Microsoft slams the brakes on $3.3 billion data center — reportedly set to foster development of OpenAI's supercomputer
Microsoft has decided to temporarily pause the construction of a $3.3 billion data center in Mount Pleasant. The company stated the pause might last for months as it evaluates the scope and recent technological changes.
The Confluence Of Two Empires: Microsoft And OpenAI Hold Hands
These two men are of different generations (Gates is 69, Altman 39), and their companies presided over different revolutions. But Microsoft and OpenAI are coming together to offer some of the most relevant new services and capabilities to the market.
Microsoft’s new rStar-Math technique upgrades small models to outperform OpenAI’s o1-preview at math problems
Phi-4 and an rStar-Math paper suggest that compact, specialized models can provide powerful alternatives to the industry’s largest systems.
Musk asks state AGs to auction off OpenAI stake in nonprofit restructuring, sources say
A lawyer for billionaire Elon Musk has asked attorney generals in the states of California and Delaware to push OpenAI to auction a major stake in its business to decide fair value of its charitable asset during its corporate restructuring,
How OpenAI’s Sam Altman Is Thinking About AGI and Superintelligence in 2025
The OpenAI CEO recently published a blog post reflecting on AI progress, as well as his brief ouster from the company.
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Microsoft To Offer $1 Million To Trump’s Inauguration Fund
Microsoft said on Thursday that it is making a $1 million donation to the inauguration fund of President-elect Donald Trump. TakeAway Points: Microsoft has contributed $500,000 for President-elect Donald Trump’s first term and is now contributing $1 million to his inauguration fund.
Microsoft Pauses Construction On $3.3 Billion Data Center Expected To Be Used By ChatGPT-Parent OpenAI For Massive Super Computer
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has decided to temporarily pause construction on parts of its ambitious data center project in Mount Pleasant. What Happened: Earlier this week, the company said that it still plans to complete the first phase of the data center,

Microsoft nixes its Dall-E upgrade

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Microsoft is reverting its Bing AI image generator due to quality complaints
Microsoft rolls back its Bing Image Creator model after users complain of degraded quality
Microsoft nixes its Dall-E upgrade after image quality complaints
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Microsoft Slashes Jobs Based on Performance Amid Slow Copilot Rollout: What's Really Going On?
Microsoft trims less than 1% of its workforce as stock underperforms and AI challenges rise. The "underwhelming" Copilot rollout also worsens it.
Microsoft confirms performance-based job cuts across departments
Microsoft is cutting a small percentage of jobs across departments, based on performance, the company confirmed to CNBC on Wednesday.
Nuclear Power Giant to Acquire Natural Gas Plants for $16.4 Billion
Constellation Energy’s deal to buy Calpine is being driven by fast-rising demand for electricity by the technology industry.
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Elon Musk launches an app for his AI language model Grok
Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, has launched its first standalone app for Grok, the chatbot designed to challenge giants like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard.