OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless board resigns Hundreds of staff at ChatGPT's parent company OpenAI have signed a letter threatening to leave the tech firm unless "all current board members resign," according … Business • 20 Nov
PwC in deal with Microsoft on new GenAI Business Centre PwC Ireland is launching a new GenAI Business Centre as it expands its strategic AI collaboration with Microsoft into Ireland. Business • 20 Nov
LSEG ups growth guidance, plans new share buyback The London Stock Exchange Group has raised its mid-term growth guidance to "mid to high single" digits and said it would return £1 billion to … Business • 17 Nov
Microsoft, Google won't challenge EU gatekeeper status Microsoft and Google will not challenge an EU law requiring them to make it easier for users to move between competing services such as social … Business • 14 Nov
Pre-tax profits fall by 43.5% at LinkedIn's Irish unit Pre-tax profits at the main Irish arm of jobs and professional networking social media platform LinkedIn last year decreased by 43.5% to $99.5m (€93.4m) due … Business • 03 Nov
Siemens and Microsoft to work together on AI project Siemens and Microsoft have today announced a joint project to use artificial intelligence to increase productivity and human-machine collaboration. Business • 31 Oct
Microsoft sales beat estimates as customers set for AI Microsoft has beaten Wall Street estimates for fiscal first-quarter results in all segments, with its cloud computing and PC businesses growing as customers anticipate using … Business • 25 Oct
UK regulator clears Microsoft's deal for Activision Britain finally cleared Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard today after it forced the Xbox owner to sell the steaming rights to games including … Business • 13 Oct
UK regulator wants Amazon, Microsoft competition probe Britain's media regulator has today asked the country's antitrust authority to investigate US tech giants Amazon and Microsoft's dominance of the UK cloud market. Business • 05 Oct
Tech giants battling for content to build AI - Nadella Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella has said that tech giants were competing for vast troves of content needed to train artificial intelligence, and complained Google … Business • 03 Oct
Britain set to clear fresh Microsoft-Activision deal Microsoft's restructured $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard "opens the door" to the biggest ever gaming deal being cleared, Britain's antitrust regulator said today. Business • 22 Sep
Pearson names Microsoft executive Abbosh as its new CEO British education group Pearson said today it has appointed Microsoft executive Omar Abbosh as its new CEO effective early 2024. Business • 20 Sep
UK minister rejects Microsoft criticism of deal ruling British business minister Kemi Badenoch said today she did not agree with Microsoft President Brad Smith that the Competition and Market Authority's initial decision to … Business • 19 Sep
AI firm OpenAI to open new office in Dublin ChatGPT developer OpenAI said today it is opening a new office in Dublin. Business • 14 Sep
EU regulators seek views on Microsoft remedies for CMA EU competition regulators are asking Microsoft's rivals and customers whether they are affected by the US tech giant's proposals to gain UK approval for its … Business • 12 Sep
Microsoft gambles big on 'Starfield' video game "Starfield", one of the most-anticipated video games in years, launches worldwide tomorrow with the hype - and production standards - of a Hollywood blockbuster. Business • 05 Sep
Microsoft to unbundle Teams from Office Microsoft said today it would unbundle its chat and video app Teams from its Office product and make it easier for competing products to work … Business • 31 Aug
Microsoft, Activision to sell streaming rights for deal Microsoft said today that its acquisition target Activision Blizzard would sell its non-European streaming rights to Ubisoft Entertainment as part of a restructured transaction to … Business • 22 Aug
Apple, Microsoft world's top 2 companies by market cap Tech giants Apple and Microsoft remained the top two global companies by market capitalisation at the end of July after riding this year's rally in … Business • 01 Aug
UK regulator seeks input on Microsoft-Activision deal The UK competition regulator has today called for public responses on whether Microsoft's $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard, maker of video game "Call of … Business • 31 Jul
EU regulators to investigate Microsoft over Teams EU competition regulators have opened an investigation into Microsoft's tying of its chat and video app Teams with its Office product, saying that this could … Business • 27 Jul
Microsoft charges ahead with spending for AI demand Microsoft has laid out an aggressive spending plan to meet demand for its new artificial intelligence services after surpassing Wall Street estimates for fiscal fourth-quarter … Business • 26 Jul
AI firms pledge to watermark AI content for safety Top AI companies including OpenAI, Alphabet and Meta Platforms have made voluntary commitments to the White House to implement measures such as watermarking AI-generated content … Business • 21 Jul
Activision, Microsoft extend deadline to close deal Activision Blizzard has extended the deadline for the close of its $69 billion takeover by Microsoft to October 18 as the companies work to secure … Business • 19 Jul
Microsoft in talks to extend Activision deal contract Microsoft is in talks about an extension of its acquisition contract with video game maker Activision Blizzard, which is set to expire today, so the … Business • 18 Jul