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US FTC Moves Ahead With Broad Microsoft Antitrust Probe
The FTC sent Microsoft a so-called civil investigative demand, which is similar to a subpoena, late last year. The document compels the company to turn over reams of data about its AI operations, including the cost to train models and obtain data, going as far back as 2016.
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Microsoft Muse AI Model Unveiled; Can Generate Game Visuals and Controller Actions
Microsoft researchers introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI) model on Wednesday that can generate 3D gameplay environments. Dubbed the World and Human Action Model (WHAM) or Muse, the new AI model was developed by the tech giant’s Research Game Intelligence and Teachable AI Experiences (Tai X) teams in collaboration with Xbox Games Studios...
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OpenAI Says it Does Not Use Indian Media Groups' Content to Train ChatGPT, Court Filing Shows
OpenAI is seeking to stop Indian media groups from joining a copyright lawsuit against it. The company has denied that it uses content from Indian media to train ChatGPT. The filing relates to a lawsuit by Indian news agency ANI last year, which alleges that ChatGPT uses its published content without permission to help train its AI chatbot.
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Microsoft's LinkedIn Sued for Disclosing Customer Information to Train AI Models
LinkedIn quietly introduced a privacy setting last August that let users enable or disable the sharing of their personal data, according to a proposed class action filed on Tuesday night on behalf of millions of LinkedIn Premium customers.
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Microsoft to Invest in Data Centre Infrastructure, Global Accessibility and AI Skilling in 2025
Microsoft shared its artificial intelligence (AI) vision for the fiscal year 2025, highlighting the key areas for the company. Instead of focusing on its AI product roadmap, the company shared details about its investment plans in AI infrastructure, skilling, and developing accessibility of the technology globally. Among other efforts, the Redmond-...
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Microsoft Plans to Invest $80 Billion on AI-Enabled Data Centres in Fiscal 2025
Microsoft plans to invest approximately $80 billion in data centres in fiscal 2025, as part of the company's efforts to train AI models and deploy AI and cloud applications. Since OpenAI's ChatGPT launch in 2022, AI investment has surged, with companies integrating AI into their products and services across various sectors.
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OpenAI’s GPT-5 Development Has Reportedly Suffered a Data Shortage Setback
OpenAI is reportedly behind schedule with its GPT-5 development. As per the report, the AI firm has hit several roadblocks in taking the successor to GPT-4 to the desired level of capability, including training data shortage and the requirement of massive funds. The artificial intelligence (AI) model is said to be under development for more than 18...
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Microsoft Denies Training AI Models on User Data From Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft on Wednesday denied claims that it uses customer data to train artificial intelligence models. The response came after some users pointed out on social media that the company requires users to opt-out of its "connected experiences" feature, which they argued was used to train AI models.
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Microsoft Signs AI-Learning Deal With News Corp.’s HarperCollins
Microsoft reached a deal with News Corp.’s HarperCollins that will allow the software company to use nonfiction titles from the book publisher to train its Artificial Intelligence models, according to a person familiar with the matter. The company isn’t planning to use the content to generate new books without human authors, the person said.
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UK Airports, Trains, London Stock Exchange, NHS Impacted By Global IT Outage
The UK's airports and trains experienced delays, with the London Stock Exchange and the National Health Service among the other organisations in the country dealing with the fallout of a global IT outage today .
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Microsoft Phi-3 Launched as Company's Smallest Open-Source AI Model to Date
Microsoft released its smaller language artificial intelligence (AI) model Phi-3-mini on Tuesday. The AI model has been made available in open source and is hosted on Hugging Face. As per reports, it has also been hosted on Microsoft Azure and Ollama platforms. The AI model is the successor to Phi-2 which was released in December 2023, and comes wi...
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Apple Negotiating Deals With Publishers to Train Generative AI Systems on News Content: Report
Apple is exploring deals with major news and publishing organisations in recent weeks, as the iPhone maker seeks permission to use material from their news archives to train its generative artificial intelligence systems, according to a report in the New York Times. The firm has reportedly floated multiyear deals worth at least $50 million (roughly...
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OpenAI Suspends ByteDance's Account Over Use Of GPT For Training Its Own AI Model
OpenAI, backed by Microsoft, suspends ByteDance's account for reportedly using its technology to develop a large language model, breaching terms.
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Amazon Announces New AI Chip for AWS Amid Competition With Microsoft
Amazon.com on Tuesday announced a new artificial intelligence chip for its cloud computing service as competition with Microsoft to dominate the market for artificial intelligence heats up. At a conference in Las Vegas, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Chief Executive Adam Selipsky announced Trainium2, the second generation of chip designed for training A...
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Microsoft To Spend $3.2 Billion On Major AI Expansions In Australia
Microsoft said it will spend $3.2 billion expanding its artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing abilities in Australia over two years as part of a wide-ranging effort that includes skills training and cyber security.
