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Microsoft launches internal AI models MAI-Transcribe-1, MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-Image-2, built by its superintelligence team, in an effort to promote “AI self-sufficiency” (Michael Nuñez/VentureBeat)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 2, 2026

Featured Podcasts Access: The future of AI may be in your hands A show about the inside conversations of the…

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A profile of Microsoft CFO Amy Hood, who paused expansion of some data centers last year, a move that some say led to the current supply crisis and growth bottleneck (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 2, 2026

Featured Podcasts The Talk Show with John Gruber: “Apple at 50”, with John Syracuse The director’s commentary track for Daring…

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Microsoft will lease Crusoe’s 900 MW data center in Abilene, Texas, after Oracle and OpenAI pull out, with the first building expected by mid-2027 (Matt Day/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 27, 2026

Featured Podcasts Hard fork: The Ezra Klein Show: How quickly will AI agents destroy the economy? The future is already…

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Microsoft acknowledges complaints about Windows 11, promising a reduction in “unnecessary” Copilot integrations, more control over updates, and more (Ed Bott/ZDNET)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 20, 2026

Featured Podcasts Access: Live from Nvidia’s Nerd Super Bowl, poker takes over technology and the future of banking AI A…

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Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Meta, Amazon, OpenAI, Adobe and Match sign voluntary commitment to share information on threats from fraudsters abusing their services (Sam Sabin/Axios)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 16, 2026

Sam Sabin / Axios: Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Meta, Amazon, OpenAI, Adobe and Match sign a voluntary commitment to share information…

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Microsoft plans to keep Anthropic’s tools built into customer products, after its lawyers determine the DOD designation does not apply to non-defense projects (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 6, 2026

Featured Podcasts Cheeky pint: Flock Safety’s Garrett Langley on creating technology to solve crime Stripe co-founder John Collison interviews founders,…

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Microsoft releases Phi-4-reasoning-vision-15B, a 15B open-weight model that it says fits larger systems while using significantly less compute and training data (Michael Nuñez/VentureBeat)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 5, 2026

Featured Podcasts Great discussion: Will empathy make a comeback? A podcast mainly about technology. Presented weekly by Angela Du, Sally…

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Sources: Japan’s FTC raids Microsoft offices in Japan as part of investigation into whether Azure customers were improperly blocked from using other cloud services (Nikkei Asia)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 25, 2026

Nikkei Asia: Sources: Japan’s FTC is raiding Microsoft’s offices in Japan as part of an investigation into whether Azure customers…

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Anthropic adds Chris Liddell, a former Microsoft and GM executive who helped GM’s IPO and worked in the first Trump administration, to its board ahead of a possible IPO (Kate Clark/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 13, 2026

Kate Clark / Wall Street Journal: Anthropic is adding Chris Liddell, a former Microsoft and GM executive who helped lead…

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A profile of Obsidian, a games studio acquired by Microsoft in 2018, which seeks to accelerate game development and reduce costs after releasing three titles in 2025 (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 4, 2026

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Google releases macOS versions of AI Edge Gallery, which lets users run open models on their devices, and AI Edge Eloquent, an on-device voice dictation app (Google Developers Blog)

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Browsing: Microsoft

Microsoft launches internal AI models MAI-Transcribe-1, MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-Image-2, built by its superintelligence team, in an effort to promote “AI self-sufficiency” (Michael Nuñez/VentureBeat)

A profile of Microsoft CFO Amy Hood, who paused expansion of some data centers last year, a move that some say led to the current supply crisis and growth bottleneck (Bloomberg)

Microsoft will lease Crusoe’s 900 MW data center in Abilene, Texas, after Oracle and OpenAI pull out, with the first building expected by mid-2027 (Matt Day/Bloomberg)

Microsoft acknowledges complaints about Windows 11, promising a reduction in “unnecessary” Copilot integrations, more control over updates, and more (Ed Bott/ZDNET)

Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Meta, Amazon, OpenAI, Adobe and Match sign voluntary commitment to share information on threats from fraudsters abusing their services (Sam Sabin/Axios)

Microsoft plans to keep Anthropic’s tools built into customer products, after its lawyers determine the DOD designation does not apply to non-defense projects (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

Microsoft releases Phi-4-reasoning-vision-15B, a 15B open-weight model that it says fits larger systems while using significantly less compute and training data (Michael Nuñez/VentureBeat)

Sources: Japan’s FTC raids Microsoft offices in Japan as part of investigation into whether Azure customers were improperly blocked from using other cloud services (Nikkei Asia)

Anthropic adds Chris Liddell, a former Microsoft and GM executive who helped GM’s IPO and worked in the first Trump administration, to its board ahead of a possible IPO (Kate Clark/Wall Street Journal)

A profile of Obsidian, a games studio acquired by Microsoft in 2018, which seeks to accelerate game development and reduce costs after releasing three titles in 2025 (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg)