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For years, the phrase “streamline your workday” seemed reserved for minor menu tweaks or another round of meeting templates. Today, Microsoft is intent on turning that promise into reality at a scale we haven't seen before. By weaving a new generation of AI agents into its Microsoft 365 Copilot...

Change has become the only constant in the ever-evolving world of Pacific Northwest tech. A string of high-profile appointments and transitions in recent weeks underscores the region’s dynamic talent landscape, as organizations from global tech giants to local startups recalibrate leadership in...

The race to advance artificial intelligence continues to intensify, with Microsoft now making significant strides to secure its standing at the forefront of AI development. Recent reports indicate that Microsoft is cultivating its own family of AI models, known internally as MAI. These models...

Microsoft’s latest expansion of the AI Pinnacle Program in Singapore is more than another corporate announcement. It’s a high-water mark in how global technology leaders collaborate with public and private sectors to drive meaningful, sustainable, and locally-relevant digital transformation. In...

Microsoft’s unwavering focus on generative AI has never been clearer than at this pivotal moment, as the company quietly works to develop its own in-house AI models. The apparent aim? Reduce its extraordinary reliance—and expenditure—on OpenAI, the company it helped catapult into the tech...

Microsoft’s position as a vanguard of artificial intelligence innovation is once again in the spotlight. For years, the tech giant’s deep partnership with OpenAI propelled it ahead in the generative AI sphere, but recent developments indicate a strategic pivot. Microsoft is now actively...

In a strategic move to bolster its position in the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence (AI) landscape, Microsoft is developing proprietary AI reasoning models, internally referred to as "MAI," to compete directly with OpenAI's offerings. This initiative signifies a pivotal shift in...

An ambitious new chapter is unfolding within the world of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing as OpenAI and Oracle collaborate on the Stargate AI data center project—a venture that combines staggering technological power, massive financial investment, and the cutting edge of...

Microsoft's multi-billion dollar bet on artificial intelligence—a wager that began in earnest with its 2019 investment in OpenAI—has dramatically reshaped the tech landscape over the last few years. What started as funding for a fledgling AI startup has blossomed into one of the most...

Microsoft Unveils Magma: Bridging the Physical-Digital Divide Microsoft is once again pushing the boundaries of technology with its latest announcement—a revolutionary foundational model named Magma. Designed to seamlessly integrate operations in both physical and digital environments, Magma...

Microsoft’s competition in the artificial intelligence landscape has taken an intriguing new turn. News reports have surfaced indicating the tech giant is developing its own in-house AI reasoning models, stepping up efforts to compete directly with OpenAI—the maker of models like ChatGPT, which...

The tectonic shifts in artificial intelligence aren’t just occurring in research papers and gleaming server halls—they’re happening behind boardroom doors, under the polished veneer of corporate press releases, and, increasingly, within the tumultuous relationships between tech giants vying for...

In an age where data is as precious as gold, NASA is stepping up its game by introducing the Earth Copilot, a groundbreaking initiative in collaboration with Microsoft that leverages cutting-edge AI capabilities to unlock and democratize access to copious amounts of Earth science data. Let's...

Microsoft’s latest 365 Copilot Wave 2 Spring release isn’t just a scenic stroll down the AI innovation boulevard—it’s a full-on parade, complete with shiny new AI agents, a store to browse them, smarter search, and perhaps enough IT governance to pacify even the most sleep-deprived sysadmin...

Microsoft is once again stirring the pot of productivity, and this time it’s not just sprinkling a dash of AI—it's practically turning the Microsoft 365 kitchen into an Iron Chef competition between human ingenuity and machine intelligence. The Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2 Spring release is...

AI’s race from the petri dish of theoretical research to the messy, unpredictable wilds of industry is no simple sprint—it’s more like an obstacle course with moving finish lines and an ever-watchful audience holding up scorecards that judge both style and substance. Navigating this terrain...

If you’ve ever dreamed of the day when you could delegate your most painful spreadsheet wrangling, search slogging, or death-by-PowerPoint sessions to an AI coworker who doesn’t judge—well, Microsoft just handed you that golden ticket. Or perhaps, they’ve just handed your boss an infinite...

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...

If you’re feeling digitally overwhelmed, take solace: you’re not alone—Microsoft’s latest research blitz at CHI and ICLR 2025 suggests that even digital giants are grappling with what’s next for AI, humans, and all the messy, unpredictable ways they interact. This year, Microsoft flexes its...

If you woke up this morning feeling as though the world suddenly runs on AI and your computer has turned into something between a dutiful butler and a slightly overzealous intern, you’re not alone—because it basically has. This week in tech, the digital landscape was shaken by a cluster of...