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"Anthropic, Google and OpenAI Use Workday": CEO Aneel Bhusri
Workday Inc. Chief Executive Officer Aneel Bhusri said leading AI companies like Anthropic - which investors fear will disrupt the software industry - actually use his company's products.
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Microsoft Inks $750 Million Cloud Deal With AI Firm Perplexity
AI startup Perplexity signed a $750 million deal with Microsoft Corp. to use its Azure cloud service, spreading its business beyond longtime cloud partner Amazon.com Inc.
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Indian Software Engineer Found Dead On Microsoft's Silicon Valley Campus
Pratik Pandey badged into the office on the evening of August 19 and was found dead in the early hours of the following morning, according to a family member who has spoken with Microsoft and requested anonymity to discuss a personal matter.
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Microsoft's Sales Chief To Take Two-Month Sabbatical Amid Expected Layoffs
Microsoft Corp.'s top sales executive is planning to take a two-month sabbatical, a move that coincides with an expected wave of terminations targeting his organisation.
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Microsoft Planning Thousands More Job Cuts Aimed at Salespeople
Microsoft is planning to axe thousands of jobs particularly in sales. The cuts are expected to be announced early next month, following the end of Microsoft’s fiscal year, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Microsoft Cuts Hundreds More Jobs After Firing 6,000 Last Month
Microsoft cut hundreds more jobs just weeks after its largest layoff in years. The AI boom has roiled the tech labor market because companies are prioritising AI-focused jobs and harnessing the technology to save money.
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'Necessary For Success': Microsoft Cuts Hundreds More Jobs After Firing 6,000
More than 300 employees were told their positions had been eliminated on Monday, according to a Washington state notice reviewed by Bloomberg.
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Microsoft Touts AI Sales at Town Hall, Reveals Barclays Contract
Microsoft touted its progress selling AI tools to corporate customers during a companywide town hall this week. The world’s largest software maker is considered a leader in commercializing AI products, thanks to its close partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI, and has been embedding Copilot in its suite of productivity applications.
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Microsoft Is Bringing Elon Musk’s AI Models to Its Cloud
Microsoft's AI marketplace is set to add models from Elon Musk's xAI. Grok 3, that was introduced by Musk earlier this year, will be available on Microsoft’s cloud-computing platform in the coming time. Meanwhile, xAI’s Grok 3 and Grok 3 mini will be available on Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry.
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Nvidia Looks to Expand AI Reign With New Chips, Personal Supercomputers
Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang address concerns that the cost of AI computing is spiraling out of control. At the event, Huang unveiled more powerful chips and related technology that he said would provide a clearer payoff to customers.
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"Anthropic, Google and OpenAI Use Workday": CEO Aneel Bhusri
Workday Inc. Chief Executive Officer Aneel Bhusri said leading AI companies like Anthropic - which investors fear will disrupt the software industry - actually use his company's products.
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Microsoft Inks $750 Million Cloud Deal With AI Firm Perplexity
AI startup Perplexity signed a $750 million deal with Microsoft Corp. to use its Azure cloud service, spreading its business beyond longtime cloud partner Amazon.com Inc.
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Indian Software Engineer Found Dead On Microsoft's Silicon Valley Campus
Pratik Pandey badged into the office on the evening of August 19 and was found dead in the early hours of the following morning, according to a family member who has spoken with Microsoft and requested anonymity to discuss a personal matter.
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Microsoft's Sales Chief To Take Two-Month Sabbatical Amid Expected Layoffs
Microsoft Corp.'s top sales executive is planning to take a two-month sabbatical, a move that coincides with an expected wave of terminations targeting his organisation.
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Microsoft Planning Thousands More Job Cuts Aimed at Salespeople
Microsoft is planning to axe thousands of jobs particularly in sales. The cuts are expected to be announced early next month, following the end of Microsoft’s fiscal year, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Microsoft Cuts Hundreds More Jobs After Firing 6,000 Last Month
Microsoft cut hundreds more jobs just weeks after its largest layoff in years. The AI boom has roiled the tech labor market because companies are prioritising AI-focused jobs and harnessing the technology to save money.
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'Necessary For Success': Microsoft Cuts Hundreds More Jobs After Firing 6,000
More than 300 employees were told their positions had been eliminated on Monday, according to a Washington state notice reviewed by Bloomberg.
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Microsoft Touts AI Sales at Town Hall, Reveals Barclays Contract
Microsoft touted its progress selling AI tools to corporate customers during a companywide town hall this week. The world’s largest software maker is considered a leader in commercializing AI products, thanks to its close partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI, and has been embedding Copilot in its suite of productivity applications.
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Microsoft Is Bringing Elon Musk’s AI Models to Its Cloud
Microsoft's AI marketplace is set to add models from Elon Musk's xAI. Grok 3, that was introduced by Musk earlier this year, will be available on Microsoft’s cloud-computing platform in the coming time. Meanwhile, xAI’s Grok 3 and Grok 3 mini will be available on Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry.
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Nvidia Looks to Expand AI Reign With New Chips, Personal Supercomputers
Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang address concerns that the cost of AI computing is spiraling out of control. At the event, Huang unveiled more powerful chips and related technology that he said would provide a clearer payoff to customers.
