Nvidia and Elon Musk’s xAI have joined a consortium backed by Microsoft and BlackRock to expand artificial intelligence infrastructure in the US, the companies said on Wednesday, as a global race to dominate the nascent technology intensifies. The group, formed last year with a goal to initially invest more than $30 billion in AI-related projects, … Read more
(Bloomberg) — Alphabet Inc. is in talks to purchase cloud-security company Wiz Inc. for $33 billion, restarting discussions that were called off last summer after extended negotiations, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal, which may be announced as soon as Tuesday, would be Alphabet’s largest acquisition to date, and could help Alphabet’s … Read more
A US judge on Tuesday denied billionaire Elon Musk’s request for a preliminary injunction to pause OpenAI’s transition to a for-profit model but agreed to a fast-track trial in the fall of this year, the latest turn in the high-stakes legal fight. Musk does not have “the high burden required for a preliminary injunction” to … Read more
Skype will ring for the last time this May as owner Microsoft retires the two-decade-old internet calling service that redefined how people connect across borders. Shutting down Skype will help Microsoft focus on its homegrown Teams service by simplifying its communication offerings, the software giant said on Friday. Founded in 2003, Skype’s cheap audio and … Read more
Even as an 18-year-old, Bill Gates received several job offers from tech companies, giving him the option to leave Harvard and pursue a career before co-founding Microsoft, CNBC Make It reported. Bill Gates acknowledges that the job offers from companies like Honeywell and General Electric were a significant “ego boost,” confirming his aptitude for computer … Read more
The first wave of AI PCs, or as Microsoft calls them, Copilot+ PCs, hit India in the second half of 2024. Snapdragon led the race with its X series chipsets, and several OEMs introduced AI-enabled laptops in the country. While these devices generated a buzz given the hype around artificial intelligence (AI) and the new … Read more
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in a recent interview revealed that his company completely missed out on leveraging the popularity of ‘search’ on the web, saying that he had learned a lesson in that after Google capitalised on it. Reflecting on past tech shifts, the rise of artificial intelligence and how companies must explore the changes … Read more
A simple “cold email” landed an Indian YouTuber an interview with Satya Nadella, where the Microsoft CEO opened up about a major “lesson” learned — the company’s failure to anticipate the dominance of search. Speaking with podcaster Dwarkesh Patel, Mr Nadella admitted that Microsoft underestimated search as a way to organise the web, allowing Google … Read more
Microsoft has introduced Majorana 1, a groundbreaking quantum chip designed to bring industrial-scale quantum computing within reach in just a few years. Built on a revolutionary Topological Core architecture, this chip harnesses topoconductors – a material capable of stabilising and controlling Majorana particles. It makes qubits more reliable and scalable, bringing quantum computing closer to … Read more
Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella has advice for new employees joining his multinational technology conglomerate. Finding a sense of purpose and mission within the company is what he suggests. His advice centred around the idea that employees should view Microsoft as a platform for both economic growth and personal fulfilment. “Seriously, for anybody joining … Read more
Tech giant Microsoft’s Indian-origin Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella has said that he feels excited about being in the company each year throughout his 34-year tenure. Revealing what it is like to work at Microsoft during a podcast with Indian YouTuber Dwarkesh Patel, Nadella shared his never-fading excitement about working in the company. He also … Read more
Multiple employees at DeepSeek, the Chinese AI chatbot company that triggered a massive selloff in US tech stocks last month, reportedly previously worked at Microsoft’s controversial artificial intelligence labs in China. According to a report in the New York Post, at least four current DeepSeek employees, including a key department chief, honed their skills at … Read more