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Microsoft's MAI-Voice-1 Generates 60 Seconds of Audio in Under a Second, Alongside New Text Model
Sixty seconds of natural-sounding speech, generated in less time than it takes to blink. That’s the headline claim Microsoft is making with MAI-Voice-1, a new speech synthesis model unveiled this...
Pentagon Axes China-Based Microsoft Engineers from DoD Cloud, Orders Audit
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered an immediate halt to Microsoft’s use of China-based engineers for all Department of Defense cloud support, marking a dramatic escalation in the U.S....
Microsoft’s MAI-1 AI Model Goes Public After Training on 15,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs
Microsoft has thrown open the doors to public testing of MAI-1-preview, its first homegrown large language model trained entirely in-house on a staggering fleet of 15,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs. The model...
Microsoft Rolls Out In-House MAI Voice and MoE Models to Slash Copilot Costs
Microsoft has taken the wraps off its first homegrown, production-grade AI models—MAI-Voice-1, a speech generator that can allegedly synthesize a full minute of audio in under one second on a...
Microsoft Ships In-House AI Models, Moving Copilot Beyond OpenAI Dependency
Microsoft has quietly deployed its first fully in-house AI models for consumer-facing Copilot experiences, a strategic pivot that reduces the company’s reliance on OpenAI’s technology and charts...
Microsoft Unveils MAI-1 and MAI-Voice-1, Its First In-House AI Models to Challenge OpenAI
Microsoft just drew a bold line in the AI sandpit with the public debut of its first internally developed foundation models, MAI-1-preview and MAI-Voice-1. The move is a calculated punch against its...
Microsoft Campus Shut Down as Worker Encampment Over Gaza Surveillance Leads to 18 Arrests
A worker-led encampment on Microsoft’s Redmond campus on August 20–21, 2025, resulted in 18 arrests and reignited global debate over the role of commercial cloud and AI platforms in military...
Microsoft Unleashes MAI-1-Preview: 15,000 GPUs Power Its First In-House AI Model to Rival OpenAI
Microsoft this week publicly debuted MAI-1-preview, a homegrown large language model that marks its boldest move yet to decouple from OpenAI and put its own AI into Copilot. Trained on a staggering...
One-Click AI Search: Cloudflare and Microsoft Launch NLWeb and AutoRAG
Cloudflare and Microsoft have thrown open a new frontier for website owners, unveiling a partnership that lets any site become a first-class participant in the AI-driven search revolution. The...
Microsoft’s Dual AI Launch: Lightning-Fast Voice and a Homegrown Text Model That Rattle the OpenAI Partnership
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Microsoft's Mobile Plans App Meets Its End on February 27, 2026: eSIM Moves to Settings
Microsoft has set a date for the Mobile Plans app's demise: February 27, 2026. After that, the app vanishes from the Microsoft Store, and users of eSIM-equipped Windows laptops will need to head to...
Microsoft's $75B Azure Milestone Exposes Pitfalls of Automated Financial Analysis
Microsoft’s cloud business crossed a symbolic threshold in fiscal 2025: Azure and other cloud services generated roughly $75 billion in annual revenue, the company confirmed in its year-end...