Microsoft plans to invest $3 billion in India
Cloud and AI services
Software King of the World Microsoft plans to invest $3 billion to expand its artificial intelligence and cloud Azure services in India, turning to the world's most populous nation to fuel its revenue growth engine.
Microsoft declares 2025 to be the year of the Windows 11 refresh
Probably about the same time as Linux on the desktop
Software King of the World, Microsoft wants 2025 to be "the year of the Windows 11 PC refresh."
Vole seems to have cloned Google
A sneaky move to retain Bing users
Software King of the World, Microsoft appears to have implemented a new and somewhat controversial tactic aimed at keeping users on Bing rather than losing them to Google.
Software dependant advertisers blacklist the crosswords
Real censorship
Never mind so-called liberal wokeness, the real censors are software engines used by leading advertisers.
Vole jacking up the price of Microsoft 365
You have AI now you can pay for Clippy 2.0
Software King of the World, Microsoft is jacking up the price of its consumer office product after giving it AI.
Data centres create more work
For electricians
While everyone+dog has been talking about new jobs that AI will create, it appears that the career of electrician is suddenly becoming one with a future.
Hyperscalers spending $292 Billion on AI Infrastructure
Still not got customers
The race to scale artificial intelligence infrastructure is accelerating, with hyperscalers, alongside Meta and Oracle, planning to invest $292 billion by 2025 — an 88 per cent increase since 2023.
Arm and Qualcomm lawyers spar over chip design rights
It’s mine, no it is mine
Attorneys representing Arm and Qualcomm grilled a former Apple executive in a pivotal legal battle over intellectual property (IP) ownership tied to Arm's computing architecture.
Microsoft buys shedloads of Nvidia chips
Big hopper customer
Software King of the world Microsoft has cemented its position at the forefront of artificial intelligence development, purchasing more than double the number of Nvidia’s flagship “Hopper” chips than any of its closest competitors in the US or China this year.
Microsoft moves away from gaming excusives
Beware of Voles baring gifts
Software King of the World Microsoft is significantly shifting its Xbox strategy, moving away from console exclusives in a bid to reach gamers across all platforms,