If you have been a participant or follower of/in the stock markets for a decade or longer, you will know that the week gone by was anything but normal. No, it’s not only about the crazy volatility in gold and silver or the rout in bitcoin. What made it exceptionally unusual was the rout in […]
Microsoft’s Copilot chatbot has become central to its artificial-intelligence strategy as the company’s close partnership with OpenAI diminishes. But the effort to build it up as a ChatGPT alternative has been tough going. The stakes are high for Microsoft because Copilot is core to a push by Chief Executive Satya Nadella to transform Microsoft into […]
Opening thoughts. An email from JioHotstar landed in my mailbox this week. I was expecting the subscription to take an inflationary direction, neatly packaged behind the main talk point which was the launch of monthly subscription packs for the streaming service. And that is exactly how it is — applicable January 28. The Premium subscription […]
Anthropic PBC has appointed former Microsoft Corp. executive Irina Ghose as managing director of India operations, a strategic move to solidify its foothold in its second-largest market globally as the AI startup prepares to open its first local office. Irina Ghose, previously Microsoft India MD, brings to Anthropic AI more than three decades of experience […]
OpenAI Inc. and Microsoft failed to escape a trial over Elon Musk’s claims that Sam Altman’s startup betrayed its founding mission as a public charity when it took billions in funding from the software giant and made plans to operate as a for-profit business. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (right) and OpenAI’s Sam Altman. (AFP) On […]
Microsoft Corp. has tied up with Cognizant, Infosys, TCS and Wipro to accelerate the adoption of agentic AI, CEO Satya Nadella said on Thursday. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. (PTI) These companies will deploy over 50,000 Microsoft Copilot licenses, setting up a new benchmark for enterprise-scale AI adoption, according to a statement. “There’s great momentum in […]
Published on: Dec 10, 2025 11:11 am IST Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced a USD 17.5 billion investment to boost India’s AI and cloud ecosystem, the largest commitment in Asia. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has unveiled a landmark USD 17.5 billion investment to accelerate India’s AI and cloud ecosystem, the company’s largest-ever commitment in Asia. […]
Microsoft, Nvidia and Anthropic have formed an alliance, with Anthropic committing $30 billion to Azure for its Claude AI models. Dario Amodei, CEO and co-founder of Anthropic. (AP) The partnership details: 1. Anthropic to buy $30B of Azure compute capacity 2. Nvidia to invest $10 billion in Anthropic 3. Microsoft to invest $5 billion in […]