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NVIDIA and Microsoft unveil a unified stack for deploying agentic AI across Windows, Azure and local devices
Microsoft puts Intel back at the front of the Surface queue and charges a premium for the privilege
OpenAI trial sees public airing of deeply uncomfortable truths
Microsoft's Copilot retreat is the first real admission that bolting AI onto everything does not work
Washington tightens its grip on AI as Google, Microsoft and xAI agree to government safety checks
Big Tech earnings arrive this week with AI spending and monetisation under the microscope
Microsoft to spend $5.5 billion in Singapore
Microsoft invests more than $1 billion in Thailand
Microsoft's acquisition of Mustafa Suleiman signals a new front in the war for AI talent
Microsoft launches Critique multi-model research system
Microsoft launches Copilot Cowork in Frontier
Microsoft introduces Critique in M365 Copilot
Microsoft opens Denmark East datacenter region
Microsoft freezes hiring in cloud and sales divisions as AI spending strains margins
Microsoft is spending $5bn to bring AI to the nonprofit sector
Medical AI moves from research benchmark to clinical deployment
Microsoft tightens Edge for Business controls to block unauthorised AI tools
Microsoft and Nvidia team up to bring AI to nuclear power permitting and design
Microsoft warns AI agents risk becoming "double agents" as it unveils security controls at RSAC
Microsoft's MAI-Image-2 launches for creators
Microsoft makes water utility cybersecurity programme permanent after pilot reveals sector's vulnerability
Microsoft merges Copilot teams and shifts AI chief Suleyman to focus on building frontier models
Microsoft trains AI model to convert standard pathology slides into protein maps
Microsoft validates NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 in the cloud
Xbox promises fairer game discovery for independent developers at GDC
Microsoft publishes email security performance data in push for transparency
Microsoft brings high-speed AI model engine Fireworks AI to its Azure cloud platform
Hospitals are moving AI out of the lab and into everyday clinical work, Microsoft says
Microsoft unveils Dragon Copilot updates at HIMSS 2026
Copilot introduces Tasks for automated actions
Microsoft expands Work IQ to power Microsoft 365 Copilot
OpenAI and Microsoft confirm they're still partners, as Amazon's new $50bn investment in the ChatGPT owner brings clo...
Microsoft to expand Cloud PC device range with ASUS and Dell hardware
Microsoft Bets Big on Abu Dhabi With $15bn AI Push
Microsoft’s Million-Token Flex Is a Quiet Power Move in the AI Arms Race
Microsoft Launches Its First AI Image Model, MAI-Image-1
Microsoft Bets Big on Anthropic as It Loosens Its Reliance on OpenAI
Xbox Just Put Its AI Sidekick in Your Pocket
Microsoft adds Mistral Large 3 model to Azure Foundry
Levi Strauss wowed by workflow boosts from Microsoft AI agents
Microsoft Research outlines AI priorities and expectations for 2026
Microsoft highlights agentic business applications at Convergence 2025
Microsoft commits $17.5bn to India's AI push
GigaTIME AI tool advances cancer research
Microsoft confirms GPT-5.2 is available in Copilot
Microsoft Research Asia unveils Agent Lightning to add reinforcement learning to AI agents without code changes
How refugees helped Microsoft use AI to map one of the world’s largest camps
Copilot introduces holiday mode
Xbox Cloud Gaming exits beta, joins Game Pass subscriptions
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