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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Welcomes Intense AI Rivalry, Predicts Tech's GDP Share Will Rise
22 Jan 2026 11:31 GMT
… Role Will Expand
Nadella referenced Microsoft's early days … every company as a rival, a philosophy he contrasted … Despite raising capital spending, Google said it would not dramatically … competition.
Mark Cuban compared the AI race to the 1990s search-engine …
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ChatGPT Will Soon Show Ads, Is Gemini Next? Here’s What Google’s AI Chief Has Said
22 Jan 2026 10:01 GMT
… billions over the years. Google’s Gemini is understandably being … asked about his views on Google’s rival taking the ads route … to monetise. In comparison, Google can rely on multiple businesses … AI ecosystem for the company.
Microsoft is likely to be another …
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New Multi-Stage Windows Malware Disables Microsoft Defender Before Dropping Malicious Payloads
22 Jan 2026 10:57 GMT
… the infection chain systematically neutralizes Microsoft Defender before delivering destructive payloads … access and data theft, targeting browser credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and sensitive … negotiation.
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Mercedes F1 sign ‘US$60m-a-year’ Microsoft partnership to drive AI usage
22 Jan 2026 08:57 GMT
… with technology giant Microsoft.
Key details:
Microsoft Azure and its … deal comes amid fierce competition between tech firms, with … sponsor since 2022, while Google’s extended partnership with … Althoff, chief executive of Microsoft’s commercial business.
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New Multi-Stage Windows Malware Disables Microsoft Defender, Deploys Malicious Payloads
22 Jan 2026 11:22 GMT
… payloads, the script disables Microsoft Defender through multiple complementary techniques … .
The RAT targets Chromium-based browsers, stealing passwords, cookies, and … encrypted backups.
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Elon Musk Says OpenAI And Microsoft Owe Him Up To $134bn
22 Jan 2026 06:07 GMT
… -oriented company.
OpenAI and Microsoft deny any obligation to Musk …
Wazzan also adds the value Microsoft captured through its deep integration … that would boost Musk’s rival AI venture, xAI. The … about $400 billion more than Google co-founder Larry Page, the …
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Why Satya Nadella said he's psyched about more competition
22 Jan 2026 05:29 GMT
… ;s advice. He said Microsoft avoids competition by understanding what customers really … top rival, former Apple CEO Steve Jobs, took toward competition.
"Competition is … . "Whether it's Google or Apple or free software …
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Apple set to transform Siri into built-in AI chatbot powered by custom Google Gemini tech in iOS 27
22 Jan 2026 03:16 GMT
… ’s existing partnership with Google, which already supports upcoming … This approach contrasts with rivals that offer separate apps, … infrastructure, with options including Google’s servers using TPUs. … thief in the vein of Microsoft.
From “thermonuclear war” to …
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Google folds Meet analytics into Gemini dashboard
21 Jan 2026 23:43 GMT
… Workspace analytics by integrating detailed Google Meet usage metrics directly … with stated productivity goals.
Google executives have positioned the change … as part of intensifying competition among productivity platforms. Microsoft has steadily expanded …
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Microsoft finally kills the "Save as JPG" chore — Windows 11 backgrounds get a modern brain
21 Jan 2026 17:59 GMT
… format, which was developed by Google, has many advantages that … performance. The most popular web browsers all support WebP files, … for the recent build from Microsoft.
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