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Microsoft says Azure affected after cables cut in the Red Sea

Microsoft said Saturday that clients of its Azure cloud platform might experience increased latency after multiple undersea cables were cut in the Red Sea, as reported in Bloomberg. In a status update, the company said traffic going through the Middle East or ending in Asia or Europe had been affected. It did not say who … Read more

Starbucks to roll out Microsoft Azure OpenAI assistant for baristas

A Starbucks store is shown in Encinitas, California, on Feb. 24, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters Starbucks plans to roll out a generative artificial intelligence assistant created with Microsoft Azure’s OpenAI platform to 35 locations this month as part of its strategy to simplify baristas’ jobs and speed up service in its cafes. The coffee … Read more

Microsoft employee interrupts Satya Nadella’s keynote to protest claims of ‘Israel’s war crimes powered by Azure’

A Microsoft employee dramatically disrupted Satya Nadella’s keynote speech at the company’s flagship Build event on Monday. The employee, who is a member of a group called “No Azure for Apartheid,” was protesting against the company’s contracts with the Israeli government amid the country’s ongoing war in Gaza. The employee, Joe Lopez, was joined by … Read more

xAI’s Grok 3 comes to Microsoft Azure

Microsoft on Monday became one of the first hyperscalers to provide managed access to Grok, the AI model developed by billionaire Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI. Available through Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry platform, Grok — specifically Grok 3 and Grok 3 mini — will “have all the service-level agreements Azure customers expect from any Microsoft product,” … Read more

Microsoft Build 2025: What to expect, from Azure to Copilot upgrades

Microsoft is hosting its annual Build developer conference next week from May 19 to 22. The event is guaranteed to include announcements regarding new AI integrations, services, and apps, including for Windows. At last year’s Build, Microsoft announced an integration of Copilot into Microsoft Teams, Copilot+ AI-powered PCs, Windows Volumetric Apps for Meta Quest headsets, … Read more

Nerdio nabs $500M to power virtual desktops on Azure

Nerdio, a platform designed to simplify how companies deploy and manage Microsoft cloud technologies, has raised $500 million in a Series C round of funding. The Chicago-based startup says its valuation has now quadrupled since its Series B round two years ago, and is now firmly in unicorn territory — though the company wouldn’t reveal … Read more

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