OpenAI Launches First Asian Office in Tokyo Amid Microsoft"s Massive AI and Cloud Push in Japan

Google, Inc. is opening a new front in its fight for dominance in the cloud, this time more directly taking on Microsoft Corp. in the office. Alphabet Inc.-owned Google has hired Javier Soltero — a former executive in Microsoft’s Office Product.....»»

Oracle is continuing its campaign for dominance in the cloud against rivals like Microsoft and Amazon — this time by ramping up hiring. Reuters reports that Redwood City-based Oracle Corp. (NYSE: ORCL) plans to add about 2,000 new workers world.....»»

India's Eros Now said on Thursday it is tying up with Microsoft's Azure cloud platform to host and stream its digital video offerings, in a boost to the U.S. software giant's push to expand in the Indian market......»»

U.S. Air Force Gen. John Raymond will serve as the first head of Space Command (SPACECOM)......»»

Defense Secretary Mark Esper will undertake a review of a massive cloud-computing contract before the Pentagon awards it, creating a new potential obstacle for the lucrative deal expected to be valued at up to $10 billion over a decade......»»

Microsoft announced a $1 billion investment in Elon Musk's OpenAI, which.....»»

Microsoft struck a $1 billion agreement with OpenAI to build a computational cloud platform in a move to broaden the reach of AI technologies. OpenAI and Microsoft will build a computational platform on the Redmond company's cloud Azure. Under this.....»»

Microsoft said it's investing $1 billion in San Francisco-based OpenAI to develop artificial intelligence supercomputing technologies on its cloud computing service. Fred Katayama reports......»»

Microsoft Corp said on Monday it was investing $1 billion in San Francisco-based OpenAI and that the two had formed a multi-year partnership to develop artificial intelligence supercomputing technologies on Microsoft's Azure cloud computing service......»»

Microsoft beat analysts' estimates for fourth-quarter revenue and profit Thursday, lifted by growth in its flagship cloud product Azure and Office software......»»

Microsoft beat analysts' estimates for fourth-quarter revenue and profit Thursday, lifted by growth in its flagship cloud product Azure and Office software......»»

Microsoft Corp beat analysts' estimates for fourth-quarter revenue and profit on Thursday, even as sales growth began to slow for its cloud product Azure and Office software......»»

President Donald Trump recently demanded more information about how the Pentagon crafted a massive cloud-computing contract it's poised to award to Amazon.com Inc. or Microsoft Corp., in order to decide whether .....»»

Microsoft Corp and AT&T Inc on Wednesday said they reached a deal under which the telecommunications firm will tap Microsoft's Azure cloud service for its computing needs and provide Office 365 software to much of its 268,000-strong workforce......»»

This story originally appeared on BostInno.  At 100 Summer St., CloudHealth, the cloud services company launched in 2012, takes over two floors and 80,000 sq. ft. It’s easy to get lost in the massive space, a mostly open-office plan punctuat.....»»

Award-winning Honolulu restaurant The Pig & The Lady is going international. The company announced Friday that it will open a new location in Tokyo in partnership with Japan-based restaurant group Transit General Office, with a projected launch this fa.....»»

Citigroup has teamed up with Singapore-based ride-hailing firm Grab to launch co-branded credit cards, as it looks to boost its Asian customer base by about 13% via partnerships with digital firms, a senior Citi executive said......»»

Jonathan Ernst/Reuters President Donald Trump said Japan had a "substantial edge" over the US on trade while speaking to business leaders in Tokyo.  Trade tensions between both countries are simmering amid the US and China's back-and-forth t.....»»

As President Donald Trump lands in Japan Saturday amid a worsening trade war with China, he could well be thinking back to a previous economic spat between Washington and an Asian economic powerhouse......»»

Asian markets were mixed in early trading Friday, with stocks in Hong Kong and mainland China retreating amid ongoing trade tensions with the U.S......»»