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Microsoft to unveil new in-house AI models at Build conference

Microsoft shares rose on Thursday after reports indicated the company plans to introduce a new suite of proprietary artificial intelligence models at its annual Build developer conference scheduled for June 2 to June 3 in San Francisco. The announcements are expected to include a dedicated coding model......

Microsoft scales back Copilot as the company retreats from its AI-everywhere strategy

Microsoft is pulling back from its aggressive push to embed artificial intelligence across every corner of its product ecosystem, with the executive now leading Copilot publicly endorsing the removal of the feature wherever it has failed to deliver value. The reversal marks a significant shift for a......

AI institute becomes Microsoft training partner to expand AI skills in Africa

AI Institute has secured the status of Training Services Partner with Microsoft, marking a step in its expansion across the artificial intelligence training market. The agreement formalizes a collaboration that began during GITEX Africa 2024 and now translates into structured training programs aligned......

Microsoft AI agent security toolkit flaw exposes missing authentication checks

Microsoft faces scrutiny after a security analysis found that authentication checks in its open source AI agent governance toolkit are not executed in production code. The toolkit, released on April 3, was designed to provide runtime safeguards for autonomous AI agents and address risks outlined by OWASP......

GitHub halts Copilot subscriptions as AI coding costs surge

GitHub, owned by Microsoft, has frozen new subscriptions to its Copilot Pro, Pro+ and Student plans starting April 20, citing unsustainable computing demands driven by AI coding agents. The move follows internal concerns that resource consumption has outpaced the service’s pricing structure, with......

Microsoft closes its worst quarter since 2008 amid AI spending fears

Microsoft ended the first quarter of 2026 with its stock down roughly 25%, marking its steepest quarterly decline since the fourth quarter of 2008, when shares fell 27% during the global financial crisis. Although the stock rebounded on Tuesday, the final trading day of the quarter, the recovery did......

Alphabet overtakes Microsoft to become world’s third-largest company driven by cloud and AI growth

Alphabet has surged past Microsoft to claim the position of the world’s third-largest company by market capitalization, reaching approximately $3.58 trillion compared to Microsoft’s $3.52 trillion. This milestone marks a significant shift in the tech landscape as Alphabet’s shares have......

Microsoft Unveils $80 Billion Investment Plan for AI Infrastructure

Microsoft has announced plans to invest $80 billion in artificial intelligence data centers through the end of the current fiscal year, marking one of the largest infrastructure commitments in the technology sector. According to a blog post by Microsoft President Brad Smith, more than half of this substantial......