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OpenAI to release web browser in challenge to Google Chrome
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, at the Hope Global Forums annual meeting in Atlanta on Dec. 11, 2023. Dustin Chambers | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI is close to releasing an AI-powered web browser that will challenge Alphabet’s market-dominating Google Chrome, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The browser is slated to launch […]
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Microsoft layoffs hit 830 workers in home state of Washington
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the Axel Springer building in Berlin on Oct. 17, 2023. He received the annual Axel Springer Award. Ben Kriemann | Getty Images Among the thousands of Microsoft employees who lost their jobs in the cutbacks announced this week were 830 staffers in the company’s home state of Washington. Nearly […]
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After Zuckerberg spent billions on an AI ‘dream team,’ he has to deliver for Meta shareholders
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images When Mark Zuckerberg feels the heat, he opens his wallet. The 41-year-old Facebook founder and Meta CEO is on a spending spree like never before in an effort to position […]
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Microsoft’s stock hits fresh record, rallying despite drop in broader market
Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella speaks during the Microsoft Build 2025, conference in Seattle, Washington, on May 19, 2025. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images On a down day for the market, Microsoft reached a record high for the first time in 11 months. Shares of the software giant rose 0.8% […]
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Microsoft gives LinkedIn chief Roslansky added role running Office
Microsoft is giving LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky a bigger job, expanding his role to include oversight of Office productivity software, CNBC has learned. Roslansky, who took over LinkedIn five years ago, is becoming executive vice president of Office, reporting to Rajesh Jha, Microsoft’s executive vice president for experiences and devices, according to a person familiar […]
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Tech conferences are ramping up security to quell employee protests as political tensions rise
Security officers block entrance doors after pro-Palestinian protesters attempted to enter the Microsoft Build conference at the Seattle Convention Center Arch building in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025. Jason Redmond | Afp | Getty Images At Microsoft’s annual Build conference on Tuesday, Executive Vice President Jay Parikh’s keynote was interrupted by an employee protesting […]
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I took a 2-day ‘vibe coding’ class and successfully built a product. Here are my biggest takeaways
I challenged myself to a two-day “vibe coding” bootcamp. Courtesy of Ernestine Siu As someone who chats with startup founders for a living, I’ve always admired the “builders.” I have a lot of respect for their technical ability to dream up an idea and code it into existence, but it’s not something I could ever […]
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Microsoft set to report earnings after closing bell
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the company at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on April 4, 2025. David Ryder Microsoft is set to report fiscal third-quarter results after market close on Wednesday. Here’s what analysts are looking for, according to a consensus from LSEG: Earnings per share: […]
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Silicon Valley’s early return on Trump investment: Plunging valuations, delayed IPOs
The Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, June 9, 2023. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Silicon Valley executives and financiers publicly opened their wallets in support of President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential run. The early returns in 2025 aren’t great, to say the least. Following Trump’s sweeping tariff plan announced Wednesday, the Nasdaq suffered […]
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Microsoft birthday celebration interrupted by employees protesting use of AI by Israeli military
At Microsoft‘s 50th anniversary celebration on Friday, a software engineer in the company’s artificial intelligence division interrupted the event with a message: Stop allowing the Israeli military to use Microsoft’s AI products. At the time, Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman was delivering a speech. “Mustafa, shame on you,” the employee, Ibtihal Aboussad, said as she […]
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