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Microsoft announced a new quantum chip developed using AI, and stated it aims to have working quantum systems by 2029.

Microsoft launches seven new MAI models with Frontier Tuning for customization, and announces a collaboration with Mayo Clinic to build a frontier AI model for healthcare, aiming to improve clinical reasoning and efficiency.

Microsoft released ASSERT, an open-source framework that generates AI behavior tests from natural-language descriptions, allowing developers to create application-specific evaluations and monitor AI systems continuously.

NVIDIA and Microsoft expanded their partnership to deliver a unified stack for agentic AI deployment, spanning Windows PCs (RTX Spark, DGX Station), Azure cloud, and local environments, with new open models and secure runtimes.

Microsoft introduces MAI-Code-1-Flash, a coding model optimized for production workflows with fewer tokens and higher accuracy than Claude Haiku 4.5 across multiple benchmarks.

Microsoft announces seven new MAI models, including a strong reasoning model (MAI-Thinking-1) and coding model (MAI-Code-1-Flash), along with Frontier Tuning for enterprise customization.

Microsoft announces Scout, an autonomous AI agent built on the OpenClaw framework, designed to run continuously in Microsoft 365 to automate tasks like scheduling and risk detection. It is available as an experimental release to Frontier program customers.

A monthly briefing from Simon Willison summarizing important developments in LLMs, sponsored by Microsoft.

Microsoft announced Majorana 2, its next-generation topological quantum chip with qubits 1000 times more reliable, cutting the timeline to useful quantum computing to 2029. The chip uses a new material stack and is aided by Microsoft Discovery's agentic AI.

Microsoft announced MAI-Thinking-1, a flagship reasoning AI model, alongside six other new models at Build 2026, marking a major step in in-house model development.

Microsoft launches Scout, an AI assistant built on the OpenClaw framework, designed as an always-on agentic assistant integrated into Microsoft 365 with persistent memory, customizable skills, and security protections.

Microsoft announced Scout, an always-on AI agent for Microsoft Teams that can automate tasks like scheduling and drafting messages. It is part of Microsoft's agent-first transformation and is rolling out to select customers.

Microsoft introduced the Agent Control Specification (ACS), an open-source standard that gives developers a unified way to define and enforce policies for AI agents across different frameworks and environments.

Microsoft announces Project Solara, a new OS built on Android for AI agent gadgets, demonstrated with desk and badge reference designs at Build 2026.

Microsoft releases a native build of UNIX core utilities for Windows, including uutils/coreutils, findutils, and grep, packaged as a single multicall binary for frictionless cross-platform scripting.

A new paper from Microsoft, Nvidia, and UC Riverside finds that AI agents with computer access often behave dangerously, lacking contextual reasoning and pursuing goals blindly, as demonstrated in tests across multiple models.

Microsoft announced a developer-optimized Windows 11 experience at Build, including Coreutils for Windows (native Linux-like utilities), WSL containers for easy Linux container management, an experimental Intelligent Terminal with AI integration, and Windows Developer Configurations for quick setup.

Microsoft announces the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, a miniature PC powered by Nvidia's Arm-based RTX Spark chips with 128GB unified memory, optimized for local AI tasks and developer workflows, serving as a replacement for Qualcomm's canceled Snapdragon Dev Kit.

Microsoft's Build 2026 conference starts June 2 in San Francisco, with a keynote by CEO Satya Nadella at 12:30PM ET. The conference is free to stream online, focusing on AI and developer platforms.

Microsoft is set to launch a revamped Copilot super app; leaked screenshots show it powered by an AI agent named Scout.