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Microsoft enters a binding agreement with Sony for a 10-year Call of Duty deal for PlayStation

Per The Verge Fans of Call of Duty will be able to play the game on PlayStation as Sony signed a 10-year deal with Microsoft. This comes as Microsoft, which owns the Xbox consoles, is allowing the game to be played on PlayStation. The deal would take effect even after

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Wedbush says Microsoft could reach $3 trillion in market capitalization by 2024

Per Barron's Wedbush has given its expectations on Microsoft, saying that its stock could potentially reach $3 trillion in market capitalization by 2024. This comes as analyst Dan Ives believes that monetizatio of AI could drive the stock higher. Ives: “In this ‘Game of Thrones’ battle for AI

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Microsoft to add ChatGPT access to Azure Government cloud service

Per Bloomberg Microsoft has expanded the availability of ChatGPT in its ecosystem once again, and with the most recent update, it now integrates AI models to its Azure Government cloud computing services. This would make the artificial intelligence tool more accessible to the government. This comes after the company tapped

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Microsoft employees will not receive pay raises this year

Per USA Today Microsoft is implementing a new cost-cutting method where they've decided not to give their employees any pay raise this year. This came as the company cited "economic conditions" as reason why they aren't giving raises. The company shares how as revenue

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Google's Bard AI program used Microsoft's & OpenAI's ChatGPT data, per Google AI researcher that resigned

Per The Information Google's Bard AI program reportedly used data from Microsoft and OpenAI's ChatGPT. This was according to a Google AI researcher who decided to resign after warning Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and other senior executives. OpenAI's ChatGPT has already raised eyebrows for

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Bill Gates warns of 'huge mistake' if new TB vaccines aren't funded

Per Reuters Bill Gates is again speaking out about another type of vaccine, the first new tuberculosis vaccine, saying the world would make a "huge mistake" if they didn't fund it. With insufficient funding, the vaccine's late-stage trials could be pushed by over a

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Contractors at Microsoft earned $90/hr in 2021, while PhD holders now earn $45/hr

Per Bloomberg In 2021, Microsoft was reportedly paying its contractors $90 an hour. Now, some tech jobs are still paying workers $120 an hour. PhD holders, on the other hand, were only making $45 an hour. This was according to a former UX designer, Hang Xu, who ran a New

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Bill Gates plans to continue his campaigns against climate change on his private jet

Per CNBC Bill Gates has been busy with his philanthropy after his time at Microsoft. One of his focuses was on climate change, and last month, he explained why he would continue to do what he does while riding his private jet. Gates talked about his work in an interview

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Microsoft's CTO used ChatGPT-powered Bing to learn Gen Z lingo: 'bussin' and 'rizz' among the few

Per Business Insider Instead of "Googling" it, Microsoft's Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott decided to use Bing's new ChatGPT-powered AI tool to learn more about Gen Z lingos. He used it to learn some of the slangs his teenage daughter used like "bussin&

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LinkedIn begins layoffs months after it said it wouldn't be letting go of staff

Per CNBC TV18 LinkedIn once said it wasn't planning to let go of staff but rather freezing its hiring. Still, the company has recently laid off employees within its recruitment recruiting department, as the layoffs reportedly started on Feb 13. The Information reported that LinkedIn started letting go

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Microsoft CEO says they hope the new Bing will make Google 'dance' as the company brings OpenAI abilities

Per The Verge While there have been a lot of talks about OpenAI's ChatGPT abilities being added to a new Bing, Microsoft's CEO has made direct comments about how the company hopes it would make Google "dance." This comes as the competition heats up

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GitHub plans to be fully remote as it will lay off 10% of workers

Per Tech Crunch GitHub has announced that it plans to become fully remote and close all of its offices. This comes as the company says it will let go of 10% of its workforce or about 300 employees. In a recent report by Fortune, it was announced that GitHub had

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Microsoft - OpenAI Partnership Could Result in Workplace Emails, Slideshows, and Spreadsheets Using ChatGPT

Per Business Insider Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI will see more business-focused uses for ChatGPT. This comes as CEO Satya Nadella said they would be integrating the AI chatbot into different tools like workplace emails, slideshows, and spreadsheets. The news came with the announcement that Microsoft's Azure

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Microsoft Will Push Through With Its Multi-Billion OpenAI Investment to 'Accelerate AI Breakthroughs'

Per Reuters Microsoft initially invested $1 billion in the ChatGPT maker OpenAI in 2019. The company has announced that their partnership will enter the "third phase" and come with a multi-billion investment. This comes as Microsoft is trying to ramp up its efforts to compete with its rival,

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Microsoft's 10,000 Employee Layoff Sees Massive Cuts in Gaming Division Handling the Development of Halo

Per Bloomberg Microsoft has recently announced that it would be laying off 10,000 employees, representing just a little less than 5% of the company. Now, word has gone out regarding how the job cuts will affect the company's video-game division, specifically the developers of the beloved classic

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Microsoft Announces 10,000-Employee Layoff Shortly After News of Unlimited Time Offs

Per CNBC Companies have been announcing layoffs left and right, and another massive company has declared that it will follow suit. Microsoft has just announced that through March 31, the company will let go of 10,000 employees. This comes shortly after employees were told they would be getting unlimited

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Unusual Options Activity in Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN), Twitter, Inc. (TWTR), and Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)

Unusual Options Activity in Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) Today, February 10, 2022, among the underlying components of the NYSE, we saw unusual or noteworthy options trading volume and activity in Lumen, which opened at $11.17. * The following orders were swept-to-fill on the $10 strike put option dated for February