Microsoft looks like it's going to open up flat to maybe just a little bit lower on Friday as we continue to see technology stocks get a bit of a boost.
Melissa Otto shares enthusiasm for the recently announced Stargate A.I. initiative.
Microsoft aims to provide 1 million people in South Africa with artificial intelligence (AI) and cyber security training opportunities by 2026, Lillian Barnard, President for Microsoft Africa, said on Thursday.
A new quarterly earnings season is now underway in corporate America. Next week, we will hear from some of the "Magnificent Seven" technology companies, which collectively represent almost one-third of the value of the entire S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC).
Chris Young, Microsoft's head of business development and its venture unit, resigned from his role on Wednesday, the company said.
Chris Young, a tech industry veteran who joined Microsoft to lead its business development initiatives in 2020, turned in his resignation today, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing this afternoon.
Chris Young joined Microsoft in 2020 from McAfee, where he led the campaign to separate the company from Intel. At Microsoft, Young was among the highest-paid executives, with responsibility for the software company's venture capital group and strategic partnerships.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff was literally chuckling when talking to CNBC from Davos about the new rift in Microsoft's relationship with OpenAI. As part of OpenAI's plans to team up with SoftBank and Oracle on a $500 billion data center project called Stargate, Microsoft is no longer the exclusive cloud provider for OpenAI.
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is a mega-cap stock that I think doesn't get as much credit as it should.
Microsoft (MSFT 3.87%) stock is gaining ground in Wednesday's trading following new artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure investment news. The company's share price was up 3.9% as of 2:15 p.m.
Shares of AI-related companies surged Wednesday after the Trump administration's announcement of a $500 billion joint venture with Oracle (ORCL), OpenAI, and SoftBank spurred optimism about a rising tide of AI investments.
CNBC's Steve Kovach and Kate Rooney report on the 'Stargate Project,' a $500 billion AI infrastructure investment backed by Oracle, OpenAI, and SoftBank.