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Despite heavy investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google failed to meet Wall Street’s expectations for translating AI spending into significant sales growth.

CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm that broke the internet, has released a comprehensive post-incident review (PIR) detailing the cause of last week’s widespread Windows crash that affected 8.5 million machines and outlining steps to prevent future occurrences. The company is so repentant they are sending certain users $10 Uber Eats gift cards as an apology. 

Researchers from Microsoft’s Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) told NBC News on Tuesday that a fake video of a purported Hamas operative threatening to attack the Paris Olympics appears to have originated in Russia.

Officials are investigating Delta Air Lines after the recent CrowdStrike IT outage caused disruptions in the airline industry. 

Thousands of flights are still being canceled and delayed after Friday’s worldwide tech outage that impacted Microsoft Windows programs, according to flight-tracking resource FlightAware.

Microsoft recently suffered a major global outage due to a recently pushed update by cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike, sparking a major wakeup call for the woke DEI-focused tech world.

The recent worldwide IT outage caused by a faulty CrowdStrike update has brought renewed attention to the cybersecurity firm’s dominant market position and its controversial role in the 2016 Democratic National Committee (DNC) “RussiaGate” hacking investigation.

The U.S. cybersecurity company CrowdStrike issued a faulty software update to computers with Microsoft Windows on Friday, grounding flights.

A widespread IT outage linked to a software update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike has caused significant disruptions to businesses and services worldwide, affecting banks, airports, TV stations, and hotels.

Despite the excitement surrounding artificial intelligence in tech hubs like San Francisco, the global business landscape shows a stark contrast in AI adoption and impact, according to a report by the Economist.

Tech giant Microsoft has disbanded an internal team dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), due to “changing business needs.” Ditching DEI has sparked criticism from within the woke company about its commitment to these initiatives.

Google’s pursuit of AI has led to a massive increase in its greenhouse gas emissions, according to the company’s latest environmental report. Google has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2030, but emissions have actually surged by 50 percent over the past five years.

The nonprofit organization behind Mother Jones and Reveal, the Center for Investigative Reporting, has joined the growing list of media outlets taking legal action against Microsoft and OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement.

A new study by the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab reveals that Microsoft’s Bing translation service in China employs stricter censorship measures than its Chinese counterparts, raising concerns about the tech giant’s operations in the country.

Nvidia, once a niche chipmaker, has skyrocketed to become the world’s most valuable public company, surpassing tech giants like Microsoft and Apple. The company’s meteoric rise has been fueled by its industry-leading AI chips.

Microsoft President Brad Smith acknowledged the company’s role in major security breaches that allowed China-linked hackers to infiltrate federal government computer networks in a Congressional hearing this week. The executive also defended the company’s operations in the communist dictatorship.

Microsoft has announced that its controversial Recall AI feature will not be launching with the first batch of Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs on June 18, as previously planned.

Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X/Twitter and CEO of Tesla, has voluntarily dismissed his breach of contract claims against OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman.

Apple’s has announced announced a partnership with OpenAI to bring ChatGPT technology to devices ranging from iPhones to Mac computers. Elon Musk has responded by threatening to ban Apple devices from his companies’ premises if the integration moves forward.

The FTC is investigating whether Microsoft structured its recent deal with artificial intelligence startup Inflection AI to avoid a government antitrust review.

Federal regulators have reportedly reached an agreement to investigate the dominant roles played by Microsoft, OpenAI, and Nvidia in the rapidly evolving AI industry.

Microsoft has reportedly laid off more than a thousand employees from its Azure cloud business, with the cuts impacting teams such as Azure for Operators and Mission Engineering, according to people familiar with the situation.

Activision Blizzard is facing severe blowback after releasing a special cosmetic pack featuring LGBT-themed weapon and ammunition skins for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone. Bullets in the colors of the transgender pride flag have resulted in sharp criticism of the gaming company in the wake of trans mass shootings like the 2023 Nashville school shooting.

OpenAI announced on Tuesday that it has begun training a new flagship AI model to succeed the GPT-4 technology powering its popular chatbot, ChatGPT.

In the wake of a damning report from the US Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB), Google is seizing the opportunity to challenge Microsoft’s dominance in the enterprise security market by offering its services to government institutions.

Microsoft has announced a new line of AI-enhanced Windows PCs, aiming to revolutionize the way users interact with their devices by integrating the Copilot AI assistant into the Windows operating system. The creepy system will take constant screenshots of your activity to track your every move.

In a strategic move to bolster its AI capabilities, Microsoft has announced plans to construct a new AI data center in Racine, Wisconsin, with an investment of $3.3 billion. The project has political overtones, as Joe Biden’s White House attempts to attack Trump’s economic policies.

Microsoft has strengthened its stance against the use of generative AI for facial recognition by U.S. police departments through its Azure OpenAI Service, a managed enterprise solution built around OpenAI’s technology.

In a move that could reshape the relationship between news publishers and AI giants, eight prominent newspapers owned by investment firm Alden Global Capital have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging copyright infringement.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has reportedly asked the CEOs of OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft to join other tech leaders on a federal AI safety panel.

Two influential Japanese companies are warning that “social order could collapse” in the new AI era as they call for new laws to restrain the technology.

China is leveraging artificial intelligence to target voters in the United States, Taiwan, and other countries with disinformation campaigns, according to recent cybersecurity research from Microsoft and U.S. officials.

The U.S. House of Representatives has implemented a strict ban on the use of Microsoft’s AI-based chatbot, Copilot, by congressional staff members, citing potential security risks.

NewsGuard, the purportedly impartial media rating service that has created a blacklist of disfavored news organizations, is ramping up efforts to prevent AI from spreading fake content that could influence the upcoming U.S. presidential election.

An employee of the woke video game narrative consultant firm Sweet Baby Inc. recently attempted to silence a critic on the Steam gaming platform for the crime of listing the games that Sweet Baby Inc. consulted on. The resulting backlash has included a viral spread of anti-woke messaging and Sweet Baby employees and their leftist journalist friends privating their X/Twitter accounts.

As AI technology advances rapidly, public trust in AI companies and their developments is plummeting, raising concerns about the need for effective governance and regulation.