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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Nearly all OpenAI employees want Altman back — demand entire board step down

    Nearly all OpenAI employees want Altman back — demand entire board step down Nearly all of OpenAI’s employees have threatened to quit and follow ousted leader Sam Altman to work at the company’s biggest investor, Microsoft Corp., unless the current board resigns, leaving the future of the...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Sam Altman appointed to lead new Microsoft AI division

    Sam Altman appointed to lead new Microsoft AI division Microsoft Corp. said that Sam Altman will lead the software developer’s new in-house artificial intelligence team after the OpenAI co-founder was ousted from his startup last week, a bid to shore up Microsoft’s AI plans and reassure...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Russia-linked hackers claim responsibility for DDoSing ChatGPT

    Russia-linked hackers claim responsibility for DDoSing ChatGPT A hacking group linked to Russia claimed responsibility for attacks that periodically forced OpenAI’s ChatGPT offline this week, saying it targeted the company due to its support of Israel. The group, which calls itself Anonymous...
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  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Modern Warfare 3 flopping in first reviews

    Modern Warfare 3 flopping in first reviews The latest entry in Activision Blizzard’s popular Call of Duty video-game series was made in half the time of previous iterations, a fact that may be contributing to a spate of bad reviews about the game’s storyline, according to people familiar with...
  6. EveryMonday

    Best Specced / Priced Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 in the Country - Black Friday

    Item: Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15-inch | i7-1265U | 32GB RAM | 1TB SSD | Iris Xe Graphics | Matte Black – New Age: 2022 Price: 33999 Payment Method Accepted: eft, cash, online Mobicred Warranty: Yes 1 Year Warranty Holder: Manufacturer Packaging: Yes Sealed Condition: New Sealed Battery...
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    Microsoft rewards points

    I am about to accumulate almost 1000 points what should i do with these points?
  8. Jan

    Microsoft cracks down on third-party Xbox controllers and accessories

    Microsoft banning unapproved Xbox controllers and accessories Microsoft will start blocking third-party controllers or accessories that aren't part of the "Designed for Xbox" hardware partner programme from being used on Xbox consoles. The policy change was first highlighted online after a...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    LinkedIn sheds another 668 jobs

    LinkedIn sheds another 668 jobs Microsoft Corp.’s LinkedIn is cutting about 668 roles across its engineering, product, talent and finance teams. These are the second such cuts this year as fewer companies use the hiring platform and corporate social network. [Bloomberg]
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    EU happy with Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal tweaks to appease CMA

    EU happy with Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal tweaks to appease CMA Microsoft Corp.’s rehashed $69-billion (R1.3-trillion) acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. is set to avoid another European Union probe, paving the way for closing of the gaming industry’s biggest ever deal as soon as...
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  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Microsoft will appeal R544-billion IRS tax bill

    Microsoft will appeal R544-billion IRS tax bill Microsoft Corp. will appeal a decision by the US Internal Revenue Service that the software maker owes at least $28.9 billion (R543.71 billion) in taxes related to how it allocated income and expenses among global subsidiaries from 2004 to 2013...
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    Microsoft Mail unreachable

    I host mail for a large number of users. Since around 5am today (11 October 2023) we have noticed mail going to some exchange ( onmicrosoft ) hosted domains does not get delivered. Many other domains are accepting our mail fine - even exchange ( onmicrosoft ) mail servers are accepting our mail.
  13. Jan

    Revamped Microsoft Teams app rolling out to all users

    Microsoft rolls out new Teams app to all users Microsoft is rolling out its revamped Teams app for Mac and Windows users, the company announced. The tech giant rebuilt the new app, which has been available as a preview for businesses to test since March 2023, from the ground up.
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Satya Nadella sends warning about impact of Google's search dominance on AI

    Satya Nadella sends warning about impact of Google's search dominance on AI Microsoft Corp. chief executive officer Satya Nadella has a stark warning for a federal court and the tech industry: Google is likely to extend its dominance of the search market into a new generation of artificial...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Microsoft discussed sale of Bing to Apple

    Microsoft discussed sale of Bing to Apple Microsoft Corp. discussed selling its Bing search engine to Apple Inc. around 2020, a deal that would have replaced Google as the default option on the iPhone maker’s devices, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Executives from Microsoft...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    Phil Spencer says leaked Xbox info is outdated

    Phil Spencer says leaked Xbox info is outdated Microsoft Corp. mistakenly provided confidential information about its video game operations to a federal court website. The documents revealed Monday were exhibits in the FTC’s antitrust suit to stop Microsoft from completing its $69 billion...
  17. Jan

    Microsoft tests layers and transparency in Paint

    Microsoft Paint getting two powerful Photoshop-like features Microsoft's basic image creation and editing tool Paint is getting two useful new features commonly used in more advanced photo editors like Adobe Photoshop. In a blog post on Monday, 18 September 2023, Windows Inbox Apps principal...
  18. Vorastra

    38TB of data accidentally exposed by Microsoft AI researchers

    https://www.wiz.io/blog/38-terabytes-of-private-data-accidentally-exposed-by-microsoft-ai-researchers
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    New Xbox leaked in Microsoft vs FTC court documents

    New Xbox leaked in Microsoft vs FTC court documents Microsoft Corp. plans to refresh its Xbox consoles in the holiday season of 2024, according to a product roadmap posted online as part of its case against the Federal Trade Commission. A trove of Xbox planning documents revealed the codenames...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Panos Panay quits Microsoft for Amazon after 20 years

    Panos Panay quits Microsoft for Amazon after 20 years Amazon.com Inc. is hiring Microsoft Corp.’s product chief to run the division responsible for the voice-activated Alexa assistant and Echo smart speakers, according to people familiar with the situation. Panos Panay, an almost 20-year...
  21. Jan

    Microsoft testing text recognition in Windows 11 Snipping Tool

    Microsoft adding image-to-text support to Windows 11 Microsoft has added text recognition to the latest build of its Windows 11 Snipping Tool to let users copy text from screenshots, Bleeping Computer reports. Dubbed Text Actions, the feature is available to Windows Insiders in the Canary and...
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