Microsoft unveiled MAI-Thinking-1, a 35B active parameter reasoning model scoring 97% on AIME 2025.

Microsoft released RAMPART, a pytest-native framework for testing AI agent safety

Released SkillOpt, training agent skills in text space

Released MAI-Transcribe-1, MAI-Voice-1, and MAI-Image-2 AI models

Claims 3x inference throughput for 70B models on Nvidia Blackwell GPUs

5 new AI data center projects identified.

Hyperscalers including Microsoft plan $700B+ CapEx in 2026

Launched 'Personal Computer' feature for Mac app to orchestrate local files and applications securely.

Imposed strict usage caps on Pro subscription (20 Deep Research/month, 200 search/week)

Launched live personal money analyzer via Plaid integration, enabling queries on user transaction data.