Google says, based on CISPE research, that Microsoft's licensing practices cost European businesses up to €1bn annually.
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Microsoft undercuts competitors on Azure Office pricing strategy
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Google also says Microsoft makes it cheaper for customers to run Office / other products on Azure than on other clouds, e.g. GCP, AWS, AliCloud, etc.
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Microsoft Accused of Restricting Cloud Competition and Switching
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At the heart of the issue here is the allegation that Microsoft has been restricting competition in cloud by making it harder for firms to switch from Azure to other clouds, like GCP, AWS, AliCloud, etc.
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PwC Report: 90% Indian Banks Adopt AI and Generative AI
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According to a recent PwC India report, AI is transforming India's financial services landscape. The survey, which included 31 financial institutions, reveals that 90% are focused on AI and Generative AI to drive innovation. From improving customer service through chatbots to
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Google Files First Antitrust Complaint Against Competitor
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This is apparently the first time that Google has ever filed an antitrust complaint as a business (i.e. all units of Google, not just Google Cloud).
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Google Files Antitrust Complaint Against Microsoft Cloud Licensing
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BREAKING: Google has filed an antitrust complaint with the European Commission alleging that Microsoft's cloud licensing terms are stifling competition.
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OpenAI Voice Mode, Google Models, and AI Tools Updates
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Top stories in AI today: -OpenAI rolls out Advanced Voice Mode
-Google releases production-ready models
-Customize images fast with PuLID-FLUX
-James Cameron joins Stability AI’s board
-6 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs Read more: http://
therundown.ai/p/openai-advan
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Humanoid Robot Race: Which Company Will Win?
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Which humanoid robot is going to win? How long before seeing them on the train/bus? The "humanoid robot race" mirrors the competition we've seen with large language models (LLMs). This race is complex, with different companies pushing the boundaries of what humanoid robots can
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India Launches Major Animation and Metaverse Initiative for Films
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India Plans Massive Animation and #Metaverse Push for Movies https://
cryptotimes.io/2024/09/20/ind
ia-plans-massive-animation-and-metaverse-push-for-movies/
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LLM Development Enters Innovation Phase: Path to Proto-AGI
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We are entering the 3rd phase of LLM Development. 1st phase was early tinkering, Transformer to GPT-3
2nd phase was scaling
3rd phase is an innovation phase: what breakthroughs beyond o1 get us to a new proto-AGI paradigm https://
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