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Microsoft Unveils a No-Code Digital Twin Tool in Fabric

Microsoft wants to make building digital twins as easy as dragging and dropping, and it has a new tool to do it. At its 2025 Build conference, the company previewed its digital twin builder that will be available in Fabric, its data and analytics platform. A digital twin is perhaps a virtual replica of a […]

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Microsoft’s NLWeb Project Turns Websites into Conversational Interfaces for AI Agents

Microsoft is reimagining how people interact with autonomous agents through a new open project called NLWeb. Designed to bring natural language interfaces to websites, it transforms ordinary web pages into conversational agents, enabling users to interact directly with the site’s content. The company is betting on this to be as impactful on the agentic web […]

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Twilio Plugs Into Microsoft to Deliver the ‘Last Mile’ of Enterprise AI Conversations

Twilio and Microsoft have entered into a multi-year partnership to accelerate the use of conversational AI in enterprise customer communication. Announced at Twilio’s SIGNAL conference, the tie-up will let developers build AI-powered tools and applications on top of Twilio’s newly refreshed customer engagement platform and Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry. In addition, Twilio introduced a range […]

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Microsoft’s New Phi-4 Variants Show Just How Far Small AI Can Go

Microsoft is doubling down on small language models with new Phi-4 variants that aim to prove a bold idea: small AI can think big. The new Phi-4-reasoning, Phi-4-reasoning-plus, and Phi-4-mini-reasoning models are optimized for complex tasks, such as math and coding, and outperform much larger models while running on devices with limited resources. While we […]

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Microsoft Makes History with Record Number of AI Learners Online

Microsoft has officially set a new world record for the most people to complete an online artificial intelligence lesson within 24 hours. More than 120,000 people participated in a course on April 7, taught by Scott Brant, on how to use Copilot chat to streamline work. That was more than enough to unseat the previous […]

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Microsoft: Companies Are Going AI-First, Turning to Digital Labor to Scale

More and more, companies are moving decisively toward full-scale AI transformation. The allure of the productivity gains, cost savings, and scalability that AI-powered solutions can deliver is too compelling for business leaders to ignore. In fact, 82 percent say this is the year they’re rethinking their entire strategy and operations to see where AI can […]

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Microsoft Pushes Into Human-Agent Collaboration Era with Latest M365 Copilot Upgrades

Following the release of its 2025 Work Trend Index report, Microsoft is rolling out new updates to its Microsoft 365 Copilot app. The new agents and features are aimed at ushering in a new era of human-agent collaboration in the workplace. The release includes access to Microsoft’s Researcher and Analyst agents, integration with OpenAI’s GPT-4o […]

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PHOTOS: Inside Microsoft’s 50th Anniversary Celebration

Microsoft has achieved a milestone that so few technology companies have achieved: Turning 50 years old. The Windows maker has transformed itself over the past five decades, moving from powering personal computers to being a cloud computing contender and now a leader in artificial intelligence. To mark this historic occasion, the company held an event […]

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Microsoft’s Copilot Just Got a Brain Boost—And It’s Ready to Work for You

IN THIS ISSUE: Microsoft supercharges its Copilot assistant with new capabilities to help it become a companion for all. Is it the bot we’ve been waiting for? Plus, the head of open-source AI proponent Ai2 reacts to OpenAI possibly joining the open-source community. The Prompt Microsoft is ushering in a new era for its Copilot […]

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Microsoft’s AI Skills Fest Seeks World Record for Most Online AI Learners

Microsoft has announced that it’s organizing a 50-day AI Skills Fest starting April 8. The goal is to help people advance their technical knowledge regardless of their skill level. The global event features hackathons, live in-person and virtual events, self-paced tutorials, community events, learning challenges, and more—something for everyone’s schedule and preference. Microsoft Wants a […]