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Regulation

Microsoft faces wide-ranging US antitrust probe

Competitors have criticised Microsoft’s practices they say keep customers locked into its Azure cloud service.

28 Nov 2024 - 10:45AM

Video gaming

Chinese Nintendo Switch users in limbo as Tencent ends console’s online support

27 Nov 2024 - 7:00PM

Technology

Dell, HP post disappointing quarterly sales as global PC market recovery stalls

27 Nov 2024 - 3:16PM

Google

US regulators call for breakup of Google and Chrome in monopoly punishment

The proposed breakup was floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by the US Department of Justice.

21 Nov 2024 - 2:46PM

Google has dismissed the idea of a breakup as ‘radical’. Photo: Reuters

Smartphones

US antitrust officials want to force Google to sell Chrome browser

The case marks the most aggressive move to rein in a tech company since efforts to break up Microsoft failed two decades ago.

19 Nov 2024 - 10:18AM

US-China relations

US accuses China of vast cyber-espionage against telecoms

Hackers stole call records and compromised communications belonging to a ‘limited number’ of people in US government and politics.

14 Nov 2024 - 7:31AMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Meet Martha Stewart’s ex Charles Simonyi, the Hungarian-born billionaire

Bill Gates hired Simonyi as his 40th employee while Microsoft was a start-up; Simonyi dated Stewart for 15 years, including through her incarceration, then broke up with her to marry someone else.

6 Nov 2024 - 5:00AM

Meet Martha Stewart’s ex, Charles Simonyi: the Hungarian-born billionaire created Microsoft Word and Excel, and has been to space twice. Photo: Getty Images

Millionaires and billionaires

Is Melinda French Gates dating someone new? Meet tech entrepreneur Philip Vaughn

The billionaire philanthropist divorced her hubby Bill Gates in 2021 and was rumoured to be engaged to Fox News correspondent Jon Du Pre previously – but she’s now seeing a former Microsoft employee.

3 Nov 2024 - 6:00AM

Artificial intelligence

Microsoft’s quarterly sales up 16% as investors ask if AI spending worth it

AI-related products are now on track to contribute about US$10 billion to the company’s annual revenue.

31 Oct 2024 - 12:11PM

Artificial intelligence

The scientist on a mission to nurture AI talent in Hong Kong

Ma Yi explains why Hong Kong is an ideal place to attract global talent and how he is using the new role at the University of Hong Kong to promote academic exchange.

26 Oct 2024 - 11:34AM

Ma Yi, head of the Department of Computer Science and chair professor of artificial intelligence at the University of Hong Kong. Photo: Zhou Xin

Semiconductors

Qualcomm unveils smartphone chip with laptop-level capabilities

The latest version of the Snapdragon line-up will include Qualcomm’s in-house design, as the company invests more in home-grown technology.

22 Oct 2024 - 9:46AM

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon introduces its new smartphone chip at the company’s annual tech summit in Maui, Hawaii. Photo: Xinhua

Artificial intelligence

Microsoft closes Azure path for individuals to access OpenAI in mainland China

Owing to local regulatory requirements, only enterprise customers are eligible to subscribe to Azure OpenAI Service in mainland China.

21 Oct 2024 - 6:30PM

Asean

Opinion | As AI takes the world by storm, Asia stands to benefit

Amid rising demand for AI and cybersecurity, Southeast Asia’s lower costs, renewable energy and political neutrality are proving attractive.

16 Oct 2024 - 4:30PMvideocam

Google

US weighs Google break-up in historic Big Tech antitrust case

The US Justice Department may propose a forced sell-off of parts of Google’s business to prevent illegal monopolisation.

10 Oct 2024 - 11:10AM

The US Justice Department is considering asking a federal judge to force Google to sell off parts of its business. Photo: Reuters

Artificial intelligence

OpenAI accuses Elon Musk of harassment over his ‘altruism versus greed’ lawsuit

The lawsuit has not dampened investors’ interest in OpenAI, which recently raised US$6.6 billion at a US$157 billion valuation.

9 Oct 2024 - 2:34PM

OpenAI claims Elon Musk’s lawsuit is part of an “increasingly blusterous campaign to harass” the Microsoft-backed start-up. Photo: Shutterstock

Thailand

After billions for Singapore and Malaysia, Google spends big in Thailand too

Google’s US$1 billion bet on Thai data centres could boost the economy by US$4 billion over 5 years and create 14,000 jobs annually, it says.

