Microsoft’s new AI crusade aims to ditch OpenAI leash
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Suleyman says it’s time for Redmond to build superintelligence

Software king of the world, Microsoft, has decided it no longer wants to be shackled to OpenAI and is setting off on its own grand plan for superintelligence.

Microsoft and OpenAI patch things up for profit push
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Tentative deal clears a path for OpenAI’s restructuring

Software King of the World, Microsoft and ChatGPT maker OpenAI have agreed to extend their partnership in a move that could smooth the startup’s shift to a for-profit structure.

OpenAI’s corporate restructuring could drag into 2026
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Microsoft standoff stalls SoftBank billions

OpenAI’s attempts to restructure its business have hit the skids as it locks horns with the software King of the World, Microsoft, leaving billions in SoftBank cash hanging in the balance.

Microsoft Sharepoint flaw triggers global cyber attack spree
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Hackers breach government agencies, universities and energy firms while waiting for a fix

A CrowdStrike senior vice-president of cybersecurity has warned that anyone running a hosted SharePoint server is staring down the barrel of a major security nightmare.

Microsoft axes thousands more staff
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Thursday, 19 June 2025 09:45

Microsoft axes thousands more staff


Vole keeps shovelling cash into AI

Microsoft is prepping to sack several thousand staff in the coming weeks as it trims the fat before launching into another fiscal year with its AI ambitions still burning through cash.

German state expels Microsoft
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Monday, 16 June 2025 10:56

German state expels Microsoft


Schleswig-Holstein doesn’t want teams


The German state of Schleswig-Holstein is revolting and ditching the software King of the world, Microsoft, from its public sector.

Microsoft flogs AI to the cloud
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Friday, 02 May 2025 09:29

Microsoft flogs AI to the cloud


Azure finally stops underachieving

The cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street gave the software king of the world Microsoft a standing ovation on 1 May after the company finally managed to deliver what it had been teasing for months—decent cloud growth with an AI cherry on top.

Neptune RAT resurfaces
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Wednesday, 09 April 2025 10:09

Neptune RAT resurfaces


Vole versus Rat

Software King of the Word, Microsoft's 800 million-strong user base just got served a nasty reminder of what life looks like without security updates—thanks to the retooled and ruthless Neptune RAT now making the rounds.

Microsoft confirms ditching $1 billion Ohio data centre dreams
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Trump’s tariff tantrum sends Vole scurrying

The Software King of the World, Microsoft has confirmed that it is binning its $1 billion data centre plans for Ohio, quietly folding under pressure from Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump’s latest wave of tech tariffs.

Vole's AI boss says chasing the AI frontier is for mugs
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Microsoft plays it slow and strategic

The Software King of the World, Microsoft, maybe sitting on mountains of Nvidia GPUs, but it’s not exactly in a hurry to fire them up on bleeding-edge AI projects.