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OpenAI chaos not about AI safety, says Microsoft boss

Microsoft's president says the sacking of OpenAI boss Sam Altman was not because of AI safety worries.

7 hr ago - bbc.co.uk - BBC News - Home - Microsoft

Microsoft secures nonvoting board seat at OpenAI

Microsoft will have a nonvoting board seat at OpenAI, the company announced Wednesday.

7 hr ago - cnbc.com - US Top News and Analysis - Microsoft

OpenAI's new board took over and said it would add an observer role for partner Microsoft, capping a dramatic chapter for the startup.

OpenAI’s new board took over and said it would add an observer role for partner Microsoft, capping a dramatic chapter for the startup.

15 hr ago - online.wsj.com - WSJ.com: World News

OpenAI's New Board Takes Over and Says Microsoft Will Have Observer Role

The group of directors will expand and strengthen governance structure following CEO Sam Altman’s surprise ouster and return.

17 hr ago - online.wsj.com - WSJ.com: WSJD - Microsoft

Microsoft will have observer role on OpenAI’s new board

Key investor in generative AI start-up seeks to strengthen corporate governance after week of tumult

17 hr ago - ft.com - UK homepage - Microsoft

Sam Altman Officially Returns to OpenAI—With a New Board Seat for Microsoft

The CEO’s memo to staff announces a nonvoting seat for Microsoft but leaves questions about the future of chief scientist Ilya Sutskever.

18 hr ago - wired.com - Wired - Microsoft

Sam Altman’s return as OpenAI CEO is official, Microsoft gets non-voting seat on board

After one of the more dramatic few weeks in recent corporate history, OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman is officially its chief executive again.

18 hr ago - marketwatch.com - MarketWatch.com - Top Stories - Microsoft

OpenAI names new board with Microsoft as non-voting partner

OpenAI, the AI company behind ChatGPT, has appointed a new board of directors and added Microsoft as a non-voting observer after a series of events that led to the firing of its CEO and the near-departure of hundreds of employees.

19 hr ago - venturebeat.com - VentureBeat - Microsoft

Amazon AWS’s barrage of Gen AI announcements aim to outdo Microsoft

This week at its AWS Re:Invent conference, Amazon has taken off gloves against its competitors, in particular Microsoft, by announcing a slew of announcements that shows it wants to be the leading player in supporting enterprise companies building ...

20 hr ago - venturebeat.com - VentureBeat - Microsoft

Fake AI-generated woman on tech conference agenda leads Microsoft and Amazon execs to drop out

Tech executives at Microsoft and Amazon have dropped out of an upcoming software conference after at least one of the women on the agenda turned out to be fake

Nov. 28, 2023 - abcnews.go.com - ABC News: Technology - Microsoft

Amazon cloud boss takes swipe at Microsoft over OpenAI turmoil

Adam Selipsky says companies ‘don’t want a cloud provider that’s beholden primarily to one model provider’

Nov. 28, 2023 - ft.com - UK homepage - Microsoft

Exclusive: Amazon AWS aims to outshine Microsoft with Gen AI offerings at Re:Invent

Swami Sivasubramanian, Amazon AWS’s vice president of Data and AI, gave VentureBeat a preview of what to expect from AWS' keynotes, including building Bedrock apps in less than a minute, more LLM choice, vector database expansion, and more.

Nov. 28, 2023 - venturebeat.com - VentureBeat - Microsoft

Microsoft Needs a Better Seat at OpenAI's Table

The leadership crisis exposed Microsoft’s reliance on the AI startup, showing a need for a greater role.

Nov. 27, 2023 - online.wsj.com - WSJ.com: World News - Microsoft

Finnish startup Varjo launches new $3,990 mixed-reality headset to take on Apple, Microsoft

Finnish tech startup Varjo launched its newest headset Monday, the XR-4. It'll compete with similar headsets from the likes of Microsoft, and Apple.

Nov. 27, 2023 - cnbc.com - US Top News and Analysis - Microsoft

The new plan to create a stock market portfolio for every child in America that's caught Microsoft, Uber, Dell and Zillow's attention

Microsoft, Uber, Zillow and Dell are among companies expressing support for the idea of creating government-sponsored stock investing accounts for every child.

Nov. 26, 2023 - cnbc.com - US Top News and Analysis

With a Single Tweet, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Just Gave a Master Class on How to Lead Through a Crisis

Strategy is never more important than people.

Nov. 26, 2023 - inc.com - Inc.com

OpenAI turmoil exposes threat to Microsoft’s investment

Satya Nadella’s bet on AI start-up destabilised by shock sacking of Sam Altman

Nov. 24, 2023 - ft.com - UK homepage

Nonfiction authors sue OpenAI, Microsoft for copyright infringement

A group of nonfiction authors has filed a lawsuit against U.S.-based tech giant Microsoft and artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI, alleging that the two companies trained its AI ChatGPT tool to copy their work without their consent. In a ...

Nov. 23, 2023 - thehill.com - Just In News | The Hill - Microsoft

How Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Kept the OpenAI Partnership Alive

Mr. Nadella moved fast to hire Sam Altman, who was pushed out of OpenAI on Friday, and asserted his company’s role in its partnership with the A.I. start-up.

Nov. 22, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > Technology

Microsoft Investing $500 Million to Grow Digital Footprint in Quebec

Microsoft will invest $500 million to expand its digital infrastructure footprint in Quebec as it accelerates its artificial intelligence and computing capacity in Canada.

Nov. 22, 2023 - online.wsj.com - WSJ.com: World News - Microsoft

How Microsoft ‘Bought’ OpenAI On The Cheap

The tax savings from the collapse of its OpenAI investment could pay for Microsoft to hire the ChatGPT maker's employees many times over.

Nov. 22, 2023 - inc.com - Inc.com - Microsoft

Microsoft preparing San Francisco offices for OpenAI employees, even as chaos lingers

Microsoft is preparing physical space at its LinkedIn offices for OpenAI employees to occupy if they join the bigger corporation.

Nov. 21, 2023 - cnbc.com - US Top News and Analysis - Microsoft

Microsoft CEO Nadella says OpenAI governance needs to change no matter where Altman ends up

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told CNBC on Monday that the company remains committed to OpenAI and Sam Altman after three days of drama

Nov. 21, 2023 - cnbc.com - US Top News and Analysis - Microsoft

Microsoft offering to match compensation for OpenAI employees threatening to resign

A top Microsoft executive announced that the company will match compensation for any OpenAI employees who threatened to resign from their positions with the company amid the ouster of former CEO Sam Altman. Microsoft Chief Technology Officer ...

Nov. 21, 2023 - thehill.com - Just In News | The Hill - Microsoft

Microsoft chief says ‘no OpenAI’ without tech giant’s involvement

Satya Nadella reveals Microsoft, OpenAI’s biggest investor, was not consulted about Sam Altman’s dismissal as fallout continues. The boss of Microsoft has said there is “no OpenAI” without his company’s involvement, as he revealed the American ...

Nov. 21, 2023 - theguardian.com - The Guardian - Microsoft

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