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Nvidia may have just built its own hyperscaler without owning a single data center

Why it matters: Nvidia has quietly assembled every piece of a cloud giant, and it doesn't even need to own the buildings. That is the theory making the rounds, and once you see it laid out, the last two years stop looking like a chip company having a very good run and start looking like a plan. The financing arrangement Nvidia signed this month with BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, and four other Wall Street heavyweights, aimed at funneling more than $500 billion of outside capital into AI data centers, would be the last piece clicking into place. Most outlets filed it under the now usual "more AI money" headline, but there is a more interesting read.

Xbox keeps sinking while Microsoft's AI business keeps soaring

European Commission moves to designate Amazon and Microsoft as cloud gatekeepers

Cloudy Europe: After a relatively brief investigation, the European Commission reached a preliminary conclusion regarding Amazon's and Microsoft's cloud businesses. The executive body believes the two US companies should also be designated as "gatekeepers" for their cloud services, though both will have an opportunity to respond before a final decision is made.

Satya Nadella argues that Microsoft's AI bet is paying off as Copilot usage nearly triples

Microsoft built a 750W AI chip to challenge Nvidia's dominance, claims 3x performance gains over Amazon

Microsoft's new gaming anti-cheat could ping your PC to the cloud every time you boot

Microsoft patches critical Entra ID flaws that endangered millions of tenants

Windows 11 now nags you to renew your Microsoft 365 subscription

Protesters occupied Microsoft president Brad Smith's office over Israel contract row

Windows Server users have a new tool to convert VMware virtual machines to Hyper-V instances

Microsoft's Azure revenue tops $75 billion as AI demand accelerates

Microsoft brings hot patching to Windows Server, reboot-free updates

Greedy patching: Hot patching is a way to quickly install security updates without requiring an OS reboot. Microsoft has offered the feature for years through its Azure cloud platform, but it's soon coming to non-cloud versions of Windows Server. It won't be free, but Microsoft's target audience is enterprise customers.

Microsoft considered shutting down Xbox before major game developer acquisitions

Microsoft faces FTC scrutiny over alleged antitrust practices in federal cybersecurity deals

In brief: The US Federal Trade Commission has spent weeks investigating Microsoft's cybersecurity deals with the federal government. Although the case's fate under the incoming Trump administration remains uncertain, the Commission continues to pursue it, illuminating the tech giant's alleged strategy of locking government customers into its products to block competition.

Hacked TP-Link routers at center of massive botnet used to attack Azure customers

Microsoft details its first AI SoC: Maia 100 promises affordable AI acceleration

Google's $512M sweetener for Europe firms failed to derail deal with Microsoft

Microsoft left a server containing employee credentials exposed to the internet for a month

Windows is now an iPhone app, letting you stream a PC in the cloud

Microsoft is now making its own Arm processors for AI and cloud workloads

Microsoft exposed 38 terabytes of sensitive data while working on AI model

Facepalm: Training generative AI models requires coordination and cooperation among many developers, and additional security checks should be in place. Microsoft is clearly lacking in this regard, as the corporation has put vast amounts of data at risk for years.

Microsoft criticized for security practices, the Azure platform is "worse than you think"

Microsoft Q3 2023 revenues rise 7%, but Windows and Xbox sales are down yet again

UK regulator warns of Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure cloud dominance

GM plans to develop an Azure-powered in-car AI assistant

Forward-looking: The ability to receive assistance from a talking car has been a popular fantasy since Knight Rider aired on TV. Modern artificial intelligence models like OpenAI might bring car manufacturers and tech companies closer than ever to that dream.