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Microsoft unveils deep research AI tools in Copilot
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Microsoft unveils deep research AI tools in Copilot

Microsoft is rolling out a new “deep research” AI-powered tool within its Microsoft 365 Copilot suite, enhancing its AI chatbot capabilities. This move follows the recent launch of similar tools by other tech giants, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and xAI’s Grok. These AI tools are driven by advanced “reasoning models,” which enable them to […]

Microsoft launches AI agents to help distressed humans
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Microsoft launches AI agents to help distressed humans

Microsoft is enhancing its AI-driven Security Copilot with the introduction of autonomous agents designed to assist security teams in managing growing cybersecurity threats. Launched a year ago as a chatbot for security operations, the Security Copilot will now feature six Microsoft-developed AI agents and five additional agents created in collaboration with industry partners. The six […]

Microsoft brings OpenAI's free GPT-oss-20b model to Windows
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Microsoft develops AI models to reduce reliance on OpenAI

Microsoft is developing its own artificial intelligence reasoning models to compete with OpenAI and may offer them to developers, according to a report by The Information. The move signals Microsoft’s effort to diversify its AI strategy despite being a key investor in OpenAI. The Redmond-based tech giant has reportedly begun testing AI models from xAI, […]

Microsoft surpasses $4trn valuation with AI, cloud boom
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Microsoft suffers global outage, email, apps downtime

Microsoft said it has restored service on Saturday evening after an outage disrupted Outlook and other Microsoft 365 programs, affecting tens of thousands of users. “We’re investigating an issue in which users may be unable to access Outlook features and services,” Microsoft 365 Status, the official Microsoft account for 365 service incidents, said in a post on […]

Microsoft brings OpenAI's free GPT-oss-20b model to Windows
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Microsoft turns off Skype, shifts to Teams in May

Microsoft has announced it will shut down Skype on May 5th, marking the end of an era for the once-dominant video calling platform. The tech giant will transition users to the free consumer version of Microsoft Teams, aiming to consolidate its communication services under one platform. Existing Skype users will be able to log into […]

Microsoft to boost startup speed of office apps
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Microsoft pulls back on AI data centre leases – Report

Microsoft is canceling a significant number of data center leases in the United States, which may signal concerns about overbuilding AI computing capacity or a strategic shift toward optimizing existing resources, according to TD Cowen. OpenAI’s largest backer has canceled data center leases totaling “a couple of hundred megawatts” of capacity, TD Cowen reported Friday, […]

Microsoft unveils AI-Powered videogame model ‘Muse’
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Microsoft unveils AI-Powered videogame model ‘Muse’

Tech giant Microsoft has introduced a new artificial intelligence model designed to generate visuals and actions in video games, the company announced on Wednesday. The model, called Muse, was developed in collaboration with Ninja Theory, a studio under Xbox Game Studios. The initiative comes as video game development costs continue to rise, while consumer spending […]

Microsoft plans for collaboration with AI agents
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Microsoft unveils Majorana 1, its first quantum computing chip

Microsoft has unveiled Majorana 1 on Wednesday, its inaugural quantum computing chip, marking a significant milestone after nearly two decades of research. Technologists thinks quantum computers process information using qubits, which can exist in multiple states simultaneously, unlike classical bits that are either 0 or 1, according to CNBC. This ability, combined with entanglement, allows […]

Microsoft plans for collaboration with AI agents
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Microsoft probes possible unauthorized access to OpenAI data

Microsoft and OpenAI are looking into whether a group connected to the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek gained unauthorized access to data from OpenAI’s technology. Sources say that last fall, Microsoft’s security team detected what they believe were attempts by individuals linked to DeepSeek to exfiltrate large amounts of data through OpenAI’s API, according to Bloomberg. […]

Microsoft brings OpenAI's free GPT-oss-20b model to Windows
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Microsoft launches ‘Scareware Blocker’ to tackle online scams

Microsoft is rolling out a new feature called “Scareware Blocker,” designed to combat one of the internet’s oldest and most persistent scams. The tool leverages machine learning and computer vision and aims to identify and neutralize scareware — deceptive software that tricks users into believing their computers are under threat. Scareware typically masquerades as fake […]

Microsoft plans for collaboration with AI agents
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Microsoft loses exclusive status as OpenAI’s cloud provider

Microsoft, the largest investor in OpenAI and its primary cloud partner, is losing its exclusive status as the provider of computing capacity for the artificial intelligence startup. In a blog post on Tuesday, Microsoft stated that it remains in a favorable position with OpenAI. In the future, when OpenAI requires additional capacity, Microsoft will have […]