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☆ Microsoft's Super Bowl ad is a sign of the company's shifting AI priorities
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewMicrosoft's appears to be focusing its artificial intelligence efforts more on its AI companion Copilot over its revamped Bing search engine — and the tech giant's latest Super Bowl ad may be a sign of the company's changing priorities. On Wednesday, Microsoft revealed its Super Bowl ad for Copilot's standalone smartphone app that can answer user queries akin to OpenAI's ChatGPT. But viewers who've been following Microsoft's AI efforts may be wondering: what about Bing chat, the AI-powered search engine that the company launched months before Copilot? Bing, which added AI capabilities to its search engine last February, had around only 3% of the search market within that same time frame. Microsoft's shift from Bing to Copilot comes as the tech company seeks to integrate Copilot across its product lines.

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☆ The bear and bull case for Super Micro Computer
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | 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 EmailThe bear and bull case for Super Micro ComputerMehdi Hosseini, Susquehanna senior equity research analyst, and Nehal Chokshi, managing director at Northland Securities, join 'Power Lunch' to debate the bear and bull case for Super Micro Computer.

Persons: Mehdi, Nehal Chokshi Organizations: Micro, Susquehanna, Northland Securities, Micro Computer

☆ Watch CNBC’s full interview with Susquehanna’s Mehdi Hosseini and Northland Securities’ Nehal Chokshi
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | 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 EmailWatch CNBC’s full interview with Susquehanna’s Mehdi Hosseini and Northland Securities’ Nehal ChokshiMehdi Hosseini, Susquehanna senior equity research analyst, and Nehal Chokshi, managing director at Northland Securities, join 'Power Lunch' to debate the bear and bull case for Super Micro Computer.

Persons: Susquehanna’s Mehdi Hosseini, Chokshi Mehdi Hosseini, Nehal Chokshi Organizations: Northland Securities, Susquehanna, Micro Computer

BOSTON (AP) — A Florida man convicted of stealing tuition in 2019 from hundreds of families who planned to send their children to sports camps and spending the money on plastic surgery, vacations and gambling was sentenced Tuesday to two and a half years in prison. Mehdi Belhassan, 53, of Tampa, was found guilty on two counts of wire fraud in October 2023. He was also sentenced Tuesday to two years of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution of $575,427 and forfeiture of $443,346. Beginning in the fall of 2018, Belhassan falsely claimed that he would operate his annual MB Sports Camps at a Boston-area college, prosecutors said. He used the funds to fly to Las Vegas, where he gambled and spent the money on entertainment and hotels, prosecutors said.

Persons: Mehdi Belhassan, Belhassan Organizations: BOSTON Locations: Florida, Tampa, Boston, U.S, Las Vegas

☆ Investigators cracked a $130 million money-laundering scheme by tracing the ringleader's air miles
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewTracing a ringleader's frequent-flyer miles helped investigators crack an international money-laundering scheme, The Wall Street Journal reported. More than £104 million, or about $131 million, in cash was smuggled from London to Dubai in 83 trips, the UK's National Crime Agency said. AdvertisementThe NCA said Mehdi Amrollahbibiyouki checked in 12 suitcases containing £4.3 million over three trips to Dubai in February and March 2020. And Ali Al-Nawab took nine suitcases containing £3.2 million across two trips. AdvertisementAuthorities said the Emirates Skywards miles helped them trace the operation, the Journal reported.

Persons: —, Mehdi Amrollahbibiyouki, Ali Al, Abdullah Alfalasi, Ian Truby, NCA's, Al Organizations: Service, Street Journal, Business, Crime Agency, NCA, Emirates, Authorities Locations: London, Dubai, Amrollahbibiyouki, Al

☆ Microsoft brings Copilot AI assistant to small businesses and launches a premium tier for individuals
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft said on Tuesday that small businesses can now subscribe to its Copilot virtual assistant in the company's productivity apps. And consumers who pay for the Microsoft 365 software can sign up for a new paid version of Copilot. But those who pay for Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions haven't been able to use it in Word, Excel, Outlook and other apps. Those with Copilot Pro receive "priority access to the very latest models — starting today with OpenAI's GPT-4 Turbo," Mehdi wrote. "Whether you need advanced help with writing, coding, designing, researching or learning, Copilot Pro brings greater performance, productivity and creativity," Mehdi wrote.

