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Recent coverage mixes negative security incidents—phishing targeting Microsoft logins and a teen exploiting Titan analytics—with neutral regulatory commentary from Bill Gates and a positive product launch of the new Copilot features.
Google Sheets now correctly imports 3D bar charts from Excel, fixing a long‑standing conversion issue that had rendered such charts flat and misleading for enterprise users.
Satya Nadella criticizes AI labs for restricting distillation, calling it hypocritical and urging companies to own their AI infrastructure.
Microsoft announced that Anthropic’s Claude models are now generally available on Azure through its Foundry platform, making the frontier model family accessible across Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud.
OpenAI announced GPT‑5.6 as the preferred model powering Microsoft’s 365 Copilot, easing tensions after reports of Microsoft shifting to its own in‑house models.
Microsoft’s Foundry platform now offers Anthropic’s Claude models on Azure, running on NVIDIA’s new GB300 Blackwell Ultra racks, delivering significant speed and memory gains for enterprise AI workloads.
Microsoft is shifting from OpenAI and Anthropic models to its own in‑house AI, aiming to reduce costs across Office 365 applications.
Microsoft announced a 2.1% workforce reduction, with 3,200 Xbox staff and 1,600 more to leave in FY2027, as it scales back its gaming unit.
Microsoft adds watermarking for AI‑generated content and introduces new Copilot features across Windows, Android, iOS, Mac, and Web, expanding transparency and productivity.
Microsoft has formed a new unit, the Microsoft Frontier Company, to help enterprises build and manage AI applications, backed by a $2.5 billion investment and a team of 6,000 engineers.
Anthropic’s Claude models are now generally available in Microsoft Foundry, giving Azure developers a new frontier model for building AI applications within Microsoft’s cloud platform.
Microsoft announced a 4,800‑person layoff on July 6, 2026, largely affecting its Xbox and commercial sales divisions as the company realigns resources in response to AI‑driven industry shifts.
Microsoft announced a 4,800‑role cut, with 1,600 layoffs at Xbox, amid a broader shift toward AI‑driven enterprise solutions.
Microsoft 365 Copilot’s July 1 update introduces visual watermarks for AI‑generated content, a task‑tracking icon in the Windows taskbar, and the ability to export Copilot Notebooks to PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
Microsoft Teams introduced an in‑meeting toggle that lets organizers turn its AI assistant on or off during live meetings, addressing privacy worries about AI listening in sensitive discussions.
Microsoft Foundry has made Claude’s Sonnet 5 generally available on Azure, removing procurement hurdles and allowing enterprises to use Anthropic’s model under Azure’s billing and governance.
Microsoft revealed a new Copilot feature that lets users jump to specific sections, headings and pages in long documents, improving accuracy and citation quality.
Microsoft announced a new operating business, Microsoft Frontier Company, to deliver successful enterprise AI deployments backed by a $2.5 billion investment.
Anthropic’s Claude models are now generally available in Microsoft Foundry, running on NVIDIA GB300 Blackwell Ultra GPUs hosted on Microsoft Azure, expanding infrastructure options for organisations building AI agents.
OpenAI’s GPT‑4o powers a new ChatGPT desktop app available on the Microsoft Store, adding voice interaction, document analysis and real‑time collaboration tools.
Microsoft’s Azure Quantum platform now offers a commercial quantum‑ready cloud service, enabling developers to run hybrid quantum‑classical workloads on the cloud with simplified deployment.
Microsoft releases a major update to Copilot in Excel, adding personalization features that let users customize date formats, table layouts, and default commands for a more tailored workflow.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella urged firms to develop tailored AI models rather than rely on a handful of foundation models, emphasizing the need for diverse, company‑specific solutions.
Microsoft announces the global general availability of Copilot Cowork, an agentic AI that can execute complex, long‑running tasks end‑to‑end across Microsoft 365.
Microsoft’s Azure Quantum platform will add 50 new quantum nodes across the United States, positioning it as the largest public quantum cloud provider. The rollout is part of a broader push into quantum infrastructure.