Chair Lina Khan and the two Democrats on the commission voted to approve the complaint, while Commissioner Christine Wilson voted no.

Cyber Monday is delivering some fantastic deals on Xbox consoles, games, and gear, including the best price we've seen on the Xbox Series S.Microsoft's online store is the best place to find the more expensive and more powerful Xbox Series X console on Cyber Monday, while discounts on controllers and games can be found at stores like GameStop, Best Buy, and Amazon. Below, we've collected all the best Xbox deals during Cyber Monday 2022, from console sales and bundles to various popular games and accessories. Best Cyber Monday deals on Xbox consolesDeal icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Great Price Xbox Series S During the holidays, Microsoft is offering their budget console, the Xbox Series S, for $60 off. Deal Microsoft Xbox Series S|X Wireless Controller The new Xbox controller is a streamlined, enhanced version of the previous Xbox gamepad.

The best Cyber Monday game console dealsDeal icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Great Price Xbox Series S During the holidays, Microsoft is offering their budget console, the Xbox Series S, for $60 off. The best Cyber Monday game dealsDeal icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. $39.99 from Best Buy Originally $59.99 Save 33%The best Cyber Monday gaming accessory dealsDeal icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Deals on essential subscriptions like Xbox Game Pass and Nintendo Switch Online are also available during Cyber Monday, too.

Below, we've collected all the best Xbox deals during Black Friday 2022, from console sales and bundles, to discounts on Xbox Game Pass. Best Black Friday deals on Xbox consolesDeal icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Great Price Xbox Series S During the holidays, Microsoft is offering their budget console, the Xbox Series S, for $50 off. Deal Microsoft Xbox Series S|X Wireless Controller The new Xbox controller is a streamlined, enhanced version of the previous Xbox gamepad. Deal Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 3-Month Membership (Digital) Xbox Game Pass Ultimate offers a Netflix-style subscription with hundreds of games for Xbox and PC, and the Xbox Live Gold service needed to play Xbox games online.

n cadrul celui mai recent eveniment Microsoft, gigantul din Redmond a dezvăluit următoarea versiune a sistemului de operare Windows. Aceasta va fi intitulată Windows 11 și va veni la pachet cu modificări substanțiale de funcționalitate și interfață comparativ cu bătrânul Windows 10. Cel mai mare handicap al sistemelor de operare Microsoft și motivul principal pentru Windows on ARM nu a fost atât de popular a ținut întotdeauna de aplicații. Windows 11 va rula nativ aplicații de Android pe care le vei descărca din magazinul virtual incorporat în sistemul de operare, Microsoft Store. Opțional, îți vei putea descărca aplicații și din Amazon App Store.

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