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Microsoft launches AI agents, deepening rivalry with Salesforce
The AI agents are designed to send emails, manage records and take other actions on behalf of business workers.
October 22, 2024
Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft shares lag as ‘AI fatigue,’ high multiple curb rebound
The underperformance has come as Microsoft reported mixed results in its latest quarter and as AI more generally loses steam as a driver of stock gains.
October 02, 2024
Global Economy
Briefs: Fed cuts rates by half point; The Edge Singapore wins two awards; Blackrock, Microsoft to raise US$30 bil for AI
The Edge Singapore’s associate editor Samantha Chiew (fourth from right) was named Financial Journalist of the Year at ICA 2024.
September 19, 2024
Artificial Intelligence
BlackRock, Microsoft to raise US$30 billion for AI investments
To bankroll the build-out of data warehouses and energy infrastructure behind the boom in AI.
September 18, 2024
US stocks
Microsoft announces US$60 bil buyback, raises dividend by 10%
The stock has gained 31% in the past year.
September 17, 2024
News
Microsoft, cyber firms pursue changes after CrowdStrike outage
The goal, Microsoft said, was “enhanced reliability without sacrificing security.”
September 13, 2024
Digital Economy
Double-clicking on digital safety with Microsoft
Tech companies have a crucial role in safeguarding the digital realm, which has become an integral part of our modern life.
August 28, 2024
Energy
Microsoft to purchase 100% of energy exported from EDPR’s SolarNova 8 rooftop solar panel project in S’pore
The project involves installing solar panels atop 1,075 public housing buildings and 101 government-owned buildings in Singapore.
August 27, 2024
Data centres
Spotlight falls on data centres as increasing use of AI demands more energy
Google and Microsoft each consumed about 24 TWh of electricity in 2023, surpassing the consumption of more than 100 countries.
July 25, 2024
Company in the news
Microsoft resolves outages that briefly disrupted air travel
Microsoft’s status pages showed its Azure cloud and Microsoft 365 services had problems for several hours.
July 19, 2024