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Microsoft's aggressive push into artificial intelligence (AI) faces criticism as its carbon emissions surge, challenging its climate objectives despite commitments to become carbon negative by 2030.

Anthropic will expand its generative AI assistant Claude to Europe while continuing to get funding from the continent.

AI Singapore’s director of innovation Laurence Liew stressed the importance of properly using AI technology in order to boost the wider adoption of the technology on all companies across multiple sectors and minimize corporate hesitation.

Microsoft has announced that it will launch its own mobile game store in July.

A House committee calls Microsoft's Brad Smith to testify later this month about software flaws that enabled hackers to access government officials' email accounts.

Microsoft's Xbox division is preparing for further job cuts to align with ongoing restructuring efforts to optimize its gaming subsidiaries following massive acquisitions and cost-cutting initiatives.

President Joe Biden has touted Microsoft's $3.3 billion investment plan to build a new AI data center in Wisconsin, contrasting it with the unfulfilled Foxconn deal negotiated during Donald Trump's presidency.

Microsoft created an offline generative AI model for US intelligence that uses GPT-4 securely.

Microsoft's Xbox is closing four gaming subsidiaries, including Arkane Austin, due to disappointing sales, although specific job losses weren't disclosed.

Despite rivals investing heavily in AI-focused infrastructure, Apple, emphasizing hardware sales, maintains a lower capital expenditure, raising concerns about its sales and competitiveness.

Recent visits by tech giants like Apple and Microsoft signal Indonesia as a prime destination for significant tech investments fueled by its growing digital economy and abundant natural resources.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made big investments in Thailand and Malaysia and other initiatives to expand its Southeast Asian footprint and advance AI technologies.

Microsoft's decision to invest in OpenAI stemmed from concerns about lagging behind Google in AI capabilities

Eight US newspapers sue OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging copyright infringement and unfair competition in utilizing articles to train AI chatbots.

Microsoft announced Tuesday that it will invest $1.7 billion in Indonesia over the next four years to construct new cloud and AI infrastructure.