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New Microsoft AI Model Brings 10x Speed to Reasoning on Edge Devices, Apps
- Microsoft has introduced Phi-4-mini-flash-reasoning, a compact AI model optimized for fast on-device logical reasoning in low-latency environments like mobile apps and edge deployments, delivering up to 10 times throughput improvement and reduced latency.
- The new model utilizes a 'decoder-hybrid-decoder' architecture called SambaY, incorporating state-space models, sliding window attention, and a novel Gated Memory Unit (GMU) for enhanced decoding efficiency and long-context performance.
- Phi-4-mini-flash-reasoning outperforms larger models on tasks like AIME24/25 and Math500 while maintaining faster response times on the vLLM inference framework, making it suitable for real-time tutoring tools and adaptive learning apps.
- The model aligns with Microsoft’s responsible AI principles, with safety features like supervised fine-tuning and reinforcement learning from human feedback. It is available through Azure AI Foundry, Hugging Face, and the NVIDIA API Catalogue.
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Microsoft Outlook goes down with users unable to access emails
- Microsoft 365 is experiencing outages, with more than 200 reported since 5 am, affecting Outlook email as well.
- Users are facing issues where they are being told their license is not valid despite being up-to-date with subscription payments.
- Some users reported being unable to send or receive Exchange Emails through email platforms like Outlook or Gmail.
- Microsoft Authenticator is discontinuing password support, prompting users to seek alternative authentication methods.
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The Great AI Consolidation: From Chips to Interfaces, the Moat Wars Begin
- Nvidia reaches $4 trillion market valuation, showcasing AI infrastructure monopoly confirmation.
- Meta invests $3.5 billion in EssilorLuxottica, shifting focus to hardware-software integration.
- OpenAI challenges Google Chrome by launching AI-powered web browser for enhanced user experience.
- Perplexity tests AI's pricing ceiling with $200 premium tier subscription plan.
- OpenAI faces delay in open model release, risking developer ecosystem loss.
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Testing ChatGPT to pick shares
- Debates about AI impacting jobs, industries, including financial services, are ongoing.
- AI shows potential to improve financial services efficiency but lacks human experience.
- AI's limitations include being reactive, not proactive, and risk of industry manipulation.
- ChatGPT advice on JSE stock portfolio showcased benefits but also included critical errors.
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Microsoft shares $500M in AI savings internally days after cutting 9,000 jobs
- Microsoft's AI tools have helped the company save over $500 million in its call center, facilitating a boost in productivity across various departments.
- The announcement of these significant savings internally came shortly after Microsoft implemented its third round of layoffs this year, affecting approximately 15,000 employees.
- The juxtaposition of cost-savings and layoffs has led to criticism, with remarks from company executives and the use of AI tools for job loss management drawing attention.
- Microsoft is set to invest heavily in AI infrastructure, with plans to allocate $80 billion by 2025, potentially emphasizing hiring top AI talent over other employees as the company continues its industry moves.
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Microsoft Lays Off Staff as Savings From AI Top $500 Million
- Microsoft is utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) tools to enhance productivity and cut costs within the company.
- AI helped Microsoft save over $500 million in call center costs last year and is boosting employee and customer satisfaction.
- The company is also using AI to manage interactions with smaller clients, generating millions in revenue, but has announced job cuts affecting customer-facing roles.
- The layoffs at Microsoft reflect concerns about AI potentially displacing workers, a trend seen across the tech sector and other industries.
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Microsoft touts $500 Million AI savings
- Microsoft's Chief Commercial Officer, Judson Althoff, stated that AI tools saved the company over $500 million in call centers last year and improved employee and customer satisfaction.
- Microsoft is utilizing AI to handle interactions with smaller customers, which has already generated tens of millions of dollars.
- AI is responsible for generating 35% of the code for new products at Microsoft, leading to faster launch times.
- Despite recent job reductions at Microsoft, AI implementation is aimed at making employees more effective, particularly in sales roles.
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Nvidia Achieves Record $4 Trillion Market Capitalization
- Nvidia has become the world’s first $4 trillion public company, exceeding market caps of competitors like Microsoft.
- The chip designer's market cap briefly reached $3.9 trillion and hit a record high share price of $164 on a surge in demand for AI technologies.
- Despite facing U.S. export controls limiting access to the Chinese market, Nvidia continues to expand AI infrastructure projects internationally.
- The company's value tripled to over $1 trillion in just a year, positioning it alongside Microsoft and Apple as one of the few American companies with over $3 trillion market value.
