A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a legal challenge by the Federal Trade Commission to Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard. The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower judge's order that said the FTC was not entitled to a preliminary injunction blocking the deal, which closed in 2023.A three-judge panel unanimously ruled that the lower judge had applied the correct legal standards and said the FTC had not shown it was likely t ...

Group 1 - OpenAI plans to reduce its revenue share with Microsoft from 20% to 10% by 2030, as per financial documents [1][2] - Microsoft has invested billions in OpenAI and continues to share revenue until 2030 [2] - OpenAI is revising its corporate plan to maintain control of its nonprofit parent, reversing an earlier decision to give up voting power for easier fundraising [4] Group 2 - Microsoft experienced a 10% increase in revenue from consumer subscriptions to Office 365 in the three months ending in March compared to the previous year, attributed to its AI integration strategy [3] - OpenAI is planning a $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank, potentially valuing the company at around $300 billion, contingent on switching to for-profit control [5] - Maintaining the nonprofit arm may complicate fundraising but could also mitigate a lawsuit from co-founder Elon Musk regarding the company's public-interest focus [6]

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Carba Announces 5-Year Carbon Removal Credit Purchase Agreement with MicrosoftMay 07, 2025 5:24 AM EDT | Source: PlentisoftOakton, Virginia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 7, 2025) - Carba, a Minneapolis, Minnesota carbon removal company, announced an agreement today to deliver 44,000 carbon removal credits to Microsoft over a 5 year period. Carba's novel pyrolysis technology and burial method removes carbon dioxide, storing biochar underground in low-oxygen environments based on a patented, highly eff ...

The $4 trillion club is yet to be established, but there are three candidates with a realistic chance of becoming the founding member: Microsoft is the closest to the mark, and its business is also growing much faster than Apple's business, thanks primarily to the strength of its Azure cloud platform. Nvidia might be much further away from a $4 trillion valuation, but it could legitimately achieve the milestone before Microsoft and Apple because of how quickly its artificial intelligence (AI) chips for data ...

Group 1 - OpenAI plans to reduce its revenue share to Microsoft from 20% to 10% by 2030 [1][2] - The company is restructuring to become a public benefit corporation while remaining under the control of its nonprofit division [1] - Microsoft has invested tens of billions in OpenAI and has a contract that includes revenue sharing and rights to OpenAI's IP [3] Group 2 - Microsoft has not yet approved OpenAI's proposed corporate structure, seeking to protect its investment [3] - The current agreement between OpenAI and Microsoft is set to last until 2030 [3] - OpenAI's new plan aims to align its financial interests with its business partners [2]

The S&P 500 (^GSPC -0.77%) closed higher for nine consecutive trading days from April 21 to May 2. It marked the first nine-day winning streak since 2004. The market rebound came as investors digested strong earnings reports from top tech-focused companies and positive trade talks, and grew hopeful of easing tariff tensions. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with outsized exposure to growth stocks have been surging. The Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG -0.72%), one of the largest growth-focused ETFs by net assets, rose ...

Partnership expands FarmBeats for Students program to all 50 states to help grow next generation of farmersREDMOND, Wash., May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. and the National FFA Organization on Tuesday announced the national expansion of FarmBeats for Students, a cutting-edge educational program integrating smart sensors, data science and artificial intelligence (AI) to teach precision agriculture in classrooms. Starting today, FFA teachers and students throughout the United States, including FFA ...

I last covered Microsoft Inc. (NASDAQ: MSFT ) in late February, following the news of its quantum tech breakthrough, with the launch of its Majorana chip technology, rating it a strong buy. Since then, while the market has dipped by about 5.5%, Microsoft stockI specialize in analyzing individual stocks. With a strong educational background in both finance and economics, I’ve developed a deep fascination with the stock market and the potential it offers to investors at all levels. I keep a close watch on mar ...

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