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fromTNW | Opinion
2 days ago

Microsoft's quiet Claude Code retreat and the real cost of enterprise AI

Microsoft is winding down most Claude Code licenses and moving affected engineers to GitHub Copilot CLI due to toolchain unification and cost pressures.
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

'This case is going to trial': Judge rejects Sam Altman's efforts to toss Elon Musk's OpenAI lawsuit

A judge allowed Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman to proceed to trial, finding sufficient circumstantial evidence of alleged deception.
fromComputerWeekly.com
5 months ago

Interview: Meet the competition lawyer taking Microsoft to task over its cloud licensing tactics | Computer Weekly

That behaviour concerns its widely criticised practice of charging customers more for wanting to run and host its software (namely Windows Server) in competing cloud environments. It is claimed the tactic can make it cost-prohibitive for enterprise cloud users to run Microsoft's software anywhere but on the software giant's own public cloud platform Azure, which could potentially give it an unfair advantage when it comes to building its share of the cloud infrastructure market.
Miscellaneous
fromTheregister
9 months ago

Mexit, not Brexit, is the new priority for the UK

The UK state is likely on the hook for nigh on £9 billion over five years in Microsoft licenses. This alarming amount indicates significant financial concerns in digital governance.
UK news
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