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Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Microsoft launched a new artificial intelligence model today that achieves remarkable mathematical reasoning capabilities while using far fewer computational resources than its larger competitors. The 14-billion-parameter Phi-4 frequently outperforms much larger models like Google’s Gemini Pro 1.5, marking a significant shift in how tech companies might approach AI development.The b ...

Microsoft has announced the newest addition to its Phi family of generative AI models.Called Phi-4, the model is improved in several areas over its predecessors, Microsoft claims — in particular math problem solving. That’s partly the result of improved training data quality. Phi-4 is available in very limited access as of Thursday night: only on Microsoft’s recently launched Azure AI Foundry development platform, and only for research purposes under a Microsoft research license agreement. This is Microso ...

Big tech companies spent several months this year touting their investments in nuclear power. Now, the tide is turning to renewables.Google announced on Tuesday that it was funding $20 billion worth of renewable power projects across the U.S. On Wednesday, it was Microsoft’s turn, helping to launch the Climate and Communities Investment Coalition with Acadia Infrastructure Capital.  The coalition, which is organized by Acadia, is seeking to invest $9 billion to build 5 gigawatts worth of renewable power, e ...

Key TakeawaysMicrosoft said it expects to take an impairment charge of roughly $800 million after General Motors halted the development of Cruise autonomous vehicles.The tech giant and others like Honda and Walmart invested in the "robotaxi" startup over the last decade.GM said late Tuesday that it would end development of the robotaxis because of the cost to scale the project, and shift the team to developing other driver assistance programs. Microsoft (MSFT) will take an $800 million impairment charge in ...

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman visits "Making Money With Charles Payne" at Fox Business Network Studios in New York on Dec. 4, 2024.OpenAI said Wednesday it was working to fix an outage after its popular ChatGPT assistant and Sora video generator were left inaccessible."We have identified the issue and are working to roll out a fix," OpenAI said in a post on X.Earlier this month, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company's technology was reaching 300 million active users each week. Earlier on Wednesday, Apple released ...

GM’s decision to shut down its Cruise robotaxi program continues to ripple through the market, extending to the self-driving car company’s minority investors. Microsoft, which in 2021 made an investment into Cruise, will take $800 million impairment charge as a result of GM’s actions, according to a regulatory filing. Microsoft said the charge will be recorded in other income and expense and was not included in its second quarter guidance provided on October 30, 2024. It is estimated to have a negative impa ...

C3.ai (AI) shares inched up 0.12% to close at $41.73 on Dec. 10, a muted response to its strong second-quarter fiscal 2025 results.Adjusted loss of 6 cents per share was much narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 16 cents. The company reported a non-GAAP loss of 13 cents per share in the year-ago quarter.Revenues of $94.34 million increased 29% year over year, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.66%. The company witnessed strong traction in its enterprise AI applications, particularl ...

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