OpenAI Buys NextSlide, Aims at Microsoft's Turf
OpenAI has quietly folded presentation startup NextSlide into ChatGPT, its latest undisclosed acqui-hire in a pattern that now spans hardware, security testing, fintech, and media.
Articles Tagged "Microsoft"
PJM's New Rule: No Power Guarantee for AI Data Centers
PJM's board approved a plan to curtail power to data centers of 50 megawatts or larger during grid emergencies starting June 2027, unless they bring their own generation.
Nvidia's Security Alliance Excludes OpenAI, Anthropic
Nvidia rallied more than 50 companies into an open-source cyber-defense coalition after the OpenAI-Hugging Face breach, but the three trillion-dollar closed labs never signed.
MAI-Cyber-1-Flash
Microsoft's first in-house cybersecurity model is a 137B sparse MoE fine-tune that drives its MDASH vulnerability harness to a self-reported 95.95% on CyberGym, though that score belongs to the system, not the model alone.
Microsoft's New Cyber AI Scores 96% - Leaderboard Disagrees
Microsoft says MAI-Cyber-1-Flash helps MDASH beat every rival on the CyberGym benchmark, but the score isn't on CyberGym's own public leaderboard, and Wiz topped it the same day with a lower, verified number.
A Memory Shortage Triggered $950B in AI Deals
Nvidia, SK Group, Samsung and Broadcom signed close to a trillion dollars in AI chip and memory deals in San Francisco, and the memory shortage behind them means someone outside the room ends up paying.
Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta Tell Trump: Don't Ban Open AI
Twenty-five companies signed an open letter urging the White House not to restrict Chinese open-weight AI models, using Jensen Huang's first-ever X post to deliver it.
Microsoft Bets on AMD's Helios to Crack Nvidia's Grip
Microsoft will deploy AMD's new Helios AI racks across Azure, joining Meta, Oracle and OpenAI as flagship customers in a direct challenge to Nvidia's 95% grip on the data center GPU market.
Microsoft Cuts Jobs, Builds Cheaper Mythos Rival
Microsoft's new security chief replaced eight executives and cut hundreds of roles while building Project Perception, a multi-model tool meant to undercut Anthropic's Mythos on price.
New York Becomes First State to Freeze Data Centers
Governor Hochul signed an executive order pausing permits for data centers over 50 megawatts for up to a year, making New York the first US state to enact a statewide moratorium.
US Grants UAE License-Free Access to Nvidia AI Chips
The Commerce Department reclassified the UAE to Country Group A:5, giving NVIDIA, AMD, and Cerebras a clear path to supply AI chips and servers without per-shipment export licenses.
Claude Hits Azure GA on NVIDIA's Blackwell Ultra Hardware
Anthropic's Claude models are now generally available in Microsoft Foundry on Azure, running on NVIDIA GB300 Blackwell Ultra NVL72 racks - with vendor numbers claiming 40% faster token generation than H100.
