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☆ Microsoft and Eli Lilly are among the most overbought stocks as the first half ends
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Shares of Microsoft registered a 14-day RSI reading of 74. MSFT YTD mountain MSFT YTD Shares of Eli Lilly are also overbought, with a 14-day RSI of 83, putting the drug manufacturer at the top of the list. FedEx is also overbought, with a 14-day RSI of 77. Among the oversold names, Walgreens Boots Alliance and Waters Corporation top the list with a 14-day RSI reading of 20, followed by Pool Corp . with an RSI reading of 22.

Persons: Friday's, Wall, Eli Lilly, Eli Lilly's Organizations: Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Nvidia, Microsoft, CNBC Pro, Union, FedEx, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Waters Corporation, Pool Corp, Walgreens

☆ Meet Bill and Melinda Gates' Gen Z daughter Phoebe, a Stanford graduate and activist who's dating Paul McCartney's grandson
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Phoebe Gates is the youngest daughter of Bill and Melinda Gates. Bill and Melinda Gates. Getty/Scott OlsonBill Gates and Melinda French Gates, who married in 1994 and divorced in 2021, have three children: Jennifer, 28, Rory, 25, and Phoebe, 21. The three Gates children will inherit at least some of their parents' wealth: Bill Gates has said he plans to leave them "only" $10 million each. Today, nearly five decades after cofounding Microsoft, Bill Gates has a fortune of about $134 billion, according to Forbes.

Persons: Phoebe Gates, Bill, Melinda Gates, Getty, Scott Olson Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, Jennifer, Rory, Phoebe, Puck, Bill Gates, Gates, Warren Buffett, Fortune Organizations: Lakeside School, Microsoft, Forbes, Gates Foundation

☆ The first US presidential debate will have some noticeable differences
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, we're looking at the first — and somewhat unconventional — US presidential debate happening tonight . Evan Vucci/AP images, Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP images, Tyler Le/BIIt didn't come easy, and it won't feel quite the same, but we're getting our first US presidential debate tonight. AdvertisementBut don't be surprised by some noticeable differences from what you've come to expect when two presidential candidates face off. And this marks the first presidential debate the platform navigates under the Elon Musk regime. In other newsAdvertisementWhat's happening todayRFK Jr., who did not qualify for the CNN presidential debate, will answer debate questions via livestream during his campaign's counter-programming.

Persons: —, Evan Vucci, Manuel Balce Ceneta, Tyler Le, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, it's, Insider's Brent D, Griffiths, Biden, Brent, Chris Szagola, Julien de Rosa, Alice Tecotzky, Cros, Sunny Verghese, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Adam Posen, Posen, Bord, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Mustafa Suleyman, Alberto Miranda, they're, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, Annie Smith, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Business, Trump, Biden, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, Elon, Getty, Peterson, BI, NFL, RFK Jr Locations: Tesla . Texas, New York, London

☆ Microsoft's new AI chief explains what's at the top of his to-do list
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Microsoft's AI chief, Mustafa Suleyman, has laid out his main goals for the company. In a podcast chat with Seth Rosenberg, Suleyman said he wanted to "uplevel" Copilot's quality. AdvertisementMicrosoft's newly installed AI chief, Mustafa Suleyman, is keen to ensure that the Big Tech company is not underestimated. On a recent podcast with Seth Rosenberg, Suleyman explained his new responsibilities at the company. He said he oversaw key teams, including Bing and Edge, and Copilot, Microsoft's flagship AI product.

Persons: Mustafa Suleyman, Seth Rosenberg, Suleyman, —, he'd Organizations: Bing, Service, Big Tech, Business

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Nvidia rallies after sell-off, lifts S&P 500 and Nasdaq
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Abid Ali | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Nvidia sparks rallyThe S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite snapped a three-day slide as Nvidia rebounded from a sell-off. Trump inflation warningSixteen Nobel Prize-winning economists signed a joint letter Tuesday warning of what they see as economic risks if former President Donald Trump were to serve a second term, including 'reignite' inflation. "There is rightly a worry that Donald Trump will reignite this inflation, with his fiscally irresponsible budgets," they said.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Rivian, Donald Trump, Joe, Donald Trump's, Michelle Bowman Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, CNBC, Nvidia, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Boeing, Home, Treasury, Volkswagen, VW, Ford, Detroit automaker, Trump, Federal, European, Microsoft, Salesforce, Dow Locations: New York City, EU

☆ That job you're applying for might be fake
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In today's big story, we're looking at how the next job you apply for might be fake . While employment is still relatively low, sitting at only 4% , the job market is also pretty stagnant. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty ImagesEven if you find a legitimate job posting, it doesn't get much easier. Workers were also spoiled with the 2021 job market, where candidates named their prices . AdvertisementAnd a fake job posting might be a blessing in disguise.

