Microsoft has been the worst Big Tech stock lately. Here’s why it may become the best.

OpenAI and Microsoft’s ‘frenemies relationship,’ and what you missed at SXSW

This week, OpenAI inked a five-year, $11.9 billion deal with CoreWeave, the GPU-heavy cloud provider, securing its own AI computing pipeline—and a $350 million equity stake in the company. With CoreWeave’s pending IPO and deep ties to Microsoft, OpenAI’s deal marks a significant shift in the AI cloud wars. Today, on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts...

New China tariffs may mean higher toy prices, but Mattel and Hasbro are working to blunt the impact

AIMPWAMarch 14, 2025

Mattel and Hasbro may be forced to raise prices if President Donald Trump’s 20% tariffs on imports from China remain in place, but both companies have mitigation strategies in place. Source link

Best of the Week | Breaking down the 2025 Union Budget

AIMPWAMarch 14, 2025

For a business journalist, Budget Day is nothing short of the World Cup final (ICC or FIFA, you decide). It is the D-day for which edit meetings are held months in advance. It’s the day for which editorial teams plan months in advance, crafting center spreads, fine-tuning graphics, and, come 11 AM on February 1st,...

Chaos around Social Security sparks anxiety about scams

AIMPWAMarch 14, 2025

“Hang up, ignore the messages and report any scam attempts,” advocate says. Source link

States’ wish lists remain unfulfilled though they will partner in growth

AIMPWAMarch 14, 2025

Like every year, even the FY26 Union Budget will be analysed more for what it has done for growth, fiscal consolidation, capex/infrastructure, agriculture/rural, employment/skill development, MSME, climate change/energy transition, and above all, measures to support lagging consumption demand. All the announcements made in the budget help the country as a whole and, in turn, states...