Financial services groups, airlines and media sites among those affected
Minor update sparks havoc among businesses that use equipment running Windows
JPMorgan, UBS and Bloomberg among companies affected
CMA had invited comments over tie-up as part of broader concerns about dealmaking in AI industry
ChatGPT maker plans strategy to engage crucial partners as regulatory scrutiny of sector increases
Agreement comes as tech groups seek to meet climate promises while expanding power-hungry artificial intelligence
EU executive arm drops merger review into US tech companies’ alliance
Allegations that software giant gained ‘undue advantage’ by bundling video conferencing app with Office are first such charges against it in over a decade
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After a long truce with regulators in Brussels, it is facing more scrutiny
The amount of energy used by data centres is staggering
Intel, AMD, Qualcomm and Nvidia battle to get their processors into next wave of artificial intelligence-enabled computers
Big Tech in battle over AI agents that can autonomously complete tasks for workers
Offer comes as tensions rise between Washington and Beijing over sensitive technology
Companies need AI services revenues, not cost savings, to fuel data centre boom
Increase from 2020 to 2023 highlights challenges of meeting climate goals while investing in infrastructure
Tech group’s effort to avoid action by unbundling videoconferencing app from its other software appears to have failed
Exhibitions group nudges up guidance and raises buyback after bounce back in events
Industry sees a rebound but new technology will change competitive dynamics in the long term
Purchase of 10.5GW of electricity highlights rising energy needs of AI and cloud computing
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Agreement comes as Microsoft-backed start-up seeks data from reliable sources to train latest artificial intelligence models
Combined market value of the two tech giants rose by more than $250bn after revenue growth beat expectations
Microsoft is the company showing most tangible proof of AI revenue generation from hefty investments
Tech group’s shares up 3% a day after better than expected earnings report