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Microsoft is giving Windows Photos a boost with a generative AI-powered eraser

Microsoft is giving Windows Photos a boost with a generative AI-powered eraser It’s an enhanced version of the Photos app’s Spot Fix feature. Mariella Moon   Fri, Feb 23, 2024 Microsoft Microsoft has announced a generative-AI powered eraser for pictures, which gives you an easy way of removing unwanted elements from your photos. Windows Photos … Continue reading Microsoft is giving Windows Photos a boost with a generative AI-powered eraser

FTC accuses Microsoft of misrepresenting its Activision Blizzard plans after layoffs

FTC accuses Microsoft of misrepresenting its Activision Blizzard plans after layoffs Microsoft argues the firings were going to happen, with or without the acquisition. Jessica Conditt   Updated Thu, Feb 8, 2024 AP Photo/Jae C. Hong One week after Microsoft laid off nearly 2,000 employees in its gaming division, the Federal Trade Commission is accusing … Continue reading FTC accuses Microsoft of misrepresenting its Activision Blizzard plans after layoffs

Google, Microsoft Mention AI More Than 100 Times On Earnings Calls

Google, Microsoft Mention AI More Than 100 Times On Earnings Calls by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, January 31, 2024 Margin improvements took a front seat during the company’s earnings calls on Tuesday, as Google and Microsoft independently spoke about integrating generative AI into every aspect of their businesses — especially advertising. Each company independently … Continue reading Google, Microsoft Mention AI More Than 100 Times On Earnings Calls

Big Tech companies like Google and Microsoft aren’t as innovative as you think. Here’s why

  By Clint Rainey January 30, 2024 Google invented Google Maps. Apple gave us the iPod. Microsoft introduced PowerPoint. In each case, these technologies began elsewhere—as an idea generated by a startup that was perfected by a new owner with greater resources. Corporate America is full of fat piles of cash being dropped to snatch … Continue reading Big Tech companies like Google and Microsoft aren’t as innovative as you think. Here’s why

How Much Do Amazon Google, Microsoft Spend And Earn From AI?

How Much Do Amazon, Google, Microsoft Spend And Earn From AI? by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, January 29, 2024 With earnings seasons getting underway, analysts are pushing to give investors more information on the amount tech companies deeply intrenched in AI spend, and how much each company individually earns.  Google’s parent company Alphabet, Amazon, … Continue reading How Much Do Amazon Google, Microsoft Spend And Earn From AI?

The FTC is investigating Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet’s investments into AI startups

The FTC is investigating Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet’s investments into AI startups The companies have 45 days to respond to the agency. Pranav Dixit   Updated Fri, Jan 26, 2024 The FTC is investigating Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet’s investments into AI startups The Federal Trade Commission is launching an inquiry into massive investments made by … Continue reading The FTC is investigating Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet’s investments into AI startups

Microsoft unveils new workflow and analysis tools for Customer Insights

The company is evolving the product into a full-service marketing backbone, similar to offerings from Salesforce and HubSpot. Constantine von Hoffman on January 11, 2024 Microsoft today unveiled new AI-powered features for its Dynamics 365 Customer Insights platform designed to aid marketers in managing and maintaining projects and campaigns. The company looks to be building … Continue reading Microsoft unveils new workflow and analysis tools for Customer Insights

New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement

This is the latest in a number of lawsuits that have accused OpenAI of taking content without permission to train ChatGPT. Kim Davis on January 2, 2024 Last week, The New York Times announced a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft alleging large-scale copyright infringement. They are accused of using millions of articles, without permission, to … Continue reading New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement

The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement

The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement The AI companies used the newspaper’s articles for training. Malak Saleh   Updated Thu, Dec 28, 2023 AP The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for using published news articles to train its artificial intelligence chatbots without an agreement that compensates … Continue reading The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement