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    Chinese hack of US officials blamed on Microsoft engineer's compromised account

    Chinese hack of US officials blamed on Microsoft engineer's compromised account China-linked hackers breached the corporate account of a Microsoft Corp. engineer and are suspected of using that access to steal a valuable key that enabled the hack of senior US officials’ email accounts, the...
  3. Jan

    Microsoft is killing WordPad

    Goodbye WordPad Microsoft is retiring its basic word processor WordPad after 28 years, Thurrott reports. The publication spotted the announcement in the notes of the Deprecated features for Windows clients page on Microsoft Learn posted on 1 September 2023.
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    Starfield reviews have landed

    Starfield reviews have landed Microsoft Corp. shot for the sky with Starfield, its ambitious new space role-playing video game, and so far, it looks like a decent bet. The highly anticipated title, which has over 130 hours of content, arrives after seven years in development. [Bloomberg]
  5. Jan

    Google launches Duet, a Microsoft Copilot rival

    Google launches AI assistant to rival Microsoft Copilot Google is rolling out its artificial intelligence (AI) powered assistant — Google Duet — that will serve corporate teams for $30 (R556) monthly per user, Digital Trends reports. The assistant is aimed at corporate teams and will let users...
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    OpenAI closing in on $1-billion yearly revenue

    OpenAI closing in on $1-billion yearly revenue OpenAI is on track for $1 billion of annual revenue as businesses adopt the technology behind ChatGPT, the generative AI bot that ignited a wave of artificial intelligence investment. The startup backed by Microsoft Corp. is earning about $80...
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    Microsoft takes new Activision Blizzard deal offer to CMA

    Microsoft takes new Activision Blizzard deal offer to CMA Microsoft Corp.’s $69-billion (R1.29-trillion) Activision Blizzard Inc. acquisition got a new chance at winning approval from UK regulators after the tech giant submitted a substantially different deal to the country’s antitrust...
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    Microsoft among targets in US investigation into government email hacking

    Microsoft among targets in US investigation into government email hacking A US cybersecurity advisory panel will investigate risks in cloud computing, including Microsoft Corp.’s role in a recent breach of government officials’ email accounts by suspected Chinese hackers, according to two...
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  9. Jan

    PlayStation 5 outselling Xbox Series X|S by significant margin

    Sales of PlayStation 5 wiping the floor with Xbox Series X Sony has sold roughly double the number of PlayStation 5 consoles than Microsoft has with the Xbox Series X|S. That is according to the Japanese tech giant's earnings report for the first quarter of its latest financial year, which ran...
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    Meta backtracks on free use of Llama for cloud services

    Meta backtracks on free use of Llama for cloud services Meta Platforms Inc. plans to make money from the major cloud-computing companies when they resell its artificial intelligence large language model, Llama 2. “If you’re someone like Microsoft, Amazon or Google, and you’re going to...
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    FTC forced to pause Microsoft-Activision deal review

    FTC forced to pause Microsoft-Activision deal review The US Federal Trade Commission paused its in-house trial against Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc., opening the door to potential settlement talks. The step is a win for Microsoft and Activision as they...
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    OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google will pledge to implement AI safeguards

    OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google will pledge to implement AI safeguards Leading US artificial intelligence companies are set to publicly commit Friday to safeguards for the technology at the White House’s request, according to people familiar with the plans. Companies including Microsoft Corp...
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    Meta makes Llama 2 available to commercial customers on Azure and AWS

    Meta makes Llama 2 available to commercial customers on Azure and AWS Meta Platforms Inc. is making its artificial intelligence large language model, Llama 2, available for commercial use through partnerships with major cloud providers including Microsoft Corp. Meta isn’t charging for access...
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    Even Wall Street's best estimates could not predict Microsoft's 2023 surge

    Even Wall Street's best estimates could not predict Microsoft's 2023 surge Microsoft Corp. is one of the most-loved stocks on Wall Street, but even the wildly positive views surrounding the software giant haven’t been able to keep up with a rally that has already topped 50% this year. On...
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    Microsoft 365 Copilot price for business customers revealed

    Microsoft 365 Copilot price for business customers revealed Microsoft Corp. said new corporate artificial intelligence tools that work with Office software, called Microsoft 365 Copilot, will cost $30 (R537) per user per month on top of what most business customers already pay. Microsoft has...
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    Likely close of Microsoft's Activision deal delayed by weeks

    Likely close of Microsoft's Activision deal delayed by weeks Microsoft Corp. and Activision Blizzard Inc. are nearing the finish line on their $69-billion (R1.24-trillion) deal, but aren’t likely to close it by a Tuesday deadline, people familiar with the deal said. The companies don’t plan to...
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    Xbox Live Gold getting replaced with Game Pass Core

    Xbox Live Gold getting replaced with Game Pass Core Microsoft is killing its online multiplayer subscription service Xbox Live Gold and replacing it with a new Game Pass Core plan. In a blog post on Monday, 17 July 2023, Microsoft Gaming marketing corporate vice president Jerret West explained...
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    PlayStation getting Call of Duty for next 10 years

    PlayStation getting Call of Duty for next 10 years Microsoft Corp. said it has a binding agreement to keep the Call of Duty franchise on the Sony PlayStation platform as its planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. appears closer to completion. The announcement Sunday of a deal with...
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    Microsoft's Activision takeover all but a sealed deal

    Microsoft's Activision takeover all but a sealed deal A US appeals court denied a Federal Trade Commission bid to pause Microsoft Corp.’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. Friday, clearing a path for the companies to close the largest gaming deal ever in the US. The 9th Circuit US Court...
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    FTC probing OpenAI over personal data usage

    FTC probing OpenAI over personal data usage The US Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into OpenAI Inc., questioning whether its popular ChatGPT conversational AI bot puts consumers’ reputations and data at risk, according to a person familiar with the matter. The probe into...
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  21. Jan

    Microsoft changing default office font to Aptos

    Microsoft changes default Office font for first time in 15 years Microsoft is replacing the default font in its Office productivity apps for the first time in over 15 years. The "Calibri" typeface, first introduced in Microsoft Office 2007 and Windows Vista, started making way for "Aptos" on...
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