Microsoft in May 2026 released MAI-Image-2-Efficient, a stripped-down version of its MAI-Image-2 image generation model built to lower costs and speed up output for enterprise customers. VentureBeat ...

Microsoft is positioning MAI-Image-2-Efficient and its flagship MAI-Image-2 as complementary tools rather than replacements for each other — a tiered pairing designed to cover the full spectrum of ...

Asha Sharma, the former Instacart and Meta executive who took over Xbox at Microsoft, said the unit doesn't spend enough time ...

Microsoft Corp.’s push for artificial intelligence independence is gaining traction with today’s release of MAI-Image-2-Efficient, a lean and mean version of its flagship image generation model that ...

Microsoft announced a new A$25 billion ($18 billion) investment into Australia's digital infrastructure on Thursday, spanning ...

Discover the 2026 update to Microsoft Copilot's image generator, offering better text rendering, brand kit integration, and ...

The two companies are overhauling an agreement central to OpenAI’s for-profit model.

Since Microsoft invested $1 billion in OpenAI in 2019, the exclusive partnership between the two firms has been one of the ...

Microsoft and Chainalysis executives warned that as AI agents begin managing transactions at scale, the financial industry ...

Term Clarity The rapid pace of innovation requires us to continue to evolve our partnership to benefit our customers and both companies. Today, we are announcing an amended agreement to simplify our ...

Legacy automakers lean on Big Tech in software, AI race Deal to co-develop 100+ AI initiatives at Stellantis Stellantis eyes 60% data centre footprint cut by 2029 Software and data-driven services ...