Persons: chatbot, Satya Nadella, Nadella, Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft's, haven't, OpenAI's, Mehdi, Melius, Ben Reitzes Organizations: Microsoft, Investors, Google, Apple, Microsoft's Ignite, Windows, Bing, Copilot Locations: Seattle, copilot.microsoft.com

☆ Microsoft says a Copilot key is coming to keyboards on Windows PCs starting this month
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-04 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Microsoft on Thursday said keyboards on upcoming Windows PCs will feature a Copilot key for having text conversations with the software maker's virtual assistant. It's one of the most prominent additions to the Windows keyboard since the 1994 introduction of the Windows key for viewing the Start menu. Copilot in Windows taps artificial intelligence models from Microsoft-backed startup OpenAI, which operates its own popular ChatGPT chatbot. Microsoft has started delivering Copilot on PCs with Windows 10, the world's most popular operating system, and Windows 11. People can hold down the Windows key and push the C key to summon the Copilot.

Persons: Yusuf Mehdi, It's Organizations: Microsoft, Workers, Copilot, Windows Locations: Redmond , Washington

☆ Iran finalises deal to buy Russian fighter jets - Tasnim
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A Russian Sukhoi Su-35S jet fighter performs a flight during the Aviadarts competition, as part of the International Army Games 2021, at the Dubrovichi range outside Ryazan, Russia August 27, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsDUBAI, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Iran has finalised arrangements for the delivery of Russian made Sukhoi su-35 fighter jets and helicopters, Iran's deputy defence minister told Iran's Tasnim news agency on Tuesday, as Tehran and Moscow forge closer military relations. Iran's air force has only a few dozen strike aircraft, including Russian jets as well as ageing U.S. models acquired before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. "Plans have been finalised for Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets, Mil Mi-28 attack helicopters, and Yak-130 jet trainers to join the combat units of Iran's Army," Iran's deputy Defence Minister Mehdi Farahi said. In 2018, Iran said it had started production of the locally-designed Kowsar fighter for use in its air force.

Persons: Sukhoi Su, Maxim, Iran's, Mehdi Farahi, Elwely, Parisa Hafezi, Alison Williams, Ed Osmond Organizations: International Army, REUTERS, Rights, Sukhoi, Iran's Army, Thomson Locations: Sukhoi, Ryazan, Russia, Rights DUBAI, Iran, Tehran, Moscow, United States

☆ Muslims in shock over anti-Islam party's Dutch poll win
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Bart H. Meijer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] People walk past shops in Kanaleneiland, an immigrant-dominated area of the central Dutch city of Utrecht, Netherlands November 23, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw Acquire Licensing RightsTHE HAGUE, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Dutch Muslims expressed shock on Thursday at the election win of far-right populist Geert Wilders, who has previously called for mosques and the Koran to be banned in the Netherlands. "These election results are shocking for Dutch Muslims. Muslims make up around 5% of he Dutch population of almost 18 million people. After his surprise win, Wilders said he wanted to be prime minister for all Dutch people, but that appeared to do little to assuage concerns about what he might do later.

Persons: de Wouw, Geert Wilders, Wilders, Mark Rutte's, Muhsin Koktas, Mehdi Koc, Taheri, Koc, Kemal Yildiz, Yildiz, Stephanie van den Berg, Bart Meijer, Alexander Smith Organizations: REUTERS, HAGUE, Freedom Party, Labour, The Hague, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Kanaleneiland, Dutch, Utrecht, Netherlands, The

☆ Qevlar wants to cut out human vulnerability in cybersecurity using AI. It just raised $5 million with this 10-slide pitch deck.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Qevlar, a cybersecurity startup, has raised $5 million in seed funding. The Paris-based company uses AI to help identify and manage security risks. Qevlar, an AI-powered cybersecurity startup, has raised $5 million in seed funding. The Paris-based company enables businesses to integrate the Qevlar platform, which then constantly monitors operations, helping identify and monitor security risks in the process. The startup aims to address issues including the alert fatigue faced by security teams and skills shortages in the sector.

