April 18, 2024 Microsoft is riding on geopolitics to extend its AI footprint The legacy tech company seems to have found new life as the most powerful player in the AI space. BY Mark Sullivan Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign … Continue reading Microsoft is riding on geopolitics to extend its AI footprint
Will Microsoft Drop Bing Brand For A More Integrated Copilot Search? by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, March 26, 2024 Microsoft has been pushing to integrate generative artificial intelligence (GAI) into all of its products. It reintroduced Bing Search with AI-powered features in February 2023, adding a Bing Search and Copilot option in the header of its … Continue reading Will Microsoft Drop Bing Brand For A More Integrated Copilot Search?
How Far Will Google And Microsoft Go To Collaborate? by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, March 21, 2024 Microsoft and Google have a complex relationship. The two companies are rivals, but on occasion support each other’s projects. If Microsoft Advertising could provide a Performance Max product with capabilities similar to Google Performance Max in Google … Continue reading How Far Will Google And Microsoft Go To Collaborate?
Microsoft hires DeepMind cofounder to lead its new consumer AI division Mustafa Suleyman will lead Microsoft’s Copilot efforts, with Karén Simonyan joining as chief scientist. Will Shanklin Updated Tue, Mar 19, 2024 REUTERS / Reuters Microsoft now has a lone leader overseeing consumer AI for the first time. DeepMind cofounder Mustafa Suleyman is joining … Continue reading Microsoft hires DeepMind cofounder to lead its new consumer AI division
Nvidia Introduces Latest AI Chips That Google, Microsoft, Amazon Will Use by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, March 19, 2024 The future of advertising and other industries will change with the emergence of Nvidia’s latest chips and software. On Monday, the company introduced the latest generation of artificial intelligence (AI) chips and software for running … Continue reading Nvidia Introduces Latest AI Chips That Google, Microsoft, Amazon Will Use
Copilot allows marketers to instantly generate assets for campaigns, such as images, headlines, and descriptions. Nicola Agius on March 12, 2024 Microsoft Ads has expanded its Copilot trial to a larger set of advertisers. The company confirmed it is giving more advertises access to Copilot as it continues to collect data, test, optimize and work … Continue reading Microsoft rolls out Copilot AI to more advertisers
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 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 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
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
