Tag: Microsoft
Twitter alleges ‘unauthorised’ data use by Microsoft
Twitter has alleged that Microsoft violated an agreement over using the social media company’s data.
In a letter, Twitter owner Elon Musk’s lawyer levelled accusations...
OpenAI raises $300 million to reach $29 billion valuation
OpenAI, parent company of ChatGPT and DALL-E, recently closed a $300 million raise.Â
This funding round, which includes participation from Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen...
UK blocks $69-billion Microsoft, Activision deal
The UK said it would block Microsoft’s US$69-billion acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard over concerns it would hinder competition in cloud...
Microsoft, Google paint different pictures of AI-driven future
Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft, whose quarterly earnings each got a boost from their established search and cloud computing businesses, used their time with investors...
Microsoft shares leap higher as AI boosts quarterly sales
Microsoft beat Wall Street’s estimates for quarterly revenue and profit on Tuesday, driven by growth in its cloud computing and Office productivity software businesses,...
South Africa okays Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision acquisition
South Africa’s competition regulator, the Competition Commission, has approved Microsoft’s US$69 billion acquisition of videogame player Activision Blizzard in what will be the technology industry’s...
AWS steps up AI rivalry with Google, Microsoft
Amazon’s cloud computing division this week released a suite of technologies aimed at helping other companies develop their own chatbots and image-generation services backed...
Google attacks Microsoft over ‘anticompetitive’ cloud practices
Google Cloud has accused Microsoft of anticompetitive cloud computing practices and criticised imminent deals with European cloud vendors, saying these do not solve broader...
MTN and Microsoft accelerate Africa’s digital transformation in the public cloud
Following the signing of a five-year strategic partnership in September 2022, MTN and Microsoft are in the process of delivering a programme of work...
Apple, Microsoft dominance on tech-stock indexes grows
Apple and Microsoft, already dominant in technology-stock indexes, are about to become even more so.
An overhaul of sector benchmarks compiled by S&P Global and...