This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Microsoft (MSFT, Financials) is streamlining how companies buy and use its AI tools. The tech giant said it has merged its separate marketplaces one aimed at developers on Azure and another for AI-powered workplace apps into a single store called Microsoft Marketplace. The new platform launched in the U.S….
In Q2, billionaire investor Bill Gates executed major stock trades worth over $4 billion (£2.9 billion) in two companies. According to the latest filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Bill Gates purchased 6.95 million shares of Berkshire Hathaway Class B (NYSE: BKR.B) shares for the quarter ended 30th June, increasing his stake in…
Shares of data center products and services company Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) fell 6.2% in the afternoon session after Microsoft announced it had successfully tested a new microfluidic cooling system for data center chips, posing a potential competitive threat. The new technology brought liquid coolant directly inside silicon chips through tiny etched channels, removing heat up to…
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has warned that shrinking global health funding is putting millions of children’s lives at risk. Gates was speaking at a Reuters Newsmaker event where he announced a $912 million pledge to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. During the event, he cautioned that private donations cannot fully replace government support. “I am…
US President Donald Trump TOI correspondent from Washington: Tech majors have for years lobbied for H-1B visas, saying it is vital to bring in top talent to America for innovation to flourish, some going to the extent of saying the US should staple green cards to degrees of foreign STEM graduates (many of whom get…
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Amazon has advised its employees with H-1B and H-4 visas to avoid international travel for the foreseeable future. As per a company note reviewed by news agency Reuters, the e-tailer has recommended Indian and other foreign employees currently outside the country to return back before midnight EDT on September 21. The move comes after Trump…
Microsoft (MSFT) ended the recent trading session at $518.00, demonstrating a +1.88% change from the preceding day’s closing price. This change outpaced the S&P 500’s 0.49% gain on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.38%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 0.72%. The software maker’s shares have seen an increase of 0.83%…
Microsoft has urged its employees on H-1B and H-4 visas to return to the US immediately before the Trump administration’s September 21 deadline, after which companies will be required to pay $100,000 per year for each H-1B worker visa. According to an internal email reviewed by Reuters, the software giant has also advised those already…
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes that a combination of global investment and technological breakthroughs, including AI, has the potential to save millions of children’s lives. In a blog post, Gates highlighted that global child mortality has already been cut in half over the past 25 years, a “stunning achievement”, he says most people don’t realise…