Microsoft has quietly paused the rollout of its in‑app Copilot for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) as it rethinks how AI should sit inside one of the most conservative, security‑sensitive tools in the Microsoft stack.
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Microsoft shipped a preview of Copilot in SSMS as...
Balfour Beatty is taking its AI ambitions stateside with an employee hackathon aimed at translating prototypes into construction-ready AI tools — but the most consequential news in this story is the scale of the firm's Microsoft partnership and its strategic investment in Microsoft 365 Copilot...
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CSOP’s move from a 10-minute, manual ETF reporting routine to a 30-second, AI-driven workflow is not a minor productivity tweak — it’s a clear example of how cloud-scale generative AI, paired with no-code tooling and developer acceleration, can transform asset management operations overnight...
DeepIQ and OMV Energy have announced a joint effort with Microsoft to deploy agentic AI across OMV Energy’s drilling operations, beginning with a pilot for well construction optimization that DeepIQ says will automate the corporate learning loop and deliver context‑aware workflows for well...
August’s security headlines were dominated by a clutch of high-impact flaws — from archive utilities and consumer networking gear to enterprise-grade management consoles and cloud AI services — that together made rapid triage and patching unavoidable for defenders.
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The August 2025...
Klinikum Landsberg am Lech has cut the time clinicians spend on paperwork dramatically by using an Azure OpenAI–based transcription and documentation pipeline that captures clinical conversations in real time and pushes structured notes directly into the hospital information system.
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Contrary to the claim that “nobody wants AI,” the data from recent years overwhelmingly shows strong public and business demand for artificial intelligence technologies. From record-breaking adoption of AI apps by consumers to broad deployment of AI in enterprises, people are actively embracing...
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Microsoft and the NFL have quietly but decisively moved a decade‑long sideline relationship into an explicit “AI‑first” operational phase by rolling Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI services, and a refreshed fleet of Surface Copilot+ devices into the league’s Sideline Viewing System, scouting...
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The NFL has moved from hardware sponsorship to an explicit “AI‑first” operational phase with Microsoft, refreshing the league’s Sideline Viewing System and rolling Microsoft Copilot, Azure OpenAI services, and a fleet of Surface Copilot+ devices into sideline workflows, scouting and Combine...
Microsoft has officially moved Copilot from a marketing talking point into the operational fabric of professional football: a multiyear extension with the NFL announced on August 20, 2025 upgrades the league’s Sideline Viewing System with Copilot‑enabled Surface Copilot+ devices, embeds Azure AI...
The NFL and Microsoft announced a multiyear extension of their long-running technology partnership that formally moves the league into an AI-first operational phase — bringing Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI services, and an expanded Surface device rollout onto sidelines, into scouting workflows and...
The NFL’s multiyear extension with Microsoft marks a decisive shift: Copilot and Azure AI are no longer pilot projects or back‑office curiosities — they are being embedded across the league’s Sideline Viewing System, scouting workflows, stadium operations, and club business functions in a bid to...
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Microsoft’s decade‑long Surface presence on NFL sidelines has quietly evolved into an AI‑first operational program: the league’s Sideline Viewing System (SVS) has been upgraded with more than 2,500 Surface Copilot+ PCs and integrated Copilot and Azure AI tooling to give coaches, scouts and club...
The NFL’s long-running technology relationship with Microsoft has officially entered an AI-first phase: a multiyear extension announced in August upgrades the league’s Sideline Viewing System with Copilot-powered tools, expands Azure AI into scouting and operations, and promises richer...
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Board’s Enterprise Planning Platform has been recognized as a Microsoft Solutions Partner with the Certified Software for Azure designation, a formal nod that the company’s SaaS planning suite meets Microsoft’s technical and marketplace readiness standards for Azure-deployed enterprise software...
Dreamspace’s public beta marks a bold attempt to collapse months of engineering work into minutes of creative work by combining Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Space and Time’s Proof‑of‑SQL verifiable data layer, and the Base Layer‑2 for on‑chain deployment—positioning itself as a no‑code AI app...
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Microsoft and Google are not selling "chatbots" so much as they are weaponizing generational artificial intelligence to deepen platform revenue, raise switching costs, and turn productivity into a recurring, high-margin business line — a reality that is already reshaping enterprise IT budgets...
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Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI offering is changing the calculus for enterprises that want cutting‑edge generative AI without the legal, security, and operational headaches that have historically kept the technology in research labs. The service packages OpenAI’s top models inside Azure’s...
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Visier’s Vee for Microsoft Copilot has been named one of HR Executive’s 2025 Top HR Products, a recognition that reflects how tightly woven people analytics and generative AI are becoming in everyday office workflows. The award highlights a product that embeds Visier’s workforce...
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Cloud professionals starting 2025 with a goal to pick the best cloud platform to learn face a market reshaped by generative AI, massive infrastructure spend, and accelerating multi‑cloud adoption — and the practical answer is nuanced: AWS remains the safest, most versatile entry, Azure is the...
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