Microsoft emissions surge 27% as AI buildout crimps climate goals

Microsoft's greenhouse gas emissions jumped 27 percent in its latest fiscal year, the tech giant disclosed Thursday, adding to a wave of worsening environmental reports from an industry racing to build AI infrastructure. The disclosure follows similar reports from Google and Amazon last week showing emissions surging 18 percent and 16 percent respectively, as all three companies acknowledged that AI infrastructure expansion is outpacing their decarbonization efforts.

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AI notetakers promise easy meeting recaps, but some professionals question their use

AI notetakers offer convenience but pose significant data privacy risks. These tools convert all spoken words into searchable data, potentially exposing sensitive information. Companies may store or use meeting transcripts to train their artificial intelligence models. Individuals should assert privacy rights and understand data storage policies before use. Asking for consent and establishing clear boundaries ensures meeting confidentiality.

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BofA extends first $520 million loan to OpenAI ahead of IPO

The loan makes BofA one of OpenAI's largest lenders and bolsters its credentials as a market leader ‌in AI-related capital ⁠markets ⁠financing, the source said, requesting anonymity to discuss confidential information.

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Google Cloud’s big India AI bet; Swiggy crosses key ownership threshold

Google Cloud is supercharging its India bet with a local AI play and a potential manufacturing push. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

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US cyber agency is using Anthropic's Mythos to audit government code, sources say

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is using Mythos to scan government code repositories for bugs that could leave the door ​open for foreign spies and cybercriminals, the sources said.

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Meta expands generative AI tools with Muse Image rollout

The company said Muse Image, which is integrated ‌into its ⁠Meta ⁠AI chatbot, can interpret complex prompts, use photos as inputs ​and let users edit generated images directly through sketches or ​annotations.

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WhatsApp username row: Meta gets time till July 9 to reply to notice

However, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) subsequently issued a formal notice directing Meta to put the India rollout on hold pending a rigorous risk assessment. It also asked the company to submit a response on the same by Monday.

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Inside Telegram’s leak economy; Flipkart employees’ latest windfall

Non-consensual image rings are turning small UPI transfers into tickets to abusive, closed Telegram groups. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

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Info Edge to acquire edtech platform Coding Ninjas

Following its board meeting held on Monday, the company said it will acquire the entire remaining shareholding of Sunrise Mentors, which operates the edtech platform Coding Ninjas, from its founders.

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Elon Musk's bid to set aside Twitter fraud verdict rejected by US judge

U.S. District ​Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco also denied Musk's motion to decertify the class of investors, and granted the investors' motion for prejudgment interest. The judge did, however, find Musk not liable for one of his challenged tweets.

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AI creating new consumer demands, biz opportunities beyond productivity gains: Bosch Global Software Technologies CEO

AI is often viewed only through a technological lens, even though its impact extends far beyond technology, right from social re-engineering of the corporate landscape to fundamentally changing how organisations work, structure teams and lead people, he said.

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