Persons: —, Charles Schwab, MirageC, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Tim Paradis, it's, aren't, ANDREW CABALLERO, REYNOLDS, BI's Alexandra Bacon, Roberto Machado Noa, Tyler Le, Meta isn't, Apple, Mark Zuckerberg's, Mustafa Suleyman, execs, Suleyman, Karén Simonyan, Ricardo Tomás, Gen Z, Ashley Kostial, She's, he's, Julian Assange, Evan Gershkovich, Paris Hilton, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, Annie Smith, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Business, BI, America, Getty, Workers, BI Citi, Citi, showtime, Nvidia, Meta, Wall Street Journal, Apple, Bloomberg, Investors, SAP, Aetna, Wall Street, The Locations: Hulu, New York, London

☆ Microsoft's new AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman works closely with these execs, internal tracking tool reveals
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewAn internal Microsoft tracking tool has revealed which executives AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman is working with most during his first few months on the job. Microsoft in March hired Suleyman , the head of startup Inflection AI and a cofounder of AI pioneer DeepMind, to be CEO of a newly formed Microsoft AI group. The organization is responsible for consumer AI products such as Microsoft's Copilot AI chatbot and the Bing search engine. Kevin Scott, Microsoft chief technology officerKevin Scott MicrosoftKevin Scott is Microsoft's chief technology officer and executive vice president of AI. Caitlin McCabe, CEO chief of staffMcCabe is Satya Nadella's chief of staff.

Persons: —, Mustafa Suleyman, Suleyman, Karén Simonyan, Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft Nick Adams, Reuters Mehdi, Kevin Scott, Kevin Scott Microsoft Kevin Scott, He's, Scott, Kevin, Satya Nadella, Amy Hood, Phillip Faraone, Hood, Rajesh Jha, Jha wasn't, Jha, Caitlin McCabe, McCabe, Satya Nadella's, She's, Nadella, Jon Tinter, Chris Young, Tinter Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Business, Reuters, OpenAI

☆ GM's Cruise names former Amazon, Microsoft Xbox executive as new CEO
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

DETROIT – General Motors' Cruise autonomous vehicle unit on Tuesday announced former Amazon and Microsoft executive Marc Whitten as its new CEO. His appointment comes at a crucial time for Cruise, which is testing and relaunching its autonomous vehicles on public roadways. Following the incident, several key leaders, including Cruise CEO and co-founder Kyle Vogt, departed the company. The probe also investigated allegations of a cover-up by Cruise leadership, but investigators did not find evidence to support those claims. Cruise was a crucial part of GM's plan to double revenue to $280 billion by the end of this decade.

Persons: Marc Whitten, Whitten, Kyle Vogt, Marc, Mary Barra, Cruise, Rowe Price, Nick Mulholland, Craig Glidden, Glidden, Grant Dixton, Dixton, Mary Organizations: DETROIT, Motors, Amazon, Microsoft, Cruise, GM, Honda Motor, Walmart, Rivian, Activision Blizzard, Boeing Locations: San Francisco, Phoenix , Houston, Dallas, Dubai

☆ EU charges Microsoft with 'abusive' bundling of Teams and Office, breaching antitrust rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Katrina Bishop | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The European Union on Tuesday accused Microsoft of breaching antitrust rules with the "abusive" bundling of its Teams and Office products. Microsoft took the pre-emptive step to unbundle Teams from Microsoft 365 in an effort to quash antitrust concerns by the EU. The EU opened its investigation into Microsoft — which remains ongoing — in July 2023 following a complaint by Salesforce -owned Slack, which has a rival chat service to Teams. The Commission's concerns are centered around the fact that, starting in around 2019, Microsoft tied Teams with its software-as-a-service — or SaaS — applications, such as Office. It notes that Microsoft is "dominant worldwide" in the SaaS market for professional productivity applications.

