Worldwide tech outages in multiple industries

Massive tech outages Friday around the world are impacting airlines, businesses, offices and companies that are using Microsoft software. Apple and Linux systems are working normally. The issues are due to a technical problem that global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said it had identified in its software and was working to resolve. CrowdStrike provides antivirus software to Microsoft for its Windows devices. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has more.

• Jul 19, 2024
• 3:08

Microsoft relinquishes OpenAI board seat as regulators zero in on AI

Microsoft exits OpenAI's board amid move by regulators in the U.S. and overseas to review the companies' relationship.

• Jul 10, 2024

AI demands push carbon emissions up

Google's carbon emissions increased 13% compared to 2023, according to the company's annual Environmental Report. Justine Calma, a senior science reporter with The Verge, joins CBS News with more details on how artificial intelligence may be contributing to more emissions.

• Jul 8, 2024
• 3:44

Stock market rallies around AI boom

Artificial intelligence is reshaping American life, including changing the investment landscape as AI-related stocks are booming. CBS News' John Dickerson examines some of the best performers to explain which industries make up the AI revolution.

• Jun 5, 2024
• 2:42

Breaking down the Dow's 40,000 milestone

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit 40,000 points for the first time Thursday. Well-known brands like Goldman Sachs, Microsoft and United Health fueled the latest milestone. CBS News contributor J.D. Durkin joins "The Daily Report" to discuss what the record mark suggests about the economy.

• May 16, 2024
• 4:33

Microsoft: More workers are adopting AI

A new Microsoft report shows that 75% of workers now use artificial intelligence at their jobs. Jared Spataro, Microsoft's corporate vice president of AI at work, joins CBS News to discuss how the technology is changing workplaces.

• May 8, 2024
• 5:05

Biden highlights new Microsoft data center

President Biden highlighted Microsoft's plans to build a new data center during his recent visit to Wisconsin, saying it would be transformative and likely create thousands of jobs. CBS News campaign reporter Aaron Navarro has more.

• May 8, 2024
• 3:48

Biden to tout Microsoft's Wisconsin expansion

In 2018, former President Donald Trump promised a massive Foxconn flat-screen TV factory in Wisconsin that he claimed would be the "eighth wonder of the world," but it never transpired. On Wednesday, President Biden will be in the state to highlight Microsoft's plan to expand a data center complex there. CBS News campaign reporter Aaron Navarro has the details.

• May 7, 2024
• 3:55

British AI startup raises $1 billion for self-driving car tech

Nvidia and Microsoft are among the backers of Wayve and its embodied AI technology, described as "GPT for driving."

• May 7, 2024

Microsoft expanding biometric passkey access

Microsoft users can now use biometric passkeys, like a thumbprint or Face ID, to sign into Microsoft 365, Copilot. Jon Fingas, senior editor at Techopedia, has more.

• May 3, 2024
• 3:35

Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman, claiming "stark betrayal"

Lawsuit accuses OpenAI of abandoning its mission to benefit humanity in favor of pursuing its commercial interests.

• Mar 1, 2024

How foreign hackers use AI for cyberattacks

OpenAI and its partner Microsoft said Wednesday that hackers from China, Russia and other nations have been using artificial intelligence systems to help create their cyberattacks. Washington Post technology reporter Joseph Menn joins CBS News to unpack the new research.

• Feb 14, 2024
• 3:01

Microsoft Teams services are down, as thousands of users report issues

Microsoft said Friday it's working to restore Teams services, after a network issue caused outages on the messaging platform.

• Jan 26, 2024

Why tech stocks are driving market gains

Several factors, like the boom in artificial intelligence in the past few years, have created higher value for tech companies stocks in the market that are driving market gains. Joe Rennison covers financial markets for The New York Times and joins CBS News with his take on the strength of the "magnificent seven" group of tech stocks.

• Jan 24, 2024
• 5:08

Microsoft briefly tops Apple as world's most valuable company

Microsoft's market value momentarily surpassed that of Apple's for the first time in years as the software giant deepens it AI presence.

• Jan 11, 2024

New Microsoft PC button will be its 1st major keyboard change in decades

Starting this month, some new PCs running Windows 11 will have a special "Copilot key" that launches Microsoft's AI chatbot.

• Jan 4, 2024

AI, Elon Musk and 2023's biggest tech stories

From the rise of artificial intelligence to Elon Musk's rebranding of Twitter, 2023 saw major changes in the tech industry. CBS News senior business and tech correspondent Jo Ling Kent joins to look back at the year in tech -- and to discuss where the industry is headed in 2024.

• Dec 27, 2023
• 4:26

Sam Altman returns as CEO of OpenAI

Less than a week after he was fired as CEO of OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, Sam Altman has returned to his post after being briefly hired by Microsoft. Altman's return came after hundreds of OpenAI workers threatened to leave the company if he was not reinstated.

• Nov 22, 2023
• 0:26

Why did OpenAI reinstate Sam Altman as CEO?

Sam Altman is back at the helm of OpenAI -- capping off a tumultuous week in the world of artificial intelligence. Axios tech and policy reporter Ashley Gold joins CBS News to unpack the situation.

• Nov 22, 2023
• 4:28

Sam Altman goes from OpenAI to Microsoft

Microsoft is hiring Sam Altman, co-founder of ChatGPT's maker OpenAI, three days after he was fired as CEO of OpenAI. Senior business and technology correspondent Jo Ling Kent reports on what this means for the world of artificial intelligence.

• Nov 20, 2023
• 4:33

2024 election interference concerns

A new Microsoft analysis has found that Russia, Iran and China are likely to engage in new, sophisticated interference efforts ahead of the 2024 U.S. election. The report says Moscow remains the most capable and committed threat. Jamil Jaffer, the founder and executive director of the National Security Institute at George Mason University, joined CBS News to discuss the findings.

• Nov 9, 2023
• 6:04

Google antitrust trial enters third week

The government's antitrust case against Google is now entering its third week, but efforts by the tech giant to close off testimony to the public are raising questions about transparency in the Justice Department's biggest monopoly trial in more than 20 years. Nico Grant, a technology reporter at the New York Times, joined CBS News to discuss the case.

• Sep 28, 2023
• 4:52

Microsoft, Google integrate AI into products

Tech giants Microsoft and Google say they're moving toward building more generative artificial intelligence into their products. Microsoft has already been adding AI assistants to apps and now plans to unify all of them into a single source. And Google is launching new AI features to make video editing and publishing easier on YouTube. Emma Roth, news writer at The Verge, joined CBS News to discuss the increased use of AI.

• Sep 25, 2023
• 3:20

How your data can be used to train AI

Big tech companies like Google, Meta and Microsoft are accessing your data to teach AI to essentially pretend to be human. Geoffrey Fowler, tech columnist at the Washington Post, joined CBS News to explain how.

• Sep 14, 2023
• 4:43

Eye on America: AI revolution

In New York, Microsoft’s VP of research and innovation explains how AI is helping the health care industry. Then in California, we see how robots could revolutionize the beauty and cosmetics industry. Watch these stories and more on "Eye on America" with host Michelle Miller.

• Sep 11, 2023
• 19:37

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