How OpenAI and Microsoft reawakened a sleeping software giant
by The Next Web
The Next Web— Just a decade ago, the world's biggest tech beast was a relative minnow. Microsoft had become notorious for disappointing product launches, stagnant innovation, and losing top talent. The first true software giant was becoming a big tech dinosaur. Fast forward to 2024 and Microsoft is the planet's most valuable business. Under the leadership of CEO Satya Nadella, stock has soared by over 1,000% in 10 years. In January, the company reached a $3 trillion market cap — larger than the whole GDP...
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MSPoweruser—Why are eight US newspapers suing OpenAI and Microsoft?. While OpenAI & Microsoft partner up with media, 8 local newspapers in the US sue the AI giants over alleged copyright violations.
Engadget—Microsoft’s OpenAI partnership was born from Google envy. It turns out the lay of today’s AI landscape can be traced back to — what do you know — fear, jealousy and intense capitalist ambition. Emails revealed in the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Google, first reported by Business Insider, show Microsoft executives expressing alarm and envy over Google’s AI lead. That spurred an urgency that led to the Windows maker’s initial billion-dollar investment in its now-indispensable partner, OpenAI. In a heavily redacted 2019 email thread...