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Microsoft outlines a shift from relying on single large AI models to optimizing entire systems for cost-effective, task-specific deployment, emphasizing externalized harnesses and continuous evaluation.
Nonprofits are using AI to address societal challenges by improving data management, accelerating research, and streamlining operations, enabling greater impact despite limited resources.
Microsoft and Databricks extended their partnership to 2030, integrating Databricks' AI tools into Microsoft's ecosystem to help enterprises ground AI in business context while improving performance and governance.
Microsoft convened its second Global Sustainability Supplier Summit in Seoul to align suppliers, policymakers, and partners on decarbonizing AI-era supply chains amid rising energy and material demand.
Microsoft’s Ignite conference, returning to San Francisco in November with an online option, will focus on turning AI advancements into measurable business value amid challenges of governance and adoption.
Microsoft highlights the 'Reverse Information Paradox' in AI, where users trade proprietary data for insights while losing control over how those insights are derived and utilized by AI providers.
Microsoft Foundry now offers generally available hosted agents, enabling developers to build long-running AI agents across frameworks, languages, and models with native compute and continuous optimization.
Microsoft introduces agentic AI capabilities in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Dynamics 365 to help sales and service teams meet elevated customer experience standards by integrating AI directly into existing workflows.
Microsoft released Aurora 1.5, an open update to its Earth-system foundation model, adding 22 new weather variables, hourly forecasts, and ensemble forecasting to improve atmospheric modeling and decision-making across...
Microsoft integrates GPT-5.6 with Work IQ into Copilot Chat, M365 apps, GitHub, and Foundry, enhancing reasoning and multi-step task execution while embedding AI deeper into enterprise workflows.
Microsoft backs the International Committee of the Red Cross in launching the Digital Emblem initiative to create a machine-readable symbol identifying protected digital assets in conflict zones, aiming to reduce...
Microsoft’s 2026 Environmental Sustainability Report details fiscal year 2025 progress toward carbon negativity, water positivity, and zero waste goals amid AI-driven infrastructure expansion.
Microsoft AI and poet William Sieghart launched Ode Poetry, a digital experience using MAI’s audio models to deliver personalized poem recommendations through empathetic conversations, scaling Sieghart’s live...
Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Microsoft have built an AI-powered omni-channel customer service platform handling over two million monthly interactions, replacing legacy systems with a unified system that routes...
Microsoft highlights how educators are integrating AI into classrooms, focusing on practical applications and learning impact. The company emphasizes secure tools, training, and research-backed methods to support deeper...
Microsoft's AI Economy Institute launches its third research cohort to study AI's impact on work and the economy, focusing on frontier firms and their transformative role.
Microsoft's Frontier Co. aims to help enterprises build AI systems that continuously improve by integrating human and token capital. The initiative emphasizes creating learning loops within organizations to drive...
Microsoft introduces Frontier Company, a $2.5B investment to deliver AI-driven business transformation. It focuses on amplifying customer intelligence and protecting IP through enterprise-grade AI engineering and...