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Microsoft To Invest $17.5 Billion in India

Slashdot.org - Tue, 12/09/2025 - 13:15
Microsoft announced on Tuesday its largest-ever investment in Asia -- $17.5 billion over four years starting in 2026 -- to expand cloud and AI infrastructure across India, fund skilling programs, and support ongoing operations in the country. The commitment adds to a $3 billion investment the company announced in January 2025 that is on track to be spent by the end of 2026. A new hyperscale cloud region in Hyderabad is set to go live in mid-2026 and will be Microsoft's largest in India, comprising three availability zones. The company also plans to integrate AI into two government employment platforms -- e-Shram and the National Career Service -- that serve more than 310 million informal workers. Microsoft is doubling its India skilling target to 20 million people by 2030; since January, it has already trained 5.6 million.

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5 new video editing tools in Google Photos5 new video editing tools in Google PhotosGroup Product Manager

GoogleBlog - Tue, 12/09/2025 - 13:00
Learn more about how you can use Google Photos to create videos using the app’s new, redesigned video editor.Learn more about how you can use Google Photos to create videos using the app’s new, redesigned video editor.
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What Happens When an 'Infinite-Money Machine' Unravels

Slashdot.org - Tue, 12/09/2025 - 12:25
Michael Saylor's software company Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, built a financial model that some observers called an "infinite-money machine" by stockpiling hundreds of thousands of bitcoins and issuing stock and debt to buy more, but that machine appears to be breaking down. The company's stock peaked above $450 in mid-July and ended November at $177.18, a 60% decline. Bitcoin fell only 25% over the same period. The gap between Strategy's market cap and the value of its bitcoin holdings has nearly vanished. At one point last week, the company's market value dipped below the value of its bitcoins after accounting for debt. Strategy announced it had built a $1.4 billion dollar reserve by selling more stock to cover required dividend payments to preferred shareholders over the next twelve months. The company also disclosed it might sell some of its coins if its value continues to fall, a reversal from Saylor's February tweet declaring "Never sell your Bitcoin." Professional short seller Jim Chanos, who had questioned the strategy's sustainability, told Sherwood he made money by shorting the stock and buying bitcoins.

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Learn more about AI in the workplace in our new research report.Learn more about AI in the workplace in our new research report.

GoogleBlog - Tue, 12/09/2025 - 12:00
A new global survey of executives, decision makers and knowledge workers reveals that organizations truly transforming with AI are seeing real results that move their bu…
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