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- Administration Suspends Microsoft Green-Card Sponsorship After 6,000 Layoffs
Vice President JD Vance accused Microsoft of replacing laid-off U.S. workers with H-1B visa holders, but two-thirds of its fiscal 2025 approvals went to existing employees.
· Regulation
- Microsoft-Linked Binance Contract Trades Near Upper Band as Analyst Sets $665 Target
MSFTUSDT rose 1.35% to $535.45 as open interest fell 15.53%, while analyst targets for Microsoft common stock reached $665.
· Investing
- Big Tech Sets $715B-$740B 2026 Spending Range as Healthcare AI Expands
Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft are planning record capital outlays as healthcare companies adopt AI tools and models across clinical and consumer operations.
· Business
- OpenAI, Anthropic Revenue Methods Make Business Comparisons Difficult
Anthropic counts gross sales through cloud partners, while OpenAI counts only its net revenue share from partners such as Microsoft.
· Business
- Microsoft Makes Windows 11 a Hub for Local and Cloud AI Agents
Execution Containers now control what agents can access, while Microsoft prepares local Copilot features and larger on-device models.
· Technology
- MSFTUSDT Holds Above Key Averages as MACD and Signal Lines Converge
The Binance Futures contract traded at $528.28 on Oct. 9, while a zero MACD histogram placed near-term momentum at a conditional technical juncture.
· Investing
- India Criticizes U.S. Suspension of PERM Program for Microsoft, Others
The move affects Microsoft and other companies as Washington and New Delhi continue talks on tariffs, Russian oil purchases and agricultural protections.
· Regulation
- Microsoft Tests Redesigned Windows Search in Insider Channels
The WinUI 3 preview adds typo matching, system controls and a single results list, with file previews and web answers planned for later updates.
· Technology
- Microsoft Shares Slide as Trump Administration Freezes Green-Card Filings
Microsoft stock fell from about $531 to $525.06 before recovering to $525.64 as the action extended to other technology companies.
· Regulation
- Trump Administration Proposes $70,000 Fee for Initial OPT Recommendations
The proposal would charge participating institutions for F-1 student work recommendations as federal scrutiny of H-1B employers and foreign-worker programs intensifies.
· Regulation
- Anthropic Plans $518 Billion in Cloud and Computing Spending
The decade-long commitment includes non-cancelable obligations to Google, Amazon and Microsoft as the AI lab expands access to computing capacity.
· Technology
- U.S. Suspends Microsoft, Adobe From Green-Card Labor Program
Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling cited multiple active federal investigations involving the technology companies. The action also covers six major technology services firms.
· Regulation
- Microsoft Brings Local AI Inference to GitHub Copilot This Month
Developers will be able to switch automatically or manually between cloud-based and device-based models in GitHub Copilot.
· Technology
- Microsoft Sets Windows, Surface Event on Local AI and RTX Spark
The Oct. 7 event will cover the latest Windows and Surface developments as Microsoft works with Nvidia on local-AI hardware.
· Technology
- Nasdaq Sets Record as Nvidia, Microsoft and Meta Lead Gains
The Nasdaq Composite rose 1.1% Monday, while the S&P 500 gained 0.7% and finished 0.3% below its record.
· Investing
- Bessent Says Treasury Yield Rise Tracks Global Trend
The Treasury secretary saw no sign of investors shifting from U.S. debt into German or Japanese bonds and dismissed concerns about an AI bubble.
· People
- Microsoft Says X Account Was Secured After Clippy Coin Promotion
The account’s profile image changed to Clippy, and it interacted with posts promoting a meme coin themed around the former Office assistant.
· Technology
- Hackers Used Microsoft’s X Account to Promote a Fake Clippy Token
The account, which has more than 13 million followers, was secured and unauthorized posts were removed after the Oct. 1 compromise.
· Technology
- ChronoScale Reports $71.6 Million in Fiscal 2026 Revenue
Together AI accounted for all of the revenue. ChronoScale also reported a $49.3 million loss from continuing operations before income tax.
· Business
- AI Infrastructure Spending Pushes Investors Toward Cash Flow
Microsoft, Oracle, Meta and Tesla are committing hundreds of billions of dollars to data centers, computing capacity and other AI-related assets.
· Investing
- Micron, Microsoft and AMD CEOs Scheduled for White House AI Lunch
The Sept. 29 meeting comes as Washington promotes U.S. chip investment while restricting or conditioning advanced semiconductor exports to China.
