Brody Ford

@BrodyFord_

Writing about tech at Bloomberg. text/signal me at 619-519-1264

New York/San Diego

Joined January 2019

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Brody Ford@BrodyFord_ · Jul 2

Scoop: OpenAI and Oracle inked an unprecedented cloud deal for 4.5GW of data center capacity. That’s enough power for millions of homes. W/ @rachelmetz bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Charles Rollet@CharlesRollet1 · 6 h

Scoop: @BusinessInsider obtained an internal list of websites that could and couldn't be used for training Anthropic's latest AI models. Anthropic's contractor Surge AI left the list fully public on Google Docs. 'Sites you can use' include Bloomberg, Harvard, & the Mayo Clinic

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Brody Ford@BrodyFord_ · Jul 22

scoop: Microsoft, fresh off a round of layoffs impacting its salespeople, is offering bonuses to some survivors. $msft bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BrodyFord_'s tweet card. Microsoft Corp., fresh off a round of layoffs impacting its salespeople, is offering bonuses to some survivors.

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Lucas Shaw@Lucas_Shaw · Jul 22

You will never guess who is going to be a big new client for Oracle. Paramount, the company Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison is buying with his son David. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Brody Ford@BrodyFord_ · Jul 22

scoop: when your dad is Larry Ellison, buying Paramount means buying Oracle software too. W/@hgmiller29 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BrodyFord_'s tweet card. Oracle Corp. is in discussions with Skydance Media LLC for a major software deal once the media company’s acquisition of Paramount Global is complete.

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Brody Ford@BrodyFord_ · Jul 22

NEW: Microsoft says Chinese government hackers are behind the SharePoint breaches. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BrodyFord_'s tweet card. Microsoft Corp. accused Chinese hackers of exploiting vulnerabilities in its SharePoint software that have led to breaches worldwide in recent days.

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Brody Ford@BrodyFord_ · Jul 21

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BBloomberg@business · Jul 21

Netflix and Disney are dabbling in artificial intelligence tools for video made by the startup Runway AI bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Brody Ford@BrodyFord_ · Jul 21

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TTechmeme@Techmeme · Jul 21

Sources: Oracle is in talks with Skydance for a $100M/year deal for Paramount to use Oracle's cloud software if the Skydance-Paramount merger goes through (Bloomberg) bloomberg.com/news/articles/… techmeme.com/250721/p26#a25…

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Bloomberg@business · Jul 21

Oracle is in discussions with Skydance Media for a major software deal once the media company’s acquisition of Paramount Global is complete bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Kate Clark@KateClarkTweets · Jul 12

Google will pay $2.4 billion for top talent & licensing rights from AI coding startup Windsurf following the collapse of Windsurf’s agreement to be bought by OpenAI: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Brody Ford@BrodyFord_ · Jul 9

AI is now generating 35% of the code for new Microsoft products, and last year saved MS over half a billion dollars in call center costs while simultaneously increasing customer satisfaction.

BBrody Ford@BrodyFord_ · Jul 9

scoop: Microsoft is using more AI for customer service, sales, and coding as it slashes thousands of jobs. $msft bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Brody Ford@BrodyFord_ · Jul 9

Full story here, paywall free - bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

zzerohedge@zerohedge · Jul 9

*MICROSOFT TOUTS $500 MILLION IN AI SAVINGS WHILE SLASHING JOBS *MICROSOFT SAYS 35% OF NEW PRODUCT CODE WRITTEN WITH AI Forgot how to code, you are fired.

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Brody Ford@BrodyFord_ · Jul 9

scoop: Microsoft is using more AI for customer service, sales, and coding as it slashes thousands of jobs. $msft bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BrodyFord_'s tweet card. Microsoft Corp. is keen to show employees how much AI is transforming its own workplace, even as the company terminates thousands of personnel.

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matthew sigel, recovering CFA@matthew_sigel · Jul 2

Oracle, OpenAI Expand Stargate Deal for More US Data Centers Considering sites in Texas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Wyoming, New Mexico, Georgia, Ohio and Pennsylvania

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NIK@ns123abc · Jul 2

🚨BREAKING: OpenAI and Oracle reached a deal to expand Stargate partnership in the US > OpenAI just booked massive ~4.5 GW of data center capacity from Oracle > OpenAI strategy to push beyond Azure > $40 billion nvidia deal powers this expansion > Oracle $30 billion annual…

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Ed Ludlow@EdLudlow · Jul 2

Breaking: OpenAI is going to rent addtional 4.5 gigawatts of data center capacity from Oracle $ORCL reports @BrodyFord_ @rachelmetz. Its an expansion of the Stargate imitative. Sites in states including Texas, Michigan, Wisconsin and Wyoming are under consideration

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Brody Ford@BrodyFord_ · Jul 2

New: Microsoft is laying off another 9,000 people. $msft is trying to keep costs down after spending big on AI. @mattmday bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BrodyFord_'s tweet card. Microsoft Corp. began job cuts that will impact about 9,000 workers, its second major wave of layoffs this year as it seeks to control costs while ramping up on artificial intelligence spending.

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