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Goldman Sachs lifts target predictions for S&P 500 in 2024

Most of the Magnificent Seven tech stocks are contributing strongly to the S&P 500’s advancements at the moment, with other sectors such as healthcare and materials also seeing promising growth.

Tech News

Europe lacks data centres and training capacity, Mistral AI warns

French start-up also concerned about lack of diversity in language training models.

Tech News

Microsoft pauses new controversial AI feature over security concerns

The Recall feature is supposed to sort through your emails but it does so by making a screenshot of everything you do.

Business

Microsoft unveils all digital Xbox console at games showcase

Microsoft has launched an all-digital Xbox console which is set for release later this year. The company also announced a host of upcoming games including the next instalments of ‘Call of Duty’ and ‘Assassin's Creed’ franchises.

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Tech News

US regulators to look into AI companies Microsoft, OpenAI, and Nvidia

US antitrust enforcers will investigate leading AI companies Microsoft, Nvidia, and OpenAI.

Business

Nvidia shares could soar as traders eye first-quarter earnings

Nvidia is set to release its first-quarter earnings for the fiscal year 2025. Investors will be particularly focused on the performance of its data centre.

Earth News

Data centres have driven Microsoft’s emissions up by 30%

AI has helped increase Microsoft’s emissions almost a third since 2020.

Tech News

Microsoft to invest in AI and cloud infrastructure in Indonesia

The investment announced on Tuesday will include AI training for 840,000 people, as well as support for Indonesia’s growing community of tech developers.

Markets

Meta stock falls: Why the company's results failed to cheer investors

The Facebook parent company, Meta Platforms, reported first-quarter earnings that topped market expectations. However, its shares plunged 15% due to weaker-than-expected second-quarter revenue guidance and an increased spending plan for artificial intelligence.

Tech News

UK regulator looks into Microsoft and Amazon’s AI partnerships

The UK competition regulator identified an “interconnected web” of over 90 partnerships and “strategic investments” involving AI companies.

Tech News

Chatbots providing 'unintentional' misinformation ahead of EU election

Google has introduced more restrictions after a new study showed Europe's most used AI chatbots were providing inaccurate election-related answers.

Tech News

Microsoft blasted for 'cascade of security failures' over China hack

A US review board found that a hack of top senior officials' email accounts by Chinese-backed hackers was "preventable" in a scathing report.

Tech News

Microsoft to unbundle Teams and Office globally amid antitrust probe

Microsoft first unbundled Teams from its Office suites in October in the European Union and now will reportedly make the move global.

Tech News

Who is Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's new AI chief?

Who is the DeepMind co-founder and why might his appointment shake up the AI industry? Euronews Next looks at Microsoft’s newest hire.

Tech News

OpenAI says Elon Musk wanted full control of the AI company

Musk’s lawsuit alleges OpenAI abandoned its original plans to be an open-source AI company that was for the good of humanity.

Tech News

Green MEPs question ethics of Mistral AI’s deal with Microsoft

Mistral AI’s new partnership with Microsoft has raised questions about the role of Big Tech in Europe.

The Big Question

Microsoft President on how AI is going to change life as we know it

In an interview with Euronews, Brad Smith, President of Microsoft suggests that if AI ‘is the most powerful technology in the world, shouldn't it have at least as much regulation as a carton of milk?’

28 February 2024

Tech News

Microsoft's deal with Mistral AI faces criticism and further scrutiny

Some critics in the European Parliament are mad about the deal but there are also questions about what happened and the EU plans to look into it

27 February 2024

Tech News

MWC 2024: Microsoft unveils new vision to open up its AI tech

Monday was a big day for announcements from tech giant Microsoft, unveiling new guiding principles for AI governance and a multi-year deal with Mistral AI.

26 February 2024

Tech News

France's Mistral AI releases ChatGPT rival and partners with Microsoft

It marks a dramatic shake-up for the company which launched as partially open sourced, meaning the software is free for the public to modify and distribute.

26 February 2024