The Latest Breaking News from Microsoft

Bing's chatbot is getting ads and they don't look good

Microsoft has confirmed it plans to start showing adverts in a variety of ways to users plugged into its Bing chatbot

Tom’s Guide · Mar 30, 2023

Google Says Microsoft Cloud Practices are Anti-competitive

Alphabet's Google Cloud has accused Microsoft of anti-competitive cloud computing practices and criticized imminent deals with several European cloud vendors, saying these do not solve broader concerns about its licensing terms. In Google Cloud's first public comments on Microsoft and its European deals its Vice President Amit Zavery told Reuters…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 30, 2023

How to remove Chat from the Windows 11 taskbar

The Chat icon in Windows 11 isn't useful if you don't use Microsoft Teams. Here's how to remove Chat from the taskbar.

Tom’s Guide · Mar 30, 2023

Latest Windows 11 test build crams ads into your start menu

Finally a company has found a way to show me more ads.

PC Gamer · Mar 30, 2023

Report: A Google AI researcher resigned after learning Google's 'Bard' uses data from ChatGPT

Bing Chat is powered by an exclusive contract with OpenAI's ChatGPT AI model, and apparently, Google has been "borrowing" its data.

Windows Central · Mar 30, 2023

Spouses of H-1B visa holders can work in US, says judge

WASHINGTON: A US District Judge, Tanya Chutkan, has granted foreign workers in the US tech sector a significant relief by ruling that spouses of H-1B visa holders are eligible to work in the country. This decision was made as Judge Chutkan dismissed a lawsuit filed by Save Jobs USA, who…

The Times of India · Mar 30, 2023

Top tech leaders and researchers call for 'pause' in AI race

An open letter signed by Twitter CEO Elon Musk, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, and many others, is warning against 'profound risks to society and humanity'.

France 24 · Mar 29, 2023

The Chinese versions of Blizzard's games may have been shut down over a big misunderstanding

A New York Times report says the bad blood came to a boil over a perceived threat during a licensing negotiation.

PC Gamer · Mar 29, 2023

Tech leaders urge a pause in the 'out-of-control' artificial intelligence race

A group of prominent computer scientists and other tech industry notables are calling for a 6-month pause to ponder the risks of powerful technology that spawned a successor to ChatGPT.

WEKU · Mar 29, 2023

Electronic Arts is laying off hundreds for 'restructuring'

Electronic Arts is cutting 6% of its workforce, leading to hundreds of workers being laid off.

Windows Central · Mar 29, 2023