Google confirms an Iranian group is trying to access emails linked to both US presidential campaigns
Google says an Iranian group linked to the countryโs Revolutionary Guard has tried to infiltrate the personal email accounts of roughly a dozen people linked to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump since May.
FBI says it is investigating after Trump campaign said sensitive documents were hacked by Iran
The FBI says it is investigating allegations that sensitive documents from Donald Trump's campaign were stolen in a cyber intrusion days after the campaign declared it had been hacked by Iran.
Iran is accelerating cyber activity that appears meant to influence the US election, Microsoft says
A new report from Microsoft finds that Iran is accelerating online activity that appears intended to influence the U.S. election.
Microsoft hits back at Delta after the airline said last month's tech outage cost it $500 million
Microsoft is joining cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike in fighting back against criticism from Delta Air Lines.
Google illegally maintains monopoly over internet search, judge rules
A judge has ruled that Googleโs ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation.
Microsoft says that a cyberattack triggered the hours-long outage impacting Azure customers
A global Microsoft Azure outage that impacted a range of services for consumers Tuesday โ from reports of stalling Outlook emails to trouble ordering on Starbucksโ mobile app โ was triggered by distributed denial of service cyberattack, according to the tech giant.
San Antonio air travelers still feeling impact of global computer system outage
A glitch that affected computers systems worldwide last week is still causing delays and cancellations of some flights. Delta Airlines, for one, says it is still working to get back up to speed.
Malicious actors trying to exploit global tech outage for their own gain
As the world continues to recover from massive business and travel disruptions caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, malicious actors are trying to exploit the situation for their own gain.
Tech outage latest | Airlines and others rush to get back on track after global tech disruption
Transport providers, businesses and governments are rushing to get all their systems back online after long disruptions following a widespread technology outage.
A faulty software update causes havoc worldwide for airlines, hospitals and governments
A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off air after a faulty software update disrupted companies and services around the world and highlighted their dependence on just a handful of providers.
Microsoft faces UK competition investigation over hiring of AI startup's founder and key staff
British regulators have opened a preliminary investigation into Microsoftโs hiring of an AI startupโs key staff over concerns that it could thwart competition in the booming artificial intelligence market.
Microsoft quits OpenAI board seat as antitrust scrutiny of artificial intelligence pacts intensifies
Microsoft has relinquished its seat on the board of OpenAI, saying its participation is no longer needed because the ChatGPT maker has improved its governance since being roiled by boardroom chaos last year.
The clock is ticking to get Windows 11 Pro and Microsoft Office 2021 for life for $60
Time is running out to get Windows 11 Pro and Microsoft Office 2021 for life for a single one-time payment of $59.97.
News nonprofit sues ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Microsoft for 'exploitative' copyright infringement
Another news organization is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft for alleged copyright infringement.
Microsoft breached antitrust rules by bundling Teams with office software, European Union says
European Union regulators have accused Microsoft of โpossibly abusiveโ practices that violate the blocโs antitrust rules by tying its Teams messaging and videoconferencing app to its widely used business software.
Microsoft delays controversial AI Recall feature on new Windows computers
New laptops equipped with Microsoft Windows start shipping to customers next week but without a flagship feature called Recall that drew concerns about privacy and cybersecurity.
US antitrust enforcers will investigate leading AI companies Microsoft, Nvidia and OpenAI
U.S. antitrust enforcers have decided to investigate the roles Microsoft, Nvidia and OpenAI have played in the artificial intelligence boom, according to people familiar with the pending actions.
Nvidia's stock market value topped $3.3 trillion. How it became No. 1 in the S&P 500, by the numbers
Nvidiaโs startling ascent in the stock market reached another milestone Tuesday as the chipmaker rose to become the most valuable company in the S&P 500.
Michael Douglas pays solidarity visit to southern Israel
Michael Douglas has paid a solidarity visit to an Israeli kibbutz that was hit hard in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that sparked Israelโs war against the Islamic militant group.
Google to invest $2 billion in Malaysian data center and cloud hub
Google plans to invest $2 billion in Malaysia, developing its first data center and a Google Cloud hub in the latest big foray by a U.S. tech giant in the Southeast Asian country.
Microsoft's AI chatbot will 'recall' everything you do on a PC
Microsoft wants laptop users to get so comfortable with its artificial intelligence chatbot that it will remember everything youโre doing on your computer and help figure out what you want to do next.
