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Microsoft is the largest investor in OpenAI and ships Copilot across Windows, Microsoft 365, GitHub, and Azure. We cover Microsoft's AI product moves, the ongoing OpenAI partnership dynamics, and MAI-1 development.
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Calling AI agents 'coworkers' makes humans 18% worse at catching their errors
A Boston University study of 1,261 managers finds the 'digital employee' framing inverts accountability and erodes oversight.
NYT amends OpenAI suit, targets Microsoft's bespoke training supercomputer
The Times reframes its contributory infringement claim after a Supreme Court ruling for Cox, alleging Microsoft built the system to train on its articles.
Amazon employees say HR threatened termination over Seattle data center testimony
Three engineers from Amazon Employees for Climate Justice filed a civil rights complaint after backing Seattle's one-year data center moratorium.
Microsoft patches critical Copilot flaw that leaked 2FA codes from user emails
Varonis's SearchLeak exploit chain weaponized a crafted URL to make M365 Copilot exfiltrate emails, SharePoint docs, and OneDrive files.
Amazon says its data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water in 2025
Amazon's first public water disclosure pegs usage at 0.12 liters per kilowatt-hour, down 2% from 2024 even as operations expanded.
Microsoft's Brad Smith responds to college grads booing AI in 3,100-word blog post
After viral clips of students heckling commencement speakers who hyped AI, Microsoft's president says the boos are a wake-up call worth heeding.
Microsoft blocks Claude Fable 5 for internal use over Anthropic retention rules
Anthropic's new safety classifiers retain prompts for 30 days, breaking Microsoft's zero-data-retention policy for employee tools.
Microsoft's Suleyman calls Anthropic's Claude consciousness talk 'really, really dangerous'
The Microsoft AI chief says Anthropic's constitution treats Claude's potential sentience as fact, training the model to act conscious.
Microsoft's Mustafa Suleyman walks back AI white-collar automation claim
The Microsoft AI chief now says AI will automate tasks, not jobs, four months after telling FT lawyers and accountants would be automated in 12-18 months.
Microsoft AI's Suleyman pursues superintelligence, loosens grip on OpenAI
Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman is training frontier models in-house, citing the risk of permanent IP dependence on OpenAI.
GitHub Copilot's per-token pricing shift signals end of subsidized AI era
Microsoft's move to charge per token instead of a flat rate exposes the gap between AI's true cost and what customers will pay.
Google defends evaporative cooling as Microsoft, OpenAI retreat from it
Seven in ten Americans now oppose new data centers, and water is the top concern. The industry is splitting on how to answer.
Microsoft squares up against OpenAI at Build 2026 with seven in-house models
Mustafa Suleyman wants Microsoft counted alongside Google DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic — and is shipping models, agents, and a super app to prove it.
Microsoft unveils Surface RTX Spark Dev Box for local AI development
The mini Surface PC packs 128GB of unified memory and runs 120B-parameter models locally, filling the gap left by Qualcomm's canceled Snapdragon Dev Kit.
Microsoft unveils Project Solara, an Android-based OS for AI agent devices
Built on Android rather than Windows, Solara targets always-on agent hardware; AccuWeather, Best Buy, CVS, and Target are piloting reference designs.
Microsoft open-sources ASSERT, an AI tool that writes its own behavior tests
The framework turns plain-English policies into scored test cases, targeting the gap between generic model evals and application-specific behavior.
Nvidia and Microsoft unify agentic AI stack across Windows, Azure, and on-prem
RTX Spark laptops, a 748GB deskside supercomputer, and GPU-accelerated Fabric land at Microsoft Build alongside Claude on GB300 Blackwell.
Microsoft ships Agent Control Specification to rein in AI agent behavior
The open-source ACS lets developers define what agents can and cannot do, with policy checks at multiple points in a workflow.
Microsoft launches Scout, an always-on personal assistant built on OpenClaw
Scout enters preview for US Frontier customers this week, with 3,000 Microsoft employees already using the desktop app internally.
Nvidia targets $200B CPU market with RTX Spark PCs from Microsoft, Dell, HP
Eight PC makers will ship RTX Spark Windows laptops this fall, with Microsoft branding its version the Surface Laptop Ultra.
Nvidia's RTX Spark laptops chase Apple's M1 moment at $2,500-plus
The 20-core, 128GB Arm chip lands in fall Surface, Dell, Asus, and Lenovo laptops — aimed at MacBook Pro, priced like it too.
Microsoft to unveil MAI-Thinking-1 reasoning model and Copilot super app at Build
Build 2026 lands in San Francisco June 2 with new in-house models, a Windows 11 developer mode, and an RTX Spark push.
Nvidia unveils RTX Spark, a Windows PC class built for local AI agents
RTX Spark packs 1 petaflop of AI compute and 128GB of unified memory, with shipping set for this fall alongside an OpenShell runtime for Windows.
First Windows PC powered by Nvidia chips set to debut next week
Nvidia's entry into Windows-on-Arm-style territory puts it head-to-head with Qualcomm, Intel, and AMD in the AI PC fight.
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