Persons: DeepMind's Mehdi Ghissassi Organizations: EQT Ventures, Business Locations: Paris

☆ Check out the pitch decks AI startups Viso, Weav.ai, Dashtoon, and Frenetic used to raise a collective $31.2 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Four AI startups in the form of Weav.AI, Dashtoon, Frenetic, and Viso recently raised a combined $31.2 million in early-stage funding. All four startups, working in sectors ranging from computer vision to AI-driven illustration, shared their pitch decks with Insider. Viso raises round led by Spotify-backer AccelIn October, Swiss startup Viso secured $9.2 million from venture capital giant Accel. Developing computer vision applications is a timely and complex task, and scaling this technology usually "requires significant infrastructure," the startup said. Its platform allows clients — from construction companies to logistics enterprises and city councils — to manage and deploy these computer vision tools from one workspace.

Persons: Viso, DeepMind's Mehdi Ghissassi, Gaudenz Boesch, Slack, Mehdi Ghissassi, Mihai Faur Organizations: Accel, Sierra Ventures, Business, Spotify Locations: Swiss, —

☆ Morocco call up Nice midfielder Diop for World Cup qualifiers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 9 (Reuters) - Former France under-21 international Sofiane Diop has accepted a first call-up from Morocco for the start of their 2026 World Cup qualification campaign this month, coach Walid Regragui confirmed on Thursday. Nice midfielder Diop, 23, was born in France but is also eligible for Morocco, who reached the semi-finals of the World Cup in Qatar and recently recruited another French youth international in Bayer Leverkusen winger Amine Adli. "He (Diop) is a player who could have chosen other countries also. Morocco are scheduled to host Eritrea next Thursday in their qualification opener and despite reports the latter could withdraw from the preliminaries, Regragui said they have received no confirmation from FIFA. The Atlas Lions will travel away to Tanzania on Nov. 21 for their second game.

Persons: Sofiane Diop, Walid Regragui, Diop, Regragui, Yassine Bounou, Munir El Kajoui, El Mehdi Benabid, Ghanem Saiss, Nayef Aguerd, Abdelkabir, Yunis, Achraf, Ayoub El, Noussair Mazraoui, Yahya Attiat Allah, Sofyan, Azzedine Ounahi, Yahya Jabrane, Ismael Saibari, Bilal El Khannouss, Amir Richardson, Hakim Ziyech, Youssef En, Tarik Tissoudali, Nick Said, Toby Davis Organizations: Bayer Leverkusen, FIFA, The Atlas Lions, Thomson Locations: France, Morocco, Qatar, Tanzania, Niger, Congo, Zambia, United States, Mexico, Canada

☆ Bill Ackman's 3,138-word letter to the president of Harvard shows he's not slowing down in his fight against antisemitism
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Bill Ackman sent a 3,138-word letter to the president of Harvard on November 4. On Saturday, Ackman took to X — the platform formerly known as Twitter — to share a 3,138-word letter he sent to Harvard President Claudine Gay. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn the letter, Ackman outlined a seven-step plan that he says Harvard can take to reduce antisemitism on campus. Please see my below letter to the President of Harvard University sent today:November 4, 2023Dear President Gay,I am writing this letter to you regretfully. "I would be delighted to help in any way that I can to enable you to succeed in this mission and as Harvard's president.

Persons: Bill Ackman, Ackman, —, Bill Ackman isn't, X, Claudine Gay, Gay, …, Israel, wouldn't, Nikki Haley, MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan, Hasan, Winston, Strawn, he's Organizations: Harvard, Service, Israel, Harvard Business School, Palestine, Harvard University, Hamas, GOP, New York University, Ackman Locations: Israel

The fortified necropolis and surrounding settlements were built near the Atlantic Ocean along the banks of the Bou Regreg river. The main excavation site has been closed for renovations since the pandemic and archaeologists have worked on expanding it since March. The footprint — including the extended site presented on Friday — is larger than that of Volubilis, widely visited ruins 111 miles (179 kilometers) east of Rabat. El Khayari and his team of archaeologists said the new discoveries further from the center of Chellah have never been subject to study. We are aiming for 1 million by developing this site, bringing it to life, setting up marketing, communications and everything.”

