Brad Smith
President · Microsoft
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Microsoft and Mistral Are Bringing Sovereign AI to Copilot Studio
Microsoft and Mistral bring sovereign AI options to Copilot Studio, giving regulated enterprises more control over AI agents and data.
Alex Cole · 23 Jul 2026
Salesforce CEO Co-Chairs Global AI Commission: "Trust Is the Foundation"
Marc Benioff co-chairs the new AI for Good Global Commission – but with the US, China and EU absent, can it deliver anything real?
Christopher Carey · 6 Jul 2026
Microsoft's President Has a Message for Graduates Anxious About AI
Microsoft's Brad Smith thought leadership piece raises a question the tech industry keeps avoiding: who is actually responsible?
Christopher Carey · 12 Jun 2026
Microsoft Hit With Fresh Probe by UK's Competition Regulator Over AI and Software Business
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has launched a new probe into Microsoft, targeting its software and AI ecosystem.
Kieran Devlin · 3 Apr 2026
ServiceNow Taps Microsoft Legal Chief as AI and Acquisition Drive Intensifies
ServiceNow hires former Microsoft legal chief Hossein Nowbar amid AI-focused acquisitions including Logik.ai and Armis.
Christopher Carey · 6 Jan 2026
Microsoft Announce Digital Twin Builder For Fabric, Bringing the Physical World into the Virtual
Why it matters: Microsoft’s preview Digital Twin Builder in Fabric could help workplace technology buyers turn physical assets into real-time, AI-ready insight.
Christopher Carey · 19 May 2025
Microsoft Reportedly Set to Avoid EU Fine in Latest Antitrust Saga Twist
Microsoft is reportedly set to avoid an EU fine, which would signal a dramatic conclusion to the Teams/Office bundling antitrust saga that's been ongoing…
Kieran Devlin · 16 May 2025
Microsoft Reportedly Offers Tweak To Office-Teams Price In New EU Antitrust Twist
Microsoft has reportedly offered to change the price difference between Office and Teams in the latest twist in the EU's ongoing antitrust probe into the…
Kieran Devlin · 11 Feb 2025
Big UC News From Microsoft, CallTower and Gamma Communications
Microsoft plans $80bn AI data centres, CallTower buys Inoria, and Gamma integrates Coolwave voice termination. Published on UC Today.
Kieran Devlin · 10 Jan 2025
Microsoft Is Spending $80Bn On Data Centres This Year In Ongoing AI Revolution
Microsoft’s $80bn data centre spend shows how AI demand, Azure and NVIDIA GPUs are reshaping enterprise cloud. Published on UC Today.
Kieran Devlin · 6 Jan 2025
EU Sends Statement of Objections to Microsoft Over 'Possibly Abusive' Teams Practices
Why it matters: the EU’s Teams probe could force Microsoft to change Office 365 and Microsoft 365 bundling, reshaping UC buying choices. Published on UC Today.
Kieran Devlin · 25 Jun 2024
Microsoft Ready For 'Additional Steps' To Avoid EU Antitrust Action
Microsoft may take additional steps on Teams and Office bundling to ease EU antitrust pressure, with implications for M365 buyers. Published on UC Today.
Kieran Devlin · 6 Jun 2024
Microsoft, OpenAI Relationship Probed by UK Competition Regulator
Why it matters: the UK CMA is probing Microsoft and OpenAI over control, governance and merger concerns that could affect AI buying. Published on UC Today.
Kieran Devlin · 11 Dec 2023
Microsoft to Invest £2.5 Billion in UK AI Development
Microsoft is to invest £2.5 billion into the UK's AI infrastructure over the next three years.
Kieran Devlin · 4 Dec 2023
Microsoft Promises Copyright Protection for Copilot Customers
Microsoft’s Copilot Copyright Commitment helps buyers adopt Microsoft 365, Teams and GitHub Copilot with legal cover on copyright claims. Published on UC Today.
Kieran Devlin · 8 Sept 2023
Microsoft Axed AI Ethics Team - Reports
Microsoft’s Ethics & Society team was cut in a 10,000-job purge as Copilot rolls into Microsoft 365 and Teams. Published on UC Today.
Jonny Wills · 17 Mar 2023
Microsoft Stops All 'New' Sales in Russia
Microsoft has halted sales of all products and services in Russia over the country's invasion of Ukraine.
Tom Wright · 4 Mar 2022