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US FTC Moves Ahead With Broad Microsoft Antitrust Probe
The FTC sent Microsoft a so-called civil investigative demand, which is similar to a subpoena, late last year. The document compels the company to turn over reams of data about its AI operations, including the cost to train models and obtain data, going as far back as 2016.
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Microsoft Muse AI Model Unveiled; Can Generate Game Visuals and Controller Actions
Microsoft researchers introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI) model on Wednesday that can generate 3D gameplay environments. Dubbed the World and Human Action Model (WHAM) or Muse, the new AI model was developed by the tech giant’s Research Game Intelligence and Teachable AI Experiences (Tai X) teams in collaboration with Xbox Games Studios...
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OpenAI Says it Does Not Use Indian Media Groups' Content to Train ChatGPT, Court Filing Shows
OpenAI is seeking to stop Indian media groups from joining a copyright lawsuit against it. The company has denied that it uses content from Indian media to train ChatGPT. The filing relates to a lawsuit by Indian news agency ANI last year, which alleges that ChatGPT uses its published content without permission to help train its AI chatbot.
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Microsoft's LinkedIn Sued for Disclosing Customer Information to Train AI Models
LinkedIn quietly introduced a privacy setting last August that let users enable or disable the sharing of their personal data, according to a proposed class action filed on Tuesday night on behalf of millions of LinkedIn Premium customers.
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Microsoft to Invest in Data Centre Infrastructure, Global Accessibility and AI Skilling in 2025
Microsoft shared its artificial intelligence (AI) vision for the fiscal year 2025, highlighting the key areas for the company. Instead of focusing on its AI product roadmap, the company shared details about its investment plans in AI infrastructure, skilling, and developing accessibility of the technology globally. Among other efforts, the Redmond-...
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Microsoft Plans to Invest $80 Billion on AI-Enabled Data Centres in Fiscal 2025
Microsoft plans to invest approximately $80 billion in data centres in fiscal 2025, as part of the company's efforts to train AI models and deploy AI and cloud applications. Since OpenAI's ChatGPT launch in 2022, AI investment has surged, with companies integrating AI into their products and services across various sectors.
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OpenAI’s GPT-5 Development Has Reportedly Suffered a Data Shortage Setback
OpenAI is reportedly behind schedule with its GPT-5 development. As per the report, the AI firm has hit several roadblocks in taking the successor to GPT-4 to the desired level of capability, including training data shortage and the requirement of massive funds. The artificial intelligence (AI) model is said to be under development for more than 18...
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Microsoft Denies Training AI Models on User Data From Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft on Wednesday denied claims that it uses customer data to train artificial intelligence models. The response came after some users pointed out on social media that the company requires users to opt-out of its "connected experiences" feature, which they argued was used to train AI models.
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Microsoft Signs AI-Learning Deal With News Corp.’s HarperCollins
Microsoft reached a deal with News Corp.’s HarperCollins that will allow the software company to use nonfiction titles from the book publisher to train its Artificial Intelligence models, according to a person familiar with the matter. The company isn’t planning to use the content to generate new books without human authors, the person said.
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UK Airports, Trains, London Stock Exchange, NHS Impacted By Global IT Outage
The UK's airports and trains experienced delays, with the London Stock Exchange and the National Health Service among the other organisations in the country dealing with the fallout of a global IT outage today .
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Microsoft Phi-3 Launched as Company's Smallest Open-Source AI Model to Date
Microsoft released its smaller language artificial intelligence (AI) model Phi-3-mini on Tuesday. The AI model has been made available in open source and is hosted on Hugging Face. As per reports, it has also been hosted on Microsoft Azure and Ollama platforms. The AI model is the successor to Phi-2 which was released in December 2023, and comes wi...
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Apple Negotiating Deals With Publishers to Train Generative AI Systems on News Content: Report
Apple is exploring deals with major news and publishing organisations in recent weeks, as the iPhone maker seeks permission to use material from their news archives to train its generative artificial intelligence systems, according to a report in the New York Times. The firm has reportedly floated multiyear deals worth at least $50 million (roughly...
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OpenAI Suspends ByteDance's Account Over Use Of GPT For Training Its Own AI Model
OpenAI, backed by Microsoft, suspends ByteDance's account for reportedly using its technology to develop a large language model, breaching terms.
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Amazon Announces New AI Chip for AWS Amid Competition With Microsoft
Amazon.com on Tuesday announced a new artificial intelligence chip for its cloud computing service as competition with Microsoft to dominate the market for artificial intelligence heats up. At a conference in Las Vegas, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Chief Executive Adam Selipsky announced Trainium2, the second generation of chip designed for training A...
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Microsoft To Spend $3.2 Billion On Major AI Expansions In Australia
Microsoft said it will spend $3.2 billion expanding its artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing abilities in Australia over two years as part of a wide-ranging effort that includes skills training and cyber security.
