Category Microsoft

Trends in Microsoft’s AI services, including Azure and enterprise solutions.

Former DeepMind Researcher Raises $55M Seed at $300M Valuation Before Product Launch

Former DeepMind researcher Andrew Dai raised $55M for Elorian at a $300M valuation, betting big on visual AI before product launch.

The EU’s Google DMA ruling forces Android and Search access changes that could boost AI rivals and reshape competition in Europe.

Microsoft’s AI strategy is shifting as it reportedly coaches sales teams to challenge OpenAI and Anthropic on cost, speed and security.

OpenAI’s Codex keyboard debuts at $230 as the company tests hardware, while a reported speaker and Apple lawsuit add bigger stakes.

OpenAI has launched Codex Micro, a $230 limited hardware accessory for managing Codex agents, separate from its rumored Jony Ive device.

Microsoft Patch Tuesday delivered a record 570 fixes, including zero-days, as the company says AI helped uncover more security flaws.

Rime raised $24M to advance voice AI for enterprise calls, betting on custom training data, lower latency and better pronunciation.

Meta’s Adam Mosseri says AI token budgets may soon be capped per engineer as rising model costs force companies to tighten usage.

Open models are taking share from frontier labs as enterprises seek cheaper, customizable AI and less vendor lock-in.

Satya Nadella warns AI models may make companies pay twice — in cash and proprietary data — and urges more control, routing and open-source use.