Persons: —, Brad Smith Organizations: Union, European, Microsoft, European Commission, EU, Salesforce, Economic

☆ Microsoft's EU antitrust charges: Here's what you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMicrosoft's EU antitrust charges: Here's what you need to knowCNBC's Deirdre Bosa joins 'The Exchange' to report on the most recent developments from EU regulators taking aim at big tech companies.

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☆ High valuations of Apple and Microsoft get a pass. Nvidia does not but should
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

Sure enough, the next day began a historic ascent of Apple stock, an in-your-face rally that many thought made no sense. There's a coalescence of two themes, high speed, accelerated computing and increasingly intelligent AI, and neither works without Nvidia chips. I know that it seems impossible to ponder Nvidia's stock going any higher or passing Apple and Microsoft and staying ahead of it. Ask yourself, does any company match Jensen and Nvidia right now? I say let others be baffled over the Apple versus Microsoft versus Nvidia conundrum.

Persons: WWDC, Tim Cook, Tim, Claude, hasn't, Moore, Elon Musk, Nvidia's, Jensen Huang, Jensen, Ben Franklin, Franklin, Da Vinci, — Jensen, Steve Jobs, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Jim Cramer Rob Kim Organizations: Apple, Developers, Microsoft, Club, Dell, HP Inc, PC, Micron, Nvidia, Computers, Intel, AMD, Pentium, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, Franklin Institute, Oracle, Google, GTC Conference, Cisco, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC Locations: Philadelphia, Rome, Jensen

☆ Top Wall Street analysts recommend these stocks for the long haul
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Against that uncertain backdrop, Wall Street analysts are focused on identifying stocks with solid fundamentals and strong long-term growth prospects. In that climate, here are three stocks favored by the Street's top pros, according to TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance. Finally, Feinseth mentioned Microsoft's strong financial position, which supports enhanced shareholder returns and enables investments in the company's AI ambitions. The company's Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform securely connects users, devices and applications by protecting them from cyberattacks and data loss. Following the Zenith Live 2024 event, Baird analyst Shrenik Kothari reaffirmed a buy rating on Zscaler stock with a price target of $260.

Persons: Kevin Scott, TD Cowen, Helane Becker, Becker, TipRanks, OpenAI, Ivan Feinseth, Feinseth, Baird, Shrenik Kothari, Zscaler, Kothari Organizations: Microsoft, Technology, Artificial, Seattle Convention Center, Federal Reserve, Street, Delta Air, Delta Air Lines, DAL, Delta, Activision Blizzard, Zero, Zenith Locations: Seattle, Seattle , Washington, Toronto, Delta

☆ Stock market today: Record-setting rally stalls as Nvidia slides and economic data softens
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Max Adams | Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

US stocks closed mostly lower Thursday, ending a long streak of gains for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Nvidia dragged the market lower as the tech giant dropped 3% after rising as much in early morning trading. The S&P 500 climbed above 5,500 for the first time ever on Thursday before dipping back below that level. Advertisement"At the same time, labor market indicators like initial and continued jobless claims are weakening.

Persons: —, Bill Adams Organizations: Nasdaq, Nvidia, Traders, Service, Dow Jones, Comerica Bank

☆ Best Buy has trained more than 30K employees to help sell new AI-enabled computers in hopes of ending a sales slump
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Best Buy is hoping Microsoft's Copilot+ will help end its 10 quarters of declining comparable sales. More than 30,000 employees have been trained to help sell the new AI-enabled PCs. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . With 10 consecutive quarters of declining comparable sales in the rearview, the electronics retailer is hoping a partnership with Microsoft will help end the slump. On Tuesday, Best Buy began selling the tech company's AI-enabled Copilot+ PCs in stores and online.

