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• In November, bp announced that it will be expanding the use of generative AI through the use of Copilot for Microsoft 365 - bp is one of the first companies globally to act as a launch partner for 'intelligent AI assistant'. EMobilityPlus
• Investors are less likely to risk losing money backing startups going up against Nvidia, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google leading to less innovation. The Register
• Microsoft ecosystem partners will be adding the new Copilot key to Windows 11 PCs, with availability beginning in late February through Spring, including on upcoming Surface devices. VentureBeat
• Generative artificial intelligence has become a buzzword in 2024, capturing the public's fancy and sparking a rush among Microsoft and Alphabet to launch products with the technology they believe will change the nature of work. Legacy IAS Academy
• Wave 1 will expand the breadth of Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability with new features in Microsoft Sustainability Manager, including large language model-based Q & A and qualitive summary for environmental, social and governance reporting. Technology Record | The best of enterprise solutions fr
• Experts are confidently predicting AI and tools such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Bard and Amazon Q will continue to soar in 2024, as more companies experiment, make discoveries and deploy AI as part of everyday operations. Canberra CityNews
• Microsoft is further deploying OpenAI's models across its products and will introduce new categories of digital experiences built on OpenAI's technology, including its Azure OpenAI Service. VentureBeat
• We have seen traditional virtual assistants like Microsoft's Cortana replaced by AI LLMs like Copilot for Windows, and Bixby could be the first mobile assistant to follow suit and go fully AI. Yahoo
• Microsoft's plan to end Windows 10 support in 2025 may spur 240 million personal computers to become e-waste, adding 480 million kg to landfills - equivalent to 320,000 cars. The Indian Express
• Generative AI has the potential to generate billions of dollars in incremental revenue for Microsoft. Yahoo Finance
• Microsoft Copilot, an AI-powered assistant that helps write code, could be used by politicians in a unique way in campaign strategies. Vents Magazine
• Windows Copilot and 365 Copilot are Microsoft's newest AI digital assistants to help users with all kinds of tasks and projects that we were introduced to last year, and they are getting a major boost with higher-tier AI functionality. TechRadar
• TEHRAN - Microsoft revealed a breakthrough on Tuesday, employing artificial intelligence and high-performance computing to sift through an immense 32.6 million potential battery materials in a mere 80 hours - a feat projected to have previously taken two decades. Tasnim News Agency
• The eight-year agreement will supply Microsoft with 12 GW of solar modules, or enough renewable energy to power more than 1.8 million households for a year. SDxCentral
• The 10-year agreement will see Vodafone migrate its cloud services to the Microsoft Azure platform and introduce a range of AI-powered services to customers, while Microsoft will invest in Vodafone's standalone Internet of Things platform and use Vodafone's fixed and mobile connectivity services. Yahoo Finance
• Microsoft said last year that government departments that use its cloud computing service, which includes the US Department of Defense, could access OpenAI technology. The Telegraph
• Smaller companies have accused AI heavyweights OpenAI, Google and Microsoft of hyping AI risks to trigger regulation that would make it harder for new entrants to compete. Washington Post
• Customers wanting to use Microsoft OneDrive fully in CVAD, or specifically use the sync feature or redirected folders to OneDrive will be required to move to the new soon to be released LTSR, the current release channel, or potentially Citrix Cloud. United Kingdom
• Today, Microsoft is announcing the preview of new retail data solutions in Microsoft Fabric, an end-to-end, unified analytics platform that brings together all the data and analytics tools that organizations need to unlock the potential of their data and lay the foundation for the era of AI. Stories
• Starting in January, some new PCs that run the Windows 11 OS will include a special Copilot key that launches Microsoft's AI chatbot. insideBIGDATA
• Microsoft, Meta Platforms and Amazon all have plans to build new data centers and have ordered H100 chips and will most likely order the new H200 chips when they are released. Seeking Alpha
• Like with traditional digital systems, responsibility for obeying regulation will be placed on companies that develop and operate AI systems, such as OpenAI/Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Amazon. Diplo

Last updated: 11 February 2024