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Everything We Saw At The January Xbox Developer Direct
- Xbox Developer Direct showcased upcoming games for Xbox Series X/S and Windows.
- Ninja Gaiden 4 announced as a surprise game, being developed by Team Ninja and PlatinumGames.
- Compulsion Games showcased South of Midnight, a dark fantasy adventure with Southern folklore inspiration.
- Doom: The Dark Ages, a prequel to the 2016 Doom, revealed with new gameplay features and weapons.
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Doom: The Dark Ages Launches In May And Looks Awesome (And Massive)
- Doom: The Dark Ages, the next main installment in the demon killin’ franchise, is launching on May 15 for Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC.
- Doom: The Dark Ages is a prequel to all the other games in the franchise, set during the wars in Hell that happened eons ago.
- In Dark Ages, players control the Doom Slayer in large battlefields, utilizing a dragon mount, shield saw, and a variety of melee weapons and firearms.
- The game features exploration, puzzles, and secrets, as well as difficulty sliders to customize the gameplay experience. Doom: The Dark Ages releases on May 15 for multiple platforms.
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AI Models and Tools: OpenAI to Launch AI Agent, Microsoft Loses Cloud Exclusivity
- OpenAI is launching an AI-powered agent called 'Operator' that can perform tasks using a web browser, providing users with suggested prompts.
- Microsoft will no longer have exclusive cloud rights for OpenAI's AI models, but will retain exclusive rights to OpenAI's API.
- Google has introduced 'Project Mariner,' an AI agent that can understand and reason across information in a web browser.
- Microsoft researchers have developed MatterGen, an AI model that can create new materials with specific properties at a faster pace, potentially leading to breakthroughs in various technologies.
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TechJuice
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LinkedIn Sued for Leaking User Data to Train Artificial Intelligence Models
- LinkedIn is facing lawsuits from Premium users who claim the company leaked their private messages to third parties in order to train AI models without their consent.
- A proposed class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of LinkedIn Premium users, alleging that the company secretly added a privacy setting that allowed the sharing of personal data.
- LinkedIn revised its privacy policy to allow the use of user data in AI model training, which was done to avoid public attention and potential legal consequences.
- The lawsuit demands damages for breach of contract and violation of the federal Stored Communications Act.
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Geek Wire
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Filing: Microsoft executive Chris Young resigns as business development and strategy leader
- Chris Young, Microsoft executive vice president of business development, strategy, and ventures, has resigned from his position.
- Young, former CEO of cybersecurity company McAfee, will remain with Microsoft as an employee until the end of March.
- The reason for Young's resignation is not provided in the filing, but Microsoft hints that he has a new endeavor.
- During his tenure, Young led strategic partnerships, fostered innovation, and contributed to Microsoft's future growth.
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TechCrunch
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Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI cracked when it hired Mustafa Suleyman, rival Marc Benioff says
- Microsoft's relationship with OpenAI has cracked due to the hiring of Mustafa Suleyman, according to rival Marc Benioff.
- OpenAI is no longer exclusive to Microsoft as it plans to collaborate with SoftBank and Oracle on the Stargate data center project.
- Benioff stated that Microsoft is developing its own AI and may not use OpenAI in the future, which led to the hiring of Suleyman.
- There have been tensions between OpenAI and Microsoft, with employees from both companies expressing dislike towards each other.
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This Week in AI: OpenAI gains an invaluable infrastructure advantage
- OpenAI gains an invaluable infrastructure advantage with the launch of Stargate Project, a joint venture with SoftBank, Oracle and other companies to build AI infrastructure in the US, which may attract up to $500bn funding for AI data centers over the next four years. Stargate has already broken ground in Abilene, Texas.
- Microsoft no longer has exclusivity on providing data center infrastructure for OpenAI. The company only has a ‘right of first refusal.’
- Perplexity, AI-powered search engine, has launched an API service called Sonar, which allows enterprises and developers to build the startup's generative AI search tools into their own applications.
- The Pentagon is using AI to gain a “significant advantage” in identifying, tracking, and assessing threats. The Department of Defense’s chief digital and AI officer, Radha Plumb said.
- An organization that develops maths benchmarks for AI did not disclose it received funding from OpenAI until recently, drawing allegations of impropriety from the AI community.
- Chinese AI lab, DeepSeek, has released an open version of its reasoning model DeepSeek-R1.