UK watchdog decides not to investigate Microsoft's AI partnership with France's Mistral
British regulators say they donโt need to open a competition investigation into Microsoftโs partnership with French artificial intelligence company Mistral, a month after asking for industry feedback on the deal.
Janet Jackson to play 2024 Essence Fest instead of the Smoothie King Center this summer
Janet Jackson will make her fourth appearance at the 2024 Essence Festival of Culture this summer in New Orleans.
Microsoft will invest $2.2 billion in cloud and AI services in Malaysia
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the company will invest $2.2 billion over the next four years in new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Malaysia.
Google and Apple now threatened by the US antitrust laws that helped build their technology empires
The U.S. Justice Department has launched a double-barreled antitrust attack on Googleโs dominant search and Appleโs trendsetting iPhone.
Eight U.S. newspapers sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement
A group of eight U.S. newspapers is suing ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that the technology companies have been โpurloining millionsโ of copyrighted news articles without permission or payment to train their artificial intelligence chatbots.
Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure in Indonesia
Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion over the next four years in new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Indonesia โ the single largest investment in Microsoftโs 29-year history in the country.
Stock market today: Alphabet and Microsoft help Wall Street clinch its best week in nearly 6 months
Alphabet and Microsoft led the U.S. stock market to its first winning week in the last four and its biggest weekly gain since November.
Microsoft quarterly profit rises 20% as tech giant pushes to get customers using AI products
Microsoft has reported that its profit rose 20% for the January-March quarter as it tries to position itself as a leader in applying artificial intelligence technology to make workplaces more productive.
Microsoft and Amazon face scrutiny from UK competition watchdog over recent AI deals
British competition regulators say theyโll scrutinize recent artificial intelligence deals by Microsoft and Amazon over concerns that the moves could thwart competition in the AI industry.
Cisco Systems joins Microsoft, IBM in Vatican pledge to ensure ethical use and development of AI
Tech giant Cisco Systems has joined Microsoft and IBM in signing onto a Vatican-sponsored pledge to ensure artificial intelligence is developed and used ethically.
Microsoft invests $1.5 billion in AI firm G42, overseen by UAE's national security adviser
Microsoft is investing $1.5 billion in a technology firm based in the United Arab Emirates and overseen by the countryโs powerful national security adviser.
Biden meets Japan's PM Kishida over shared concerns about China and differences on US Steel deal
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has begun his much-anticipated visit to Washington.
Scathing federal report rips Microsoft for shoddy security, insincerity in response to Chinese hack
A Biden administration-appointed review board has issued a scathing indictment of Microsoft corporate security and transparency.
Microsoft hires influential AI figure Mustafa Suleyman to head up consumer AI business
Microsoft has hired Mustafa Suleyman to head up its consumer artificial intelligence business, adding to its ranks an influential figure to cement its position at the forefront of the booming AI industry.
Microsoft says it hasn't been able to shake Russian state hackers
Microsoft says it is still trying to evict the elite Russian government hackers who broke into the email of senior company executives in November and have since been trying to breach customer networks with stolen access data.
Microsoft engineer sounds alarm on AI image-generator to US officials and company's board
A Microsoft engineer is sounding an alarm about offensive and harmful imagery he says is too easily made by the companyโs artificial intelligence image-generator tool.
Europe's Digital Markets Act is forcing tech giants to make changes. Here's what that will look like
Europeans scrolling their phones and computers this week will get new choices for default browsers and search engines, where to download iPhone apps and how their personal online data is used.
Sony to cut about 900 jobs in its PlayStation unit as layoffs in technology, gaming sector continue
Sony will cut about 900 jobs in its PlayStation division, or about 8% of its global workforce, becoming the latest company in the technology and gaming sector to announce layoffs.
Microsoft says US rivals are beginning to use generative AI in offensive cyber operations
Microsoft says U.S. adversaries โ chiefly Iran and North Korea and to a lesser extent Russia and China โ are beginning to use generative artificial intelligence in mounting and organizing offensive cyber operations.
The job market is humming, but layoffs are still happening in a shifting economic environment
The U.S. economy is humming and there are hundreds of thousands of jobs being added every month.
Stock market today: Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street slips to its worst loss in 4 months
Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street fell to its worst loss since September as the Federal Reserve indicated cuts to interest rates are not imminent.
Google's parent posts double-digit revenue growth in 4th quarter, but ad sales rise at slower pace
Googleโs corporate parent returned to double-digit revenue growth during last yearโs final quarter.