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AI mania pushes Nvidia to record $4 trillion valuation
- Nvidia achieved a historic $4 trillion market valuation, making it the first company to reach this milestone.
- The company's stock has surged by 22% in 2025 driven by high demand for AI hardware following ChatGPT's launch.
- Nvidia's success is attributed to its GPUs excelling in running AI models efficiently, with its data center GPUs being crucial for AI applications.
- Despite facing challenges such as export controls and market volatility, Nvidia's future success hinges on the growth of the AI industry's sustainability.
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Provide Storage for the IT department testing and training
- A Microsoft Azure storage account provides secure, scalable storage for managing diverse data types with robust redundancy and performance options.
- The IT department aims to prototype various storage scenarios and train new personnel with a focus on easily changeable configurations and non-essential data.
- To achieve this, the article suggests creating and deploying a resource group in Azure to house project resources, setting up a storage account with unique naming and standard performance, and configuring settings for redundancy, security, and networking.
- Steps include selecting a region, validating and deploying the resource group, creating the storage account, setting locally-redundant storage, enabling secure transfers, configuring minimal TLS version, and restricting storage account key access.
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The Big Beautiful Bill may have just quietly boosted Big Tech earnings
- Part of President Trump's new tax bill allows upfront expensing of R&D costs, benefiting software companies like Microsoft, Oracle, and Salesforce.
- The bill provides a cash flow boost for these firms who can now expense R&D costs immediately rather than spreading them out over five years.
- Companies can also claim retroactive deductions of previously deferred R&D costs, increasing tax savings.
- Morgan Stanley projects Microsoft could see a 4% boost to its free cash flow margin, with Oracle and Salesforce expected to benefit by around 6%.
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AI-Designed Cancer Drugs Near Human Trials, Marking a Major Milestone in Drug Discovery | VBM
- Isomorphic Labs, using AI in drug development, aims to accelerate timelines and improve outcomes, potentially reducing costs and speeding up treatment delivery.
- They will test compounds developed through AI, including AlphaFold 3, capable of predicting protein structures and interactions with DNA and drug molecules.
- Isomorphic Labs, founded in 2021, secured over $600 million in funding and partnered with big pharma to advance its AI-driven drug pipeline, focusing on oncology and immunology.
- While the exact details of the upcoming trials are undisclosed, success could validate AI in drug discovery, revolutionizing the industry in treating complex diseases like cancer.
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Call Of Duty: WW2 Pulled From Microsoft Store Just Days After Joining Game Pass Because Of Players Getting Hacked
- Call of Duty: WWII joined Game Pass on June 30 but had to be taken offline days later due to reports of players getting hacked and trolled with pop-up messages on their PCs.
- Players affected had their desktop backgrounds changed to lawyer Marc E. Mayer's face, who is representing Activision in a lawsuit against cheat makers, triggering concerns over hacking vulnerability.
- Reports indicated an unpatched remote code execution exploit in the Game Pass-included Microsoft Store version led to players being trolled with Notepad pop-ups, PC shutdowns, and explicit content.
- The issues primarily impacted PC players, with experts suggesting vulnerabilities may be related to COD: WWII's use of peer-to-peer matchmaking, prompting the game to be taken offline for investigation. Steam players were reportedly not affected as the vulnerability was specific to the Microsoft Store and Game Pass version.
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Nvidia becomes first company to reach $4tn in market value
- Nvidia becomes the first company to achieve a $4 trillion market value, driven by the increasing demand for artificial intelligence technologies.
- The company's market value has more than tripled in about a year, outpacing Apple and Microsoft, the only other US firms with over $3 trillion market value.
- Nvidia's success in the market is attributed to its leadership in AI products, rebounding from previous challenges like US export controls on advanced chip sales to China.
- Analysts predict that more tech giants, such as Microsoft, will likely reach the $4 trillion market value milestone in the near future, fueled by the ongoing tech bull market.
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MANIFESTO OF A REAL DREAM
- Joel, a 36-year-old chef, expresses exhaustion from feeling like his efforts are not enough and hitting walls in pursuing his dreams.
- He envisioned a project called Team Survivor to share knowledge and help others, believing AI could assist in building it.
- Joel reflects on the limitations of current tools and calls for AI tools that truly help without illusions or fine print.
- He urges Microsoft and AI designers to create tools that respect humanity and clarity, emphasizing the importance of turning dreams into reality.
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