Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta reported a combined $246B capex in 2024, up 63% YoY from $151B, and forecast that their 2025 spending could exceed $320B
Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Alphabet forecast massive capital expenditure despite investor concerns about returns and DeepSeek
Amazon reports Q4 revenue up 10% YoY to $187.8B, vs. $187.3B est., net income up 89% YoY to $20B, and operating income up 61% YoY to $21.2B
$AMZN CEO Andy Jassy Just Now @amazon : We released our Q4 earnings today—here are some highlights, created with the help of our AI-powered Amazon Nova Reel. [video] @thetranscript...
A historical look at Microsoft's work in AI, from research to real-world applications, recent progress, competition, challenges, and the future
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A historical look at Microsoft's work in AI, from research to real-world applications, recent progress, competition, challenges, and the future
[Editor's Note: Microsoft @ 50 is a year-long GeekWire project exploring the tech giant's past, present and future, recognizing its 50th anniversary in 2025.
Amazon plans to discontinue Astro for Business, its robot security guard for SMBs announced in November 2023, on September 25 to focus on its Astro home robot
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Microsoft Q3: revenue up 17% YoY to $61.9B, net income up 20% to $21.9B, Office Commercial revenue up 13%, LinkedIn revenue up 10%
Microsoft Cloud Strength Fuels Third Quarter Results REDMOND, Wash. — April 25, 2024 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended March 31 …
An interview with Oren Etzioni, the former CEO of Allen Institute for AI, on his nonprofit TrueMedia.org, which offers free tools for identifying deepfakes
We are excited to announce the launch of TrueMedia.org … Glory Kaburu / Cryptopolitan : Ghost in the Machine: Deepfake Tools Altering India's Political Landscape TrueMedia.org : Tr...
Microsoft hires DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman to run consumer AI, reporting to Satya Nadella, and brings on most staff from his Inflection AI startup
Suleyman and his team will join from OpenAI rival Inflection AI — Microsoft Corp. has named Mustafa Suleyman head …
Microsoft says its investment in Mistral AI amounts to €15M; EU regulators plan to analyze the investment, which could eventually lead to a formal investigation
- Partnership amounts to €15 million investment, Microsoft says — EU analysis could lead to future formal investigation
Microsoft takes a minor stake in Mistral AI and plans to help bring the French startup's AI models to market, as regulators probe Microsoft's OpenAI alliance
Extremely excited to see Mistral AI and Microsoft expanding the strategic partnership with focus on three areas: … Florian Follonier, PhD : Excited to share news of a new partnersh...
Satya Nadella says “it's very clear that something has to change around the governance” of OpenAI no matter where Sam Altman ends up
These are fundamentally incompatible and it was bound to lead to hard tradeoffs eventually. … X: Emily Chang / @emilychangtv : The more I watch this interview - the wilder this sto...
Ilya Sutskever and over 700 out of ~770 OpenAI staffers sign a letter saying they may quit and join Sam Altman unless the board resigns and reinstates Altman
- Majority of OpenAI employees sign letter seeking new board — Board member Ilya Sutskever is among the signatories
Microsoft reports Q1 revenue up 13% YoY to $56.5B, net income up 27% YoY to $22.3B, Office Commercial revenue up 15% YoY, and LinkedIn revenue up 8% YoY
REDMOND, Wash. — October 24, 2023 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 …
Microsoft reports Q1 revenue up 13% YoY to $56.5B, net income up 27% YoY to $22.3B, Office Commercial revenue up 15% YoY, and LinkedIn revenue up 8% YoY
REDMOND, Wash. — October 24, 2023 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 …
Microsoft plans to release its next Windows 11 update, 22H2, on September 26, with an AI-powered Copilot and Paint, a redesigned File Explorer, and more
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Microsoft announces a unified Copilot built into Windows 11, launching on September 26 across all its apps and services, including Microsoft 365, Edge, and Bing
Microsoft today announced a new, unified Copilot experience launching on September 26th. The new “AI companion,” …
Microsoft plans to adopt the same plugin standard that OpenAI introduced for ChatGPT, enabling interoperability across ChatGPT and Microsoft's Copilot offerings
We are showcasing how AI is redefining what developers build, as well as how AI is accelerating new business value. … Mastodon: Ken Yeung / @thekenyeung@mastodon.social : Imagine b...
Google launches Project Tailwind, an “AI-first notebook” experiment that pulls information from users' Google Drive documents, available via a US-only waitlist
Google launches a dedicated Labs page, where users can sign up to test Google's early ideas for features and products, including Search and Workspace AI tools
Google is using artificial intelligence to improve its existing products, and you can sign up to try them in Labs now. Here's how to get started.
Microsoft unveils an updated Bing search engine and Edge browser powered by a next-gen custom OpenAI LLM, calling the duo an “AI-powered co-pilot for the web”
Microsoft has announced a new version of its search engine Bing, powered by an upgraded version of the same AI technology that underpins chatbot ChatGPT.