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Microsoft commits to sweeping AI privacy rules for students. Will other tech giants follow?

As the new school year kicks in, the debate around student AI use is raging

The Independent UK

Microsoft's move in the AI school debate: controls over how student data gets used

Microsoft will offer AI privacy standards to every school district as Randi Weingarten says OpenAI and Anthropic have "expressed willingness."

Fortune

Microsoft executive vice president bemoans employees sending him "AI slop," saying "This is a doom loop." — Maybe take some responsibility? 🤔

Microsoft EVP overseeing Office and LinkedIn Ryan Roslansky posts an oddly oblivious self-own. The company flooding the internet with AI slop has started to realize how dumb its technology actually is in most scenarios.

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Father of US teen school shooter sentenced to 15 years for providing gun

Colin Gray is the father of Colton, who was 14 when he opened fire at Apalachee high school in Georgia in 2024

The Guardian - US

Dad who gifted teen son the gun he used to kill four in mass shooting gets 15 years

A jury in March found him guilty of second-degree murder in the deaths of 14-year-old students

The Independent UK

School shooter gets life in prison without parole for killing four at Apalachee High in Georgia

A prosecutor said that the teen carefully plotted the killing specifically to become famous

The Independent UK

Jailhouse calls reveal Georgia school shooter’s obsession with online notoriety after attack

Prosecutors played clips of the recorded conversations between Colt Gray and his mother during the teenager's sentencing hearing Tuesday

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Georgia school shooter was ‘obsessed’ with mass killings, psychologist says

Colt Gray pleaded guilty Friday to 55 counts, including murder, in the Sept 4, 2024, shooting that killed four people

The Independent UK

Microsoft strikes 'multibillion-dollar' deal with French AI firm Mistral

Microsoft and French startup Mistral said Tuesday they had signed a "multibillion-dollar" deal for the US tech giant to use the AI developer's computing infrastructure in Europe.

France 24

Microsoft to fund Mistral's European AI expansion in multibillion-dollar deal

As part of the agreement, Microsoft Azure customers will be able to develop software using Mistral's data centers in France, giving Microsoft more capacity in Europe and regulated industries an alternative to U.S.-controlled infrastructure.

The Economic Times

Amazon's CTO on how developers can ride out the AI-powered coding wave

Software engineering is going through its most dramatic transformation in years.

Fortune

Microsoft’s Brad Smith on U.S. AI policy: ‘Regulation without transparent or complete rules’

Microsoft President says companies need clear AI policy rules in order to plan

Fortune

Steve Ballmer once called Linux a “cancer” — it's funny Windows 10 holdouts may now see it as the cure for Windows 11’s hardware rules and the RAM crisis

Microsoft once dismissed Linux, but today it’s becoming the lifeline for Windows 10 users facing performance and RAM challenges.

Windows Central

Top Microsoft VP Calls On People Not To 'Panic' About AI Taking Job Opportunities

Microsoft President and Vice Chair Brad Smith pushed back against what he described as increasingly alarmist predictions about AI-driven job losses.

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Salon

The looming battle to hem in dark money

Organizers see political and legal battles ahead for a novel solution to America’s campaign finance fiasco

Sports Illustrated

Meet the 26 Players Who Will Star for the USMNT at 2026 World Cup

The bid for a historic World Cup run on home soil is in their hands.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer adviser held 16 undisclosed meetings with top US tech bosses

Exclusive: Varun Chandra’s talks with Google, Meta, Apple and others raise fears of ‘lobbying behind closed doors’

TechRadar

Microsoft set to face another major UK probe - this time over cloud and software licensing, and if it should get ‘strategic market status’

After reaching an agreement over cloud interoperability, the CMA is now targeting Microsoft's software dominance in the UK.

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The Guardian - US

Washington state’s ‘historic’ millionaire tax takes aim at super-rich – will it succeed?

As living costs rise, the state where Gates and Bezos made billions is targeting top earners – could other states follow?

The Independent UK

Marshall drops plans to eliminate women's swimming and diving a week after student-led lawsuit

Marshall has dropped plans to eliminate its women's swimming and diving program

Fortune

The electrician shortage is a threat to Big Tech’s ‘life or death’ race to build data centers—and an opportunity for Gen Z

By going all in on AI, tech companies like Meta and Microsoft are shaking up white-collar career paths—and creating a huge demand for new electricians.

Axios

Trump teases AI electricity pledge. Here's when tech giants will sign it

It's the Trump administration's latest response to election-year voter angst over data centers' electricity demands.

The Independent UK

Mother testifies she urged Colin Gray to lock up guns before Apalachee High shooting in Georgia

Colin Gray is on trial after prosecutors say he helped enable his son’s deadly school shooting in Georgia by giving him a gun

TechRadar

'I do think we always have to think about, maybe even worry a little bit about, Chinese subsidies': Microsoft President says US firms should get ready for more competition from China

Chinese state subsidies give AI companies cost advantages globally, forcing US firms to invest in infrastructure, tools, and developing markets.

Windows Central

Microsoft Azure data usage by ICE triples as reports question Microsoft's connection to mass surveillance — “We do not believe ICE is engaged in such activity”

Leaked files show ICE tripled its data on Microsoft Azure to 1,400TB. As AI usage climbs, Microsoft faces fresh scrutiny over its "mass surveillance" pledge.

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