Persons: Abdelaziz El Khayari, El Khayari, —, Mehdi Ben Said, Ben Said, ” Organizations: —, Morocco’s National, of Archaeological Sciences, Heritage, UNESCO Locations: RABAT, Morocco, Bou, Rabat

☆ Goldman Sachs just promoted 608 employees to the coveted role of managing directors. See the full list here.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Goldman Sachs announced its 2023 class of managing directors Thursday afternoon, giving 608 employees the coveted title. It's a smaller cohort than the bank's 2021 MD class, down 5% amid a dealmaking slowdown. Still, Goldman appears to have taken pains to promote employees in revenue-generating divisions like investment banking and trading. Goldman says the percentage of women it promoted as part of the 2023 MD class sets a record, up 1% from 2021. Two years ago, Goldman promoted the largest managing director class in its history, naming 643 employees to the designation in 2021.

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Braidi Chris Brett Joseph Briggs Charles Brockett Emmeline Brothers Aaron Brown Adrienne Brown Kevin Bryck Archana Budida Oliver Bunn Rebecca Burgoyne Andrew Burpitt Todd Byers Patrick Byrne Michael Cahill Ashley Caldwell Jake Caldwell Serdar Caliskan Jon Calluzzo Stewart Campbell Samantha Cantor Yuri Cantor Dan Carabas Gemma Carlaw Laura Carroll Tim Carson Matt Carter Quentin Cezard Alex Cham Simon Chamama Heidi Chan Patrick Chan Suraj Chandran Kim Cheah Jon Cheh CP Chen Nelly Cheng Sarrah Cherhabil Jackson Cheung Michael Cheung Rama, Stan Chiu Anish, Kunal Choraria Ankit Chowdhari Dario Claus Cosimo Codacci, Michael Coleman David Collerd Shannon Collins Francesca Condini Lee Coppersmith John Couch Tim Creamer Maziar, Satish Damodaran Gareth Davies Serkan, Nick De Kock Ann de la, Nick De Kock Ann de la Montaigne Jan Debeuckelaer Molly Decker Gabrielle Decrion Laurent Dedieu Antoine Demongeot Yannick Derippe Deepalakshmi Desai Tim Desiano Joshua Dezube Randeep Dhillon Javier Diaz, 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Shahnawaz Shahbaz Manoj Sharma Sachin Sharma Wazila, Gunduz Shirin Alex Silver Asmita Singh Kamalpreet Singh Andrew Sinnott Sapna, Dan Skinner Andrew Snow Stephanie Snyder Farouk Soussa Christopher Spahr Erik Sparks Matt Speltz Naveen Srinivasan Bhargav, Warren, Damian Steele Tobias Stein Catherine Stemp Dave Stringer Shekar Subramanian Jordan Sudy Philipp Suess Fatima Sultana Lu Sun Kumar Sundaram Fiona Syer Matthew Sykes Tofi, Filippo Taddei Sandhya Tadishetty Omer Tanvir Rita Taylor Zachary Tcheyan Brian Teague Wesley, Caitlin Terry Thomas Tesauro Hemal, Justin Therry Christine Thornburg Gregory Thysheril Angelo Tierno Alexander Tingle Ryan Townsend Cynthia Trillo Dimitris, Jessica Tung Jonathan Tung Ezgi, Zachary Upcheshaw Kiyomi, Nadine Urseanu Jim Vais Pim Valantagul Perrin Van Allen Annerieke van Dijk Jeroen van Dorp Dennis van Laer Todd van Stolk, Riley Jacqueline Vargas Alexander Vavalidis Edwin Velez Prasanna Venugopal Tim Verheyden Amanda Verstegen Ankit Vijay Vargiya Salvador Villanueva Arthur Villard Sichel Denzel Voesenek Bradley Wainwright Adam Walker Barbara Walters Omar Waly Daniel Wang Kenneth Wang Kristen Ward Gavin Warren Michael Washington Harry Webster Fredrik Weege Brian Weiss Thomas Weitz Nat Wells Joe Wenzel Tim Whitehead Henry Willans Matthew Williams Taylor Williams Katie Wilson Richard Wilson Stephanie Wisner Ilana Wolfe Jake Woodson Jeff Wu Qi Wu Jackson Yang Esma, Yoon Harm, John Zhai Jenny Zhang Lynn Zhang Raye Zhu Jane Zhuang Hans Zijlmans Carolyn Zimmer Samia Zitouni Mira Zorkot Organizations: Goldman, Wall, Carolina, Nick De Kock Ann de la Montaigne, Langalia Chaim Langer Alexander Langley Raven LaRue Dolapo Lawal Claire Leblanc Mary Locations: Europe, Asia, India

