AI reference errors cloud gambling education funding bid

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An independent senator in Australia, David Pocock, has raised concerns about a gambling education funding report sent to politicians from a University of Sydney-based institute, as he says it “appears to have just been written by AI.” The report aimed to garner support for a $20 million funding request for gambling education, with the document […]


SAP shares fall after reporting disappointing cloud contract value

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German software giant SAP plunged as much as 11% Thursday after reporting weaker-than-expected growth in its cloud contract backlog in the fourth quarter. It’s the biggest daily fall since October 2020, when its stock dropped 22% following disappointing third-quarter results. The stock is also on track to close at its lowest price since mid-2024. Shares […]


Microsoft engineer resigns over cloud business from Israeli military

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Demonstrators hold a banner reading “Liberated Zone” during a protest at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington, on Aug. 19, 2025. Microsoft Corp. employees rallied at the company’s Redmond, Washington, headquarters in an effort to ratchet up pressure on the software maker to stop doing business with Israel over its war in Gaza. David Ryder […]


Alibaba shares jump 19% on cloud unit growth, report of new AI chip

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Signage at the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. headquarters in Hangzhou, China, on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alibaba‘s Hong Kong listed shares surged more than 19% on Monday as the Chinese tech giant’s cloud computing unit drove strong quarterly results, while details emerged over its new AI chip development. […]


Amazon posts weak cloud growth while rivals Google, Microsoft thrive

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Amazon on Thursday forecast third-quarter sales above market estimates, but failed to live up to lofty expectations for its Amazon Web Services cloud computing unit after rivals handily beat expectations. Shares fell by more than 3% in after-hours trading after finishing regular trading up 1.7% to $234.11. Both Google-parent Alphabet and Microsoft posted big cloud computing revenue gains this month. AWS profit margins […]


Microsoft loses status as OpenAI’s exclusive cloud provider

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From left, President Donald Trump, Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman appear in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 21, 2025. Trump announced a joint venture to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure. Aaron Schwartz | Sipa | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft, the […]


Alibaba (BABA) cloud unit slashes prices on AI models by up to 85%

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The World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in July 2023. Aly Song | Reuters Alibaba is cutting prices on its large language models by up to 85%, the Chinese tech giant announced Tuesday. The Hangzhou-based e-commerce firm’s cloud computing division, Alibaba Cloud, said in a WeChat post that it’s offering the price cuts on its […]


Microsoft overcharging rival cloud firms’ customers, UK lawsuit says

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UKRAINE – 2022/01/07: In this photo illustration a Microsoft Azure logo seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — Microsoft on Tuesday was accused of unfairly overcharging customers of rival cloud companies in a lawsuit claiming damages of more than £1 […]