Persons: Microsoft's, — Organizations: Geek Squad, Service, Microsoft, Business

☆ JPMorgan raises its EPS estimates for Apple, says stock could rise another 13%
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. "We don't want to be too greedy after a parabolic move," said Jeff Marks, the CNBC Investing Club's director of portfolio analysis. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Jeff Marks, We're, Jim Cramer's, MSFT, DOV, Jim Organizations: CNBC, Broadcom, JPMorgan, Apple's Worldwide, Conference, Wall Locations: U.S, Dover

☆ Nvidia swipes the crown from Microsoft — plus, the fuel for Best Buy's latest move higher
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Up next: There's not a whole lot expected to happen on Wall Street over the next 24 hours. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Eaton —, There's, we'll, we're, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: CNBC, Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Broadcom, Energy, Boeing, UBS, Accenture, Kroger, Olive Garden, Darden, Jim Cramer's Charitable Locations: Wells, Dover, U.S

☆ Fewer Microsoft employees think they're getting a 'good deal,' internal survey shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Fewer Microsoft employees believe they get a "good deal: from working there. The annual "Employee Signals" survey showed a drop from 69% to 62% in positive responses. AdvertisementFewer Microsoft employees believe they are getting a "good deal" by working at the company, according to results of annual surveys viewed by Business Insider. In Microsoft's annual poll called "Employee Signals," 62% of employees this year answered favorably to a question about whether they get a "good deal at Microsoft (i.e. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: — Organizations: Microsoft, Service, Business

☆ Nvidia jumps past Microsoft to become the world's most valuable company
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Nvidia on Tuesday claimed the top spt as the world's most valuable company. Shares of the chip maker rose 4%, helping it edge past Microsoft's market cap. AdvertisementNvidia stock rose 4% on Tuesday, helping push its market capitalization past that of Microsoft to claim the title of the world's most valuable company. The chip maker on Tuesday boasted a market value of $3.338 trillion, edging out Microsoft's $3.326 trillion market cap by just $12 billion. Nvidia stock hit an intraday-high of $136.25 Tuesday afternoon.

Persons: —, ChatGPT Organizations: Nvidia, Tuesday, Service, Microsoft, Apple, AMD

☆ Microsoft stock will surge 24% amid a 'tidal wave' of AI-monetization opportunities, Wedbush says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft stock is set to hit $550 on AI monetization opportunities, Wedbush Securities said. Client checks revealed growing bullishness towards Microsoft's AI Copilot software. AdvertisementArtificial intelligence deal conversions are accelerating, priming shares of Microsoft to reach even higher records, Wedbush Securities said. Behind the call were increasingly bullish customer checks, Wedbush Securities said, driven by "a tidal wave of Copilot and Azure monetization now on the doorstep for MSFT." Growth in Azure, Microsoft's cloud platform, has boomed in recent quarters, and could be a bridge into more AI spending, Ives wrote.

Persons: —, Redmond, Dan Ives, Ives, Wedbush Organizations: Microsoft, Wedbush Securities, Service, Nadella, Oracle, IBM, Nvidia, Apple

☆ How Apple, Microsoft and 3 other tech giants can make money with AI geared to consumers
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

(Expected AI-driven device upgrades from Apple, Microsoft, and other personal tech makers is the reason we're invested in Best Buy . Microsoft, Apple and fellow Club name Nvidia have all eclipsed $3 trillion market values — and have been wrestling for the top spot as the most valuable U.S. company. META YTD mountain Meta Platforms (META) year-to-date performance Meta Platforms is monetizing consumer interest in AI by boosting user engagement. The Meta AI generative artificial intelligence assistant is currently free to use. AMZN YTD mountain Amazon (AMZN) year-to-performance Comparable to Meta, Amazon offers AI to consumers for free to increase engagement on its dominant e-commerce platform.

Persons: Tim Cook, Siri, Apple, WWDC, Piper Sandler, Jim Cramer, Bard, Missteps, Jim, Jim Cramer's, Eugene Mymrin Organizations: Apple, Apple Intelligence, Developer Conference, Microsoft, Services, Cook, Co, AI Party, Bloomberg, Microsoft's, Computing, Club, Nvidia, Gmail, Google, ChatGPT, Facebook, Citi, Meta, Amazon, Amazon Web Services, CNBC Locations: China, Cupertino, U.S

☆ Early bets on AI have helped this global tech fund outperform for a second year
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

An early bet on artificial intelligence thanks to a simple investment framework is helping the T. Rowe Price's Global Technology Fund (PRGTX) outperform the market for a second straight year. "Our framework led us to be early to this AI trend, [and] led us to be early to the chip intensity of this AI trend." That's due in part to its winning bets in AI names and semiconductor stocks – many of which have outperformed the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite . Early bets on AI Key to the $4.5 billion fund's recent success has been early positions in AI stocks and chipmaking darling Nvidia . The AI leader — added to the fund at the end of 2021 — today accounts for nearly 18% of the portfolio.