☆ Opinion: I’ve sacrificed for a Hollywood acting career. This is where I draw the line
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Zamira Rahim | Opinion Mehdi Barakchian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

In case you haven’t followed the actors’ strike, the AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA are negotiating revenue sharing and policies around use of artificial intelligence (AI), among other items. I’m fortunate to have enough success acting full time that I’ve been able to pay my bills and acquire health insurance. Prior to the advent of streaming, actors like me relied on residuals paid out based on how often we appeared in a show and how successful it was. In short, actors work much more to make ends meet and still sometimes find ourselves earning less. When streaming first showed up, it had a lot of work to do to draw and maintain audiences.

Persons: Mehdi Barakchian, Mehdi Barakchian Nick Toren, won’t, “, lister, I’ve, ”, it’s, don’t, AFTRA, What’s, you’re, Ben Affleck, Emma Stone, George Clooney, They’ve Organizations: CNN, Hollywood, SAG, Alliance, Television Producers, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Disney, Warner Brothers, Netflix, Warner Bros, Twitter, Facebook, teamsters, Writers Guild of America Locations: New York, California, Los Angeles and New York, Los Angeles, Hollywood

☆ Militant Islamist attacks in Belgium
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Belgian police officers stand as they secure the area after a shooting in Brussels, Belgium, October 16, 2023. REUTERS/Johanna Geron Acquire Licensing RightsOct 16 (Reuters) - A self-proclaimed Islamist militant shot dead two Swedish citizens in central Brussels on Monday night, the federal prosecutor said. Here is a timeline of past Islamist militant attacks in Belgium:* Nov. 10, 2022 - A Belgian police officer is stabbed to death. * March 22, 2016 - Brussels becomes the target of Islamist attacks when 32 people are killed in suicide bomb explosions at the airport and in the city's metro. * Jan. 15, 2015 - A week after militant Islamist attacks in Paris on the Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Jewish grocery, Belgian police kill two men who opened fire on them during one of about a dozen raids against an Islamist group that federal prosecutors said was about to launch “terrorist attacks on a grand scale”.

Persons: Johanna Geron, Emmanuel Macron, Salah Abdesalam, El, Charlie Hebdo, Mehdi Nemmouche, Richard Lough, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Belgian, REUTERS, Islamic State, Islamic, Jewish Museum, Thomson Locations: Brussels, Belgium, Israel, France, Europe, Belgian, city's, Paris, Syria, French, Marseille

☆ Here are the CEOs and investors who want Harvard to release the names of students blaming Israel for the Hamas attacks — so they can avoid hiring them
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Billionaire Bill Ackman wants Harvard to name the students whose organizations co-signed a letter laying blame for the Hamas attacks on Israel. His post saying the names should be released so CEOs can avoid hiring them drew over 10 million views on X. AdvertisementAdvertisementBillionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman called on Harvard to release the names of students whose organizations signed a letter blaming Israel for the Hamas attacks, so CEOs can avoid hiring them. Harvard, Ackman, Resnik, Varsavsky, Duel, Ready, Montague, Levy, Wurzack, McQuaid, Newman, and Broukhim did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider. These CEOs and investors are directing their ire at a letter written by Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups published on Sunday.

