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MICROSOFT-G42 $1B KENYA DATA CENTER STALLS

Microsoft and UAE-based G42's planned $1 billion geothermal data center in Kenya has stalled over payment guarantees. The Kenyan government declined to provide the annual payment commitments Microsoft required for the project.

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Microsoft and G42's $1B geothermal-powered data center in Kenya stalls after the government couldn't provide annual payment guarantees that Microsoft requested (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Microsoft and G42's $1B geothermal-powered data center in Kenya stalls after the government couldn't provide…

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Musk v. Altman: Satya Nadella says Elon Musk never contacted him with concerns that Microsoft's investments in OpenAI violated any special terms or commitments (CNBC)

CNBC: Musk v. Altman: Satya Nadella says Elon Musk never contacted him with concerns that Microsoft's investments in Ope…

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The US Commerce Department removed from its website details about its May 5 agreement with Google, xAI, and Microsoft to test their AI models (Courtney Rozen/Reuters)

Courtney Rozen / Reuters: The US Commerce Department removed from its website details about its May 5 agreement with Goo…

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Source: new revenue sharing terms cap OpenAI's payments to Microsoft at $38B; they previously could have totaled $135B through 2030 if long-term goals were met (The Information)

The Information: Source: new revenue sharing terms cap OpenAI's payments to Microsoft at $38B; they previously could hav…

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Source: Microsoft Israel's GM leaves after an internal probe into alleged unethical use of Azure by Israel's MOD; Microsoft France will manage Microsoft Israel (Assaf Gilead/Globes)

Assaf Gilead / Globes: Source: Microsoft Israel's GM leaves after an internal probe into alleged unethical use of Azure…

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Microsoft's unreleased cloud controller has been spotted in the wild and it's teeny

It reportedly uses Wi-Fi to directly connect to the Xbox Cloud Gaming service, for lower latency.

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Bill Ackman says his fund has taken a new stake in Microsoft after the company's recent share price decline; Ackman says investors have underestimated Microsoft (Amy Thomson/Bloomberg)

Amy Thomson / Bloomberg: Bill Ackman says his fund has taken a new stake in Microsoft after the company's recent share p…

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