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Google Warning Stops Microsoft ‘Tricking’ Windows Users
Microsoft stops using Bing to trick people into thinking they’re on Google
Microsoft stops tricking people into using Bing instead of Google, at least on Chrome
Microsoft Holds a Lesson for Google. Investors Should Pay Attention.
The danger for Google isn’t that it loses market share in search, but rather that search becomes subsumed within the broader category of AI. Just ask Microsoft about Windows PCs.
Microsoft follows Google with price bump, forced AI 365 bundles
Microsoft 365 is getting a $3-per-month price increase for Copilot AI tools. Existing subscribers can opt out by jumping through hoops, but only for a limited time.
Microsoft and Google roll out new pricing for their AI productivity tools
The changes are part of an effort on the companies’ part to boost the adoption of their AI tools among business users. Microsoft ships an AI assistant called Copilot as part of its Microsoft 365 productivity suite. Google, in turn, offers the Gemini machine learning feature bundle to users of its rival Workspace suite.
Democratic lawmakers pen letter accusing Meta, OpenAI, Google and more of trying to 'buy favor' with Trump
Meta, Apple, Google and other tech companies have been named in a letter penned by Democratic lawmakers, accusing them of cozying up to President-elect Trump.
5 reasons Microsoft's ecosystem is better than Google's
Whether you are in the Google, Microsoft, Apple, or Proton ecosystem, a cloud storage service is essential for keeping your notes, files, spreadsheets, media, and more in a central place. Speaking of the two software giants, OneDrive is miles ahead of Google Drive. Here is why.
Looming TikTok ban poses financial nightmare for Google, Apple — and other American tech firms with ties to China’s ByteDance
A looming ban on TikTok set to take effect on Sunday presents a multibillion-dollar headache for app store operators Apple and Google.
The FTC is concerned about Big Tech-AI startup partnerships — Microsoft-Open AI raises alarms
The FTC warns that multi-billion-dollar partnerships between Big Tech and AI startups could lead to the monopolization of the AI and cloud computing sectors.
Lawmakers press Meta, Apple, Google, and others on massive Trump donations
In letters to Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Uber, the lawmakers express concerns about the companies making contributions to “avoid scrutiny, limit regulation, and buy favor.” These sizable donations surpass the amount most of these companies contributed to President Joe Biden’s inauguration fund in 2021.
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Microsoft removes UI that mimicked Google's look on Bing
Microsoft has quietly removed a deceptive user interface (UI) that mimicked Google 's look on its search engine, Bing. The move comes after the misleading UI was first spotted by Reddit users earlier this month.
Google and Microsoft are crossing paths on the road to cloud PCs
Google's ChromeOS isn't the cloud computing champion it once was, but can Microsoft claim this underdeveloped market?
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Microsoft-OpenAI partnership raises antitrust concerns, FTC says
MICROSOFT’S US$13 billion investment in OpenAI raises concerns that the tech giant could extend its dominance in cloud computing into the nascent artificial intelligence (AI) market, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said in a report released on Friday (Jan 17).