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...“In reality, however, OpenAI, Inc. has been transformed into a closed-source de facto subsidiary of the largest technology company in the world: Microsoft.”...
...Microsoft, which has had more legal targets painted on its back than anyone, is the highest-valued corporation in the world....
...In response to “The loneliness of Mike Pence”:“While some corporations may revel in Biden’s industrial policy and the funds that it brings, genuine capitalists have no more use for this than they do for...
...Meanwhile, shareholder meeting season has rolled around again, giving a window into how investors are — or are not — putting pressure on major corporations over their environmental and social impacts....
...Microsoft’s $75bn pursuit of Activision Blizzard was game over....
...Smart reads Bankruptcy in Texas Houston has been a favoured city for cash-strapped companies and corporations with large legal liabilities to find shelter from creditors....
...Three big tech companies have risen into the top 10 US corporations by lobbying spend, with Amazon and Meta now in first and second place....
...Legal risk looks zero sum, at least at the corporation level, since the deal’s reverse termination clause capped Musk’s potential damages at $1bn....
...DS: In my experience, it’s very difficult for very large corporations to change their compass....
...Major corporations such as Microsoft and Verizon have lent their support to campaigns in various US states for legislative reforms to erase old convictions from individuals’ records....
...Microsoft is incorporating GPT-4 into Bing and other products, while US corporations are testing the technology in their workplaces and products....
...The company wanted to compete with Microsoft’s Teams, but has struggled to integrate the app into its platform....
...Standout Generate Capital O: 8; L: 8; I: 7; Total: 23 Since the green infrastructure investment firm became a public benefit corporation in 2021, the legal team has overseen the transition to ensure the...
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on June 30. ©2023 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...Microsoft has not yet confirmed if the resolution will be included at its next shareholder meeting....
...Here’s Cynthia Williams, WotC president and formerly of Microsoft and Amazon: D&D [has] never been more popular, and we have really great fans and incredible engagement....
...That’s the target of Valuable 500’s “Gen V” mentoring scheme, which pairs a senior executive with a young disabled employee....
...days after Roe v....
...To exaggerate only slightly, this: That’s the annualised run rate of after-tax profit for US corporations. You may notice a little break in the trend where the pandemic began....
...Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates in July said he was putting another $20bn into the charitable foundation run with his ex-wife....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on June 15 2022. ©2022 Nikkei Inc....
...“There’s only one reasonable explanation for why Black made all those payments to Epstein,” former Microsoft executive Richard Emerson wrote in an email to Harris that month....
...The US Federal Trade Commission wants to block Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard, citing (among other concerns) fears that Activision’s Call of Duty will become exclusive to Microsoft’s Xbox....
...Its services are used by large corporations to manage private and public cloud networks as well as data centres....
...Satya Nadella of Microsoft thinks the metaverse could be people hanging out on Microsoft Teams, and doing a video call....
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