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Microsoft put an ex-Facebook exec in charge of a new AI unit. Internal memos reveal how it's going.
Internal memos Jay Parikh has sent to employees since taking on a new AI unit reveal its early ambitions and accomplishments.
Former Microsoft engineer Vaniya Agrawal continues anti-Israel protests by disrupting Build 2025 AI event
Vaniya Agrawal's Microsoft protest escalates as the former AI engineer interrupts Build 2025 in Seattle, challenging the ...
Microsoft fires employee who interrupted CEO’s speech to protest AI tech for Israeli military
SEATTLE (AP) — Microsoft has fired an employee who interrupted a speech by CEO Satya Nadella to protest the company’s work ...
Microsoft Build 2025 has arrived, and AI is the name of the game
Microsoft Build developer conference is back again, and this year, the company is all in on AI and Copilot initiatives.
Microsoft expands AI roster with Anthropic and xAI integrations, looking beyond OpenAI alliance
Jay Parikh, Microsoft executive vice president and head of the company’s CoreAI engineering division, speaks at Build 2025 in ...
Microsoft is all in on AI at Build 2025: 3 things you need to know
This is another example of Microsoft's "agentic" approach to AI, as Discovery is intended to let researchers create virtual ...
Microsoft Adds Musk’s Grok Models to Azure AI Foundry, Risks OpenAI’s Disapproval
The announcement was made at Microsoft’s Build developer conference on Monday, and was notable given Microsoft’s partnership ...
Soundcore demos AI-powered translation tech at Microsoft Build 2025
At Microsoft Build 2025, Soundcore debuts AI-powerd earbuds with real-time translation and generative voice tech. See what's next for smart audio.
Microsoft's big event was all about the 'explosion' of AI agents
It was all about AI agents at Microsoft's Build developer conference, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman joining to talk about the ...