Nation Jul 10 Is Microsoft Outlook down? Thousands of users report issues with email By Associated Press
Economy Jul 02 Microsoft’s largest layoff in years hits Xbox gaming, sales and other divisions Microsoft says it is laying off about 9,000 workers, its second mass layoff in months and its largest in more than two years. By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press
Economy May 13 Microsoft is laying off about 3% of its workforce Microsoft, based in Redmond, Washington, said the layoffs will be across all levels and geographies but the cuts will focus on reducing the number of managers. By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press
Politics Aug 09 Iran ramping up cyber activity apparently meant to influence U.S. election, Microsoft says U.S. intelligence officials say Russia continues to pose the greatest threat for election disinformation, while Iran is expanding its efforts and China is proceeding cautiously. By Ali Swenson, Associated Press
Economy Jul 21 Many small businesses struggle to resume normal operations days after global tech outage Major customers of Microsoft and CrowdStrike are getting IT support to resolve the issues stemming from a faulty software update that caused technological havoc worldwide on Friday, but smaller businesses whose computers may have received the problematic update are struggling. By Anne D'Innocenzio, Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press
Jul 20 Watch 3:01 News Wrap: Democrats continue turning up the heat on Biden to drop out In our news wrap Saturday, Biden remains in isolation with COVID while the list of Democrats calling for him to exit the race grows longer, airports and hospitals are still trying to get systems fully online after Friday’s global tech… Continue watching
Jul 10 Microsoft resigns from OpenAI board as antitrust scrutiny intensifies By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Microsoft relinquished its seat on the board of OpenAI, saying its participation is no longer needed because the ChatGPT maker has improved its governance. Continue reading
May 08 WATCH: Biden announces new Microsoft facility at campaign event in Wisconsin By Colleen Long, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Later, Biden met with about 50 Black supporters and volunteers at a community center in nearby Racine, noting that he first got into politics “because of the African-American community.”… Continue reading
Mar 01 Elon Musk sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging broken pact to benefit humanity By Associated Press Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman over what he says is a betrayal of the ChatGPT maker's founding aims of benefiting humanity rather than pursuing profits. Continue reading
Jan 25 FTC launches antitrust inquiry into artificial intelligence deals by tech giants By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Lina Khan, chair of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, in opening remarks at a Thursday AI forum, said the agency is "scrutinizing whether these ties enable dominant firms to exert undue influence or gain privileged access in ways that could… Continue reading