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An unprecedented digital arms race is unfolding as artificial intelligence commands the spotlight in both boardrooms and government offices around the world. Powerhouse companies and influential tech leaders are sparking a wave of billion-dollar investments, regulatory anxieties, and profound...

The landscape of artificial intelligence, already fraught with intense competition and rapid innovation, has been roiled yet again by bold statements from Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff. In a recent Financial Times interview, Benioff described the relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI as...

Microsoft's recent decision to integrate Elon Musk's xAI models into its Azure cloud platform marks a significant shift in the tech giant's artificial intelligence (AI) strategy. This move not only diversifies Microsoft's AI offerings but also reflects the evolving dynamics within the AI...

Microsoft’s annual developer conference has become a springboard for major strategic moves, and this year the message reverberated loud and clear: artificial intelligence stands at the center of the company’s innovation and growth strategy. The Redmond-based titan, already synonymous with...

Microsoft's recent announcement of approximately 6,000 job cuts, representing nearly 3% of its global workforce, has sent ripples through the tech industry. Notably, software engineers have been disproportionately affected, with over 40% of the layoffs in Washington state impacting this group...

From the opening bell of 2023 to the brisk momentum of early 2025, Wall Street’s ascent has been nothing short of electrifying—largely propelled by the technology sector’s embrace of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and the massive spillover into cloud computing and data centers. While...

Germany’s largest companies are making major investments in Microsoft AI technologies—but many are still scratching their heads about whether the payoff will match the promise. A recent ISG Provider Lens™ report paints a complex picture: boardrooms are abuzz with the potential of Copilot, Azure...

Amid growing anticipation over the future of artificial intelligence, OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman has offered a tantalizing—if not somewhat ambiguous—glimpse into the company’s vision: a subscription AI ecosystem that functions much like an operating system, but powered by ever-smarter models...

For decades, technological progress in computing has often been summarized by Moore’s Law—a projection set forth in 1965 by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, suggesting that the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit would double roughly every two years, doubling computing power and...

For decades, the evolution of technology was mapped out along the neat lines drawn by Moore’s Law—the prediction that transistor counts in microchips would double roughly every two years, unlocking regular leaps in computing power. That simplifying rule was enough for a generation. Yet the rise...

In a move that has reignited industry debate about the future of artificial intelligence partnerships, OpenAI’s unexpected decision to abandon plans for a strict separation of its commercial operations from nonprofit oversight has cast renewed scrutiny on its deep and complicated relationship...

Microsoft’s astounding financial report for its fiscal Q3, ended March 31, has catalyzed a high-stakes reckoning in the tech industry’s ongoing debate over the future viability and scale of cloud infrastructure. With Remaining Performance Obligation (RPO) soaring 34% to a mind-boggling $315...

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, has recently intensified its efforts in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, unveiling a series of strategic initiatives aimed at closing the gap with industry leaders like OpenAI and Google. At the forefront of this push is the release of...

Meta’s ambitions in the artificial intelligence market are no secret, but recent moves reveal a more aggressive push towards commercialization and revenue diversification—mirroring strategies now standard among its chief rivals. In an era where artificial intelligence applications are...

In the first quarter of 2025, the financial performance of the world’s five most influential tech giants—Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet (Google), Amazon, and Meta—provided a striking lens on the continued dominance of the digital sector. Collectively, these companies generated revenue and net income...

The global race to dominate artificial intelligence has become a high-stakes battle among tech giants, and nowhere is this more evident than in the convergence of AI and cloud computing. By 2025, as enterprise adoption accelerates, the tug-of-war between Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft...

Few companies in the technology sector generate as much attention—or raise as many eyebrows—as Microsoft does whenever it unveils its earnings or publicizes advances in artificial intelligence. The latest instance came with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's bold assertion that the company's AI model...

Throughout the tech industry, fluctuations in cloud giant investment have long served as a bellwether for sentiment on the future of artificial intelligence and related technologies. Recent financial disclosures from Microsoft, one of the world’s most prominent cloud and AI players, have...

The BNN Bloomberg video features Rishi Jaluria, managing director for software at RBC Capital Markets, sharing his analysis of Microsoft's recent financial outperformance, which is largely credited to its Azure cloud business. The segment emphasizes that Microsoft's cloud business, particularly...

Microsoft's integration of generative AI into its Microsoft 365 suite marks a significant evolution in productivity software, aiming to enhance user efficiency and creativity. Central to this transformation is Copilot, an AI assistant embedded across applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint...