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Microsoft’s Chief Technology Officer, Kevin Scott, announced that the company will unveil a new AI-based product by the end of the year, though specific details remain under wraps. He expressed confidence that the forthcoming technology will captivate those anticipating major advances in the field.

In an interview with Wired, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino discussed the company’s plans to expand its venture investments, particularly in the AI sector.

Microsoft has disabled the default activation of the Recall feature, which records all user actions as screenshots for AI purposes. The developers plan to enhance encryption and make it more difficult to access the collected information, which is currently protected only by the computer’s password.

Microsoft is offering to its China-based employees, especially AI specialists, to relocate to another country due to rising China-U.S. tech tensions. The main relocation options are the U.S., Ireland, Australia, or New Zealand.

Coca-Cola and Microsoft have announced a five-year strategic partnership to advance the digital transformation of the beverage giant through Microsoft's cloud technologies and artificial intelligence innovations.

Microsoft is experimenting with a new AI feature called "Intelligent Media Search," enabling users to search for audio and video files by their content. The AI model transcribes the content into text, which can then be indexed and searched.

According to The Information, Nvidia has postponed the release of its next AI chip, the Blackwell B200, by several months due to a design flaw. The company has already informed key buyers, including Microsoft and other cloud providers, about the delay.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Microsoft for potentially trying to circumvent antitrust regulations in its $650 million acquisition of AI startup Inflection AI. The agency has requested pertinent documents and is conducting a preliminary review.

Sony Music Entertainment, one of the world's largest record companies representing popular bands like AC/DC and Nickelback, has issued warning letters to AI developers. According to the Financial Times, recipients include OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Suno, and over 700 other startups.

Microsoft has developed a generative AI model specifically for U.S. intelligence agencies, aimed at processing the large volumes of confidential data they receive daily. This AI operates independently of the internet and is managed via a dedicated cloud infrastructure.

Artificial intelligence developers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Stability AI, Google, Meta, and Microsoft have pledged to bolster security measures to protect children during the development and deployment of AI models. This effort is spearheaded by the nonprofits All Tech Is Human and Thorn, dedicated to child safety.