Category Microsoft

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

Microsoft bets on nature-inspired data centers as local backlash grows

Microsoft is using data center biomimicry to reduce local backlash, but residents and advocates say AI’s water, power and pollution costs remain.

Amazon released Strands Decider 2B, an open-source decision model built for fast, low-cost choices in AI agent workflows.

OpenAI launches AI agents product Dots to challenge Meta’s free Muse platform, betting premium quality and safety can win users.

Photon raised $4.5M after its app funeral, betting AI agents will replace some mobile apps across iMessage, WhatsApp and other channels.

Orbital AI startup Satlyt has raised $8M to run models on satellites, cut downlink costs and power shared compute in space.

Google unveils Gemini 4 Argon, a new AI model focused on cybersecurity, coding and research, with limited rollout to cyber partners.

Google launches Gemini 4 Argon with strong benchmark claims, but only trusted cyber defenders can use it first while safety checks continue.

Trump’s AI safety plan leans on voluntary self-policing as Google, Meta, OpenAI and others back a frontier pledge. Here’s what it means.

Restate raised $20M to scale durable infrastructure for AI agents and enterprise workflows as demand for reliable execution surges.

Nvidia launches an AI agent safety platform, but OpenAI stays off the public list even as it says it supports the work.