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Microsoft Stock Unfazed by Hack Threatening Thousands of Customers

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The vulnerability exploited by the attack only affects on-premise Sharepoint servers, meaning clients using the cloud version are unaffected.

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Energy

Westinghouse Lays Groundwork to Build 10 New Nuclear Reactors

Westinghouse has changed hands a bit since completing its last nuclear reactors, both at Plant Vogtle in Waynesboro, Georgia.

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CIO Upside

Microsoft Explainability Patent Highlights Need for AI Trustworthiness

These technologies still have some trustworthiness issues.

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Big Tech

Microsoft Cuts Another 9,000 Employees

AI and hiring binges during the pandemic have been cited as the driving force behind the pace of layoffs in the tech sector.

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Semiconductors

After Reclaiming ‘World’s Most Valuable Company’ Crown, Nvidia Gilds the Tiara

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In the past month, Nvidia shares have surged 18.8%, more than the rest of the Magnificent Seven, including Microsoft.

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Artificial Intelligence

Salesforce Boosts Bet on Agentic AI With $8B Informatica Takeover

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Salesforce’s offer beat out competitors including Cloud Software Group and Thoma Bravo, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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Finance

Magnificent Seven Burns Short-Sellers as Goldman Banks on a Comeback

The Mag 7 companies have been weighed down by an unholy economic trinity: tariffs, AI disruption, and antitrust.

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CIO Upside

Microsoft Patent Weeds Out False Alarms in AI-Powered Cloud Security

Though cloud demand is bursting, AI has a habit of making cybersecurity tricky.

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CIO Upside

Big Tech Conferences Highlight Commitment to Agentic AI

Information technology leaders want to give enterprises a “clear-cut path” to ROI.

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Big Tech

Google Goes All Out on AI at I/O Conference

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Google wants to become the go-to AI platform as competitors finally start to encroach on its main business: search.

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Big Tech

What is Microsoft’s AI Future Without OpenAI?

As its relationship with OpenAI evolves and dissolves, Microsoft signals that it is single and ready to mingle in the AI space.

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CIO Upside

Microsoft Patents Signal Demand for Explainable AI

Because these models often operate in a so-called “black box,” many users have little to no understanding of them.

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Enterprise AI

Battlefield AI Grapples With Risk-Tolerance Minefield

Future battlefields will be shaped by AI weapons that defense firms and Big Tech are vying to build for the military. Guardrails are lagging.

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