Microsoft

> About

Major investor in OpenAI, creator of GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot (Bing Chat), Azure AI services. Uses scraped code and web data without consent. Major contributor to AI automation displacing workers.

Website

https://microsoft.com

CEO

Satya Nadella

Founded

1975

Valuation

$3T+

> Founders

Bill GatesPaul Allen

> Products & Services

GitHub CopilotMicrosoft CopilotAzure OpenAIOffice AI features

> Layoffs

9000 employees

Major layoffs in gaming division, cancellation of projects including Everwild and Perfect Dark

Source

Closed three game studios (Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, Alpha Dog Games) and merged Roundhouse Studios

Source

6000 employees3%

Workforce reduction across various roles and departments

Source

1900 employees

Layoffs in gaming division following Activision Blizzard acquisition (Xbox, ZeniMax)

Source

10000 employees5%

Strategic realignment focusing on AI integration

Source

> Controversies

GitHub users unable to disable AI-driven Copilot features, with concerns about training on user code without consent[1]

Controversy 1 Sources:

  1. GitHub users want to ditch Copilot features(2025-09)

GitHub Copilot exposing content from over 20,000 private repositories through Bing caching mechanism[2]

Controversy 2 Sources:

  1. Copilot exposes private GitHub pages(2025-02)

New York Times lawsuit alleging AI models trained using newspaper content without permission, threatening business model[3]

Controversy 3 Sources:

  1. New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft(2023-12)

> Data Centers

> Microsoft Fairwater Atlanta

Microsoft AI WAN #confident

Owner

Location

1435 Hwy 54 W, Fayetteville, GA 30214

33°26'55"N, 84°31'20"W

H100 Equiv

531.2K

Power

615 MW

Cost

$16.84B

Users

OpenAIspeculative

Energy

Georgia Power

> Microsoft Fairwater Wisconsin

Microsoft AI WAN #confident

Owner

Location

4800 90th St, Mount Pleasant, WI 53403

42°40'28"N, 87°53'42"W

Users

OpenAIlikely
Microsoftlikely

Energy

WE Energies

> Microsoft Fairwater Wisconsin

Microsoft AI WAN #confident

Ownerlikely

Location

4800 90th St, Mount Pleasant, WI 53403

42°40'28"N, 87°53'42"W

Energy

WE Energies

> Coreweave Helios

speculative

Location

984 County Road 112, Afton, TX 79920

33°46'27"N, 100°52'08"W

Construction

Galaxy

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