· Regulation
- Justice Department Backs OpenAI Fair-Use Defense in Copyright Case
A 20-page filing argues that training large language models on copyrighted text is highly transformative, while leaving questions about AI outputs for the court.
· Regulation
- AI Research Leaders Urge Policymakers to Examine Automated AI Research
The researchers warned that automating AI development could compress years of progress into months or less and accelerate technological change beyond human understanding.
· Technology
- Microsoft Executive Says SaaS Is Becoming AI Agent Infrastructure
Bryan Goode says AI agents may coordinate work across enterprise applications while those systems retain their data, business logic and governance.
· Technology
- U.S. Stocks Close Higher as PayPal Gains 4.70%, Circle Declines
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.02%, while Microsoft advanced 3.77% and several listed stocks fell.
· Investing
- Anthropic Executive Backs AI Slowdown as Microsoft Proposes Human-Control Code
Pip White called for cross-border regulation and enforcement, while Microsoft AI opened a six-week consultation on rules for human oversight of its models.
· Regulation
- Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Oracle and Meta Project $800B AI Spend
The five companies are projected to spend a combined $800 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026. Hyperscale cloud service providers would need about $300 billion in annual AI revenue to reach break-even.
· Technology
- Microsoft Expands Copilot Into a Workplace AI Platform
The redesigned Copilot app combines chat, agents and workplace tools, while longer-running AI tasks use Copilot Credits under a metered billing model.
· Technology
- AI Capital Spending May Reach $1.73 Trillion in 2026-2027
Six companies would need $1.42 trillion in revenue from 2028 through 2030 to meet a 15% annualized return target on AI computing investments.
· Business
- Microsoft Expands Government Testing of Frontier AI Models
Agreements with U.S. and U.K. institutes cover adversarial testing, safeguard reviews and risks tied to national security and public safety.
· Regulation
- Microsoft, OpenAI Messages Warn AI May Weaken Publisher Web
Internal communications describe falling website traffic, lower publisher revenue and a potential decline in the content available to support AI systems.
· Regulation
- Microsoft Plans $15.2 Billion UAE Investment Through 2029
More than $7.3 billion was invested or spent through 2025, with another $7.9 billion planned for AI infrastructure, operations and workforce training through 2029.
· Business
- IREN Secures 85% of AI Cloud ARR as Compute Demand Outpaces Capacity
IREN has locked in 85% of its targeted AI cloud annual recurring revenue amid strong demand for compute capacity, supported by $3.65 billion in GPU financing and a Microsoft-backed agreement.
· Business
- IREN Jumps 30% After Securing $2.8 Billion AI Cloud Deals With Microsoft, Nvidia
IREN surged over 30% after signing $2.8 billion in AI cloud agreements with Microsoft and Nvidia, highlighting its shift from Bitcoin mining to AI infrastructure.
· Business
- Microsoft Earnings Beat Driven by AI and Azure Cloud Demand Surge
Microsoft reported stronger-than-expected earnings as AI and Azure cloud growth accelerated, signaling real revenue gains from enterprise AI adoption.
· Business
- IREN Secures $2.8 Billion AI Deal With Microsoft, Nvidia, Shifts From Bitcoin Mining
IREN signed a $2.8 billion AI cloud deal with Microsoft and Nvidia, accelerating its shift away from Bitcoin mining toward AI infrastructure.
· Business
- IREN Shifts From Bitcoin Mining to AI Data Centers With Microsoft, NVIDIA Deals
IREN is pivoting from Bitcoin mining to AI cloud infrastructure through major deals with Microsoft and NVIDIA to build large-scale data center capacity.
· Business
- IREN Gains Attention as $9.7 Billion Microsoft Deal Fuels AI Pivot
IREN is shifting from Bitcoin mining to AI infrastructure, backed by a $9.7 billion Microsoft deal and Nvidia partnership, driving investor attention and valuation debate.
· Business
- IREN Stock Gains as Bitcoin Miner Pivot to AI Infrastructure Draws Nvidia, Microsoft Deals
IREN shares rose as the former Bitcoin miner accelerates its shift to AI infrastructure, backed by major deals with Microsoft and Nvidia.
· Business
- IREN Shifts From Bitcoin Mining to AI Data Centers With $3.65 Billion Microsoft Deal
IREN is pivoting from Bitcoin mining to AI data center infrastructure, backed by a $3.65 billion Microsoft deal driving investor optimism and revaluation of its business model.
· Business