Microsoft announced on Monday that it will no longer share a portion of its revenue with ChatGPT maker OpenAI, marking the latest step in distancing itself from the close partnership that helped spark the AI boom.

The oil and gas sector deals with price volatility, tightening environmental regulations, and growing competition from renewables. Oil and gas software development has become essential rather than optional.

Shares of Microsoft fell 6.2% in Frankfurt on Thursday, a day after the company said it had spent a record amount on artificial intelligence in the latest quarter and reported slower growth in its cloud-computing business, unsettling investors.

It is an unusual moment for video game fans, with a strong lineup of high-quality titles available, yet increasingly expensive hardware required to play them—particularly in the console market.

Microchip Technology said on Monday it will cut around 2,000 jobs, or about 9% of its workforce, as the chipmaker restructures its business to combat slowing demand from automakers.

Microsoft shares fell 4.5% in Europe on Thursday after the company issued a cautious outlook for its cloud business, following a similar drop in after-hours trading the previous day.

Microsoft Corp. and OpenAI are investigating a potential data breach involving their technology, suspecting that a group linked to the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek may have obtained data in an unauthorized manner, according to people familiar with the matter.

Microsoft announced plans to lay off 650 employees in its Xbox division, marking the third round of job cuts this year as it aims to control expenses and integrate its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.