Microsoft Offers Free Azure Application 'Private ChatGPT'


On Oct 8, the Trump administration suspended Microsoft, Adobe and other major IT firms from a green card program for foreign tech workers, citing fraud. New or pending labor certification applications from these and firms like Infosys, Tata and Wipro will not be accepted.....
Microsoft unveiled the Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, both featuring NVIDIA RTX Spark chips, during the Tech Week in San Francisco. The company announced the configurations and prices, marking a new milestone in the integration of personal computers and AI hardware. The Laptop Ultra has two base models, starting at $2,600 and $3,700 respectively, with upgrade options for memory and storage.
Microsoft released the "Global AI Adoption Report" on the 21st, stating that 18.8% of the global working-age population had used artificial intelligence in the second quarter of this year, an increase of about 1 percentage point from the previous quarter, with adoption rates rising in almost all economies. The UAE (70.1%) and Singapore (64.3%) led the list, while Ireland, France, and Norway were close to 50%. Japan and South Korea are advancing the fastest, with South Korea showing the highest growth rate.
Bill Gates says if humanity endures a ~20-year adjustment period, AI will bring a more optimistic future. He divides AI into the adjustment phase and an era of abundance; we have just entered adjustment: AI can potentially solve high living costs and costly healthcare but is not yet ready, and will reshape jobs.....
Microsoft reportedly plans to cut enterprise Copilot subscription prices by up to 50%, possibly in October, and launch a "super AI app" to evolve it from office assistant to automation platform, using price cuts and upgrades amid fierce AI assistant competition.....