French startup Mistral AI, a new force in the open-source AI space, recently announced plans to go public rather than being acquired. Mistral's CEO and co-founder Arthur Mensch stated in an interview with Bloomberg Television, "We are not selling." Earlier rumors suggested that Microsoft might acquire the company, partly because Microsoft invested €15 million (approximately $15.6 million) in Mistral and established a collaboration with them.

A significant shift has occurred in the partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI. With OpenAI announcing the signing of a Stargate agreement with companies like SoftBank and Oracle, Microsoft is no longer the exclusive data center infrastructure provider for OpenAI. According to the new agreement, Microsoft has been granted a 'right of first refusal' on new cloud computing capacity from OpenAI, meaning that if Microsoft cannot meet demand, OpenAI can seek support from other cloud service providers. Microsoft confirmed this change in a blog post, stating that OpenAI has turned to Azure.

Microsoft Research has launched a powerful AI system called MatterGen that can generate new materials with specific properties, potentially accelerating the development of key technologies such as batteries and solar panels. The introduction of MatterGen signifies a fundamental shift in how scientists discover new materials. Unlike traditional methods that screen millions of existing compounds, MatterGen directly generates new materials based on desired characteristics, akin to how AI image generators create visuals from textual descriptions.

Recently, Microsoft took legal action through its Digital Crimes Unit aimed at combating cyber crimes committed by those using generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools. According to an undisclosed complaint filed in the Eastern District of Virginia, Microsoft stated that despite ongoing efforts to enhance the security of its AI products and services, cyber criminals continue to innovate, attempting to bypass safety measures to create harmful content. Microsoft pointed out that some cyber crime groups are leveraging generative...

Microsoft has announced that it will integrate AI-driven Office features into its Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions, along with a corresponding price increase. Previously, users wishing to access Copilot in Office applications like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint had to pay an additional monthly fee of $20 for the Copilot Pro subscription; now this AI feature will be included at a price of $3 per month.

In a recent important meeting, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella engaged in in-depth discussions with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk. The main agenda revolved around artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity, marking a further engagement between the tech industry and the new government. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed from Midjourney.

Microsoft recently released AutoGen v0.4, an orchestration framework for AI agents. This update aims to enhance the flexibility and controllability of AI agents to meet user demands for functional extension and observability. Since its launch, AutoGen has garnered significant attention from developers, but users have encountered some architectural limitations, inefficient APIs, and insufficient debugging and intervention capabilities. In the new version, Microsoft focuses on improving the modularity and scalability of the framework.

Microsoft has recently upgraded its classic Paint app with a new AI-powered eraser feature, making it easier for users to work with images. The core of this feature lies in the ability for users to simply circle the elements they want to delete, and the AI will automatically recognize and erase them, significantly simplifying the traditional image processing workflow. After two months of testing, this new feature has been officially rolled out to all users. Users can enjoy this feature for free by upgrading to the latest version in the Microsoft Store. However, it is worth noting that because the AI model requires

With the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology, many companies have launched their own 'AI Agent' systems that can autonomously interact with the environment and complete tasks without human intervention. Companies like Microsoft and Anthropic have been the first to introduce their AI Agents, while industry leader OpenAI has yet to release its own version, and the reasons behind this delay are thought-provoking. According to The Information, OpenAI's delay is related to concerns over 'prompt injection' attacks.