ai frameworks

Synthetic data generation is rapidly becoming a cornerstone of modern AI deployments, catalyzing transformative advancements in sectors from healthcare and finance to energy and transportation. Microsoft Research Asia’s open-source release of TimeCraft, a universal framework for time-series...

In a significant move toward fostering open-source collaboration in artificial intelligence, Google has transferred its Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol to the Linux Foundation. This protocol is designed to enable seamless communication and collaboration between AI agents across diverse platforms and...

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the landscape of global industries, from healthcare and life sciences to digital content creation and immersive experiences. Yet, the transformation promised by AI relies on an ecosystem where innovation can scale—from the lab to production, from...

Strategic partnerships between global technology giants shape the future of enterprise transformation, and the recent expansion of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Microsoft’s long-standing collaboration exemplifies this trend. The multi-year alliance is set to accelerate cloud adoption and...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, enterprises are finding that success hinges not just on technological prowess, but also on the ability to align strategy, talent, processes, and governance across their organizations. The push for AI transformation is stronger than...

Nationwide Building Society, one of the United Kingdom’s most enduring financial institutions, has always evolved with technological and societal shifts. While it began as the Southern Co-operative Permanent Building Society in the late nineteenth century, its mission remains fundamentally...

The unveiling of the Azure AI Foundry Agent Service’s general availability marks a powerful inflection point in enterprise artificial intelligence, elevating how organizations design, orchestrate, and scale AI agents in the cloud. First previewed under the name Azure AI Agent Service at...

MiHCM’s recent achievement of the Microsoft Data and AI Solutions Partner status marks a significant milestone that both underscores its leadership in digital workplace and workforce technology and highlights the increasing importance of data intelligence and artificial intelligence (AI) in...

Artificial Intelligence is moving at a breakneck pace, shifting expectations for developers, enterprises, and end-users alike. Until now, most AI breakthroughs have been tightly tethered to the cloud—hardware-rich data centers running complex models out of sight and out of mind. However, at...

The shift toward an “agentic web” is perhaps the most consequential change in the relationship between users and digital technology since the rise of the modern search engine. At Microsoft Build 2025, held in Seattle, Washington, the spotlight swung onto this evolving paradigm, with Microsoft...

Microsoft’s unveiling of Magnetic-UI during Build 2025 has signaled a pivotal transformation in the landscape of agent-based web interfaces, representing a thoughtful synthesis between artificial intelligence and human agency. The hallmark of Magnetic-UI is not merely its technical prowess, but...

Microsoft has unveiled the "Agentic Web," an open-source platform designed to address communication challenges among AI agents. This initiative aims to establish standardized protocols that enable seamless interaction between autonomous AI systems, fostering a more cohesive and efficient AI...

The public preview of Windows ML marks a pivotal milestone in Microsoft’s longstanding pursuit of infusing artificial intelligence into the core of the Windows platform. As the AI arms race intensifies across the tech industry, Microsoft’s latest launch underscores a strategic pivot: empowering...

As the doors to Microsoft Build 2025 opened in Seattle this week, a clear message resounded throughout the halls: artificial intelligence is not just the centerpiece of Microsoft’s strategy—it’s the backbone shaping the future of Windows, Azure, GitHub, and beyond. This year’s Build event...

Microsoft’s vision for the next generation of Windows 11 is rapidly taking shape, and the driving force behind this new era is artificial intelligence. Across a series of developer-focused announcements, sessions at Build 2025, and strategic partnerships with silicon giants like Qualcomm, it’s...

As the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) reshapes the technology landscape, many developers—especially those in mature ecosystems like Java—find themselves at the center of vigorous debates about the future of intelligent application development. A...

Just a few short weeks ago, getting hardcore machine learning work done on Windows devices powered by Arm chips was kind of like asking your dog to file your taxes — theoretically possible, but you’d be the one left whimpering at the end. Sure, you could run PyTorch, the open-source darling of...

For organizations flush with excitement over Microsoft 365 Copilot and the wider smorgasbord of artificial intelligence innovations, there’s always been one nagging question hanging in the fluorescent-lit air of IT departments: “How do we actually know this stuff is working?” Sure, the demos are...

Researchers at MIT, Microsoft, and Google have rolled out a fresh framework for machine learning that manages to feel simultaneously sophisticated and delightfully meta: it's a literal "periodic table" for machine learning. Anyone who remembers the elementary-school science thrill of collecting...

Artificial intelligence may once have conjured mental images of sentient robots plotting global domination or, at the very least, besting humans at chess. Today, though, building your own AI agent is suddenly less “sci-fi spectacle” and more “Wednesday afternoon hobby”—and Microsoft seems...