1 Oct 2024 - 9:06AM

Artificial intelligence

ByteDance said to be turning to Huawei chips to train AI model

ByteDance’s next step in the AI race is to use Huawei’s Ascend 910B chip to train a large language AI model, said the people.

30 Sep 2024 - 5:11PM

Artificial intelligence

Sam Altman could get 7% stake if OpenAI shifts to for-profit model

OpenAI is considering these changes against the backdrop of an exodus of senior managers, including Mira Murati.

27 Sep 2024 - 9:35AMvideocam

Sam Altman, right, CEO of OpenAI, and Mira Murati, chief technology officer. Murati announced on Wednesday she is leaving the company. Photo: AP Photo

Artificial intelligence

Alibaba’s DingTalk launches new service bundled with AI features

DingTalk 365 offers more than 10 features including AI-powered search, virtual assistant and automated reply.

24 Sep 2024 - 5:00PMvideocam

US presidential election 2024

Russia produced most AI content to sway election: US intelligence official

US official says China is using AI for ‘broader influence’, not specifically to sway the outcome of the US election.

24 Sep 2024 - 2:43PM

Artificial intelligence

China’s AI start-ups eye fresh opportunities after OpenAI previews latest LLM

The ChatGPT creator’s new OpenAI o1 LLM is designed ‘to reason through complex tasks and solve harder problems than previous models’.

25 Sep 2024 - 3:33PM

OpenAI o1 was previewed earlier this month by the ChatGPT creator. Photo: Shutterstock

Google

Google wins EU ads abuse case, overruling €1.5 billion fine

The EU’s Google cases marked the centrepiece of antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager’s bid to rein in Silicon Valley.

19 Sep 2024 - 10:10AM

Artificial intelligence

Microsoft and BlackRock aim for US$30 billion AI investment

The Global AI Infrastructure Investment Partnership, which also includes Nvidia, will invest in data storage and energy projects.

18 Sep 2024 - 10:00AM

Canada

AI fuels climate crisis, uses 30 times more energy than search engine: analyst

Researcher Sasha Luccioni says there is a need to raise awareness of the environmental impact of artificial intelligence.

15 Sep 2024 - 1:50PMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

OpenAI valuation to reach US$150 billion in latest fundraising round

The US start-up is also in talks to raise US$5 billion in debt from banks in the form of a revolving credit facility, a source says.

12 Sep 2024 - 11:30AM

OpenAI is one of the world’s highest valued start-ups. Photo: Bloomberg

Millionaires and billionaires

8 of the richest lawyers in the world – net worths, ranked

From O.J. Simpson’s lawyer Robert Shapiro and Judge Judy to Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s former running mate Nicole Shanahan and Microsoft’s Bill Neukom, here’s who made the list

12 Sep 2024 - 4:00AM

Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s would-be running mate Nicole Shanahan, NBA investor Jerry Reinsdorf, and Microsoft’s Bill Neukom are some of the richest lawyers in the world. Photo: Getty Images, @nba/Instagram

Artificial intelligence

Saudi Arabia’s AI-focused Gain Summit draws global tech giants

The third Global AI Summit, which started on Tuesday in the Saudi capital Riyadh, has wooed over 400 speakers from over 100 countries.

11 Sep 2024 - 12:30PMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

Lenovo launches new AI-capable PCs powered by Intel, AMD and Qualcomm processors

The latest AI device portfolio from Lenovo reflects efforts by the global PC industry to boost its recovery this year.

25 Sep 2024 - 3:52PM

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Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is one of the world’s biggest software makers and manufactures and licenses a range of products and services related to computing. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, the company is probably best known for its Windows software, although it has begun an aggressive drive into the mobile sector seeking to make inroads on market share held by Google and Apple. It paid 5.44 billion euros for the handset business of Nokia in September 2013.

Chairman / President

Satya Nadella

CEO / Managing Director

Satya Nadella

CFO / Finance Director

Amy Hood

Industry

Computer software
Consumer electronics
Computer hardware

Website

microsoft.com

Headquarters address

One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052, United States

Stock Code

NASDAQ:MSFT

Year founded

1975

last updated:

30 September, 2024