Microsoft hires from Inflection AI now under microscope from competition watchdog July 16, 2024 The CMA has set an 11 September deadline to decide whether the case will progress to a phase two investigation.
Craneware signs landmark deal with Microsoft July 2, 2024 Healthcare software provider Craneware has signed a landmark deal Microsoft that will provide the Scottish firm with access to the tech giant's Azure platform, improving customer access to its software and 'expanded cloud capabilities, and boosting its AI capabilities.
Microsoft to build ‘hyperscale’ datacentre near Leeds after £106m deal June 27, 2024 Tech giant Microsoft is one step closer to building a 'hyperscale' datacentre near Leeds after it purchased a 48-acre site from British property developer Harworth Group.
Microsoft breached EU rules with ‘possibly abusive’ move bundling Teams with Office suite June 25, 2024 Microsoft violated European Union competition rules with “possibly abusive” practices by tying its Teams messaging and videoconferencing app to its widely used business software, the bloc has said. The European Commission said on Monday that it has informed Microsoft of its preliminary view that the US tech giant has been “restricting competition” by bundling Teams [...]
Nvidia overthrows Microsoft and Apple as world’s most valuable company June 19, 2024 New York's Nasdaq exchange, where Nvidia is listed, has also surged 21 per cent year to date to a record high.
Tesla, Google, Microsoft and Tiktok push tech layoffs total to nearly 100,000 this year June 17, 2024 A total of 326 tech companies have laid off more than 98,000 employees so far this year, according to online tracker layoffs.fyi.
Temu targets trademarked brands such as Dyson and Zara on Google and Bing June 14, 2024 The majority of these targeted brands are retailers, including Zara, Rayban, Dyson, Curry's, and Marks & Spencer.
Apple overtakes Microsoft as world’s most valuable company June 12, 2024 Apple shares rose nearly five per cent to a new record high of $218.02 per share on Wednesday, making it more valuable than Microsoft.
Wayve: Loss widens at British AI darling backed by Nvidia, Microsoft and Softbank June 12, 2024 Wayve, the British artificial intelligence (AI) start-up that secured an investment of more than £800m recently, saw its losses pass £40m during its latest financial year.
New data centre planned for London amid ‘significant lack of power’ June 7, 2024 The demand for data centres is rapidly rising. AI training and large language models, such as ChatGPT and Gemini, require enormous amounts of power.