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Microsoft Avoids UK Antitrust Investigation Into Acquisition Of 'Certain Assets' From Inflection AI
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 - 10:09pm | 661Satya Nadella-led Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) has managed to avoid a comprehensive U.K. probe into its recruitment of staff from startup Inflection AI. What Happened: On Wednesday, the Competition and Markets Authority or CMA said that while Microsoft’s acquisition of “certain assets...
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Microsoft's AI Ambitions Propel DeepMind Co-Founder To Leadership Role
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 3:26pm | 628Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced Tuesday it was hiring Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of U.K. artificial intelligence lab DeepMind, which was acquired by Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) in 2014. Suleyman will run a new consumer-facing AI unit to be called Microsoft AI, bringing together products...
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Tech Rivals Musk And Zuckerberg Forge Alliance At Capitol Hill Meeting On AI Regulatory Matters
Thursday, September 14, 2023 - 4:47am | 811At a meeting on Capitol Hill, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk and Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg, along with other industry leaders, discussed the need for AI regulation in the U.S., setting aside their rivalry for this crucial...
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OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic Spearhead Industry-Wide Initiative For Responsible AI
Thursday, July 27, 2023 - 11:22am | 620ChatGPT maker OpenAI, along with Anthropic, Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL), and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) on Wednesday announced the creation of the "Frontier Model Forum," an industry group committed to promoting the safe and responsible development of frontier AI systems....
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Elon Musk Preaches AI Regulations Left And Right, But Got Snubbed By Biden Administration Again
Saturday, July 22, 2023 - 5:13am | 677In the ongoing push for AI regulations, Elon Musk once again found himself on the outside looking in as the Biden administration steers discussions with other tech giants. What Happened: Musk, the visionary entrepreneur behind Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and ...
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Biden Says 'Astounding Revelation' In AI Drives Commitments From Big Tech
Friday, July 21, 2023 - 4:31pm | 520Top tech giants on Friday joined the Biden administration in a pledge to adhere to voluntary guidelines aimed at mitigating risks associated with artificial intelligence. President Joe Biden shed light on the endeavor in an address, stressing the enormity of AI’s potential while...