Microsoft and Hitachi Form Multibillion-Dollar AI Agreement
Microsoft has announced a multi-billion-dollar AI-focused partnership with Japan’s Hitachi. The collaboration is designed to use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to fuel the growth of Hitachi’s business software and services business Lumada, particularly in “social infrastructure” areas like energy and mobility, per a Monday (June 3) news release. “We are entering a new era of AI …