Jony Ive and Sam Altman are building a building
Microsoft on Thursday announced its artificial intelligence (AI) platform, Azure AI, for use in Ray-Ban glasses. The platform will be powered by OpenAI, which also has its own AI-powered glasses, and is available to users for a fee. The platform will let users create their own smart glasses using the cloud and it will be able to recognise sights and sounds.
Microsoft has ties to the Israeli government, according to composer Brian Eno
Microsoft’s annual developer conference was disrupted by a group of protesters, including former employees. A former Microsoft employee interrupted CEO Satya Nadella’s keynote address on Monday, shouting, “How about you show Israeli war crimes are powered by Azure?” and a Palestinian tech worker interrupted an executive’s presentation on Wednesday. The protests also came after Microsoft admitted it has contracts with Israel’s Ministry of Defence.