Tag: Microsoft

Microsoft disables Israeli defence ministry’s use of its cloud, AI services

TRTWorld The tech giant says a review confirmed elements of reports that Israeli military intelligence used Azure to intercept Palestinian calls at scale. Microsoft on Thursday said it disabled a set of cloud and AI services used by a unit within the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) after an internal review found preliminary evidence supporting […]

Best reader comment of the week of September 12, 2025

Comment refers to this Moon of Alabama blog post: A.I. Valuations Reach La La Land The Artificial Intelligence mania has officially reached la la land. Oracle, OpenAI Sign Massive $300 Billion Cloud Computing Deal (archived) – Wall Street Journal The majority of new revenue revealed by Oracle will come from OpenAI deal, sources say OpenAI signed a […]

Best Reader Comments of the Week (Sept. 4, 2025)

From Moon of Alabama blog: CEOs w/ the Magnificent 7 companies—-Amazon, Alphabet (Google), Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Tesla, Nvidia—-have massive incentives to hype AI’s glories, most of which involve raising capital for their projects. In that the tech itself might never live up to its promise, however, there’s a good chance that the Mag 7 CEOs […]