Tag: microsoft
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Microsoft Folds Bing Chat Into Copilot As it Leans on ChatGPT in AI Race
Microsoft is making some changes to its artificial intelligence offerings. The company on Wednesday rebranded its Bing Chat artificial intelligence tools as Copilot in an effort to make the latter more accessible and easier to use. Copilot will become available to everyone on December 1. Microsoft said Copilot will also support OpenAI GPTs which will…
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Skip Video Work Meetings With This AI Tool
Microsoft is set to launch Copilot next week, an artificial intelligence tool designed to streamline your work life, and it’s already teasing one potential killer app: The AI’s ability to attend meetings in your place. Because Copilot is embedded into Microsoft Office Suite apps like Teams, it can summarize meeting notes, chat notes, and emails…
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Amazon and Microsoft Help Raid 76 Suspected Spam Call Center Locations across India
Last week, Amazon and Microsoft announced they would be partnering with the Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI, in India to help crack down on tech support scam calls. As a result, the CBI raided 76 suspected illegal call centers in India as part of Operation Chakra-II. During the raids, officials seized 32 mobile phones, 48…
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The IRS Claims Microsoft Owes $29 Billion in Back Taxes. Microsoft is Appealing
Apparently, even Microsoft has problems filing taxes. The Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday sent Microsoft a Notice of Proposed Adjustment for the tax years 2004 to 2013. The IRS is seeking an additional tax payment of $28.9 billion in addition to penalties and interest, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing from Microsoft. Microsoft…
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Microsoft Officially Closes Activision Blizzard Deal Bringing Hit Gaming Franchises Under Xbox Umbrella
Microsoft officially owns Activision Blizzard and King, marking the largest gaming deal in the U.S. to date. Hit franchises like Pitfall, Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Candy Crush Saga and Farm Heroes Saga will be more formally part of the Xbox family. The deal closed ahead of Microsoft’s estimated original October 18 date. “Together, we’ll create new worlds…
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FTC May Continue Fighting Microsoft-Activision Merger – Even After the Deal Closes
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will challenge Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of video game company Activision Blizzard, despite already losing the trial to block the deal. On Tuesday, the agency issued an order to resume its review of the merger, meaning it will continue to challenge the deal. “The Commission has determined that the public…
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Amazon CEO Confirms Former Microsoft Product Chief Panos Panay Will Join Online Retail Giant
It’s official: Panos Panay, who led Microsoft’s efforts to transform into a hardware maker, will join Amazon to run its devices and services team. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on Wednesday confirmed the move, which had leaked earlier shortly after Panay said he was leaving Microsoft after 19 years. Panay will take the reins from Dave…
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Leaked Email Says Microsoft Wanted To Buy Nintendo
Microsoft’s acquisitions wish list was even longer than imagined. An internal email, reportedly leaked by Microsoft itself, from 2020 said that Xbox boss Phil Spencer was interested in buying Nintendo. Spencer also mentioned Steam owner Valve, Warner Bros.’ network of video game studios and Bethesda owner Zenimax, the latter of which Microsoft has since purchased.…
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Nintendo’s Next-Gen Switch Will Be as Powerful as an Xbox One, PS4, Activision Email Says
Nintendo in December briefed video game developer Activision Blizzard about its plans for a next-generation follow-up to the hit console Switch, which is expected to be comparable to the Xbox One and Playstation 4 in performance. That’s according to an Activision email that was released publicly as part of the Federal Trade Commission’s trial against…
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Amazon Reportedly Hires Away Microsoft’s Product Guru To Help With Alexa and Echo Devices
Panos Panay, the chief architect of Microsoft’s Surface device strategy and product family, may be moving to another tech giant. Panay, who earlier on Monday announced he was leaving Microsoft, where he served as chief product officer, is heading to Amazon to serve a similar role, according to Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources. This comes after…