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Ralph Lauren’s new conversational stylist, Ask Ralph, is rolling out to U.S. app users today — a generative-AI feature built with Microsoft on the Azure OpenAI platform that promises brand-curated, shoppable outfit suggestions delivered through natural-language conversation and visual laydowns...

Microsoft and Cerence’s announcement at IAA Mobility 2025 that a voice-first, Microsoft 365 Copilot–powered assistant will run inside vehicles marks a decisive push to turn the car into a secure mobile office — but it also raises urgent questions about safety, privacy, enterprise governance, and...

Microsoft’s work to move Copilot and Azure AI out of the office and into the vehicle cabin has taken a concrete step through an expanded relationship with Cerence — a partnership that stitches together in‑car voice assistants, Azure OpenAI capabilities, and the emerging third‑party agent...

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. Background / Overview 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...

Vena’s first half of fiscal 2026 has been a clear inflection point: the company announced it has surpassed 2,000 customers worldwide, rolled out a Teams‑native version of its AI assistant, expanded marketplace availability across Microsoft channels, and collected a string of industry honors that...

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...

Microsoft’s push to put Copilot everywhere just took another step into the enterprise social layer: Microsoft 365 Copilot is now integrated with Viva Engage, turning the platform formerly known as Yammer into an AI-assisted hub for composing posts, catching up on conversations, and surfacing...

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. Background 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. Background...

Microsoft’s push to fold advanced generative AI into Azure and Microsoft 365 is no longer an experimental add‑on — it’s a full‑scale platform strategy that reshapes product roadmaps, enterprise buying decisions, and how companies monetize intelligence across workflows. Background Microsoft first...

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...

Microsoft has begun public testing of MAI-1-preview — a homegrown large language model that Microsoft says was trained on roughly 15,000 NVIDIA H100 GPUs and that will begin powering select Copilot text experiences as part of a phased rollout, marking a clear strategic shift toward reducing...

The NFL and Microsoft have dramatically expanded a partnership that has already reshaped sideline technology, upgrading the league’s Sideline Viewing System with Copilot-powered Surface devices, integrating Azure AI services into scouting and operations workflows, and rolling out new tools...

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...

Microsoft and the NFL have moved from a decade‑long hardware sponsorship to an explicit, AI‑first operational partnership that will put Microsoft Copilot and Azure AI into coaches’ hands, scouting workflows, stadium operations, and club business systems across all 32 teams. Background and...

OpenAI’s New Delhi Gambit: What an India Office Signals for AI’s Next Growth Chapter By WindowsForum.com Editorial Desk OpenAI is preparing to open its first office in India in New Delhi later in 2025, only days after launching a ₹399-per-month “ChatGPT Go” plan tailored for the country. That...

Microsoft’s push into artificial intelligence is no longer an experiment — it’s a full-scale platform strategy that is reshaping productivity, enterprise operations, and the very architecture of the cloud, with the Copilot family, Azure AI services, GitHub Copilot, and a suite of industry...

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...