Microsoft
Microsoft is the world's largest software company and OpenAI's key partner, embedding GPT models across Copilot, Windows, Office and the Azure cloud. It also builds its own Phi small models and the MAI model line. This page gathers all our coverage of Microsoft's AI moves.
AI tokens are driving up corporate cloud bills — ZDNet flags the trend
Large companies' spending on AI tokens is growing uncontrollably, echoing the chaos of early cloud pricing — only this time it's even harder to measure the value of…
Abu Dhabi's MGX fund raises about $50 billion to accelerate AI investment
Abu Dhabi's technology fund MGX has closed a raise of about $50 billion from regional and international investors to finance AI infrastructure.
Baseten raises $1.5 billion at a $13 billion valuation — a bet on cheap AI models
Baseten, a startup providing infrastructure for budget AI models, has closed a Series F round of $1.5 billion at a $13 billion valuation, with participation from…
SpaceX acquired AI editor Cursor for $60 billion right after going public
Which AI subscriptions for developers offer the best value for money in 2026
xAI integrated Grok into Microsoft PowerPoint — slides from talking points without leaving the app
Mistral renames Le Chat to Vibe — a unified agent for work and coding
Bank of Korea warns: AI bonuses in the semiconductor sector could fuel inflation
South Korea's central bank has warned that record bonuses at tech companies amid the AI chip boom could trigger wage growth and consumer demand across the economy.
The Productivity Paradox: Why AI Helps Employees, but Not Profits
AI makes individual employees significantly more efficient, but its impact on company profits is minimal — analysts see this as a modern version of the Solow…
SpaceX bought AI startup Cursor for $60 billion two days after record IPO
Startups become the main pathway to bigtech: how AI is reshaping hiring in IT
ChatGPT Loses Majority Market Share for the First Time: AI Assistant's Share Falls Below 50%
Qualcomm chief: AI agents will become the new apps, 40 devices on the way
Alphabet to raise $80 billion to expand AI infrastructure
Alphabet plans to raise $80 billion to expand AI infrastructure — the company has officially acknowledged that demand for its AI solutions exceeds its current…
MIT Technology Review: Why calling AI agents “colleagues” is a mistake
MIT Technology Review examines a corporate trend: companies give AI tools names like “Alex” and present them as employees — and that shifts people’s expectations in…