Microsoft company news — AI strategy, Azure, Windows and the deals shaping its AI empire, beyond the Copilot product headlines.
Microsoft is expanding Sovereign Cloud with a control panel preview, EU Data Guardian, external key management and Foundry Local AI under local control.
Microsoft has extended Project Perception with Guardian Agents, Dynamic Agent Risk and Dynamic Permissions to govern AI agents inside companies.
Microsoft has ended its deal to anchor Nscale’s Loughton AI data centre in Essex after grid officials said power will not arrive until the 2030s in Britain.
Microsoft is designing its own AI chips, Maia and Cobalt, and building data centres at record pace. We explain why owning the full hardware stack matters.
Microsoft turns AI into revenue through Azure cloud usage, Copilot seats, GitHub, bundles and advertising. We break down each stream and how it scales.
Microsoft's AI empire stands on three pillars: Azure, Copilot and the OpenAI partnership. We explain how the pieces support, and strain against, each other.