Laid-off workers should use AI to manage their emotions, says Xbox exec

Laid-off workers should use AI to manage their emotions, says Xbox exec
The sweeping layoffs announced by Microsoft this week have been especially hard on its gaming studios, but one Xbox executive ...
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Trump’s Defiance of TikTok Ban Prompted Immunity Promises to 10 Tech Companies

Trump’s Defiance of TikTok Ban Prompted Immunity Promises to 10 Tech Companies
US attorney general Pam Bondi has told at least 10 tech companies, including Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, that they ...
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Xbox Hit With Layoffs and Game Cancellations as Microsoft Cuts 9,000 Jobs

Xbox Hit With Layoffs and Game Cancellations as Microsoft Cuts 9,000 Jobs
Major layoffs are rolling across Microsoft today, impacting game developers within Xbox across several studios and the projects they’re working ...
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Microsoft Says Its New AI System Diagnosed Patients 4 Times More Accurately Than Human Doctors

Microsoft Says Its New AI System Diagnosed Patients 4 Times More Accurately Than Human Doctors
Microsoft has taken “a genuine step towards medical superintelligence,” says Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of the company’s artificial intelligence arm. The ...
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OpenAI’s Unreleased AGI Paper Could Complicate Microsoft Negotiations

OpenAI’s Unreleased AGI Paper Could Complicate Microsoft Negotiations
A small clause inside OpenAI’s contract with Microsoft, once considered a distant hypothetical, has now become a flashpoint in one ...
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Microsoft’s Xbox PC launcher gets going with Steam, Epic, and other games showing up

Microsoft’s Xbox PC launcher gets going with Steam, Epic, and other games showing up
Microsoft announced earlier this week that it would start testing its new aggregated gaming library on the Xbox app for ...
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Microsoft boosts its AI and cloud investment in Switzerland

Microsoft boosts its AI and cloud investment in Switzerland
Microsoft is putting more money into its operations in Switzerland. The company plans to invest $400 million to expand its ...
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Microsoft will finally stop bugging Windows users about Edge — but only in Europe

Microsoft will finally stop bugging Windows users about Edge — but only in Europe
Microsoft’s changes in response to the Digital Markets Act already included allowing Windows machines in the regions it covers to ...
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Microsoft launches its first cloud region in Malaysia

Microsoft launches its first cloud region in Malaysia
Microsoft’s first cloud region in Malaysia, known as Malaysia West, has been officially opened. Located in Greater Kuala Lumpur, the ...
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Microsoft and Elon Musk’s xAI in talks to bring Grok to Azure

Microsoft and Elon Musk’s xAI in talks to bring Grok to Azure
Microsoft is preparing to run Elon Musk’s Grok AI model on its cloud platform Azure, according to a source familiar ...
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