- Microsoft released a pair of AI-powered tools, MatterGen and MatterSim, which help design advanced materials. MatterGen generates thousands of potential materials, while MatterSim predicts which are stable and viable.
- Google has released a new version of its experimental reasoning model, Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental. The company claims it performs better than the original on math, science, and multimodal reasoning benchmarks.
- An AI project called GameFactory shows that it’s possible to generate infinite kinds of interactive simulations by training a model on Minecraft videos and adjusting to different themes and domains.
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Microsoft Teams delivers ransomware and passwords of Cybersecurity vendors leaked
- Microsoft Teams is being exploited to spread ransomware through vishing and email bombing, raising concerns for enterprise security.
- Two cybercriminal groups are using social engineering and software vulnerabilities within Microsoft Teams to deploy malware.
- Phishing campaigns impersonating trusted brands like Microsoft continue to be a growing trend, infecting victims with malware and compromising networks.
- Passwords belonging to employees of major cybersecurity vendors have been leaked on the dark web, raising concerns about data breaches and the vulnerabilities within the industry.
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Trump announces $500B “Stargate” AI infrastructure project with AGI aims
- OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle, and MGX have announced plans to form Stargate, a new company that will invest $500 billion in AI computing infrastructure across the United States over four years.
- The goal of Stargate is to build more datacenters to expand computing capacity for current and future AI projects, including OpenAI's goal of creating AGI.
- The project is touted as the largest AI infrastructure project in history and aims to secure American leadership in AI, create jobs, and generate economic benefits.
- The infrastructure will also provide a strategic capability for national security.
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Microsoft 365 in 2025: What’s Occurring?
- Microsoft will retire the classic Teams desktop app by July 1, 2025.
- Support for Office 2016 and 2019 will end on October 14, 2025.
- Viva Topics and Viva Goals will be retired in February and December 2025, respectively.
- OneNote for Windows 10 will be retired in October 2025.
- Key enhancements in Microsoft 365 include strengthened security measures, improved accessibility, expanded cloud capabilities, and personalized user experiences.
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Silicon
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LinkedIn Sued Over Alleged Use Of Private Messages To Train AI
- LinkedIn is facing a proposed class action lawsuit after allegedly using customer data, including private messages, to train AI models without permission.
- The lawsuit alleges that LinkedIn breached its contractual promises by disclosing users' private messages to third parties for AI training purposes.
- LinkedIn reportedly introduced a privacy setting that allowed users to enable or disable the sharing of their personal data, but it was updated to state that opting out does not affect previous data training.
- LinkedIn has denied the allegations, stating that they are false claims with no merit.
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TechCrunch
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Microsoft’s head of venture has resigned
- Chris Young, Microsoft’s head of business development and its venture unit, has resigned from his role.
- Young led Microsoft’s M12 venture fund and was a named officer.
- Microsoft announced Young’s resignation in an SEC filing, stating that he would assist with the transition until March.
- During his tenure, Young led strategic partnerships, fostered innovation, and supported future growth.
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Microsoft launches $5M grant program for AI projects in WA state as part of 50th anniversary
- Microsoft is launching a $5 million grant program for AI projects in Washington state as part of its 50th anniversary.
- The AI for Good Lab is offering cloud computing credits to support projects in public health, education, sustainability, and humanitarian action.
- The grant program is open to non-profits, academics, startups, and businesses with projects that have a positive social impact.
- Selected grantees will receive Azure credits and access to scientists and researchers in the AI for Good Lab.
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Mistral's New AI Appears to Beat OpenAI Model in Code Generation
- Mistral AI introduces Codestral 25.01, a breakthrough AI model in code generation achieving 95.3% FIM accuracy.
- Codestral 25.01 surpasses OpenAI's FIM API by 2.6 percentage points, delivering industry-leading performance.
- UC Berkeley unveils Sky-T1-32B, a reasoning-focused language model that outperforms OpenAI's o1 on key benchmarks.
- LlamaIndex releases Agentic Document Workflows (ADW), a next-generation framework for comprehensive document processing and automation.
- OpenAI introduces automated task management for ChatGPT Pro users, allowing scheduling and execution of tasks.
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How Apple and Microsoft took over the 2024 brand rankings
- Apple and Microsoft have surpassed Amazon to become the top brands in 2024.
- The rise of AI has propelled their success and reshaped the tech industry.
- Apple's launch of the M4 chip contributed to a 73.6% increase in brand value.
- Microsoft's custom AI accelerator, Maia 100, drove a 77.7% rise in brand value.
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