Deepfake explicit images of Taylor Swift spread on social media. Her fans are fighting back
Pornographic deepfake images of Taylor Swift are circulating online, making the singer the most famous victim of a scourge that tech platforms and anti-abuse groups have struggled to fix.
FTC opens investigation into Big Tech's partnerships with leading AI startups
U.S. antitrust enforcers are opening an investigation into the relationships between leading artificial intelligence startups such as ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Anthropic and the tech giants that have invested billions of dollars into them.
Microsoft lays off 1,900 employees in its gaming division following Activision Blizzard buyout
Microsoft is laying off about 1,900 employees in its gaming division, according to an internal company memo, just over three months since the tech giant completed its $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard.
HP Enterprise discloses hack by suspected state-backed Russian hackers
Hewlett Packard Enterprise says suspected state-backed Russian hackers broke into its email system and stole data from cybersecurity and other employees.
Stock market today: Netflix and tech stocks climb, but Wall Street ends with indexes mixed
Wall Street ended mixed after strong gains for Netflix and some influential technology stocks helped offset losses across much of the U.S. stock market.
Microsoft says state-backed Russian hackers accessed emails of senior leadership team members
Microsoft says state-backed Russian hackers broke into its corporate email system and accessed accounts of members of the companyโs leadership team, as well as those of cybersecurity and legal employees.
Microsoft lets cloud users keep personal data within Europe to ease privacy fears
Microsoft says it is upgrading its cloud computing service to let customers store all personal data within the European Union instead of having it flow to the U.S. where national privacy laws donโt exist.
Google lays off hundreds in hardware, voice assistant teams amid cost-cutting drive
Google says it has laid off hundreds of employees working on its hardware, voice assistance and engineering teams as part of cost-cutting measures.
Microsoft's new AI key is first big change to keyboards in decades
Starting this month, some new personal computers that run Microsoftโs Windows 11 operating system will have a special โCopilot keyโ that launches the software giantโs AI chatbot.
The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for using its stories to train chatbots
The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft, trying to end the practice of using its stories to train chatbots.
AI's future could be 'open-source' or closed. Tech giants are divided as they lobby regulators
Tech leaders have been vocal proponents of the need to regulate artificial intelligence, but theyโre also lobbying hard to make sure the new rules work in their favor.
Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher after Wall Street rally led by Microsoft gains
Asian shares are mostly higher after a rally on Wall Street led by gains in Microsoft after it announced it was hiring Sam Altman, former CEO of OpenAI, the ChatGPT maker.
To help 2024 voters, Meta says it will begin labeling political ads that use AI-generated imagery
Microsoft and Meta have released initiatives designed to help voters know when they see a political ad containing altered images, video or audio.
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI hosts its first big tech showcase as the AI startup faces growing competition
Less than a year into its meteoric rise, the company behind ChatGPT has unveiled the future it has in mind for its artificial intelligence technology.
โTheyโre evilโ: Retirees conned out of life savings in double imposter scam
An elderly San Antonio couple was tricked out of their savings in a cold, calculated scam that started with a computer pop-up warning.
Stock market today: Asian shares slide after Wall St rout driven by high yields, mixed earnings
Shares have skidded in Asia after Wall Street tumbled as bond yields tightened their chokehold.
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Microsoft spent two years trying to buy Activision Blizzard. For Xbox CEO, that was the easy part
After two years co-piloting the biggest acquisition in video game history past an onslaught of challenges, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer now moves on to his next quest: making Microsoftโs takeover of Activision Blizzard worth the hassle.
The IRS says Microsoft may owe about $29 billion in back taxes. Microsoft disagrees
The Internal Revenue Service says Microsoft owes the U.S. Treasury $28.9 billion in back taxes, plus penalties and interest.
Sonyโs Access controller for the PlayStation aims to make gaming easier for people with disabilities
Playing video games has long been a challenge for many people with disabilities, since the traditional controllers for the PlayStation, Xbox or Nintendo can be difficult or even impossible to maneuver when a person has limited mobility.
Fears about Amazon and Microsoft cloud computing dominance trigger UK probe
Concerns from regulators about the dominance of Amazon and Microsoft in Britainโs cloud computing market have triggered an investigation into the competitiveness of the key industry.
Apple exec defends the decision to make Google its default search engine on iPhones and Macs
A top Apple executive defended the tech giantโs decision to make Google the default search engine on Apple iPhones and Macs, saying there was no โvalid alternative.
