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.

Runpod Sponsors TreeHacks 2026: 36 Hours of GPU Compute at Stanford
Runpod sponsored TreeHacks 2026 at Stanford. Over 36 hours, teams built projects on cloud GPUs, including GPU-accelerated cancer drug discovery and other prototypes.

Ten Minutes With AI Reduce Persistence on Hard Problems, Berkeley Study Finds
A UC Berkeley study claims just 10 minutes of working with AI weakens the ability to keep grinding at a hard problem. The Hacker News post drew 55 points and 65…

Nadella Proposes an "Emergency Braking" for AI and Treating Models as Compromised
Microsoft's CEO urged developers to design AI models as if they were already compromised, with safeguards built in from day one of development rather than added…

A Habr Essay Reopens the Debate Over Who Owns Open Source Code in the Age of AI

Terence Tao writes for mathematicians on Lean's reliability and the role of AI

GitHub Copilot's Weekly Release Expands Control Over Agent Access

India's foreign ministry calls Vance's remarks about Microsoft workers deeply offensive

GitHub gives Copilot code review admins new billing and license controls
GitHub added org-level billing for Copilot code review: owners can charge the cost of reviews run by members with a Copilot license to the organization.

Trump Administration Suspends Microsoft and Adobe From Green Card Sponsorship Program
The US government has suspended Microsoft, Adobe and several universities from a program that lets them sponsor foreigners for permanent residency. The tech…

Altman: After IPO, OpenAI's Mission Will Come Before Share Price, Even If the Stock Drops

KB Panorama releases GIS WebServer SE 7.6.0 for five operating systems, including Astra Linux

Sber Publishes September Roundup of GigaIDE Pro Updates

GitHub Blog: Hackathons Remain the Best Entry Point into Development in the AI Era

Dwarf Models: How Companies Cut AI Costs by Fine-Tuning Tiny LLMs
A fine-tuned 8-billion-parameter LLM can cost 5 times less than GPT-4 and run 100 times faster. Checkr saved $7,000 a month, PayPal hit 100% valid JSON. Instead of…

Google Releases a Workplace AI Agent for Enterprises, but Pricing and Integrations Remain Open Questions
Google's agent uses company context for office tasks, but pricing and compatibility with third-party systems remain the key questions for businesses.









