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AI-Powered Training Lands at Axalta: 4,000 Courses, Azure AI, and Entra ID in 90 Days
Coatings manufacturer Axalta has gone from zero to a fully deployed AI-driven learning platform in just 90 days, thanks to a collaboration between training specialist Unboxed and Microsoft’s Azure...
Microsoft's First AI Datacenter Goes Live in Wisconsin, Bringing New Compute Power to Azure
Microsoft's first purpose-built AI datacenter in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, entered full operation on June 23, 2026, after months of startup work that began in April. The Fairwater facility—part of...
Microsoft Brings Claude 3.5 to Azure AI Foundry — No Separate Anthropic Account Needed
Microsoft has added Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 family to Azure AI Foundry, letting enterprises evaluate and deploy the large language model directly from their Azure portal — without signing up for a...
Microsoft Runs on 100% Clean Energy, Yet Emissions Jump 25%—What It Means for Windows Users
On July 9, 2026, Microsoft published its Environmental Sustainability Report covering fiscal year 2025, and for the first time, the company matched 100% of its global electricity consumption with...
Microsoft Plants Copilot in the Cab: Freight Rail Giants CSX and Rumo Get Custom AI Assistants
On July 7, 2026, Microsoft quietly laid the tracks for a new class of enterprise AI, pitching custom digital assistants to two of the Americas' largest freight rail operators. CSX—the...
Azure Dominates US Enterprise Cloud: 55% of CIOs Choose Microsoft Over AWS, Jefferies Survey Reveals
Microsoft Azure has cemented its position as the top choice for cloud computing among US enterprise IT leaders, with a commanding 55% of chief information officers (CIOs) naming it their primary...
Genpact Unveils Azure Agentic AI Tool to Recover Millions in Consumer Goods Deductions
Genpact, the global professional services and digital transformation firm, today announced the launch of Genpact Deductions Recovery, an accounts receivable automation solution that uses agentic AI...
Logicalis Lands Microsoft Frontier Partner Designation, Doubles Down on Copilot Governance for Enterprise
Microsoft elevated Logicalis to the top tier of its partner ecosystem on July 1, 2026, awarding the managed service provider both global Frontier Partner status and a dedicated Microsoft Copilot...
Tech Mahindra and Microsoft Deploy AI-Powered 5G Network Digital Twin to Slash Operator Costs and Boost Efficiency
Tech Mahindra and Microsoft have unveiled a bold joint initiative to redefine how telecom operators manage next-generation networks: an AI-infused 5G Network Digital Twin built on Microsoft Azure....
Claude on Azure: GA on NVIDIA GB300 Brings Governed AI Agents to Windows Enterprise
Anthropic’s Claude models reached general availability in Microsoft Foundry on June 29, 2026, marking a pivotal moment for Windows enterprises that have been waiting for a safety-focused,...
Qualcomm Targets $3.9B Revenue with Dragonfly CPUs, AI Accelerators, and Azure HBC Partnership
Qualcomm leapfrogged into the data center arena on June 24, 2026, at its Investor Day in New York, laying out a comprehensive strategy built around the new Dragonfly server CPU family, purpose-built...
Azure AI agents now run governed multi-step workflows inside Temenos core banking
At the Temenos Community Forum 2026, Microsoft and Temenos unveiled a deep integration that embeds Azure AI agents directly into Temenos Core Banking, giving financial institutions the ability to run...