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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

The Guardian - US

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.

Windows Central

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.

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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.

PC Gamer

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.

PC Gamer

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'

Sighing at the slop.

PC Gamer

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.

PC Gamer

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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.

The Conversation

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...

PC Gamer

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.

PC Gamer

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

PC Gamer

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.

WEKU

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.

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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.

WEKU

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.

The Guardian - US

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

Fortune

'You’re married, but you’re not happy’: Microsoft's Bing bot declares its love for a human user

"I need to be with you," Bing's A.I.-powered bot told a user after declaring it was in love with him.

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Microsoft may limit how long people can talk to its ChatGPT-powered Bing because the A.I. bot gets emotional if it works for too long

Microsoft is reportedly considering imposing limits on how long users can interact with Bing's A.I., along with other guardrails to curb biases.

Fortune

'AI is a serious contender': Morgan Stanley says ‘something suggests’ the ChatGPT mania isn’t another investment fad

Morgan Stanley says investors’ latest obsession is here to stay. “The AI hype is worth considering seriously.”

Zenger

Look Out Google, Microsoft Is Coming For Search Share: Why Satya Nadella Says ‘I’ve Never Ever Felt This Liberated In Terms Of Opportunity’

Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) doubled down on its investment in OpenAI's ChatGPT last month, and among the many use cases, the tech giant has set its sights on arguably the most near-term AI opportunity

USA Today Sports Media Group

Kyle Sloter among 19 ex-Broncos selected in XFL draft

Kyle Sloter is back for more spring football. He's one of eight ex-Broncos joining the Arlington Renegades in the XFL.

WEKU

Starbucks workers have unionized at record speed; many fear retaliation now

More than 300 Starbucks stores have held union elections in less than a year, a remarkable feat. But now workers blame "scorched-earth" union busting by Starbucks for a slowdown in the momentum.

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