Challenger search engine Neeva is no more, in its current guise at least, as the Mountain View, California-based company revealed that it’s winding down its consumer business. Founders Sridhar Ramaswamy and […]
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Back to news homeIn spite of recent a downward trend, the future remains bright for cloud
When it comes to cloud growth, it’s probably safe to say that the sky isn’t falling, even though revenue growth rates have been. We’ve seen the aggregate public cloud revenue […]
OpenAI closes $300M share sale at $27B-29B valuation
Updated to note that the Microsoft investment closed in January. The money from VCs reported here, part of a tender offer, is separate to that. OpenAI, the startup behind the […]
We all contribute to AI — should we get paid for that?
In Silicon Valley, some of the brightest minds believe a universal basic income (UBI) that guarantees people unrestricted cash payments will help them to survive and thrive as advanced technologies […]
Microsoft kicks Twitter in the teeth
Microsoft is dropping Twitter from its advertising platform next week, nearly two months after Twitter announced that it will begin charging a minimum of $42,000 per month to users of […]
Microsoft integrates Bing into its keyboard SwiftKey app on Android and iOS
Microsoft is integrating its Bing chatbot into its smartphone keyboard app SwiftKey on Android and iOS, the company announced on Thursday. The new integration lets users chat with the bot […]
Microsoft lays off an ethical AI team as it doubles down on OpenAI
Microsoft laid off an entire team dedicated to guiding AI innovation that leads to ethical, responsible and sustainable outcomes. The cutting of the ethics and society team, as reported by […]
Microsoft bets on algae to mitigate its growing carbon footprint
Like all of its peers in the tech industry, Microsoft has a carbon pollution problem. The software giant’s emissions are on the rise, in spite of a pledge from the […]
GitHub to require 2FA for all contributors starting from March 13
GitHub is set to require two-factor authentication (2FA) for all developers who contribute code to any project on the platform, a move designed to bolster the software supply chain. The […]