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Bill Gates: International governments are 'way behind' on AI, must work together to avoid issues

Gates said he has been talking to world leaders about his concerns, including President Donald Trump and his team in the US, and said he aims to meet China’s President Xi Jinping later this year.

Bill Gates speaks during the Gates Foundation's first global Goalkeepers event in the Nordics, which is being held in Stockholm, Sweden, January 22, 2026.
A view shows the Microsoft logo on the day of the Hannover Messe, one of the world's largest industrial trade fairs with this year's partner country being Canada, as both Canada and the European Union face new US tariffs, in Hanover, Germany, March 31, 2025.

Microsoft Store returns to Syria as US restrictions on country ease

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates arrives for a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 10, 2026.

Bill Gates plans to press Xi Jinping on global AI safety and restrictions

Founder of Moonshot AI Yang Zhilin delivers a speech at a conference of 2026 Zhongguancun forum, in Beijing, China March 25, 2026.

China's Moonshot AI negotiates Microsoft, Amazon, Google over Kimi K3 revenue sharing - report


Skype's final call set for May as Microsoft prioritizes Teams

When Microsoft bought Skype in 2011 for $8.5 billion the service had about 150 million monthly users, in 2020, it had only 23 million.

 A 3D printed Skype logo is placed in front of a keyboard in this illustration taken April 12, 2020.

Microsoft study warns AI reliance may erode critical thinking skills at work

extended use of generative AI leads to decreased critical thinking ability among employees, study finds.

 Microsoft study warns AI reliance may erode critical thinking skills at work.

Report: Microsoft and Oracle in talks to acquire TikTok's operations

After a turbulent week: Tech giants Oracle and Microsoft are in talks to purchase TikTok, aiming to save the popular app from being banned in the U.S.

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Trump says Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok

The reported talks mark the second time that Microsoft has been in the frame to acquire TikTok.

 View of the Microsoft offices in Herzliya, Israel, on May 28, 2021

Is this the product that will revolutionize cloud security alert management?

IONIX launches a tool to help security teams prioritize alerts generated by cloud security platforms, initially supporting Wiz, Palo Alto, and Microsoft products.

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Microsoft honors late employee with scholarships for women in tech

The scholarships will be donated this year in memory of Lior Dovrat, an employee from the “Costo” team at Microsoft Israel R&D who died from cancer. 

 Microsoft gives scholarships in the memory of Lior Dovrat.

Microsoft fires two employees after they held non-permitted vigil to Palestinian 'martyrs'

The two men, both originally from Egypt, were protesting the use of Microsoft technology by Israel.

 Microsoft logo is seen near computer motherboard in this illustration taken January 8, 2024.

Advertise with AI: Outbrain deepens collaboration with Microsoft

Outbrain expands collaboration with Microsoft, utilizing Azure cloud platform to enhance services for customers globally, integrating GenAI solutions.

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The day after - generative AI: What happens post web data scanning?

Predictions suggest AI will soon exhaust web info and shift to real-time sensory inputs—visual, auditory—disconnected from cloud/data centers, a game-changer for AI evolution.

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Israel’s health, management systems crash for several hours due to Crowdstrike collapse

Israel's post offices, hospitals, ports, and shops restored operations fully after several hours following the global outage due to an error in a Crowdstrike systems update.

 Microsoft logo is seen near computer motherboard in this illustration taken January 8, 2024.