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Azure AI fuels record Microsoft cloud revenue but record capex squeezes Q3 margins
Microsoft's fiscal third-quarter 2026 earnings, covering the period ended March 31, 2026, underscored the tech giant's accelerating momentum in artificial intelligence while highlighting the...
Azure Soars 40%, AI Revenue Tops $37B — And the OpenAI Rules Just Changed
On April 29, 2026, Microsoft delivered a one-two punch that reshapes enterprise AI. Azure revenue jumped 40% year-over-year, and the company’s AI business crossed a $37 billion annual revenue run...
Microsoft-OpenAI Partnership Reset: Exclusivity Ends, But $250B Azure Commitment Persists
Microsoft and OpenAI have ripped up the playbook that defined the generative AI era. In April 2026, the two companies announced a sweeping revision to their partnership that ends Microsoft’s...
Microsoft’s Next Rally Hinges on Azure’s AI Capacity and Copilot’s 15-Million-Seat Bet
Microsoft shares climbed nearly 2% on Friday after a widely followed analyst laid out the two levers he believes will determine the stock’s next big move: how fast the company can bring new AI...
PROMISE Pegasus5 at NAB 2026 shifts from raw speed to workflow-specific performance for AI and creative pros.
PROMISE Technology unveiled its Pegasus5 storage systems at NAB 2026, marking a strategic shift from raw throughput metrics to workflow-specific performance optimization for both Windows and Mac...
Microsoft's Narvik AI Data Center: Strategic Infrastructure for Next-Generation Computing
Microsoft has reportedly taken over a major data center facility in Narvik, Norway, signaling a significant expansion of its AI infrastructure capabilities in Northern Europe. This move represents...
Microsoft's Narvik Data Center Deal Secures NVIDIA Rubin GPUs for AI Infrastructure Dominance
Microsoft has reportedly secured a strategic agreement to build a massive data center in Narvik, Norway, with a specific focus on acquiring NVIDIA's next-generation Rubin GPU architecture. This move...
Microsoft Leases 30,000 Nvidia Rubin AI Chips in Norway, Signaling Major Azure Expansion
Microsoft has secured a massive 30,000-unit rental of Nvidia's upcoming Vera Rubin AI accelerator chips for deployment at a Norwegian data center, according to industry reports. The deal represents...
Anthropic Hires Ex-Microsoft Azure AI Chief Eric Boyd to Scale Claude
Anthropic has recruited former Microsoft Azure AI executive Eric Boyd to lead its infrastructure efforts, signaling a strategic shift toward enterprise-scale deployment of its Claude AI models. Boyd...
Favikon 2026: AI, Governance, Silicon, and Cloud Education Top Influencer Rankings
The 2026 Favikon list of cloud computing voices reveals a fundamental shift in the industry's priorities. This annual ranking, which tracks the most influential voices across social media platforms,...
Microsoft Infrastructure Veteran Eric Boyd Joins Anthropic to Scale Claude AI Compute
Anthropic has hired longtime Microsoft infrastructure executive Eric Boyd to lead its compute scaling efforts for Claude AI. This strategic move signals that Anthropic's next phase will be defined as...
Microsoft AI Veteran Eric Boyd Joins Anthropic: What This Means for Windows AI Development
Microsoft's AI infrastructure leader Eric Boyd has left the company to join Anthropic, marking one of the most significant talent moves in the artificial intelligence sector this year. Boyd served as...