#Microsoft
AppsApple Plans iPhone Clipboard Sharing With Windows PCs in the EU
Apple is working on clipboard sharing between iPhones and Windows PCs under the EU's Digital Markets Act requirements, making cross-device copy and paste possible outside the Apple ecosystem.
AIMicrosoft Launches MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, a Security Model That Beats Mythos and GPT on CyberGym
Microsoft's first security AI scores 96% on CyberGym, beating Mythos and GPT. MAI-Cyber-1-Flash ships inside MDASH at half the cost of prior models.
AIGrok for Excel Lands as a Free Microsoft 365 Add-In - Powered by Grok 4.5
xAI launched Grok for Excel on July 20. Free Microsoft 365 add-in powered by Grok 4.5 - writes formulas, runs scenarios, and pulls from SharePoint and email.
AIMicrosoft Copilot Pricing 2026: Free Chat, 365 Premium, and Business Seats
Copilot is free until it isn't. Microsoft 365 Premium, Business, and Enterprise seat prices, the base-license catch, and every number verified July 10.
AIMicrosoft's MDASH AI Now Scans Every Windows Commit for Security Vulnerabilities
Windows AI vulnerability management moved into real-time CI/CD scanning on July 9. Microsoft's MDASH now flags security bugs before they reach any test build.
AIOpenAI's GPT-5.6 Is Now the Preferred Model in Microsoft 365 Copilot
GPT-5.6 is now the default in Microsoft 365 Copilot - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Chat. The catch: Microsoft is also quietly building its own AI models.
IndustryMicrosoft Cuts 4,800 Jobs Today - Xbox Loses 20% of Staff and Four Studios
Microsoft cut 4,800 jobs today. Xbox loses 3,200 positions this fiscal year, with four studios sold or spun off and the sales division rebuilt around engineers.
AIUN Convenes 193 Countries in Geneva for First Global AI Governance Dialogue
UN AI governance talks opened July 6 in Geneva. 193 countries. Big Tech CEOs. A scientist warning of catastrophic harm. No binding rules from this week.
SecurityFewer Than 5% of AI-Found Open Source Vulnerabilities Get Patched. Akrites Is the Industry's Fix.
Linux Foundation launched Project Akrites to coordinate open source vulnerability patching at AI speed. Backed by AWS, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI.
AIMicrosoft Frontier Is a $2.5 Billion Bet on Enterprise AI Deployment With 6,000 Engineers
Microsoft launched Frontier Company today - 6,000 engineers and $2.5 billion focused on getting enterprise AI past the proof-of-concept stage.
AIAWS Launches $1 Billion Forward-Deployed Engineers Unit to Embed With Customers
AWS committed $1 billion on June 30 to a new forward-deployed engineering unit that sends engineers to embed inside customer organizations for 45-day periods.
AIGitHub Copilot's First Metered Bill Just Landed. Developers Are Furious.
June 30 closes GitHub Copilot's first metered billing cycle. Developers on $39 plans are seeing charges over $750 from agentic sessions costing $30-40 each.