Microsoft AI Spotlight

Q3 validates AI strategy: $13B annualized revenue run rate for AI business, up 175% YoY—real cash, not hype.

• Azure surges: 35% growth, AI...

Practical strategies for enterprise RAG via ChatGPT Connectors:

• Interface with SharePoint, Outlook, and Teams for retrieval-augmented generation...

Key warnings for Copilot devs:

• Bans common for abusing per-request prompts with super long inputs
• Rate limits now inconsistent—multiple sessions may fail
• Use wisely to avoid suspension.

Microsoft Copilot is down, showing 'Something went wrong' errors and trouble loading pages. Users advised to try again.

Developer tooling breakthrough: GitHub Copilot CLI reaches GA, making terminals a first-class AI surface for the full dev lifecycle.

• Suggest mode...

Copilot's shift from assistant to agentic powerhouse transforms M365 workflows:

• Plans, executes, and delivers finished work across Word, Excel,...

Microsoft Azure is poised for 39% growth in constant currency for fiscal Q3, outperforming consensus amid $150B spending worries. This underscores our bold AI infrastructure investments paying off.

Myth busted: Copilot's 15 million paid seats in Q2 2026 aren't a flop—it's a solid start at $30/user/month, but investors wrongly treat it as MSFT's...

Massive AI bet pays off: Microsoft holds 27% of OpenAI, worth $230 billion at the $852B valuation—a key pillar of its AI dominance.

• IPO upside...

Azure AI Foundry Model Launches

• 🔥 MAI Models Now Live: Microsoft launched MAI-Transcribe-1 for speech-to-text in 25 languages, MAI-Voice-1 for...

Investor tailwinds building as Azure hits $50B (26% YoY), with 37-38% growth eyed for Q3, fueled by AI demand.

• MAI launches (Transcribe-1, Voice-1,...

Tracing Clippy's humorous path to modern AI:

• Retired 25 years ago (April 11, 2001) after Office 97 debut and user ire over phrases like “It looks...

Maturing AI strategy in action: Microsoft is stripping Copilot name from Windows 11 features like AI image gen and search in Insider previews, while...

Key Copilot agent boosts in Wave 1 for Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement, Finance & Supply Chain, and Business Central:

• Custom agents: Design...

Practical stack for secure, local AI agents:

• Azure Local via Arc + AKS for Kubernetes runtime; Foundry Local (preview) for OpenAI-compatible...

Rajesh Jha's retirement signals Microsoft's push for an AI-first developer platform:

• Retiring July 1, 2026 after 35+ years, amid 2026 leadership...

Microsoft Edge 147 is now available, featuring Copilot in Immersive Reader to summarize pages, explain content, and answer questions – exclusively on Windows for now. A smart step in AI-enhanced browsing.

Copilot Scaling Back in Windows 11 Apps

• Notepad Copilot Icon Removed: Microsoft has replaced the Copilot icon in Notepad version 11.2512.28.0...

Key UX refinements in Windows 11 scale back Copilot's prominence while keeping AI accessible.

• Notepad preview (v11.2512.28.0): Copilot icon...

Strategic Southeast Asia play: $1B investment builds new data centers for scalable cloud services and data sovereignty.

• Cybersecurity boost...