Persons: Rowe, Dominic Rizzo, Rizzo, Rowe Price lifer, —, Rizzo's, Siri, Morningstar Organizations: Global Technology Fund, Nasdaq, Nvidia, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Devices, ASML, Apple, Microsoft, University of Chicago Booth School, Business, Worldwide Developers, Apple Intelligence, SAP

☆ Apple's new AI is made in Google data centers
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But Apple and Google had for months been working together behind the scenes, with Google giving Apple access to its data centers to train the iPhone maker's new AI models. For years, Apple has leaned on Google and Amazon's cloud services to store data for its products. For example, when Apple device users do iCloud backups they are often stored in Google's data centers. Most of the impressive features of AI models must be at least partly handled in massive energy-sucking data centers, which companies such as Microsoft, Google and Amazon have spent years building. Bloomberg previously reported that Google and Apple were also in talks to bring Google's Gemini AI to iOS devices.

Persons: —, OpenAI, Googlers, It's, Craig Federighi Organizations: Service, Apple, Google, Business, Apple Intelligence, Nvidia, Microsoft, Oracle, Bloomberg

☆ Saudi Arabia looking to China for a lifeline for its futuristic city could mean trouble for the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, we're looking at how Saudi Arabia is courting Chinese investors for help with its massive, futuristic city facing financial issues. NeomSaudi Arabia's dreams of a futuristic city are turning into a financial nightmare, and one of its solutions could spell trouble for the US. Since 2017, the Kingdom has touted big plans for the desert megacity Neom . AdvertisementThe city plans to heavily use renewable energy, a key area of focus for China as it digs itself out of its economic hole . But a soft real estate market and a trail of angry business partners and customers are threatening to thwart his big plans .

Persons: —, Prince Mohammed bin Salman's, Neom's, hasn't, Tom Porter, Prince, Aaron Weiner's, Weiner, Justin Sullivan, it's, they'd, Tyler Le, Giovanna Ventola, Michael Shvo, Shvo, Tesla, Jose Uribe, Sen, Bob Menendez, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, George Glover, Annie Smith, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, UEFA, Business, Neom, US, International Monetary Fund, Bank of America, Apple, Apple Intelligence, OpenAI, Amazon, Bonnaroo Music, Arts Festival, Post Malone Locations: Saudi Arabia, Neom, Saudi, Kingdom, China, Gaza, New York, London

☆ Microsoft to delay launch of AI Recall tool due to security concerns
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Katie Bartlett | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the Microsoft Build conference at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on May 21, 2024. Microsoft plans to make the AI feature available on all Copilot+ PCs soon after they receive feedback through WIP. Microsoft first introduced the Copilot+ PC on May 20 as a computer designed to run advanced AI programs, including Recall. Recall is an AI tool that regularly takes screenshots to create a record of activity, allowing users to search for their previous actions. Microsoft's decision to delay Recall follows heightened concerns around security as the AI field evolves rapidly.

Persons: Satya Nadella, Pavan Davuluri Organizations: Microsoft, Windows, Industry Locations: Redmond , Washington, U.S

☆ Amazon has a secret workaround to scrape Microsoft's GitHub for AI model training data, leaked memo shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Microsoft is likely to be unhappy when it discovers that its arch rival Amazon is leaning hard on GitHub for AI training data. "Our LLMs are trained on data from a variety of sources, including licensed and proprietary data, open-source datasets, and publicly available data where appropriate. It also said Amazon employees should create a "classic personal token," not a "fine-grained personal token," when signing up. Tech companies, hungry for even more training data, are also granting themselves new permissions to use a lot more of consumers' information. Though Amazon's legal team has approved the GitHub data scraping workaround, the move could put Amazon in a tricky position.

Persons: —, Rohit Prasad NurPhoto, Rohit Prasad, Amazon, Amazon's, Andy Jassy, Prasad, Matthew Butterick, Joseph Saveri, Joseph Saveri's, Butterick, Copilot Organizations: Service, Business, General Intelligence Group, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Meta, GitHub, News Corp, Tech, Alexa Locations: GitHub

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