Persons: Bill Ackman, —, Israel, Ackman, We'll, Martin Varsavsky, Varsavsky, Jonathan Newman, Michael Broukhim, David Duel, Newman, Michael McQuaid, Bloq, Stephen Ready, Hu Montague, Art Levy, Jake Wurzak, Levy, Wurzack, McQuaid, Broukhim, Mehdi Hasan, MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan Organizations: Harvard, Service, Dovehill Capital Management, Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups Locations: Israel, Montague

☆ Bill Ackman says the students who blamed Israel for Hamas' attacks have to stop hiding behind the Harvard brand
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bill Ackman says Harvard students who stand by a statement slamming Israel should be held accountable. That is the essence of free speech," Ackman wrote on X. AdvertisementAdvertisementBill Ackman is doubling down on his stance that the Harvard students who stand by their organizations' statement on the Hamas-Israel war should not be allowed to hide behind the Harvard brand name. In response, Ackman wrote that he believes in free speech, and that "everyone is entitled to their opinion." But you shouldn't hide behind a Harvard branded corporation while doing so anonymously," Ackman wrote.

Persons: Bill Ackman, Ackman, —, MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan, Hasan, Israel, Jonathan Newman, Jake Wurzak, Michael Broukhim, Winston, Strawn, Ryna Workman, Workman Organizations: Harvard, Israel, Service, Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups, Dovehill Capital Management, NYU Student Bar Association, Ackman, Pershing Locations: Israel, Hamas

☆ Big Tech is promising AI assistants straight out of 'Iron Man' in an attempt to tackle our endless lists of 'crapmin'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Microsoft, Meta, and more are touting AI assistants that are far more advanced than Siri and Alexa. These AI assistants have the potential to deal with tedious digital tasks, or "crapmin." From Microsoft to Meta, tech companies leading the charge in AI are starting to make clear what the future of AI looks like to them. Meta's AI assistant "surfaces options directly in the chat, so you can decide as a group which location to explore." Letting an AI assistant take care of all aspects of our "crapmin" will require a lot of confidence in its capabilities.

Persons: Siri, Alexa, Tony Stark's Jarvis, —, Man's, AI's Jarvis, Iron, Satya Nadella, Mark Zuckerberg, resuscitating, Zuckerberg, –, Jarvis, they've, Copilot, Yusuf Mehdi, Bing, Mehdi Organizations: Microsoft, Meta, Service, Man's Stark Industries, Meta's Connect, Bing Locations: California

☆ Microsoft announces unified AI assistant, new Surface devices
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Yuvraj Malik | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Rami Amichay Acquire Licensing RightsSept 21 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O) on Thursday announced a "unified" artificial intelligence (AI) for its Windows 11 platform and four new Surface devices, upping the appeal of its products spruced with the latest technology. The new AI tool, called Copilot, will work across the company's web and productivity applications Bing, Edge browser, and Microsoft 365 software suite. The updated AI software will roll out with the latest changes to Windows 11 on Sept. 26. It will be available in Microsoft 365 Copilot on Nov. 1, when the highly anticipated enterprise AI tool will be generally available for purchase. Microsoft on Thursday announced three laptops - Surface Laptop Go 3, Surface Laptop Studio 2 and Surface Go 4 For Business - and Surface Hub 3, the newer version of its interactive whiteboard.

Persons: Rami Amichay, Bing, OpenAI's, Panos, Yusuf Mehdi, Yuvraj Malik, Jeffrey Dastin, Maju Samuel Organizations: Microsoft, REUTERS, Big Tech, Apple, GenAI, Thomson Locations: Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel, Redmond , Washington, Panos Panay, Bengaluru, San Francisco

☆ Microsoft's Yusuf Mehdi discusses the tech giant's AI ambitions with Copilot
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | 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 Yusuf Mehdi discusses the tech giant's AI ambitions with CopilotYusuf Mehdi, chief of Windows and surface business, along with CNBC's Steve Kovach, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss Microsoft CoPilot's AI ambitions, and meeting the demand to offer AI for enterprises.

