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AI

Microsoft, Palantir Team Up to Sell AI to US Defense, Intelligence Agencies

Colin Henderson

By Dina Bass and Lizette Chapman August 8, 2024 at 6:59 AM EDT Microsoft Corp. and Palantir Technologies Inc. are combining their government cloud-computing and artificial intelligence tools in a bid to sell software, including OpenAI’s GPT-4, to US defense and intelligence agencies for top-secret tasks. As part of the agreement, Palantir will integrate its products with Microsoft’s Azure cloud services for government customers, including tools meant for confidential use, and will adopt Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI service inside these secretive clouds. The combination of products will let US defense workers handle tasks like logistics, contracting and action planning, the two companies said Thursday in a statement.  … Continue reading Microsoft, Palantir Team Up to Sell AI to US Defense, Intelligence Agencies

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Microsoft Profit Jumps 10%, but Cloud Computing Grows Less Than Expected

Colin Henderson

The tech giant’s revenue also grew 15 percent, but Wall Street is watching whether its investment in A.I. is paying off for its cloud computing business. July 30, 2024 By Karen Weise Karen Weise has covered Microsoft since 2018. Microsoft closed its first full fiscal year of aggressive artificial intelligence investment with a mixed bag of results for people worried about how much big tech companies are spending on A.I. Sales from April through June hit $64.7 billion, up 15 percent from the same period last year, the company reported on Tuesday. Profit rose 10 percent, to $22 billion. The results … Continue reading Microsoft Profit Jumps 10%, but Cloud Computing Grows Less Than Expected

Security

Crowdstrike crippled countless Microsoft Windows computers

Colin Henderson

A faulty software update from cybersecurity vendor Crowdstrike crippled countless Microsoft Windows computers across the globe today, disrupting everything from airline travel and financial institutions to hospitals and businesses online. Crowdstrike said a fix has been deployed, but experts say the recovery from this outage could take some time, as Crowdstrike’s solution needs to be applied manually on a per-machine basis. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/07/global-microsoft-meltdown-tied-to-bad-crowstrike-update/ Continue reading Crowdstrike crippled countless Microsoft Windows computers

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Microsoft is fighting the wrong fight in Europe over Internet Explorer

Colin Henderson

Microsoft continues to miss out on its largest opportunity by continuing the anti-trust battle in Europe over Internet Explorer. It is ironic that this battle in Europe continues when Microsoft is defending a browser that everyone knows is behind in terms of security and standards implementation notwithstanding the IE 8 release. I stand by something I thought a few years ago that MS would be better served to support Firefox (and Chrome) and thus allow the MS product managers to remove non standard implementations required to accommodate IE. Continue reading Microsoft is fighting the wrong fight in Europe over Internet Explorer

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Computers need to get better – Google

Colin Henderson

I found this piece on the upcoming Google OS useful for the Google quote.  There is so much debate on this new OS and most of it misses the point.  Its not about Linux versus Windows as many suggest – its about making computers become a simple tool.  This is something that unfortunately Microsft have failed to do.  It has been 14 years since the advent of Windows 95, and almost 30 years since the advent of the PC.  It has become accepted that you either have to be a compuer expert, or retain a support group for computers.  Why? … Continue reading Computers need to get better – Google

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Google plans a PC operating system | NY Times

Colin Henderson

This breaking news from NY Times just a few minutes ago.  Long rumoured but if this is true then its welcomed by this linux user. It does not show on techmeme or any tech blogs yet. Things could be getting interesting. Google Plans to Introduce a PC Operating System In a direct challenge to Microsoft, Google is expected to announce on Wednesday that it is developing an operating system for a personal computer based on its Chrome browser, according to two people briefed on Google’s plans. The move would sharpen the already intense competition between Google and Microsoft, whose Windows … Continue reading Google plans a PC operating system | NY Times

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US antitrust is the devil

Colin Henderson

Fascinating insght into US antitrust thinking that is quite mind boggling.  They actually believe that the antitrust case against Microsoft promoted Google Chrome and Firefox!  This is a great example of reverse analysis thinking where the result rationalises the approach. Microsoft Internet Explorer became huge because it was better and faster than Netscape.  That was 1996.  Time passes and IE became known as slow.  Firefox emerged, followed by Chrome  I see no connection to antitrust stuff here. My Interview With Antitrust Expert Gary Reback: Google’s Looming Antitrust Issues | TechCrunch One interesting insight from the conversation: I ask Reback if … Continue reading US antitrust is the devil