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Microsoft (MSFT) Threatens Lawsuit as OpenAI Signs Massive $50B Amazon Cloud Partnership

IRGC Issues Destruction Warning Against UAE’s $30B Stargate AI Facility Backed by Tech Giants

Iran's Revolutionary Guard has issued destruction threats against the UAE's $30 billion Stargate AI facility in Abu Dhabi, which is backed by major tech companies including OpenAI, Nvidia, and Microsoft. This development escalates regional tensions and highlights geopolitical risks to major AI infrastructure investments in the Middle East.

Amazon (AMZN) Bahrain Data Center Hit by Iranian Strike Amid Rising Tech Industry Threats

IRGC Issues Attack Warning Against 18 Major U.S. Tech Firms in Middle East

Microsoft is testing OpenClaw-like AI bots for 365 Copilot

Microsoft is testing OpenClaw-inspired autonomous AI agents for 365 Copilot, aiming to enable the assistant to run continuously and complete tasks independently on behalf of users. The move reflects broader industry efforts to develop more autonomous and capable enterprise AI systems that can operate without constant human direction.

A new Anthropic model found security problems ‘in every major operating system and web browser’

OpenAI Cap Table Leak Reveals Microsoft’s 17x Windfall While Sam Altman Holds Zero Equity

A leaked OpenAI cap table shows Microsoft has achieved a 17x return on its $13 billion investment while SoftBank gained $50 billion. Notably, CEO Sam Altman holds no equity stake in the company despite leading it to its current valuation.

Google, Microsoft, backs x402 Foundation to standardize AI-driven crypto payments

AI giants Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA see stocks amid Iran threat, AI cryptos crash

Microsoft Made GPT and Claude Work Together—And the Result Beats Every AI Research Tool Out There

OpenAI Sits at the Center of a $1.4 Trillion Capital Loop, Morgan Stanley Warns

Morgan Stanley warns that OpenAI sits at the center of a massive $1.4 trillion capital loop, with infrastructure commitments far exceeding its $13 billion annual revenue. Major tech companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle, and Nvidia are both funding OpenAI and receiving its spending commitments back, creating potential hidden leverage risks for investors.

Microsoft (MSFT) Stock Plunges 32% as AI Copilot Struggles Disappoint Wall Street

Microsoft stock has dropped 32% from its peak due to disappointing adoption rates of its AI Copilot product. UBS has reduced its price target for the stock while Jim Cramer maintains an optimistic outlook despite the struggles.

Goldman Sachs-backed Canton chain integrates with LayerZero

The Canton Network, a blockchain platform designed for regulated financial institutions, has integrated with LayerZero's interoperability protocol. The network is backed by major firms including Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC).

GitHub hits CTRL-Z, decides it will train its AI with user data after all

GitHub has reversed its previous decision and will now train its AI systems using user data from its platform. This policy change affects millions of developers who store code repositories on GitHub, raising concerns about data privacy and intellectual property rights in AI training.

Microsoft (MSFT) Leads Cloud Race as First to Validate Nvidia’s Vera Rubin NVL72 AI System

Microsoft Azure becomes the first cloud platform to validate Nvidia's new Vera Rubin NVL72 AI system, which delivers 3.6 exaflops of computing power. This represents a 5x performance improvement over Nvidia's previous GB200 system, positioning Microsoft as a leader in the cloud AI infrastructure race.

Peter Thiel dumped Nvidia and invested $45 million into Microsoft and Apple—sending a strong signal about who will win the AI race

Peter Thiel has sold all his Nvidia holdings and invested $45 million in Microsoft and Apple stock, signaling a strategic shift away from AI chipmakers toward established tech giants. This move suggests potential skepticism about Nvidia's long-term dominance in the AI hardware market.

Microsoft unveils Copilot Cowork agents built on Anthropic’s AI and E7 AI product suite as it seeks to calm investor concerns about AI eating SaaS

Microsoft unveiled Copilot Cowork agents powered by Anthropic's AI and E7 AI suite, positioning its cloud-native solution against Anthropic's local offerings. The company maintains per-user pricing strategy while attempting to address investor concerns about AI's impact on traditional SaaS revenue models.

Google, Meta and the AI ‘hyperscalers’ are on a $1 trillion borrowing binge after years of printing cash. Here’s why Big Tech’s pivot to debt matters

Major tech companies including Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, and Oracle are taking on significant debt to fund their AI infrastructure investments, marking a shift from their historically cash-rich operations. Pimco warns that this massive spending spree carries overinvestment risks that will create winners and losers among the tech giants.

OpenAI Had Banned Military Use. The Pentagon Tested Its Models Through Microsoft Anyway

The Pentagon allegedly tested OpenAI's technology through Microsoft before OpenAI officially lifted its ban on military applications. This reveals potential workarounds to AI company restrictions on defense use cases.

Coinbase, Microsoft and Europol take down phishing service ‘Tycoon 2FA’

Coinbase, Microsoft and Europol successfully collaborated to shut down 'Tycoon 2FA', a major phishing-as-a-service operation. The service was responsible for 62% of phishing attempts blocked by Microsoft by mid-2024, including over 30 million malicious emails in a single month.

Big Tech Joins White House Energy Pledge as Iran Tensions Threaten Higher Costs

Major tech companies including Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and xAI have committed to funding electricity supply and grid infrastructure upgrades through a White House pledge. This initiative addresses the growing energy demands from AI operations amid concerns about rising costs due to Iran-related tensions.

Phi-4-reasoning-vision and the lessons of training a multimodal reasoning model

Microsoft Research announces Phi-4-reasoning-vision-15B, a 15 billion parameter open-weight multimodal reasoning model. The model is designed for vision-language tasks including image captioning and is available through Microsoft Foundry, HuggingFace, and GitHub.

Joint Statement from OpenAI and Microsoft

Microsoft and OpenAI issued a joint statement reaffirming their ongoing collaboration across research, engineering, and product development. The statement emphasizes their continued partnership built on years of shared work and success.

AI Data Centers Turn to High-Temperature Superconductors

Major AI data center operators like Microsoft are turning to high-temperature superconductors (HTS) to address power efficiency challenges, as AI infrastructure demands exceed grid capacity. Microsoft invested in Veir's $75M Series B funding round to develop superconducting power cables that can deliver 10x higher capacity than conventional lines while eliminating transmission losses.

Bitcoin dev says we’re ‘not prepared’ for quantum future where major players are ‘spooks’

A Bitcoin developer warns that the cryptocurrency community is unprepared for the quantum computing future, particularly concerning involvement of intelligence agencies ('spooks') as major players. The concern extends beyond tech giants like Google and Microsoft to include governmental and intelligence entities in the quantum computing race.