The company, which had about 228,000 employees worldwide as of June 2024, had announced layoffs in May, affecting around 6,000 workers.
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Microsoft sued by authors over use of books in AI training
Microsoft has been hit with a lawsuit by a group of authors who claim the company used their books without permission to train its Megatron artificial intelligence model.
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BYD shook up China’s smart-EV industry earlier this year by offering its “God’s Eye” driver-assistance package for free.
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At issue is whether the tech giant should be forced to sell its Chrome browser or adopt other measures to restore competition in online search.
Read More Judge in Google case questions future of search amid rise of AITrump signs executive orders unleashing ‘American nuclear renaissance’
President Donald Trump signed four executive orders on Friday, creating a pathway for the Department of Energy (DoE) to ease regulations and build nuclear reactors.
Read More Trump signs executive orders unleashing ‘American nuclear renaissance’Oracle to buy $40 billion of Nvidia chips for OpenAI’s US data center, FT reports
Oracle will spend around $40 billion on Nvidia’s higher-performance chips to power OpenAI’s new U.S. data center.
Read More Oracle to buy $40 billion of Nvidia chips for OpenAI’s US data center, FT reports