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OpenAI rejects allegations of contract breach, says Elon Musk pushed for merger with Tesla

Musk filed a lawsuit against the startup he co-founded last week, alleging breach of contract, saying the Microsoft-backed firm is now focused on making money.

Microsoft overtakes Apple to become world’s ‘most valued’ company

On Friday, Microsoft's market capitalization stood at $2.887 trillion, its highest ever, according to London Stock Exchange Group data.

How New York Times lawsuit against OpenAI & Microsoft adds to AI regulation debate

Case could test legal boundaries of AI in the US and set precedents for wider world at a time when the technology’s explosive growth is outpacing most regulatory regimes, including India's

Microsoft gets observer position on OpenAI board, no voting rights, says CEO Sam Altman

When Altman was ousted by OpenAI earlier, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella had said governance at the ChatGPT maker needed to change.

Amid news of joining Microsoft, Sam Altman confirms return to OpenAI as CEO

OpenAI has in principle agreed to partly reconstitute board of directors that dismissed Altman. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella had announced Monday that Altman would be joining Microsoft.

Microsoft’s role in data breach part of US cyber inquiry, says Bloomberg News report

Microsoft has been under increasing scrutiny following revelations that hackers allegedly operating on Beijing's behalf got hold of one of its cryptographic keys and took advantage of a coding flaw.

Netflix changes ad partnership with Microsoft and lowers prices, reports Wall Street Journal

The streaming company selected Microsoft last year to provide technology and sell ads on its behalf, in part because Microsoft offered to pay a ‘revenue guarantee.’

Legal complication: Meta, Microsoft, hundreds more own trademarks to new Twitter name X

Musk renamed social media network Twitter as X on Monday and unveiled a new logo for the social media platform, a stylized black-and-white version of the letter.

Telecom to transportation hubs, Microsoft says Chinese hackers spying on US critical infrastructure

The espionage has also targeted the US island territory of Guam, home to strategically important American military bases, Microsoft said in a report.

Google I/O shows search giant is feeling competition. Age of generative AI now more exciting

Google's generative AI chatbot Bard received a lukewarm response. But this shouldn’t be seen as a negative point; it served as a wake-up call for the 800-pound gorilla.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.