Microsoft (MSFT) jumps after announcing 365 Copilot, Bing Chat Enterprise

Meta opens AI model to commercial use, throwing nascent market into flux

July 18, 2023 11:54 AM EDT

By Katie Paul

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Meta is releasing a commercial version of its open-source artificial intelligence model Llama, the company said on Tuesday, giving start-ups and other businesses a powerful free-of-charge alternative to pricey proprietary models sold by OpenAI and Google.

The new version of the model, called Llama 2, will be distributed by Microsoft through its Azure cloud service and will run on the Windows operating system, Meta said in a blog post, referring to Microsoft as "our preferred partner" for the release.

The model, which Meta previously provided only to select academics for... More

Microsoft (MSFT): Bing Chat Enterprise announced, multimodal Visual Search rolling out to Bing Chat

July 18, 2023 11:51 AM EDT

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announces:

At Microsoft Inspire 2023, we announced the next steps in our Bing Chat journey: Bing Chat Enterprise, rolling out today in Preview, and... More

Microsoft (MSFT) and Meta (META) expand their AI partnership with Llama 2 on Azure and Windows

July 18, 2023 11:47 AM EDT

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced:

In recent months, the remarkable strides made in AI innovation have ignited a wave of transformative possibilities, captivating our collective imagination with the promise of reshaping industries and the way we work.

Today, at Microsoft Inspire, Meta and Microsoft announced support for the Llama 2 family of large language models (LLMs) on Azure and Windows. Llama 2 is designed to enable developers and organizations to build generative AI-powered tools and experiences. Meta and Microsoft share a commitment to democratizing AI and its benefits and we are... More

Microsoft (MSFT) Announcing Bing Chat Enterprise and Microsoft 365 Copilot pricing

July 18, 2023 11:36 AM EDT

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced:

At Microsoft, we are working to provide a copilot for every person in their lives and at work. Earlier this year, we introduced the new AI-powered Bing, your copilot for the web, fundamentally reinventing search as a category with complete answers, a full chat experience, and features to unlock creativity. We also introduced Microsoft 365 Copilot, which combines the power of large language models (LLMs) with your data in the Microsoft Graph and Microsoft 365 apps to usher in a whole new way of working, using just your... More

Microsoft (MSFT): Accelerating AI transformation through partnership

July 18, 2023 11:35 AM EDT

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced:

Collaboration is a key component of Microsofts success. Our partner ecosystem consists of more than 400,000 partners worldwide, and they play a key role in making new technology available to customers, especially in todays AI-focused world. Microsoft Inspire is a chance to acknowledge the role our partners play in customer success and to share new opportunities and ways to engage with Microsoft products.

To recognize the impressive achievements of our collaborators, we kicked off Microsoft Inspire by celebrating the finalists and winners in the 2023 Microsoft... More

Microsoft to charge more for AI in office, secure Bing from leaks

July 18, 2023 11:33 AM EDT

By Jeffrey Dastin

(Reuters) - Microsoft on Tuesday said it would charge at least 53% more to access new artificial intelligence features in its widely used office software, in a glimpse at the windfall it hopes to reap from the technology.

The company also said it would make a more secure version of its Bing search engine available immediately to businesses, aiming to address their data-protection concerns, grow their interest in AI and compete more with Google.

At its virtual Inspire conference, the company said customers would pay $30 per user, per month for its AI copilot in... More

Microsoft (MSFT) Sets Expensive Price Tag for New Corporate AI Products - Bloomberg

July 18, 2023 11:32 AM EDT

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Sets Expensive Price Tag for New Corporate AI Products - Bloomberg

AI Copilot for Office software will cost $30 a person each month... More

Teladoc (TDOC) and Microsoft (MSFT) expand AI collaboration

July 18, 2023 8:56 AM EDT

(Updated - July 18, 2023 8:59 AM EDT)

Teladoc's (NYSE: TDOC) stock traded higher after it announced an expanded collaboration with artificial intelligence powerhouse Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) aimed at addressing the healthcare workforce crisis. The companies plan to use AI to help... More

Teladoc expands Microsoft tie-up to document patient visits with AI

July 18, 2023 8:36 AM EDT

(Reuters) - Teladoc Health is expanding a partnership with Microsoft to use the tech giant's artificial intelligence services to automate clinical documentation on the telehealth platform, lifting its shares 6% in premarket trade.

The integration of AI including Microsoft's services with technology from OpenAI, owner of viral chatbot ChatGPT, will help ease the... More