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Microsoft lures “most-wanted” AI talent from Meta with multimillion-dollar offers amid industry turbulence — giving Zuckerberg a taste of his own medicine

According to a leaked internal document, Microsoft has compiled a "most-wanted" list, comprising Meta engineers and researchers. The company has reportedly made multi-million-dollar compensation package offers to get them to switch sides.

Windows Central

Conservative-leaning AI platform Perplexity makes shock bid to buy 'rival' Google Chrome

The Truth Social integrated AI firm made an unexpected €29 billion offer for the world’s most popular web browser as Google faces possible antitrust action in the US.

Euronews

When CEO Lisa Su is finished making AMD the default choice for GPUs, she wants to use AI to help fix the 'travesty' that is modern healthcare

Medicine isn't joined up enough.

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OpenAI’s Sam Altman: GPT-5 fails to meet AGI standards amid Microsoft’s fading partnership — “it’s still missing something”

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently revealed that GPT-5 didn't meet the coveted AGI threshold because of its inability to continuously learn "as it's deployed from the new things it finds."

Windows Central

Bad news slackers - ChatGPT can now link in with Gmail, Google Calendar and even Microsoft Teams to make sure you never miss a beat

ChatGPT can now connect to Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Contacts, Box, Canva, Dropbox and more.

TechRadar

German tech firm sues Nvidia for patent infringement, seeks to block Nvidia across 18 European countries — ParTec lawsuit alleges DGX AI supercomputer design theft

ParTec AG has filed its third patent infringement lawsuit against Nvidia at the Unified Patent Court, targeting the company's DGX AI supercomputers. The case centers on ParTec’s patented dynamic Modular System Architecture (dMSA), crucial for CPU-GPU coordination in AI workloads, seeking a Europe-wide sales injunction and damages.

Tom’s Hardware

Is Perplexity AI's Bid To Buy Google Chrome Just A Publicity Stunt? Company Value, Stock Price, And Market Reactions

Perplexity AI made a $34.5 billion bid to buy Google Chrome, sparking debate over its seriousness and the potential impact on browser and search competition.

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IBM, Google, Amazon, Microsoft Lock Horns In Billion-Dollar Race to Build Million-Qubit Quantum Computers And End A 40-Year Tech Dream

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM), Alphabet Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) Google, Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) are intensifying their pursuit of industrial-scale quantum computers, with recent breakthroughs bringing the decades-old dream within reach by 2030.

Benzinga

AI browsers share sensitive personal data, new study finds

Euronews

Microsoft Lures Meta's Talent Pool With Multimillion-Dollar Pay Packages As The AI War Heats Up: Report

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is reportedly ramping up its battle for artificial intelligence supremacy by aggressively targeting top AI talent from Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META), offering multimillion-dollar pay packages to secure key engineers and researchers amid a massive industry spending spree.

Benzinga

Passwords Under Threat As Tech Giants Seek Tougher Security

Fingerprints, access keys and facial recognition are putting a new squeeze on passwords as the traditional computer security method -- but also running into public hesitancy.

International Business Times

Over 160 Blizzard employees unite for workplace improvements in historic move

The Blizzard Entertainment Story and Franchise Development team has unionized under Microsoft, adding to the existing unions at other Blizzard teams.

Windows Central

Microsoft is being sued for killing Windows 10 - here are 5 reasons why the lawsuit could actually force its hand to extend support further

Lawsuit turns up the heat on Microsoft over Windows 10 End of Life - and I think the pressure is really on to find a solution.

TechRadar

Gamers celebrate as Microsoft bans exploitative bundle tactics

New rules ban bundle spamming and gamerscore grabs, cleaning up the Microsoft Store.

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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.

AAP

AI training pilot to upskill more than 30,000 teachers

Microsoft and the Future Skills Organisation plan to train educators in artificial intelligence to address Australia's technology skills gap.

GamesRadar

Blizzard narrative team votes in favor of union one week after Call of Duty workers did the same, pushing back against mass layoffs at Microsoft that saw 9,000 jobs lost in favor of AI

"With a union, we're able to preserve what makes this place special"

Windows Central

This Xbox Game Pass Sensation is "Absolute Art on Every Level," and Just Got a New Enhanced Edition — Oh, and It's on PS5 Now, Too

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 stood tall as one of the best Xbox games of 2024, and now it's on PS5 — with a free upgrade to the "Enhanced" version available on Xbox and PC.

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Microsoft’s $3.9 Trillion Empire: 3 Products You Use Without Realizing It

Here's a look at some of the ways you might be contributing to Microsoft's sprawling empire without even knowing it.

TechRadar

Thousands of Microsoft Exchange servers remain unpatched against major threat - here's what to do to stay safe

Improper authentication bug found in Microsoft Exchange hybrid environments that could grant threat actors lateral movement across the network.

GamesRadar

We could've gotten a Banjo Kazooie cartoon in the '00s, but Xbox was breaking fans' hearts even then: "Microsoft did not see this as something that they wanted to invest in"

At 4Kids, "The loss of the Pokémon franchise left a huge hole, and so began an initiative to develop new shows"

The Guardian - UK

Golf for them, grind for us: Trump, Vance and the hellish US holiday divide

While American workers battle burnout and ‘infinite workdays’, the men at the top are living the endless vacation dream, writes Arwa Mahdawi

Windows Central

Microsoft Adds OneNote’s Best Pens to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint — Here’s Why It Matters

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Helldivers 2's newest trailer basically confirms a Halo 3: ODST crossover with a melancholy saxophone

Super Earth; Master Chief.

Windows Central

Apple Takes Direct Aim at Windows 10 End of Support With Rumored $599 MacBook — the Nightmare Scenario for Microsoft and Windows 11

The latest reports suggest Apple is readying a 12.9-inch MacBook that will cost as low as $599 and launch this fall. That's the nightmare scenario for Microsoft, as millions of users look to buy a new computer as Windows 10 support ends.

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