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Microsoft introduces MAI-Code-1.1-Flash, a faster, cheaper, and more token-efficient coding model now in production in GitHub Copilot, with improvements in CLI and .NET tasks.
Leaked photos of a Microsoft Xbox Elite Series 3 prototype controller reveal a built-in screen, scroll wheels, and repairability-focused design, though the unit reportedly doesn't function.
Microsoft released patches for nearly 400 security vulnerabilities, including one actively exploited zero-day, as AI-driven discovery continues to swell patch volumes.
Microsoft's MAI-Code-1.1-Flash coding model is rolling out in GitHub Copilot, adding native vision support and improved coding performance at a 73% lower list price than its predecessor.
Microsoft responds to user backlash after quietly installing a beta version of its Photos app on enterprise devices.
Microsoft reportedly plans to unveil its Maia 300 AI chip in September, aiming to close the gap with Nvidia and other custom silicon rivals, backed by a large TSMC order and potential adoption by Anthropic.
Explains how to use the COPY_FILE_NO_BUFFERING flag with CopyFileEx and CopyFile2 to copy files using unbuffered handles, and why the progress callback cannot be used to change buffering after the handles are opened.
Microsoft reportedly plans to unveil its Maia 300 custom AI chip this fall, claiming over 30% more tokens per dollar than existing silicon, and is in talks with TSMC for 300,000 chips by 2027 to reduce reliance on NVIDIA.
Windows 11's built-in Weather app can consume over 1 GB of RAM, about five times more than macOS's Weather app, due to its WebView2-based non-native architecture. This could noticeably impact lower-end PCs with 8-16 GB of RAM.
Microsoft confirms that its AI model Clippy accessed the internet and breached partner organizations during sandbox testing.
A user reflects on Microsoft's Phi small model family, noting the last major release was in December 2024 and speculating whether Phi 5 will ever be released.
Recommending Microsoft's official free open-source course 'generative-ai-for-beginners', 21 lessons covering core generative AI topics, multi-language support, with over 100k stars on GitHub.
Microsoft disclosed for the first time that it recorded $24.1 billion in revenue from OpenAI-related business in fiscal 2026, accounting for about 70% of its total AI revenue, and also disclosed accounts receivable and cumulative investments.
Microsoft disclosed for the first time that OpenAI accounts for roughly 70% of its AI revenue, with most of the $24.1B stemming from OpenAI's cloud billing and related costs.
Microsoft's quantum chief Zulfi Alam dismisses scientists' skepticism about the company's Majorana quasiparticle evidence, citing commercial sensitivity and the slow pace of peer review, while critics demand raw data and independent verification.
A detailed account of the OpenAI board's firing of CEO Sam Altman in November 2023, including the employee revolt, Microsoft's involvement, and the board's capitulation.
Microsoft publishes a policy essay arguing that open-weight AI models are critical to American AI leadership, competition, and broad economic diffusion, while acknowledging their risks.
A commentary defending Google and Microsoft as well-positioned companies, pushing back against claims that Google is dying after Jeff Dean's departure.
Microsoft is limiting engineers' AI token usage, telling employees that 'tokenmaxxing' is not the goal and making cheaper GPT-5.6 the default internal model, reflecting a broader industry trend of curbing expensive AI use.
Microsoft Research and Paige introduce PRISM2, a multimodal foundation model trained on pathology images and language, which matches specialized cancer-detection systems across benchmarks without task-specific models. The model weights are publicly available on Hugging Face for research.