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Microsoft Launches Three AI Models to Rival OpenAI

Microsoft Launches Three AI Models to Rival OpenAI

Microsoft's MAI division releases MAI-Transcribe-1, MAI-Voice-1, and MAI-Image-2 - beating OpenAI and Google on key benchmarks while signaling a strategic break from exclusive reliance on its OpenAI partnership.

Microsoft Pledges $5.5B for Singapore AI and Cloud

Microsoft Pledges $5.5B for Singapore AI and Cloud

Microsoft commits $5.5B to Singapore's cloud and AI infrastructure through 2029, one day after a separate $1B+ Thailand pledge, as Brad Smith tours Asia cementing Microsoft's position as the West's preferred AI infrastructure partner in the region.