Tweet Today Microsoft announced an alliance with OpenAI and an investment of $ 1 billion in the company. Microsoft aims to build new Azure AI supercomputing tech through this partnership. Read more… Neowin

Tweet The funding will be used for Microsoft’s partnerships with Black Girls Code and the Technology Access Foundation, two nonprofits aiming to provide technology education to students of color. Read more… Neowin

Tweet Google is reportedly investing $ 550 million in Chinese e-commerce platform JD.com in an attempt to expand its efforts in the Asian market, though it’s still unclear how this will be done. Read more… Neowin

Tweet Google’s investment arm has contributed significant funds to a UK-based startup that wants to create a collaborative, city-scale, augmented reality platform filled with user made content. Read more… Neowin

Tweet An investment firm backed by former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates has dropped a hefty sum for some desert property west of Phoenix, Arizona, to build a city housing – and run by – technology of the future. Read more… Neowin