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Microsoft to invest $1.5 bn in UAE-based AI firm G42, takes minority stake G42 had divested its investments in China and began the lengthy task of pulling out Chinese hardware amid US concerns over its relationship with Chinese businesses Microsoft will invest $1.5 billion in United Arab Emirates-based artificial intelligence firm G42, giving the US tech giant a minority stake and a seat on the board, the companies said in a statement on Tuesday. Under the partnership, G42 will run its AI applications and services on Microsoft's cloud computing platform Azure to deliver advanced AI solutions to global public sector clients and large enterprises. Microsoft President Brad Smith, who will take a seat on G42's board, said "We will combine world-class technology with world-leading standards for safe, trusted, and responsible AI, in close coordination with the governments of both the UAE and the United States." ©SHIRSENDU KARMAKAR #Microsoft

Microsoft to invest $1.5 bn in UAE-based AI firm G42, takes minority stake G42 had divested its investments in China and began the lengthy task of pulling out Chinese hardware amid US concerns over its relationship with Chinese businesses Microsoft will invest $1.5 billion in United Arab Emirates-based artificial intelligence firm G42, giving the US tech giant a minority stake and a seat on the board, the companies said in a statement on Tuesday. Under the partnership, G42 will run its AI applications and services on Microsoft's cloud computing platform Azure to deliver advanced AI solutions to global public sector clients and large enterprises. Microsoft President Brad Smith, who will take a seat on G42's board, said "We will combine world-class technology with world-leading standards for safe, trusted, and responsible AI, in close coordination with the governments of both the UAE and the United States." ©SHIRSENDU KARMAKAR #Microsoft

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Microsoft rumored to officially reveal its own AI processor at its Ignite 2023 conference Microsoft may be getting close to revealing its plans to make its own generative AI processors. A new report claims the reveal could happen as part of Microsoft's Ignite 2023 developer conference. The report comes from The Information (under paywall) citing an unnamed source. Details about this AI chip were not revealed. The Ignite conference, which is for developers, IT professionals, and admins, among others, will be held in Seattle from November 14-17. Microsoft is already promoting that the conference will feature a number of major product announcements including many centering on its AI platform, especially during its keynote address which will feature its CEO Satya Nadella and other major company executives. Microsoft currently uses NVIDIA's H100 GPUs to power its datacenters that handle its AI services like its Bing Chat AI chatbot, the Bing Image Creator art generator, and more recently its Copilot assistant service. ©SHIRSENDU KARMAKAR #Microsoft

Microsoft rumored to officially reveal its own AI processor at its Ignite 2023 conference Microsoft may be getting close to revealing its plans to make its own generative AI processors. A new report claims the reveal could happen as part of Microsoft's Ignite 2023 developer conference. The report comes from The Information (under paywall) citing an unnamed source. Details about this AI chip were not revealed. The Ignite conference, which is for developers, IT professionals, and admins, among others, will be held in Seattle from November 14-17. Microsoft is already promoting that the conference will feature a number of major product announcements including many centering on its AI platform, especially during its keynote address which will feature its CEO Satya Nadella and other major company executives. Microsoft currently uses NVIDIA's H100 GPUs to power its datacenters that handle its AI services like its Bing Chat AI chatbot, the Bing Image Creator art generator, and more recently its Copilot assistant service. ©SHIRSENDU KARMAKAR #Microsoft

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Microsoft lays off 1,900 employees in its gaming division following Activision Blizzard buyout Microsoft is laying off about 1,900 employees in its gaming division, according to an internal company memo, just over three months since the tech giant completed its $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard. The job cuts represent about an 8% reduction of Microsoft’s 22,000-person gaming workforce, the memo, obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, notes. Those impacted worked on teams for Activision Blizzard as well as Xbox and ZeniMax — which are also owned by Microsoft. “As we move forward in 2024, the leadership of Microsoft Gaming and Activision Blizzard is committed to aligning on a strategy and an execution plan with a sustainable cost structure that will support the whole of our growing business,” Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer wrote in the memo. ©SHIRSENDU KARMAKAR #Microsoft

Microsoft lays off 1,900 employees in its gaming division following Activision Blizzard buyout Microsoft is laying off about 1,900 employees in its gaming division, according to an internal company memo, just over three months since the tech giant completed its $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard. The job cuts represent about an 8% reduction of Microsoft’s 22,000-person gaming workforce, the memo, obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, notes. Those impacted worked on teams for Activision Blizzard as well as Xbox and ZeniMax — which are also owned by Microsoft. “As we move forward in 2024, the leadership of Microsoft Gaming and Activision Blizzard is committed to aligning on a strategy and an execution plan with a sustainable cost structure that will support the whole of our growing business,” Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer wrote in the memo. ©SHIRSENDU KARMAKAR #Microsoft

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Microsoft Says the Days of Free Windows 7 to 10 or 11 Updates Are Over Microsoft says it has closed an installation path that allowed Windows 7 and 8.X owners to upgrade to Windows 10 and 11 for free. An official statement to this effect was posted on the Microsoft Device Partner Center communications portal earlier this month and spotted by Windows Central. One of the things that Microsoft did differently with the introduction of Windows 10 in 2015 was to make the new OS a free upgrade for existing users of older OSes. Specifically, it used this free carrot to tempt OS sticklers wedded to the popular Windows 7 release. The offer officially ended on July 29, 2016. However, PC enthusiasts and DIYers noticed that Microsoft's activation servers continued to be happy with people deciding on an overdue update. People could even download fresh Windows 10 and 11 ISOs and install them straight onto machines using 'spare' Windows 7 or 8.X keys from old systems. On September 20, 2023, this grace period finally came to an end. ©SHIRSENDU KARMAKAR #Microsoft #Windows

Microsoft Says the Days of Free Windows 7 to 10 or 11 Updates Are Over Microsoft says it has closed an installation path that allowed Windows 7 and 8.X owners to upgrade to Windows 10 and 11 for free. An official statement to this effect was posted on the Microsoft Device Partner Center communications portal earlier this month and spotted by Windows Central. One of the things that Microsoft did differently with the introduction of Windows 10 in 2015 was to make the new OS a free upgrade for existing users of older OSes. Specifically, it used this free carrot to tempt OS sticklers wedded to the popular Windows 7 release. The offer officially ended on July 29, 2016. However, PC enthusiasts and DIYers noticed that Microsoft's activation servers continued to be happy with people deciding on an overdue update. People could even download fresh Windows 10 and 11 ISOs and install them straight onto machines using 'spare' Windows 7 or 8.X keys from old systems. On September 20, 2023, this grace period finally came to an end. ©SHIRSENDU KARMAKAR #Microsoft #Windows