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Operates GitHub Copilot (powered by GPT-5.6) and Phi-4 open model family. Deep Azure enterprise integration.
Operates GitHub Copilot (powered by GPT-5.6) and Phi-4 open model family. Deep Azure enterprise integration.
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Microsoft MAI-DxO diagnostic system published in Science
83% accuracy on NEJM complex cases versus 36% for physicians, roughly 80% versus 47% on emergency cases, using GPT-5.5 as reasoning engine, with a dedicated medical model planned with Mayo Clinic in 2027.
SourceProject Perception and "frontier models cannot be trusted" stance
Oct 19 Microsoft Security EVP Hayete Gallot wrote that frontier models 'cannot be trusted' regardless of origin, echoing CEO Nadella's 'assume all AI models are compromised' stance; Microsoft launched Project Perception, an agentic security system for continuous audit and control of AI agents
SourceCopilot Notebooks upgraded with task delegation and in-place Office editing
Microsoft rolled out task delegation, in-place Office editing, interactive reports, and expanded audio summaries through the Frontier Preview Program on October 12.
SourceMicrosoft releases Azure Maia 300 in-house AI chip and plans multi-gigawatt deployment
Microsoft unveiled the third-generation in-house AI chip Azure Maia 300 at OCP Global Summit on October 12, with 8x HBM4 stacks, 18TB/s bandwidth, and 950W TDP per chip; multi-gigawatt deployments begin in 2027.
SourceNadella calls for AI emergency brake framework
Nadella posted on X on October 10 calling for model/harness separation, externalized controls, audit records, and a kill switch.
SourceMicrosoft-Decision-1 launch
Decision-focused model post-trained on Qwen3.5-9B launched on October 9; $0.042 per million input, live in Microsoft Foundry, coming to OpenRouter.
SourceGitHub Copilot uses ReviewBench
Copilot code review offline +4.45% precision / +12.88% recall on benchmark; production A/B +8.00% / +13.58%
SourceLaunches MAI-Transcribe-2-Streaming, MAI-Voice-2.1, and MAI-Voice-2.1-Flash
On October 1 Microsoft launched three models in Microsoft Foundry: streaming transcription model MAI-Transcribe-2-Streaming covers 60 languages and ranks first on Artificial Analysis for partial and final accuracy; MAI-Voice-2.1 and Flash cover 23 languages each.
SourceGitHub Copilot ships computer use public preview for desktop apps
On October 1 GitHub shipped a public preview of computer use in the Copilot CLI and the Copilot desktop app on macOS and Windows, letting the agent read accessible UI and screenshots, click controls, type, and walk through multi-app workflows, defaulting off and requiring user approval.
SourceCopilot rebuilt as a super app with Home/Code/Autopilot tabs
September 25 launch; consumer and enterprise versions merged into one app with three modules; autonomous features on usage-based Copilot Credits
Source30-50% Copilot discounts for large customers starting October
9/24 The Information reports, 30% for 1-10K seats, 50% for 10K+ seats in exchange for usage-based commitments
SourceMicrosoft announces Middle East framework with $10B+ investment through 2030
On September 23 Microsoft unveiled a Middle East framework covering Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE with $10B+ investment by 2030 across cloud, resilience, and skilling; partners include HUMAIN, G42, and QAI.
SourceMicrosoft to offer 30-50% Copilot enterprise discounts and bundle agent features
Per The Information on September 22, Microsoft will offer ~30% off Copilot for 1,000+ seat deals and up to 50% for 10,000+ seats; it will also fold Copilot into a super-app bundling coding tools and OpenClaw-style agent skills.
SourceAzure AI Foundry CVE-2026-85889 disclosed at CVSS 10.0
Missing authentication on a critical function enables unauthenticated remote privilege escalation; Microsoft has patched server-side with no customer action.
SourceMicrosoft AI chief Suleyman criticizes Anthropic soul document
Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman on September 16 published a 10,000-word essay criticizing Anthropic's soul document and warning against training Claude to think it may be conscious.
SourceMicrosoft opens MAI Code of Conduct to six-week public comment
Microsoft AI published a draft Code of Conduct governing its first-party MAI models and opened a six-week public consultation; Nadella endorsed Amodei and Altman's embedded-evaluator and pacing proposals
SourceMicrosoft 365 Copilot adds xAI Grok models
Microsoft launched a Frontier-program limited preview of Grok models inside Word/Excel/PowerPoint Copilot, giving users a third model option alongside OpenAI and Anthropic Claude; EU and UK customers initially excluded
SourceMicrosoft 365 Copilot rebranded to Microsoft Copilot
Copilot Chat also renamed, unifying entry points, models, and billing.
SourceMicrosoft AI publishes Humanist AI Code of Conduct
Microsoft AI publishes a 37-page Humanist AI Code of Conduct opening a six-week consultation; Mustafa Suleyman releases a 6,000-word essay criticising Anthropic's model-welfare framing.
SourceMAI-Transcribe-2 priced at $0.10 per audio hour
Sept 3 launch, three generations in five months, 10x speed of GPT-Transcribe
SourceCopilot CoSnitch vulnerability disclosed
Aug 18 Varonis disclosed autorun parameter vulnerability CVE-2026-24301 CVSS 8.8, patched same day
SourceMicrosoft begins merging Copilot apps into single Super App
Microsoft began merging consumer Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot into a single unified app on August 13 with personal and work accounts. From August 18, Podcasts, Group Chat and free Deep Research are being retired.
SourceMicrosoft gains $3.2B from Anthropic investment
Q4 FY2026 earnings disclosed, while OpenAI investment value cut by $600M
SourceSatya Nadella internally criticizes Anthropic Fable
Says Fable model is excessively editorially controlled, rejecting harmless requests without reason
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