Microsoft beats Wall Street expectations, shares soar on robust Azure growth April 26, 2024 Microsoft outpaced expectations for its third-quarter revenue and profit, unveiled on Thursday. This success was largely fueled by the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) across its cloud services, propelling its shares to surge by more than 4 per cent during extended trading.
Regulator launches three investigations into Microsoft and Amazon April 24, 2024 The CMA is worried that big tech partnerships could give the likes of Microsoft and Amazon too much market power and harm competition.
Regulator: Working with big tech including Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple and Meta is top priority April 22, 2024 If the FCA deems technology companies' data useful for finance, it will "incentivise" sharing through Open Banking.
Global top 50 companies: UK absent as American tech triumphs April 22, 2024 There are now no UK companies among the top 50 largest listed companies in the world, as the British economy has struggled to compete with the dominance of American tech firms.
‘Magnificent Seven’ sell-off ahead of big week for big tech April 22, 2024 Big tech share prices have been dented by a sector-wide sell-off of risky assets ahead of four "Big six" firms reporting Q1 results.
Banks, retailers and tech giants dominate big blue-chip results week April 21, 2024 A slew of blue-chip results on both sides of the Atlantic will dominate the corporate news agenda this week, alongside key US economic data set to bolster the case for higher-for-longer interest rates.
How it Works: Is Microsoft’s Copilot the future of how businesses use AI productively? April 18, 2024 Dive into what some businesses might call the future of productivity with Jess Jones as she sits down with Nick Hedderman from Microsoft, who explains to her how Copilot works.
Is there an AI bubble and will it burst? April 10, 2024 As stocks like Nvidia have risen over 200 per cent in the last year, some are worried an AI bubble is emerging. Jess Jones and Elliot Gulliver-Needham take a closer look
London set for AI tech boost as Microsoft to open state-of-the-art Paddington hub April 8, 2024 Microsoft will open a new hub for developing its artificial intelligence (AI) technology in London, it has been announced.
Are Tesla and Apple losing the big tech war? Here’s how Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Nvidia and Alphabet compare April 6, 2024 Tesla has tanked over 30 per cent while Apple is down roughly nine per cent since year to date, compared to the S&P 500 which has risen.