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A former FTX executive, charged with writing computer code for his imprisoned former boss Sam Bankman-Fried, is helping the U.S. government uncover stock market fraud.

Though a larger coalition of fact checkers has disbanded, a team of students and researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle is still working to document how lies online threaten to undermine this year’s presidential race.

The three major indexes finished Thursday and October's trading month in the red.

Meta and Microsoft earnings have stirred up worries about AI and Big Tech as investors digest a Fed-favored reading on inflation.

Meta (META) and Microsoft (MSFT) stocks tumbled Thursday as investors weighed their hefty AI expenditures against the time it will take to generate a return on their investment.

Meta and Microsoft earnings have stirred up worries about AI and Big Tech, as a Fed-favored reading on inflation looms.

Meta and Microsoft earnings have stirred up worries about AI and Big Tech, as a Fed-favored reading on inflation looms.

(Reuters) -Big technology companies including Microsoft and Meta are stepping up spending to build out AI data centers in a rush to meet vast demand, but Wall Street is hungry for a quicker payday on the billions invested. Microsoft and Meta both said on Wednesday their capital expenses were growing due to their AI investments. Amazon, which is set to report results on Thursday, is likely to echo these forecasts.

A legal feud between two giants of the tech world deepened this week as Microsoft accused Google of running 'shadow campaigns' to discredit Microsoft's cloud-computing business.

Traders reviewed results from Microsoft and Meta Platforms, and they looked ahead to a key inflation reading due Thursday morning.

Microsoft reported better than anticipated Q1 earnings, beating estimates on the top and bottom lines.

Tech megacaps are in the spotlight after Alphabet's quarterly results showed its high-spending push into AI is starting to pay off.

Microsoft will report its first quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday.

The economy is making a soft landing and the bull market is flying high as the Nasdaq hits record heights. But the mood is...off.

With a slew of market-driving news set to greet investors over the next week, market strategists tell Yahoo Finance that what Big Tech earnings say about the fundamental story behind the stock market rally will matter most.

Sierra, the startup founded by ex-Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor, has raised a fresh round of capital that values the company at $4.5 billion.

This week, all members of the "Magnificent Seven" were back in the green after Tesla's massive run Thursday. But looking closer into the year-to-date performance of the US's most valuable stocks highlights some things we've learned so far this year.

Satya Nadella asked for a reduction because of cyber attacks the firm suffered - but still saw his earnings increase massively.

Greener software could make devices last longer and use less electricity.

Chinese spam bots are targeting Republican lawmakers who have criticized the CCP in an effort to influence the 2024 election, according to Microsoft's latest report.

As more AI tools are rolled out, some argue they are contributing to employee burnout.

Microsoft is rolling out its autonomous agents for its AI Copilot platform.

The alliance between the technology giant and the company behind OpenAI has been hugely consequential — but a disruption could shake up the A.I. race.

The “best bromance in tech” has had a reality check as OpenAI has tried to change its deal with Microsoft and the software maker has tried to hedge its bet on the start-up.

Laffer Tengler CEO and CIO Nancy Tengler discusses investment opportunities and more on ‘Making Money.'

The inquests into the British tech tycoon, his 18-year-old daughter and two other victims of the yacht sinking have opened.

BMO Capital Markets chief investment strategist Brian Belski explains why today's Magnificent Seven stocks are similar to the big consumer staple stocks of the mid-90s on 'Making Money.'

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Microsoft is changing the way you interact with your computer. But its efforts face serious competition from some old rivals.

The deal makes the ChatGPT-maker one of the most valuable start-ups in the world.

The tech giant says we are moving to a "fundamentally new age" of "persistent" AI tools.

As the company looks for more outside investors, documents reviewed by The New York Times show consumer fascination with ChatGPT and a serious need for more cash.

It says it has listened to concerns about the tool, which continuously screenshots online activity.

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar is looking to reassure its investors that the company is still in a strong position after losing top talent this week.

OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati — who has been instrumental in the development of ChatGPT and the artificial intelligence image generator Dall-E — said Wednesday she is leaving the company.

One of OpenAI’s highest-profile executives, she’s among a series of longtime managers and researchers to leave the start-up in recent months.

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is working on a plan to restructure its core business into a for-profit benefit corporation that will no longer be controlled by its non-profit board, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, in a move that will make the company more attractive to investors. The move could also have implications for how the company manages AI risks in a new governance structure. Chief executive Sam Altman will also receive equity for the first time in the for-profit company, which could be worth $150 billion after the restructuring as it also tries to remove the cap on returns for investors, sources added.

Constellation Research founder R 'Ray' Wang discusses the effectiveness Microsoft Azure on 'Varney & Co.'

The focus is on Fed speakers and a key inflation reading for insight into whether another big rate cut is coming.

Microsoft's AI lead is diminishing, and it is too reliant on Nvidia, say D.A Davidson analysts.

Jim Covello, Goldman Sachs’s head of stock research, warned that building too much of what the world doesn’t need “typically ends badly.”

Three Mile Island's Unit 1 reactor is set to be reopened for use following a new deal between Microsoft and Baltimore-based Constellation Energy Corporation.

Wall Street has absorbed the Fed's message that a deep cut will prove positive for the economy.

Investors are waiting to find out how aggressive the Fed will be when it makes its first interest-rate cut since 2020.

Investors are waiting to find out how aggressive the Fed will be when it makes its first interest-rate cut since 2020.

Investors are waiting to find out how aggressive the Fed will be when it makes its first interest-rate cut since 2020.

Investors are looking to retail sales data for clues to consumer health, the last piece of data that could factor into the Fed's rate decision.

Investors are looking to retail sales data for clues to consumer health, the last piece of data that could factor into the Fed's rate decision.

Investors are looking to retail sales data for clues to consumer health, the last piece of data that could factor into the Fed's rate decision.

Investors are looking to retail sales data for clues to consumer health, the last piece of data that could factor into the Fed's rate decision.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record on Monday.

Microsoft is bringing more AI power to its productivity apps as it seeks to monetize its vast investments in the technology.

Investors are bracing for a crucial week dominated by the Fed's first interest rate cut in four years.

Driven by new technology called OpenAI o1, the chatbot can test various strategies and try to identify mistakes as it tackles complex tasks.

The Xbox owner announces 650 jobs will go after cutting almost 2,000 earlier this year.

Bring on lower interest rates and a faster pace of innovation, says one of Goldman's top tech analysts.

Microsoft's gen AI prospects are impressive, but the stock has more to offer investors than just the new tech.

Wrestling with age and a case of idea theft.

When I set out to improve my tainted reputation with chatbots, I discovered a new world of A.I. manipulation.

The criminal charges against Pavel Durov, Telegram’s founder, raised concerns in Silicon Valley about encryption and the app’s approach to privacy and security.

While some young A.I. companies have struggled to compete with the tech industry’s giants, OpenAI has been rapidly expanding.

Microsoft says a growing number of its customers are signing up for its generative AI services.

A controversial AI regulation bill is sparking a fierce debate in Silicon Valley. California legislatures will vote on SB 1047 this week. If passed, it would broadly regulate how AI is deployed and developed.