Category: Microsoft
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If Microsoft Invests in Bitcoin It Will Be Likely Via Spot ETFs
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Follow Nicholas on X here At the end of yesterday, Macroscopea financial analyst focusing on Bitcoin, open New Securities and Exchange Commission Deposit Reports that Microsoft will vote next December on whether it should invest in Bitcoin. At first I thought this couldn’t possibly be happening right now, and I…
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Bitcoin Soars Towards $68K Amid Microsoft BTC Investment Filing
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This article is also available in Spanish. Microsoft is preparing to hold a crucial shareholder meeting on December 10, during which the future of… Bitcoin as a possible investment It will be a hot topic. Currently, Bitcoin is trading at approximately $68,115, which represents an increase of approximately 1.22%. The…
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Microsoft to let clients build AI agents for routine tasks from November
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By Aditya Soni (Reuters) – Microsoft will allow its customers to build autonomous artificial intelligence agents starting next month, in its latest effort to capitalize on the booming technology amid increasing investor scrutiny of its massive investments in artificial intelligence. The company is positioning autonomous agents — software that needs…
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Microsoft to let clients build AI agents for routine tasks from November
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By Aditya Soni (Reuters) – Microsoft will allow its customers to build autonomous artificial intelligence agents starting next month, in its latest effort to capitalize on the booming technology amid increasing investor scrutiny of its massive investments in artificial intelligence. The company is positioning autonomous agents — software that needs…
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Rubrik unveils Israel-developed DSPM for Microsoft 365 Copilot
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US cloud data management and data security company Rubrik today unveiled Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) for Microsoft 365 Copilot to provide greater visibility and control over sensitive data, reduce the risk of exposure, and enable organizations to adopt Copilot quickly and securely. Ruberik notes that much of the development…
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The big winner if OpenAI becomes a for-profit business? Microsoft.
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OpenAI is considering transitioning from a nonprofit to a for-profit company, and Microsoft (MSFT), its donor, will have a lot to gain if a ChatGPT developer gets the green light to operate as a startup. “Anything that frees OpenAI to focus on profit is likely to benefit Microsoft’s investment in…
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The big winner if OpenAI becomes a for-profit business? Microsoft.
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OpenAI is considering transitioning from a nonprofit to a for-profit company, and Microsoft (MSFT), its donor, will have a lot to gain if a ChatGPT developer gets the green light to operate as a startup. “Anything that frees OpenAI to focus on profit is likely to benefit Microsoft’s investment in…
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OpenAI closes $6.6 billion funding haul with investment from Microsoft and Nvidia By Reuters
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By Crystal Ho (Reuters) – OpenAI announced on Wednesday that it has raised $6.6 billion from investors at a post-cash valuation of $157 billion, cementing the ChatGPT maker’s position as one of the world’s most valuable private companies. The funding has attracted returning venture capital investors including Thrive Capital and…
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Microsoft deal propels Three Mile Island restart, with key permits still needed By Reuters
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(Resubmitted to correct typo in the word “companies” in the third paragraph) (Reuters) – Constellation Energy Inc and Microsoft Corp said on Friday they have signed an energy deal to help restart a unit of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania in what would be the first-ever restart…
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Microsoft deal propels Three Mile Island restart, with key permits still needed By Reuters
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(Resubmitted to correct typo in the word “companies” in the third paragraph) (Reuters) – Constellation Energy Inc and Microsoft Corp said on Friday they have signed an energy deal to help restart a unit of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania in what would be the first-ever restart…
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Microsoft Announces $60 Billion Buyback, Raises Dividend 10%
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(Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. unveiled a new $60 billion share buyback program, matching its largest buyback authorization ever, and raised its quarterly dividend by 10%. Most Read from Bloomberg The software company said shareholders will receive a quarterly dividend of 83 cents per share starting Nov. 21, compared with 75…
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Microsoft 365 down for thousands of users, Downdetector shows By Reuters
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(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp’s productivity software suite stopped working for more than 16,000 users on Thursday, outage tracking website DownDetector.com said. This comes nearly two months after a flawed software update from cybersecurity services company CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: ) affected nearly 8.5 million Windows devices, crippling operations across industries ranging from…
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Nvidia testing/breaking its 100 day moving average. Microsoft also testing a key MA level
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Nvidia stock is currently trading down $9.02 or -7.56% at $110.37. This is right at its 100-day moving average of $110.36. The low of $109.40 is below this moving average. Bearish The current decline is on track for its worst trading day since April 19, 2024, when the price fell…
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Iranians are creating fake news websites and impersonating activists to create chaos in the U.S., Microsoft found
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Iran Online activity is accelerating which appears to be aimed at influencing US electionsMicrosoft said Friday that in one case it targeted a presidential campaign with an email phishing attack. Iranian actors have also spent recent months creating fake news sites and impersonating activists, paving the way for further division.…
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What will happen to Microsoft after Google antitrust ruling?
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The court’s ruling that Google is a “monopoly” could have ripple effects throughout the tech industry. A recent analyst note from WedBush Securities lays out a few possible scenarios. Some are more likely than others, and not all are favorable to Google — though some could be. Options on the…
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UJA-Federation NY, Microsoft Israel help Majdal Shams
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The New York Jewish Community Federation donated funds to two hospitals in Nazareth and to the local council in Majdal Shams. The New York Jewish Community Federation has donated NIS 6 million to St. Vincent de Paul Hospital (French Hospital) and EMS Nazareth Hospital (English Hospital) in Nazareth, to establish…
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AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes wants Microsoft compensation for CrowdStrike outage
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On Friday, a flawed update from US cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike caused Windows computers around the world to crash, displaying the dreaded “blue screen of death.” The outage hit global airlines particularly hard, disrupting thousands of flights as staff scrambled to get systems up and running again. Some airlines, such as…
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Microsoft Outage Draws Criticism From Crypto Community, Is Shiba Inu The Answer?
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The team behind Shiba Inu Microsoft recently experienced the largest IT outage in history on Friday, July 19. Businesses around the world were struggling with the shutdown due to a Microsoft shutdown that was caused by a glitch. The outage occurred through CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity platform that encountered an issue…