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Star Google Researcher Joins OpenAI in Coup for ChatGPT Creator
One of Google’s most prominent AI researchers, Noam Shazeer, has left Alphabet to join OpenAI, marking a significant win in the race to build the most powerful language models.
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Coverage tone · Mixed · +10
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.
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Microsoft says new quantum chip 1,000 times more reliable than predecessor
Microsoft unveiled its Majorana 2 quantum chip, claiming a 1,000‑fold increase in qubit reliability, bringing the company closer to a commercial‑grade quantum computer.
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Microsoft unveils new AI models lessen reliance on OpenAI, lower costs
At its Build 2026 conference, Microsoft launched MAI-Code-1-Flash and MAI-Thinking-1, proprietary models aimed at reducing costs and dependence on OpenAI’s APIs.
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Critical Copilot vulnerability allowed hackers to steal 2FA code from users
Microsoft patched a critical flaw in its M365 Copilot AI platform that let attackers extract 2‑factor codes by embedding malicious URLs in emails.
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The AI Tools that will Quietly Change Your Life
The question in 2026 isn't "have you heard of AI?" — it's which tools are actually worth your attention, and how do you use them without wasting three hours watching tutorial videos?
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CrowdStrike and Microsoft Expand Strategic Alliance to Accelerate Cloud Security Adoption
CrowdStrike and Microsoft Corp. have expanded their strategic partnership to make the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform available through the Microsoft Marketplace. This move enables organizations to deploy advanced, AI-native cybersecurity solutions while leveraging their existing Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment (MACC). By streamlining procurement and aligning security investments with cloud spending, the integration helps enterprises accelerate secure digital transformation, improve operational efficiency, and maximize the value of their existing cloud budgets.
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NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra Cuts AI Inference Costs Up to 35×, Boosts Agentic AI Performance by 50×
New performance data shows that NVIDIA’s next-generation Blackwell Ultra platform delivers up to 50× higher throughput and up to 35× lower cost per token for agentic AI workloads compared with the previous Hopper generation — enabling significantly faster, more economically scalable real-time coding assistants and autonomous AI agents.