We recently published a list of 15 AI News Updates That Investors Are Watching. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) stands against the other AI stocks.
The chip wars between the United States and China are in full swing. After reports that the US was considering additional curbs on the export of advanced AI chips to Chinese companies, Beijing responded by saying it would take necessary actions to protect Chinese firms if the US escalated chip control measures. According to a report by news agency Reuters, when quizzed about reports that the US was planning to add 200 Chinese firms to a trade blacklist, a Chinese government spokesperson said China strongly opposes the US broadening the concept of national security, and the abuse of control measures targeting Chinese companies.
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He Yadong, a commerce ministry spokesman, said that these actions severely disrupt the international economic and trade order, destabilise global industrial security, and harm the cooperative efforts between China and the US, as well as the global semiconductor industry, per Reuters. If the US insists on escalating control measures, China will take necessary actions to resolutely protect the legitimate rights of Chinese enterprises, he added. The report adds that the US fears China using chips to strengthen military capabilities.
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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is a Washington-based technology company. Latest reports published by tech news platform Windows Latest suggest that the company has rolled out a new update for the Copilot AI assistant, allowing users from more regions across the world to use the Copilot Voice feature for free. Previously, the feature had only been available in English speaking countries like Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. The latest updates will likely extend the reach of the AI assistant to India as well, the report contends.