The threat of wildfires is rising. So is new artificial intelligence solutions to fight them
Wildfires fueled by climate change have ravaged communities from Maui to the Mediterranean this summer, killing many people, exhausting firefighters and fueling demand for new solutions.
Tech companies try to take AI image generators mainstream with better protections against misuse
Artificial intelligence tools that can conjure whimsical artwork or realistic-looking images from written commands started wowing crowds last year.
Microsoft's chief product exec to step down. Panos Panay was behind Surface devices and Windows 11
A top product executive at Microsoft who launched its Surface line of devices and Windows 11 is leaving the company.
Artificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT was built in Iowa -- with a lot of water
As they race to capitalize on a craze for generative AI, leading tech developers including Microsoft, OpenAI and Google have acknowledged that growing demand for their AI tools carries hefty costs, from expensive semiconductors to an increase in water consumption.
EU targets Apple, Amazon, Meta and other Big Tech in next phase of digital crackdown
The European Union is targeting six Big Tech companies including Amazon, Apple and Microsoft under new digital rules aimed at reining in the market power of online companies.
Microsoft to stop packaging Teams and Office software in Europe to head off EU antitrust action
Microsoft will stop packaging its Teams videoconferencing app with its Office software in Europe in an effort to head off antitrust penalties by regulators.
Need to know about lifesaving CPR? A new study says it's probably wise not to ask Alexa or Siri
A new study says Alexa, Siri and other voice assistants could do a better job giving instructions on CPR to help bystanders respond in emergencies.
Microsoft budges on video game streaming rights in push for UK to approve Activision Blizzard deal
British competition regulators have opened a new investigation into Microsoftโs revamped bid to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard.
Chance the Rapper will discuss his career and the impact of hip-hop at an Apple store in Chicago
Chance the Rapper will take Apple store customers in Chicago on his hip-hop journey as part of an audio series celebrating the genreโs 50th anniversary.
EU investigates Microsoft over concerns bundling Teams with Office eliminates competition
The European Union has opened an antitrust investigation into Microsoft over concerns that bundling its Teams messaging and videoconferencing app with its Office productivity software gives it an unfair edge over competitors.
Microsoft reports $20.1B quarterly profit as it promises to lead 'the new AI platform shift'
Microsoft on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $20.1 billion, or $2.69 per share, beating analyst expectations for $2.55 per share.
Microsoft and Activision extend deadline to close $69 billion deal under close regulatory scrutiny
The deadline for Microsoftโs $69 billion acquisition of video game company Activision Blizzard has been extended to as the companies seek to close a deal that has been opposed by regulators in the U.S. and the U.K.โs Competition and Markets Authority.
Facebook parent Meta makes public its ChatGPT rival Llama
Facebook parent company Meta Platforms has built an artificial intelligence system that rivals the likes of ChatGPT and Googleโs Bard but itโs taking a different approach: releasing it for free.
Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Wall St logs 15-month high close on AI hopes
Asian shares are mixed after Wall Streetโs frenzy around artificial intelligence helped pushed U.S. stocks to their best level in more than 15 months.
Microsoft and UK regulators win more time to resolve blocked $69 billion Activision deal
Microsoft and British regulators won more time from a court Monday as the U.S. tech company uses a rare second chance to overcome opposition to its $69 billion bid for video game maker Activision Blizzard.
Microsoft agrees to keep Call of Duty on Sony Playstation after it buys Activision Blizzard
Microsoft has signed an agreement with Sony to keep the Call of Duty video game series on PlayStation after the tech giant buys video game maker Activision Blizzard.
Microsoft moves closer to completing $69 billion Activision takeover after court rebuffs regulators
A U.S. appeals court has rejected a bid by federal regulators to block Microsoft from closing its $68.7 billion deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard.
Microsoft gets more time from UK to plead case to buy video game maker Activision
British antitrust regulators have extended their deadline to issue a final order blocking Microsoftโs $69 billion plan to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard.
FTC appeals judge's ruling that would allow Microsoft's Activision Blizzard takeover
The Federal Trade Commission says it it appealing a judgeโs ruling that would have allowed Microsoft to close its deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard.
Google rolls out AI chatbot Bard to Europe and Brazil and adds more features
Google says itโs rolling out its AI-powered chatbot Bard across Europe and in Brazil, expanding its availability to hundreds of millions more users.
Microsoft can move ahead with record $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, judge rules
A federal judge has handed Microsoft a major victory by declining to block its looming $69 billion takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard.
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