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Integrate Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases with Microsoft SharePoint as a data source | Amazon Web Services

Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases provides foundation models (FMs) and agents in Amazon Bedrock contextual information from your company’s private data sources for Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) to deliver more relevant, accurate, and customized responses. Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases offers a fully managed RAG experience. The data sources that can beContinue Reading

Connect Amazon Q Business to Microsoft SharePoint Online using least privilege access controls | Amazon Web Services

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Amazon Q Business is the generative artificial intelligence (AI) assistant that empowers employees with your company’s knowledge and data. Microsoft SharePoint Online is used by many organizations as a secure place to store, organize, share, and access their internal data. With generative AI, employees can get answers to their questions,Continue Reading

Microsoft seeing ‘solid demand,’ ‘modest’ acceleration in Azure, into Q4: MS

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jewhyte Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is seeing “solid demand” going into its fiscal fourth-quarter results, due in part to a “modest” acceleration in its Azure cloud service, Morgan Stanley said. Shares were little changed in premarket trading on Monday. “Expect Microsoft to meet buyside expectations for a modest acceleration in Azure growthContinue Reading

Google-Wiz deal would be ‘shot across the bow’ at Microsoft, Amazon, spur M&A: Wedbush

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400tmax If Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) does in fact acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz, it could have a huge ripple effect for both the company’s cloud unit and potentially lead to further deals in the space, Wedbush Securities said. “For Google this would be a shot across the bow at Microsoft andContinue Reading

Microsoft dodges EU antitrust probe with €20M settlement – report (NASDAQ:MSFT)

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David Ramos/Getty Images News Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) reached a €20M (~$21.7M) settlement with cloud association CISPE in Europe, sparing the tech giant from a hefty fine and further EU investigation, Reuters reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE) accused Microsoft (MSFT) of usingContinue Reading

Microsoft and Apple ditch OpenAI seats amid antitrust scrutiny – report (NASDAQ:MSFT)

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Robert Way Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has reportedly ditched its board observer seat at OpenAI, while Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will not take up a similar position, as tech giants face increasing scrutiny over investments in artificial intelligence startups, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Microsoft (MSFT), which has invested billions in the makerContinue Reading

OpenAI models available to Microsoft Azure customers in China: report

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hapabapa Despite OpenAI blocking API access in China start this month, its AI models are still available to Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Azure Chinese customers, The Information reported. Azure, which operates locally via a joint venture, has made it clear that the OpenAI service is available in China, the news outlet reported,Continue Reading

Microsoft to pay $14.4M to resolve leave discrimination claims in California (NASDAQ:MSFT)

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The California Civil Rights Department has reached a $14.4M settlement with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) to resolve allegations of discrimination in compensation related to the use of protected leave under state and federal civil rights laws, the agency said Wednesday. In a complaint filed by the agency against Microsoft (MSFT), the departmentContinue Reading

Microsoft consolidates retail stores in China

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hapabapa/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is consolidating its retail stores in China, the company noted in response to media reports that it is closing its network of authorized physical retailers in the country, Reuters reported. The U.S. company does not directly operate physical retail stores in China andContinue Reading

Microsoft informs customers they were exposed in Russia-linked hack (NASDAQ:MSFT)

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lcva2 Updates to change headline, add Microsoft statement Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) said it had been telling its customers that emails exchanged between them had been accessed by the Russian state-sponsored hacking group Midnight Blizzard. The tech giant did not specify how many customers or identify them. The Redmond, Wash.-based firm isContinue Reading