Persons: Microsoft's Yusuf Mehdi, Copilot Yusuf Mehdi, Steve Kovach Organizations: Windows, Microsoft

☆ Bank of England ends run of 14 straight interest rate hikes after cooler-than-expected inflation
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A passageway near the Bank of England (BOE) in the City of London, U.K., on Thursday, March 18, 2021. LONDON — The Bank of England on Thursday ended a run of 14 straight interest rate hikes after new data showed inflation is now running below expectations. Investors on Wednesday ramped up bets that the Bank would pause its interest rate hiking cycle after U.K. inflation came in significantly below expectations for August. Thomas Verbraken, executive director of risk management research at MSCI, said the burning question is whether the Bank of England's Thursday decision signals the peak of the interest rate cycle. Forward looking indicators suggest the U.K. economy is already flirting with recession, a backdrop consistent with cooling wage growth and a policy pivot," Mehdi said.

Persons: BOE, Andrew Bailey, We'll, Marcus Brookes, BoE, Brookes, Thomas Verbraken, Hussain Mehdi, Mehdi Organizations: Bank of England, City of, LONDON, Bank, U.S, Monetary, MPC, Quilter Investors, U.S . Federal Reserve, Bank of England's, HSBC Asset Management, Bank of, Fed, European Central Bank Locations: City, City of London, Bank of England's

☆ Microsoft product chief Panos Panay is leaving the company
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Panos Panay, Microsoft's chief product officer, talks about Windows 11 at the Windows 11 launch event that was streamed live on June 24, 2021. Microsoft's product chief, Panos Panay, will leave the software and hardware maker, executive vice president Rajesh Jha told employees on Monday. The shakeup represents a changing of the guard after more than a decade of sales of Microsoft's Surface PCs, which Panay has presented to consumers at company events. Team,After nearly 20 years at the company, Panos Panay has decided to leave Microsoft. Best,RajeshWATCH: The Microsoft Surface Go is a good computer, but a very bad tablet

Persons: Panos Panay, Panos, Rajesh Jha, Yusuf Mehdi, Satya Nadella, Mehdi, Charles Simonyi, Jha, I've, I'm, Pavan Davuluri, Brett Ostrum, Nino Storniolo, Linda Averett, Ken Pan, Ralf Groene, Aidan Marcuss, Carlos Picoto, Stevie Bathiche, Robin Seiler, Ruben Caballero, Anuj, Shilpa Ranganathan, Jeff Johnson, Ali Akgun, Mikhail Parakhin, Terri Chudzik, Erin Kolb, Mike Davidson, Let's, Rajesh Organizations: Windows, Microsoft Locations: Panos Panay, Panay, New York

BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday slapped terrorism sanctions on a family network of seven individuals and businesses in Lebanon and South America accused of financing the militant group Hezbollah, including a Lebanese man who officials say was involved in two deadly attacks in Argentina in the 1990s. The Iran-backed group is designated a “foreign terrorist organization," and Washington also claims that the group has been involved in drug trafficking in Latin America to generate revenue. Rada, according to the Treasury, spent over a decade in South America before relocating to Lebanon. Political Cartoons View All 1154 ImagesRada's brother, Samer, was also sanctioned and accused of being involved in various drug trafficking and money laundering operations across Latin America. The Treasury also slapped sanctions on Lebanon-based company Black Diamond SARL and owner Ali Ismail Ajrouch.

Persons: Amer Mohamed Akil Rada, ”, “, Brian Nelson, Mehdi Akil Helbawi, Diamond SARL, Ali Ismail Ajrouch Organizations: Treasury, Argentine, Israelite Mutual Association, Embassy, Rada, BCI Technologies Locations: BEIRUT, U.S, Lebanon, South America, Lebanese, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Iran, Washington, America, Colombia, Latin America, Belize, El Salvador, Venezuelan

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