Suchir Balaji, a former employee of OpenAI and Elon Musk, CEO, X Suchir Balaji, 26-year-old former AI researcher at OpenAI, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on November 26, 2024, a day after Thanksgiving. The San Francisco Police Department confirmed that the cause of death was suicide, with no foul play suspected. Balaji’s…
Microsoft has announced that the microsoft 365 outage that hit users worldwide is now resolved. We’ve confirmed after a period of monitoring that the issue is now resolved. For more information, please refer to OO953223 in the admin center. Original story follows:Microsoft 365 is experiencing a major outage, leaving users worldwide struggling to access key…
Elon Musk has escalated his legal battle with OpenAI by filing a preliminary injunction in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, seeking to prevent the artificial intelligence company from converting to a fully for-profit entity and alleging multiple anti-competitive practices.The lawsuit targets OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman, President Greg Brockman, Microsoft, and…
Elon Musk has announced its plans to launch a new artificial intelligence-powered game studio. The tech billionaire took to his social media platform X (earlier Twitter) to reveal that the gaming studio, which will be formed under his AI startup xAI, will aim to shake up the gaming industry and compete with major players like…
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith speaks at the Web Summit, in Lisbon, Portugal, November 12, 2024. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes Microsoft‘s president and vice-chairman, Brad Smith, cautioned the West against assuming China is lagging behind in technological development. Speaking recentky at the Web Summit tech conference in Lisbon, Portugal, Smith told CNBC that China is…
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates revealed his ‘guilty pleasure’: owning a private plane. A 2014 Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) session has surfaced recently where Gates was asked by a user about his “most expensive guilty pleasure purchase?”. To this, he replied “Owning a plane is a guilty pleasure.” While acknowledging, Gates explained that the aircraft…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently shared his annual letter to shareholders on LinkedIn and X, formerly Twitter. Nadella invited everyone to read the letter where he talks about AI and more. “Today, I shared my annual letter to shareholders, and I invite you to read it. I’ve been reflecting on how we stay relevant and…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella saw a 63% increase in his salary for the financial year 2024. As revealed by the company in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, Nadella’s total compensation for the financial year that ended in June 30, amounted to approximately $79.1 million (around Rs 665 crore). This increase was mainly…
This is a representational image (Pic credit: AP) Microsoft has terminated the employment of two individuals who organised an unauthorised vigil at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington, to honour Palestinians killed in Gaza during the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas. The employees, Abdelrahman Mohamed and Hossam Nasr, were part of a group called…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. NEW DELHI: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella‘s compensation for fiscal 2024 increased by 63%, reaching $79.1 million, a company filing revealed on Thursday. This surge was primarily due to stock awards. Nadella’s compensation in 2023 was $48.5 million.The filing detailed that Nadella’s stock awards rose to about $71 million from $39 million…
