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“MACROHARD,” Elon Musk’s Microsoft AI clone, will be profoundly impactful at an immense scale — without direct hardware development, "much like Apple"

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently claimed that Macrohard (Microsoft's AI clone) will be "profoundly impactful at an immense scale." And like Apple, it'll lean on other companies to manufacture hardware.

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Microsoft mandates return to office — claims Teams and all remote work solutions are inferior

Microsoft mandates return to office — claims Teams and all remote work solutions are inferior

Microsoft is mandating 3 days in the office by 2026, effectively saying Teams and remote work tools can’t match in-person collaboration.

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Microsoft continues layoffs with 42 more roles cut for the fifth month in a row — with an $80B reason behind it

Microsoft continues layoffs with 42 more roles cut for the fifth month in a row — with an $80B reason behind it

Microsoft’s September layoffs may be small in number, but they continue a larger trend of workforce reshaping to fund its $80B AI commitment.

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Protestors occupy Microsoft president's office as opposition to the company's dealings with the Israeli military continue to escalate

Microsoft's Building 34 was locked down following the occupation.

Meet Macrohard, Elon Musk’s AI simulation of Microsoft, focused solely on AI software development — "It’s a tongue-in-cheek name, but the project is very real!”

Elon Musk is looking to build a "purely software AI company" to rival Microsoft. The executive further indicated that it wouldn't be hard to simulate a carbon copy of the software giant because it doesn't manufacture any hardware.

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Is Microsoft still the "software factory" that Bill Gates envisioned 50 years ago? Satya Nadella says no — it needs an AI blueprint

What happens when legacy vision meets modern disruption? In a recent memo, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella indicated that Bill Gates' revolutionary "software factory" vision might be obsolete in the age of AI.

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Arkane employees demand Microsoft sever ties with Israeli military: 'We don’t want to be part of this sinister project for Gaza'

Members of the STJV union at Arkane have published an open letter calling for an immediate termination of the company's contracts with the IDF.

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New report lays out Israeli military use of Microsoft services that prompted employee protests and a boycott of Xbox and Game Pass

New report lays out Israeli military use of Microsoft services that prompted employee protests and a boycott of Xbox and Game Pass

The joint investigation cites anonymous sources at Microsoft and in Israeli intelligence.

Wall Street delighted with Microsoft as it spends $100bn on AI

Wall Street delighted with Microsoft as it spends $100bn on AI

Company’s second-quarter financial results showed a booming cloud business and enormous capital expenditures

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Microsoft's new 'flash' reasoning AI model ships with a hybrid architecture — making its responses 10x faster with a "2 to 3 times average reduction in latency"

Microsoft's new 'flash' reasoning AI model ships with a hybrid architecture — making its responses 10x faster with a "2 to 3 times average reduction in latency"

Microsoft recently unveiled Phi-mini-flash-reasoning as its latest entry in the Phi family of small AI models, developed using a new hybrid architecture (SambaY), making its responses 10x faster.

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Microsoft shareholders demand report into the company's 'human rights due diligence' over allegations of war crime complicity in Gaza

Microsoft shareholders demand report into the company's 'human rights due diligence' over allegations of war crime complicity in Gaza

A group of more than 60 Microsoft shareholders has filed a proposal that will be voted on at the company's next Annual General Meeting.

Microsoft's Build conference interrupted by renewed protests over its ties with the Israeli military

Microsoft's Build conference interrupted by renewed protests over its ties with the Israeli military

Protesters claim Microsoft's Azure and AI technologies are being used to support the ongoing assaults against Gaza.

Microsoft is finally rolling out its controversial Recall feature that screenshots everything you do (again), but only for select users

Microsoft is finally rolling out its controversial Recall feature that screenshots everything you do (again), but only for select users

Microsoft's recalled Recall feature is un-recalled once again.

Dwarf Fortress' creator is so tired of hearing about AI: 'Press a button and it writes a really sh*tty, wrong essay about something—and they still take your job'

Dwarf Fortress' creator is so tired of hearing about AI: 'Press a button and it writes a really sh*tty, wrong essay about something—and they still take your job'

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Microsoft plans on investing $80,000,000,000 in AI this year, with no sign of the machine learning spending spree stalling just yet

More money for more servers and coders. Probably more money for Copilot and Recall too, sadly.

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Boeing workers secure big gains after strike, but the future for organized labor under Trump is uncertain

Striking Boeing machinists approved a new contract on Nov. 4, 2024. It was negotiated between their union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, and the nation’s largest commercial aircraft manufacturer.

Microsoft recalls Windows 11's Recall AI PC feature yet again and it now won't even be released for testing until December

Can't recall Microsoft doing anything quite this silly...

It looks like you won't be able to uninstall Recall, the controversial AI-assisted Windows 11 screen-capping feature, and I can't say I'm too surprised

Can you recall a time when annoying Windows features were easy to uninstall? I can't.

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The Guardian - UK

Microsoft’s climbdown over its creepy Recall feature shows its AI strategy is far from intelligent

The tech company’s new Windows machines can take constant screenshots of users’ every action – quelle surprise, it’s a privacy minefield

Microsoft changes course on the controversial Windows 11 feature that constantly takes screenshots of your PC's screen: Now you'll have to opt in if you want to use it

It's still a terrible idea but at least now you won't have anyone to blame but yourself.

How bad is Boeing's 2024 so far? Here's a timeline

The aircraft-maker has faced renewed scrutiny this year, mostly going back to an incident when a rear door plug tore off a 737 Max 9. Things have compounded from there.

Climate Change Threatens Christmas Tree Production with Soil Conditions

Christmas tree growers are facing challenges as climate change affects soil conditions, potentially impacting the availability of beloved holiday traditions.

The OpenAI outcome is pretty ideal for Microsoft

Keeping OpenAI at arm's length, but under greater Microsoft influence, means no alarms and no surprises.

Microsoft's new AI chatbot has been saying some 'crazy and unhinged things'

After Microsoft's powerful AI chatbot verbally attacked people, and even compared one person to Hitler, the company has decided to rein in the technology until it works out the kinks.

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From cradle to compost: the disruptors who want to make death greener

Startups rush to gain foothold in a burgeoning industry as New York and California move to legalize human composting

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