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Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Monday - and why
A sign displaying a Nuvei logo is seen at the Toronto Stock Exchange in November of 2020.
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Google pushes for antitrust action against Microsoft in U.K. cloud market
FILE PHOTO: An illuminated Google logo is seen inside an office building in Zurich, Switzerland December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
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No chance of super-intelligent AI being created within next 12 months, Microsoft president says
President of Microsoft Brad Smith speaks in front of a Microsoft logo as the company announces plans to be carbon negative by 2030 and to negate all the direct carbon emissions ever made by the company by 2050 at their campus in Redmond, Washington, U.S., January 16, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson
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Amazon announces new cloud AI chip as competition with Microsoft intensifies
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company's logistics centre in Boves, France, October 6, 2021 REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
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OpenAI drama this week proved one thing: Investors can’t ignore Microsoft
Smartphone is seen in front of Microsoft logo displayed in this illustration, taken July 26, 2021.
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OpenAI’s unusual non-profit structure led to dramatic ouster of sought-after CEO
FILE PHOTO: Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 16, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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Microsoft hires leading executives from OpenAI
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Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Monday - and why
The Keystone Steele City pumping station is seen in Steele City, Neb., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015.
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Company that created ChatGPT is thrown into turmoil after Microsoft hires its ousted CEO
File - Sam Altman participates in a discussion during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, in San Francisco. Microsoft has announced that it's hired Sam Altman and another architect of ChatGPT maker OpenAI after they unexpectedly departed the company days earlier in a corporate shakeup that shocked the artificial intelligence world. Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella also tweeted Monday, Nov. 20, 2023 that the major investor in the chatbot that kicked off the generative AI craze is committed to its partnership with OpenAI. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
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Microsoft and Google will not challenge EU gatekeeper status
FILE PHOTO: European flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman//File Photo
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Bullish on Microsoft Corp.
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B.C. quantum computer maker Photonic emerges from ‘stealth mode’ with $100-million and Microsoft deal
Founder and chief quantum officer, Stephanie Simmons, poses for a photograph at the Photonic Inc. lab in Coquitlam, B.C, on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
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Dip buyers flock to tech funds after earnings spark rout
A view shows a Microsoft logo at Microsoft offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, January 25, 2023.
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Amazon rallies on cloud recovery as it chases Microsoft for AI business
In this Sept. 4, 2018, file photo a Nasdaq employee monitors market activity in New York.
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Microsoft extends cloud lead over Alphabet with focus on OpenAI, big clients
FILE PHOTO: A view shows a Microsoft logo at Microsoft offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
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Microsoft beats quarterly revenue estimates
FILE PHOTO: Smartphone is seen in front of Microsoft logo displayed in this illustration, taken July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Google-parent Alphabet reports quarterly revenue above estimates
FILE PHOTO: An illuminated Google logo is seen inside an office building in Zurich, Switzerland December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
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Strong ad sales, stable enterprise spending wind beneath Big Tech earnings
The Microsoft logo at the Microsoft Annual Shareholders Meeting in Bellevue, Washington, on November 30, 2016.
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LinkedIn lays off 668 employees in second round of job cuts this year
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 26: A sign is posted on the exterior of a LinkedIn office on July 26, 2023 in San Francisco, California. LinkedIn announced plans to cut nearly 200 jobs at offices in the San Francisco Bay Area. The cuts follow 700 layoffs earlier in the year. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Microsoft spent two years trying to buy Activision Blizzard. For Xbox CEO, that was the easy part
File - Xbox CEO Phil Spencer arrives at the Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on June 28, 2023 in San Francisco. After two years co-piloting the biggest acquisition in video game history past an onslaught of challenges, Spencer now moves on to his next quest: making Microsoft's takeover of Activision Blizzard worth the hassle. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
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Microsoft closes US$69-billion Activision Blizzard deal after Britain’s approval
Microsoft logo is seen on a smartphone placed on displayed Activision Blizzard's games characters in this illustration taken January 18, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo
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Google says it will defend generative AI users from copyright claims
FILE PHOTO: A woman passes the logo from the web search engine provider Google during the digital society festival 're:publica', at the Arena Berlin in Berlin, Germany June 9, 2022. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse//File Photo
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Microsoft reportedly aims to close US$69-billion Activision Blizzard deal next week
Microsoft logo is seen on a smartphone placed on displayed Activision Blizzard's games characters in this illustration taken January 18, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo
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Britain’s media regulator asks for antitrust probe into Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud dominance
FILE - People stand in the lobby for Amazon offices in New York, Feb. 14, 2019. Britain's cloud computing market faces a competition investigation after regulators raised concerns about the dominance of two tech giants, Amazon and Microsoft. The U.K. communications regulator Ofcom said Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023 that its year-long study of the cloud communications services market found features that could limit competition. British businesses face barriers when they try to switch or use multiple cloud suppliers, it said. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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Tech giants’ market cap dips on rising bond yields, AI caution
The Microsoft logo is seen at the Microsoft store in New York City, July 28, 2015.
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Microsoft CEO says tech giants battling for content to build AI
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 2: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella arrives at federal court on October 2, 2023 in Washington, DC. Nadella is testifying in the antitrust trial to determine if Alphabet Inc.'s Google maintains a monopoly in the online search business, which is expected to last into November. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Chinese hackers stole 60,000 e-mails from U.S. State Department in Microsoft hack, Senate staffer says
FILE - A security surveillance camera is seen near the Microsoft office building in Beijing, July 20, 2021. State-backed Chinese hackers have been targeting U.S. critical infrastructure and could be laying the technical groundwork for the potential disruption of critical communications between the U.S. and Asia during future crises, Microsoft said Wednesday, May 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
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U.S. FTC sets date for internal arguments on Microsoft deal to buy Activision
FILE - A sign outside the Activision building in Santa Monica, Calif., June 21, 2023. British competition regulators signaled Friday, Sept. 22 that Microsoft’s restructured $69 billion deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard is likely to receive antitrust approval by next month's deadline. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
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Britain set to clear restructured Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal
FILE PHOTO: Microsoft logo is seen on a smartphone placed on displayed Activision Blizzard's games characters in this illustration taken January 18, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Microsoft announces unified AI assistant, new Surface devices
FILE PHOTO: The Microsoft logo is seen at the Microsoft store in New York City, July 28, 2015. The global launch of the Microsoft Windows 10 operating system will take place on July 29. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
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British business minister rejects Microsoft’s criticism of decision to block Activision Blizzard deal
FILE PHOTO: Microsoft logo is seen on a smartphone placed on displayed Activision Blizzard's games characters in this illustration taken January 18, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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U.S. claims Google pays more than $10-billion a year to maintain search dominance as antitrust trial opens
FILE - The Google logo is displayed at their offices, Nov. 1, 2018, in London. In a letter, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, children’s advocacy groups including Fairplay and Common Sense Media asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google, saying the tech giant serves personalized ads to kids on YouTube despite federal law prohibiting the practice. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
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Google ‘dominance’: Tech giant under fire as antitrust trial set to begin
FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured at Google's European Engineering Center in Zurich, Switzerland July 19, 2018 REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo/File Photo
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Chinese hack of U.S. officials due to compromise of Microsoft engineer’s account, Microsoft says
FILE PHOTO: A view shows a Microsoft logo at Microsoft offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo