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Explore our coverage of Microsoft — 47 curated articles, summaries, and related resources from the Inblix archive.

Microsoft's MAI Code 1.1 Flash gets crushed by DeepSeek on benchmarks and cost — Inblix summary
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Microsoft's MAI Code 1.1 Flash gets crushed by DeepSeek on benchmarks and cost

The Decoder · Aug 12, 2026 · 2 min read

Microsoft has rolled out MAI Code 1.1 Flash, a new code-generation model purpose-built for GitHub Copilot, but the laun...

OpenAI buys NextSlide to put AI slide decks directly inside ChatGPT — Inblix summary
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OpenAI buys NextSlide to put AI slide decks directly inside ChatGPT

The Decoder · Aug 10, 2026 · 2 min read

The line between chatbot and office suite just got thinner. OpenAI has acquired NextSlide, a startup that built tools f...

OpenAI provides 70% of Microsoft's AI revenue, new disclosures reveal — Inblix summary
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OpenAI provides 70% of Microsoft's AI revenue, new disclosures reveal

The Decoder · Aug 6, 2026 · 2 min read

Here's a number that explains a lot of recent behavior in Redmond: roughly 70 percent of Microsoft's AI revenue flows d...

Microsoft's SkillOpt transfers 98% of its gains from Codex to Claude Code — Inblix summary
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Microsoft's SkillOpt transfers 98% of its gains from Codex to Claude Code

MarkTechPost · Aug 6, 2026 · 2 min read

A team spanning Microsoft and three Chinese universities has cracked a problem that's been quietly plaguing AI deployme...

OpenAI slashes GPT-5.6 Luna prices by 80%, putting a dollar task at 6 cents — Inblix summary
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OpenAI slashes GPT-5.6 Luna prices by 80%, putting a dollar task at 6 cents

The Decoder · Jul 30, 2026 · 2 min read

OpenAI is taking a cleaver to its pricing. The company announced that starting July 30, its most affordable model, GPT-...

Microsoft's cybersecurity model beats Anthropic by 12 points at half the cost — Inblix summary
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Microsoft's cybersecurity model beats Anthropic by 12 points at half the cost

The Decoder · Jul 30, 2026 · 2 min read

Microsoft is making an explicit bet that the future isn't one god-like AI model, but a swarm of cheap, specialized ones...

Nadella to Wall Street: Don't Trust OpenAI, Use Our Cheaper Models Instead — Inblix summary
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Nadella to Wall Street: Don't Trust OpenAI, Use Our Cheaper Models Instead

TechCrunch AI · Jul 30, 2026 · 2 min read

The cracks in the Microsoft-OpenAI partnership just got wider. On Wednesday’s earnings call, CEO Satya Nadella didn't j...

Microsoft's $3.2B Anthropic Gain Dwarfs OpenAI Markdown in One Quarter — Inblix summary
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Microsoft's $3.2B Anthropic Gain Dwarfs OpenAI Markdown in One Quarter

TechCrunch AI · Jul 29, 2026 · 2 min read

The numbers buried in Microsoft's latest earnings tell a fascinating story about the diverging fortunes of AI's two big...

Nadella confirms Microsoft's Copilot 'super app' merging chat, code, and agents this year — Inblix summary
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Nadella confirms Microsoft's Copilot 'super app' merging chat, code, and agents this year

The Verge AI · Jul 29, 2026 · 2 min read

Satya Nadella just drew a line in the sand. On Wednesday's earnings call, the Microsoft CEO confirmed the company is st...

Anthropic's Mythos found 90 critical Microsoft bugs in a month, triggering a 'mad dash' fix — Inblix summary
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Anthropic's Mythos found 90 critical Microsoft bugs in a month, triggering a 'mad dash' fix

Ars Technica AI · Jul 29, 2026 · 2 min read

The internal panic was palpable. Microsoft engineers huddled in mid-May, confronting a stark new reality: Anthropic's C...

Days after OpenAI hack, Microsoft ships AI built to hunt zero-days — Inblix summary
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Days after OpenAI hack, Microsoft ships AI built to hunt zero-days

Ars Technica AI · Jul 27, 2026 · 2 min read

Timing is everything, and Microsoft’s couldn't be more awkward. On Monday, the company unveiled a new AI model purpose-...

Microsoft's MAI-Cyber-1-Flash hits 96% on security test, but still needs GPT-5.4 for the hard stuff — Inblix summary
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Microsoft's MAI-Cyber-1-Flash hits 96% on security test, but still needs GPT-5.4 for the hard stuff

The Decoder · Jul 27, 2026 · 2 min read

Microsoft just pulled back the curtain on MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, a homegrown cybersecurity model that it claims can go toe-...

Microsoft's MAI-Cyber-1-Flash beats GPT-5.5 and Gemini on key security benchmark — Inblix summary
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Microsoft's MAI-Cyber-1-Flash beats GPT-5.5 and Gemini on key security benchmark

TechCrunch AI · Jul 27, 2026 · 2 min read

Microsoft isn't just wading into the AI cybersecurity fight—it's throwing a haymaker. On Monday in San Francisco, the c...

Nvidia, Microsoft, and Palantir form AI security pact — and snub OpenAI — Inblix summary
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Nvidia, Microsoft, and Palantir form AI security pact — and snub OpenAI

The Verge AI · Jul 27, 2026 · 2 min read

Nvidia has drawn a sharp line in the sand over AI safety. On Monday, the chipmaker launched the Open Secure AI Alliance...

Microsoft’s Copilot just got dumber — and it’s an Azure strategy, not a bug — Inblix summary
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Microsoft’s Copilot just got dumber — and it’s an Azure strategy, not a bug

The Decoder · Jul 24, 2026 · 2 min read

Microsoft’s sudden embrace of open-weight AI isn’t about altruism. It’s about Azure lock-in and fattening margins, and...

Microsoft bets billions on Mistral's European AI cloud to keep regulated data local — Inblix summary
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Microsoft bets billions on Mistral's European AI cloud to keep regulated data local

The Decoder · Jul 21, 2026 · 2 min read

Microsoft and Mistral just tore up their old playbook. The two companies announced a multi-billion-dollar expansion of...

OpenAI's DALL·E API Goes Public, 4M Images a Day Already — Inblix summary
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OpenAI's DALL·E API Goes Public, 4M Images a Day Already

OpenAI Blog · Jul 18, 2026 · 2 min read

The wait is over for builders who've been itching to weave AI image generation into their own software. OpenAI just thr...

Microsoft doubles down on OpenAI with new multi-billion dollar deal — Inblix summary
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Microsoft doubles down on OpenAI with new multi-billion dollar deal

OpenAI Blog · Jul 18, 2026 · 2 min read

The deal isn't a surprise to anyone who has tracked the steady tightening of this relationship, but the confirmation st...

AI's big four form safety club with teeth — or at least a charter — Inblix summary
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AI's big four form safety club with teeth — or at least a charter

OpenAI Blog · Jul 17, 2026 · 2 min read

Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI just drew a line in the sand. The four companies — arguably the most influenti...

Sam Altman returns as OpenAI CEO with a new board — Inblix summary
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Sam Altman returns as OpenAI CEO with a new board

OpenAI Blog · Jul 17, 2026 · 2 min read

The five-day circus is over. Sam Altman is back as CEO of OpenAI, Mira Murati returns to her CTO post, and Greg Brockma...

OpenAI boots five state-backed hacking groups, calls AI threat 'limited' — Inblix summary
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OpenAI boots five state-backed hacking groups, calls AI threat 'limited'

OpenAI Blog · Jul 17, 2026 · 2 min read

OpenAI just showed five state-affiliated hacking crews the door. In a joint operation with Microsoft Threat Intelligenc...

Microsoft tells sales team to trash OpenAI and Anthropic — Inblix summary
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Microsoft tells sales team to trash OpenAI and Anthropic

TechCrunch AI · Jul 16, 2026 · 2 min read

The honeymoon is officially over. In a striking pivot, Microsoft executives are now coaching their sales force to direc...

OpenAI admits its nonprofit roots can't fuel the AGI race — Inblix summary
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OpenAI admits its nonprofit roots can't fuel the AGI race

OpenAI Blog · Jul 15, 2026 · 2 min read

OpenAI’s board has finally said the quiet part out loud: the structure that launched the company in 2015 cannot power i...

OpenAI puts o1 in Los Alamos supercomputer for 15,000 scientists — Inblix summary
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OpenAI puts o1 in Los Alamos supercomputer for 15,000 scientists

OpenAI Blog · Jul 15, 2026 · 2 min read

OpenAI is bringing its most advanced reasoning models to the U.S. National Laboratories, a move that embeds the company...

Meta's Mosseri: AI token costs may soon rival engineer salaries — Inblix summary
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Meta's Mosseri: AI token costs may soon rival engineer salaries

TechCrunch AI · Jul 14, 2026 · 2 min read

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri dropped a sobering prediction on Lenny's Podcast: within a year or two, an engineer's AI t...

Satya Nadella warns AI labs are a 'Trojan horse' for your data — Inblix summary
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Satya Nadella warns AI labs are a 'Trojan horse' for your data

TechCrunch AI · Jul 14, 2026 · 2 min read

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella just published a blog post that reads like a warning shot aimed directly at OpenAI, Anthrop...

Nadella: AI Labs Hypocritical on Distillation Bans — Inblix summary
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Nadella: AI Labs Hypocritical on Distillation Bans

The Decoder · Jul 13, 2026 · 2 min read

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is calling out the AI industry's data double standard, and he's not pulling punches. In a p...

OpenAI and Microsoft ink non-binding MOU for next phase — Inblix summary
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OpenAI and Microsoft ink non-binding MOU for next phase

OpenAI Blog · Jul 13, 2026 · 2 min read

OpenAI and Microsoft have taken another step in their intricate, multi-billion-dollar tango, signing a non-binding memo...

Microsoft's $135B OpenAI Stake Just Got a Lot More Complicated — Inblix summary
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Microsoft's $135B OpenAI Stake Just Got a Lot More Complicated

OpenAI Blog · Jul 12, 2026 · 2 min read

The Microsoft-OpenAI marriage isn't ending, but the prenup just got a major rewrite. The new definitive agreement outli...

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OpenAI and Microsoft Reaffirm Strong Partnership Amid New Deals

OpenAI Blog · Jul 10, 2026 · 1 min read

OpenAI and Microsoft have issued a joint statement to clarify that their partnership remains rock-solid, even as OpenAI...

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OpenAI Stays Microsoft's 'Preferred Model' After Cost-Cut Worry

TechCrunch AI · Jul 10, 2026 · 1 min read

Bloomberg recently reported that Microsoft was swapping some OpenAI software for its own in-house MAI models in Word an...

Microsoft's Carbon Emissions Surged 25% in 2025 — Inblix summary
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Microsoft's Carbon Emissions Surged 25% in 2025

The Verge AI · Jul 10, 2026 · 1 min read

Microsoft's latest sustainability report reveals a 25% spike in carbon emissions last year, reaching 34 million metric...

Microsoft uses AI to pack more security fixes into Windows updates — Inblix summary
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Microsoft uses AI to pack more security fixes into Windows updates

The Verge AI · Jul 9, 2026 · 1 min read

Microsoft is ramping up AI in its security update process, promising a higher volume of fixes per release. The move com...

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Microsoft and OpenAI Revamp Their Partnership

OpenAI Blog · Jul 9, 2026 · 1 min read

Microsoft and OpenAI have renegotiated their deal to keep things smooth as AI evolves fast. Under the new terms, Micros...

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Microsoft Cuts AI Costs by Using Own Models

TechCrunch AI · Jul 8, 2026 · 1 min read

Microsoft is quietly shifting away from expensive third-party AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic, opting instead to de...

Microsoft swaps OpenAI, Anthropic models for cheaper in-house AI — Inblix summary
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Microsoft swaps OpenAI, Anthropic models for cheaper in-house AI

The Decoder · Jul 7, 2026 · 1 min read

Microsoft is swapping out AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic for its own in-house MAI models across Copilot products l...

Microsoft puts 3M Hugging Face models on GPU tap, no Dockerfile required — Inblix summary
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Microsoft puts 3M Hugging Face models on GPU tap, no Dockerfile required

Hugging Face Blog · Jul 7, 2026 · 2 min read

Microsoft is cracking open the operational bottleneck that's kept millions of Hugging Face models out of production. Th...

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Microsoft Cuts 4800 Jobs

TechCrunch AI · Jul 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Microsoft laid off 4800 employees, with Xbox and commercial sales being the hardest hit. The company says the layoffs a...

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Tech Layoffs Surge

TechCrunch AI · Jul 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Microsoft has cut 4,800 roles, or 2.1% of its global workforce, citing AI's impact on everyday tasks, while other tech...

Microsoft Layoffs — Inblix summary
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Microsoft Layoffs

The Verge AI · Jul 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Microsoft is laying off around 4,800 employees, approximately 2.1 percent of its workforce, with most of the job losses...

MS Joins AI Super App — Inblix summary
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MS Joins AI Super App

The Decoder · Jul 4, 2026 · 1 min read

Microsoft is revamping its Copilot app to create an AI super app, merging consumer and enterprise apps into one, with n...

Microsoft Invests $2.5B in AI — Inblix summary
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Microsoft Invests $2.5B in AI

The Decoder · Jul 3, 2026 · 1 min read

Microsoft is launching a new unit called Frontier Company with a $2.5 billion budget to embed 6,000 AI engineers within...

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Microsoft AI Boost

TechCrunch AI · Jul 2, 2026 · 1 min read

Microsoft just launched a new business, Microsoft Frontier Company, to help big companies use its AI tools successfully...

NYT Updates Suit — Inblix summary
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NYT Updates Suit

Ars Technica AI · Jun 27, 2026 · 1 min read

The New York Times is amending its copyright complaint against OpenAI and Microsoft, clarifying claims of contributory...

Microsoft's SharePoint patch failed. Now it's under zero-day attack — Inblix summary
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Microsoft's SharePoint patch failed. Now it's under zero-day attack

The Register AI · Apr 28, 2026 · 2 min read

Microsoft shipped a fix. It didn't stick. On-premises SharePoint servers are now under active zero-day attack, and the...

Microsoft's SharePoint patch fails, leaving servers open to zero-day attacks — Inblix summary
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Microsoft's SharePoint patch fails, leaving servers open to zero-day attacks

The Register AI · Apr 28, 2026 · 2 min read

Microsoft's latest security updates were supposed to lock things down. Instead, they kicked open a door that's now bein...

10,000+ Hugging Face models hit Azure AI Foundry with same-day release promise — Inblix summary
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10,000+ Hugging Face models hit Azure AI Foundry with same-day release promise

Hugging Face Blog · May 19, 2025 · 2 min read

Two years ago, Microsoft and Hugging Face began a modest experiment: make open models easier to find and deploy on Azur...