Alphabet and Microsoft ignited a rally in technology stocks on Friday with earnings that showed big AI investments were driving growth, allaying doubts that their costly bets would take time to pay off after a soft forecast from Meta Platforms. Alphabet rose 10%, crossing $2 trillion in market value with a gain of about $180 billion as it sweetened the pot for investors with its maiden dividend and a $70 billion stock buyback. The world's fourth most valuable firm flirted with the milestone on...
PRESS RELEASE. WorkML.ai is developing a revolutionary platform that will harness the potential of hundreds of thousands of annotators from around the globe. Through comprehensive training programs, WorkML.ai aims to qualify annotators to produce high-quality Metadata, essential for enhancing AI models. Annotators will be compensated in WML tokens for their contributions, creating a dynamic ecosystem. […]
Microsoft and Google rolled out their own AI-powered productivity tools last year, touting them as products that could revolutionize how people work.But one leading AI expert thinks otherwise.Ethan Mollick, a professor of management at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, has been tapped by the White House, JP Morgan, Google, and many others for his insights on artificial intelligence.In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Mollick said Microsoft's Copilot and...
Microsoft continued to slim down AI language models, unveiling its third lightweight edition which it stated offers comparable performance to rival products while being suitable for use on mobile phones.
Microsoft Advertising, which last got a new UI and Copilot integration, has revealed updates to its advertising platform and partnerships, which focuses on using genAI for advertisers and publishers. An important addition is Copilot within the Microsoft Advertising Platform. Copilot will have features like generating ad copy and image recommendations based on website URLs, creating high-quality images with text […]
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Google Taiwan held an opening ceremony for its new
Microsoft’s quarterly sales and profit exceeded expectations, thanks to strong demand for the company’s cloud computing and artificial intelligence products. Just this week, Microsoft announced deals with Coca-Cola and Cognizant. Revenue for the third quarter, which ended March 31, rose 17% to $61.9 billion, while profit was $2.94 per share. Analysts had expected earnings per […]
Microsoft's AI lead could be the driving factor in helping it topple Amazon's dominance in cloud services.
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Microsoft and Amazon’s dealings with AI start-ups, inviting comment from market players to determine if recent partnerships have the potential to hurt competition in the country.
Microsoft looks to expand its AI models' accessibility with a new, cheaper model. Microsoft has unveiled a new artificial intelligence that the tech giant boasts as a "dramatically cheaper" model, dubbed Phi-3-mini.
In a world where technology’s reach and impact continue to expand, the safety of our children in the digital realm has become a paramount concern. Microsoft, alongside other tech giants, has taken a significant step forward in this regard. They’ve teamed up with Thorn and All Tech Is Human, committing to implement robust child safety measures […]
The development team at Microsoft Research has launched a second-generation version of its Wizard large language model which is now available to access and provides performance, versatility, and adherence to ethical guidelines. WizardLM 2 has showcased remarkable performance across a wide range of applications, from programming assistance to creative writing. Its ability to excel in […]