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Microsoft plans to invest $4B in France
Microsoft announced its largest investment in France, a $4.3 billion (€4 billion) package designed to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud technologies in the country.
Microsoft to build $3.3B data center in Wisconsin
Microsoft announced a $3.3 billion investment package in Southeast Wisconsin. The investment, to be rolled out by the end of 2026, includes the development of a datacenter campus in Mount Pleasant.
Microsoft’s latest Windows update breaks VPNs, and there’s no fix — PCWorld
Microsoft said this week that the most recent Windows security update for Windows 10 and Windows 11 may break VPN connections, writes Mark Hachman in PCWorld.
AI is ‘a new kind of digital species,’ Microsoft AI chief says — Quartz
Mustafa Suleyman, chief executive of Microsoft AI, said during a talk at TED 2024 that AI is the newest wave of creation since the start of life on Earth, and that “we are in the fastest and most consequential wave ever,” writes Britney Nguyen in Quartz.
It’s baaack! Microsoft and IBM open source MS-DOS 4.0 — ZDNet
Microsoft and IBM have joined forces to open-source the 1988 operating system MS-DOS 4.0 under the MIT License, writes Steven Vaughan-Nichols.
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Amazon announces $1.31B investment in France
Amazon has announced a new investment of about $1.31 billion (€1.2 billion) in France, which the company says will lead to the creation of over 3,000 permanent jobs in the country.
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Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky to step down — CNBC
Adam Selipsky, CEO of Amazon’s cloud computing business, will step down from his role next month. Matt Garman, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Amazon Web Services, will succeed Mr. Selipsky after he exits the company June 3, writes Annie Palmer.
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Palo Alto Networks, Accenture expand alliance to offer generative AI services
Palo Alto Networks and Accenture have announced the expansion of their strategic alliance to provide new offerings that combine Palo Alto Networks' Precision AI technology with Accenture's secure generative AI services.
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Intel appoints Kevin O’Buckley as SVP and GM of Foundry Services
Intel announced the appointment of Kevin O'Buckley as senior vice president and general manager of Foundry Services, the customer service and ecosystem operations division of Intel Foundry.
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Squarespace to be acquired by Permira for $6.9B
Squarespace will be acquired by global private equity firm Permira in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $6.9 billion.