Tag
Microsoft is reportedly considering integrating DeepSeek into its Copilot Cowork product.
Microsoft's FastContext is a trending paper introducing a small 4B model for efficient code retrieval paired with coding agents, rivaling closed-source systems on SWE-Bench Multilingual.
A user questions how a hardware dock can be described as 'powered by Azure', casting doubt on the marketing claim.
Microsoft is turning to Amazon Web Services to handle AI capacity constraints for GitHub, highlighting the intense demand for AI compute resources.
This article examines why Google, Apple, and Microsoft failed to launch a ChatGPT-like product first despite their vast resources and AI talent, and explores how OpenAI kept the breakthrough secret until release.
Xbox is shutting down Ninja Theory, the developer of the Hellblade series, as part of a broader reset at the company. Other studios like Compulsion Games and Double Fine are in negotiations to spin off.
Xbox plans to shut down Compulsion Games and sees executive departures as part of a 'reset' aimed at refocusing studio investments, according to reports.
Microsoft launches Fara-7B, an efficient Computer Use Agent with only 7B parameters, surpassing larger models on web tasks, supporting pure local deployment, and achieving low-cost desktop automation.
Microsoft released FastContext-1.0, an open-source repo scout that runs locally with llama.cpp to reduce Copilot costs by scanning files and providing only relevant context to the main agent.
A new article aggregates multiple surveys and usage studies showing that, contrary to hype, most people use AI rarely or not at all, with Gen Z adoption stalling and about 70% of working-age Americans not using AI.
Microsoft released FastContext-1.0, a lightweight repository-exploration subagent for LLM coding agents that reduces main-agent token consumption by up to 60% while improving resolution rates by up to 5.5%.
Microsoft has released Fara-7B, a small 7B-parameter language model focused on pure local desktop automation. It can directly take over your mouse and keyboard to execute repetitive workflows, with low cost and no need for internet connectivity.
Microsoft president Brad Smith warns tech industry to take AI backlash at graduation events as a wake-up call, highlighting younger generations' desire for agency over AI and concerns about job displacement.
Microsoft is reportedly considering spinning off its Xbox division into a separate company or subsidiary as part of a broader restructuring, including layoffs and reevaluation of next-gen console plans.
Microsoft released MarkItDown, an open-source Python library that converts any document to Markdown for use with LLMs.
Microsoft has launched the MarkItDown tool, which converts various document formats (such as PDF, Word, Excel) into Markdown, making it easier for large models and RAG systems to process enterprise data.
A report that Microsoft allegedly shared Dutch civil servants' emails with the U.S. House triggers renewed calls for digital sovereignty, highlighting the gap between data residency and actual legal control.
The article highlights how Anthropic books AWS AI revenue as gross revenue, while OpenAI only books its net share from Microsoft, revealing differences in reported revenue and financial strategies.
New Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma and Xbox Studios chief Matt Booty have released a candid internal assessment detailing severe underperformance across Xbox, including low profit margins, overinvestment in acquisitions, and hardware supply chain issues, calling for a wholesale 'Xbox reset.'
In an interview at Microsoft Build 2026, Satya Nadella outlines an AI strategy focused on ecosystem over any single model, advocating for private evals as key IP, rebuilding the IDE for agentic workflows, and treating agent traces as balance sheet assets.