Microsoft News & Updates
Last updated November 14, 2026
OpenAI’s revenue chief says Microsoft has “limited our ability” to reach enterprise clients and touts Amazon as the path forward
Anthropic hires Microsoft Azure AI Platform president Eric Boyd as its new Head of Infrastructure
Shareholders push Amazon, Microsoft, and Google for more transparency on data center water and energy consumption
Microsoft commits $10B to Japan for AI infrastructure and cybersecurity cooperation from 2026 to 2029
Google, Microsoft, and Amazon back x402 Foundation to create an open standard for AI-driven crypto payments
Microsoft launches three in-house AI models built by teams of under 10 engineers to rival OpenAI and Google
Microsoft’s VP of Data Center Energy Procurement Bobby Hollis Has Left the Company
Iran threatens strikes on Microsoft, Google, Apple, Meta, Nvidia, Oracle, and other U.S. tech firms in the Middle East
Microsoft faces U.K. antitrust probe over cloud and software bundling practices
Judge allows testimony that Microsoft could owe Elon Musk up to $25B in OpenAI breach of trust lawsuit
Microsoft agrees to rent a 700-megawatt Texas data center that Oracle and OpenAI walked away from
OpenAI raises an extra $10B to push its record funding round past $120B, with Microsoft joining
Microsoft acquires team behind Sequoia-backed AI collaboration startup Cove
Microsoft publicly warns OpenAI that its AWS partnership may violate its exclusive Azure contract
Microsoft merges Copilot consumer and commercial teams, freeing AI chief Mustafa Suleyman to focus on superintelligence
Microsoft Experiences & Devices head Rajesh Jha retires after over 30 years at company
Iranian State Media Names Google, Microsoft, Palantir, and Others as Potential Targets as US-Israel Conflict Expands Into Digital Infrastructure
Microsoft and Meta Are in Talks to Lease Oracle’s Abandoned Data Center Expansion at the Abilene, Texas Stargate Campus
Microsoft files an amicus brief backing the Anthropic lawsuit against the U.S. military
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