Meta putting AI in smart glasses, assistants and more MENLO PARK: Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday said the tech giant is putting artificial intelligence into... Published 28 Sep, 2023 12:19pm
Technology Amazon to invest up to $4bn in AI firm Anthropic PARIS: Amazon said on Monday it would invest up to $4 billion in AI firm Anthropic, as the online retail giant steps... Published 25 Sep, 2023 01:32pm
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Technology Biggest video gaming deal: Microsoft, Activision to sell streaming rights LONDON: “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard will sell its streaming rights to Ubisoft Entertainment in a... Published 23 Aug, 2023 05:50am
Business & Finance Microsoft beats quarterly estimates as AI boosts cloud business NEW YORK: Microsoft on Tuesday surpassed Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter revenue and profit as its cloud... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
World The problem with X? Meta, Microsoft, hundreds more own trademarks to new Twitter name Billionaire Elon Musk’s decision to rebrand Twitter as X could be complicated legally: companies including Meta and... Published 25 Jul, 2023 10:54am
Markets Wall Street rises as tech earnings, Fed decision loom NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes climbed on Monday as investors braced for earnings from megacap growth and... Published 25 Jul, 2023 06:20am
Technology Meta opens AI model to commercial use, throwing nascent market into flux NEW YORK: Meta is releasing a commercial version of its open-source artificial intelligence model Llama on Tuesday,... Published 18 Jul, 2023 09:08pm
Technology Microsoft signs agreement to keep Call of Duty on Playstation Microsoft has signed an agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation following the acquisition of Activision... Published 16 Jul, 2023 08:30pm
Life & Style Sarah Silverman sues Meta, OpenAI for copyright infringement Comedian Sarah Silverman and two authors have filed copyright infringement lawsuits against Meta Platforms and... Published 10 Jul, 2023 02:20pm
Technology Systems Ltd wins Microsoft Partner of Year Award for Pakistan KARACHI: Systems Limited has won Country/ Region 2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award for Pakistan. Its... Published 06 Jul, 2023 05:42am
Technology Amazon, Google, Apple, Meta, Microsoft say they meet EU gatekeeper status BRUSSELS: Alphabet’s Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms and Microsoft have notified the European Commission that... Published 04 Jul, 2023 12:04pm
Technology China’s Baidu says its new AI beat ChatGPT on some metrics HONG KONG: Baidu Inc , China’s leading search engine provider, said the latest iteration of its ChatGPT-style... Published 27 Jun, 2023 12:28pm
Markets S&P 500 ends lower as Microsoft recedes from record high NEW YORK: The S&P 500 ended lower on Friday, weighed down by Microsoft and other market heavyweights as comments... Published 19 Jun, 2023 06:55am
World Bill Gates in China to meet President Xi on Friday HONG KONG: Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp’s co-founder, is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday during his... Published 14 Jun, 2023 08:08pm
Technology Microsoft searching for solutions over UK block on Activision deal LONDON: The president of Microsoft said he was looking for solutions to try to get British approval for the software... Published 06 Jun, 2023 04:55pm
Technology Japan privacy watchdog warns ChatGPT-maker OpenAI on user data TOKYO: Japan’s privacy watchdog said on Friday it has warned OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed startup behind the ChatGPT... Published 02 Jun, 2023 09:56am
Technology Microsoft says UK regulator an ‘outlier’ for blocking Activision deal LONDON: Microsoft on Tuesday accused Britain’s anti-trust regulator of being a global “outlier” in blocking its $69... Published 30 May, 2023 07:03pm
World Twitter quits EU disinformation code BRUSSELS: Twitter has decided to leave the EU’s disinformation code, a voluntary pact that groups together the major... Published 27 May, 2023 12:59pm
World EU defends split with UK on Microsoft, Activision Blizzard bid BRUSSELS: The EU anti-trust chief on Thursday defended the bloc’s decision to approve Microsoft’s $69-billion... Published 26 May, 2023 06:48am
Technology Microsoft defeats gamers’ bid to block $69bn Activision deal in US court Microsoft Corp evaded a potential early legal obstacle in its $69 billion deal to acquire “Call of Duty” videogame... Published 22 May, 2023 08:16pm
Technology Twitter says Microsoft broke its rules for developers SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter on Thursday accused Microsoft of breaking the social network’s rules for developers who... Published 19 May, 2023 12:17pm
Technology EU decision clearing $69bn Microsoft, Activision deal expected May 15 BRUSSELS: EU antitrust regulators are set to approve Microsoft Corp’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision next... Published 10 May, 2023 06:38pm
Technology Microsoft expands AI access to public SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft on Thursday expanded public access to its generative artificial intelligence programs,... Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am
Technology IBM eyes hiring pause because AI does the job WASHINGTON: The CEO of IBM said he was eyeing to downsize the tech giant’s back office workforce by nearly a third... Published 03 May, 2023 12:35pm
Markets Tech shares weigh on Wall St as jobs report fuels rate hike jitters NEW YORK: The Nasdaq led losses among Wall Street’s main indexes on Monday, with technology stocks taking a hit on... Published 11 Apr, 2023 03:44am
Technology Amazon, Microsoft cloud services face UK antitrust probe LONDON: Amazon and Microsoft, the two dominant cloud providers, face an antitrust investigation in Britain after the... Published 05 Apr, 2023 04:46pm
World OpenAI’s ChatGPT blocked in Italy: privacy watchdog ROME: Italy’s privacy watchdog said Friday it had blocked the controversial robot ChatGPT, saying the artificial... Published 31 Mar, 2023 04:46pm
Markets Wall Street Week Ahead: Strength in megacap stocks masks broader US market woes NEW YORK: Investors are relying on an old strategy to navigate the current tumult in asset prices: buying shares of... Published 27 Mar, 2023 06:15am
Technology Microsoft’s Activision bid gets a boost in UK LONDON: Microsoft’s $69-billion takeover bid for US video game giant Activision Blizzard scored a victory on Friday... Published 24 Mar, 2023 08:29pm
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