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Friday 24 July 2026
AMD advances telecom AI with AT&T and Microsoft
AMD unveiled a next-generation open-source telecom large language model (LLM), OTel 2.0, with AT&T and Microsoft at its Advancing AI 2026 conference, completing a training pipeline...
Wednesday 22 July 2026
Microsoft's multibillion-dollar Mistral deal gives regulated industries European alternative to US-controlled AI
Microsoft's decision to pour billions of dollars into Mistral's European compute base is less about adding another model to Azure than about answering a question that has grown loud...
Wednesday 22 July 2026
Microsoft evaluates Kimi K3 for Copilot to lower inference costs

Microsoft is evaluating Moonshot AI's open-source Kimi K3 model for some Copilot functions as it looks for lower-cost alternatives to...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Microsoft expands Azure partnership with AMD ahead of Helios AI system launch

Microsoft has expanded its strategic partnership with AMD, announcing plans to deploy the company's upcoming Helios rack-scale AI system...

Thursday 2 July 2026
Meta's alleged turn from AI buyer to seller raises new questions about AI spending, returns, and competition
Meta Platforms' reported interest in selling excess AI computing capacity has stirred debate over whether the company is seeking a new way to monetize heavy infrastructure spending...
Wednesday 10 June 2026
Microsoft Azure's China retreat shows data sovereignty is squeezing global cloud providers
Microsoft is reportedly scaling back parts of its China operations again, with the latest adjustment focused on its Azure cloud business, as both the US and China tighten scrutiny...
Wednesday 10 June 2026
Microsoft cuts hundreds of Azure jobs in China as another step in its global restructuring

Microsoft is laying off hundreds of employees in its Azure cloud division in China, marking the latest step in the company's ongoing restructuring...

Wednesday 3 June 2026
Microsoft details Azure and AI roadmap to build, run, and govern agents at Build 2026
At Microsoft Build 2026 on June 2, Microsoft outlined how its Azure cloud and broader AI portfolio are being re-engineered for agentic AI — software agents that reason, retrieve...
Wednesday 3 June 2026
Microsoft expands its model lineup and management tools at Build 2026
At Microsoft Build 2026 on June 2, Microsoft broadened the range of AI models available through its Foundry platform, adding four first-party models, deepening partner access, and...
Friday 22 May 2026
Anthropic reportedly eyes Microsoft Maia chips to cut Nvidia reliance

Microsoft is in early discussions to provide AI servers powered by its in-house Maia chips to Anthropic, deepening ties between the two...

Thursday 30 April 2026
Microsoft's capex plans draw scrutiny as Azure demand outstrips capacity

Microsoft executives defended the company's rising capital spending after reporting stronger-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results,...

Thursday 30 April 2026
Microsoft sales beat estimates as Azure growth eases spending concerns

Microsoft reported stronger-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results, as Azure growth, Microsoft Cloud demand, and rising Copilot adoption...

Friday 20 March 2026
Microsoft considers legal action over Amazon-OpenAI cloud deal

Microsoft is considering legal action against Amazon and OpenAI over a multibillion-dollar cloud arrangement that could breach its exclusive...

Monday 2 February 2026
Microsoft cuts Maia 200 chip costs by 30% amid GPU shortage and strong demand
Microsoft reported better-than-expected revenue and profit for its fiscal second quarter 2026, but concerns linger over slowing cloud growth. Despite expanding capital expenditure...
Monday 2 February 2026
Anthropic launches AI tool Cowork, Microsoft speeds up AI agent development
AI startup Anthropic has introduced a new AI tool called Cowork that can automatically perform tasks across multiple applications, sparking significant attention within Microsoft....