Microsoft ships Agent Framework 1.0 but Azure's agent stack still spans too many surfaces while Google and AWS offer cleaner developer paths.

New proprietary models reduce Microsoft's dependence on its biggest AI partner, even as the two maintain a fragile alliance.

Microsoft has released version 1.0 of its open-source Agent Framework, positioning it as the production-ready evolution of the project introduced in October 2025 by combining Semantic Kernel ...

Microsoft launches three in-house MAI models for transcription, voice and image generation through Foundry, hedging its ...

Microsoft Corp. and Meta Platforms Inc. each committed nearly $50 billion in additional data center leases in their most recent quarters, underscoring an escalating bet the tech industry is making on ...

March 18 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab is considering legal action against its partner OpenAI and Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab over a $50 billion deal that could violate its ...