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Microsoft and FFA help students use smart sensors and AI to learn about the future of farming and technology

Partnership expands FarmBeats for Students program to all 50 states to help grow next generation of farmers

REDMOND, Wash. — May 6, 2025 — Microsoft Corp. and the National FFA Organization on Tuesday announced the national expansion of FarmBeats for Students, a cutting-edge educational program integrating smart sensors, data science and artificial intelligence (AI) to teach precision agriculture in classrooms. Starting today, FFA teachers and students throughout the United States, including FFA chapters in 185 middle and high schools, will receive a classroom set of FarmBeats for Students kits free of charge. The kits include ready-to-use sensor systems along with curriculum for teachers and are designed for classrooms of all kinds; no prior technical experience is required.

More and more farmers are adopting advanced technology, including automating systems such as tractors and harvesters and using drones and data analysis to intervene early against pests and disease, to maximize crop yield, optimize resource usage, and adjust to changing weather patterns. Gaining hands-on experience with machine automation, data science and AI will help American agricultural students remain competitive in the global market.

Using the FarmBeats for Students kits and free curriculum, students build environmental sensor systems and use AI to monitor soil moisture and detect nutrient deficiencies — allowing them to understand what is happening with their plants and make data-driven decisions in real time. Students can adapt the kit to challenges unique to their region — such as drought, frost and pests — providing them with practical experience in tackling real-world issues in their hometowns.

“Microsoft is committed to ensuring students and teachers have the tools they need to succeed in today’s tech-driven world, and that includes giving students hands-on experience with precision farming, data science and AI,” said Mary Snapp, Microsoft vice president, Strategic Initiatives. “By teaming up with FFA to bring FarmBeats for Students to students across the country, we hope to inspire the next generation of agriculture leaders and equip them with the skills to tackle any and all challenges as they guide us into the future.”

“Our partnership with Microsoft exemplifies the power of collaboration in addressing industry needs while fostering personal and professional growth among students,” said Christine White, chief program officer, National FFA Organization. “Supporting agricultural education and leadership development is crucial for shaping the next generation of innovators and problem solvers. Programs like this equip students with technical knowledge, confidence and adaptability to thrive in diverse and evolving industries. Investing in these young minds today sets the stage for a more sustainable, innovative and resilient agricultural future.”

In addition, teachers, students or parents interested in FarmBeats for Students can purchase a kit for $35 at this link and receive free training at Microsoft Learn.

Any educator interested in implementing the FarmBeats for Students program can now access a new, free comprehensive course on the Microsoft Educator Learn Center, providing training on precision agriculture, data science and AI, allowing teachers to earn professional development hours and badges.

FarmBeats for Students was co-developed by Microsoft, FFA and agriculture educators. The program aligns with the AI for K-12 initiative guidelines; Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources career standards; Computer Science Teachers Association standards; and Common Core math standards.

For more information about FarmBeats for Students, visit aka.ms/FBFS.

About National FFA Organization

The National FFA Organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization of more than 1,027,200 student members as part of 9,235 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

About Microsoft

Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) creates platforms and tools powered by AI to deliver innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers. The technology company is committed to making AI available broadly and doing so responsibly, with a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

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Posted on April 30, 2025 by — Leave a comment

Microsoft Cloud and AI strength drives third quarter results

Microsoft Cloud and AI Strength Drives Third Quarter Results

REDMOND, Wash. — April 30, 2025 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year:

· Revenue was $70.1 billion and increased 13% (up 15% in constant currency)

· Operating income was $32.0 billion and increased 16% (up 19% in constant currency)

· Net income was $25.8 billion and increased 18% (up 19% in constant currency)

· Diluted earnings per share was $3.46 and increased 18% (up 19% in constant currency)

“Cloud and AI are the essential inputs for every business to expand output, reduce costs, and accelerate growth,” said Satya Nadella, chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft. “From AI infra and platforms to apps, we are innovating across the stack to deliver for our customers.”

“We delivered a strong quarter with Microsoft Cloud revenue of $42.4 billion, up 20% (up 22% in constant currency) year-over-year driven by continued demand for our differentiated offerings,” said Amy Hood, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Microsoft.

Business Highlights

Revenue in Productivity and Business Processes was $29.9 billion and increased 10% (up 13% in constant currency), with the following business highlights:

· Microsoft 365 Commercial products and cloud services revenue increased 11% (up 14% in constant currency) driven by Microsoft 365 Commercial cloud revenue growth of 12% (up 15% in constant currency)

· Microsoft 365 Consumer products and cloud services revenue increased 10% (up 12% in constant currency) driven by Microsoft 365 Consumer cloud revenue growth of 10% (up 12% in constant currency)

· LinkedIn revenue increased 7% (up 8% in constant currency)

· Dynamics products and cloud services revenue increased 11% (up 13% in constant currency) driven by Dynamics 365 revenue growth of 16% (up 18% in constant currency)

Revenue in Intelligent Cloud was $26.8 billion and increased 21% (up 22% in constant currency), with the following business highlights:

· Server products and cloud services revenue increased 22% (up 24% in constant currency) driven by Azure and other cloud services revenue growth of 33% (up 35% in constant currency)

Revenue in More Personal Computing was $13.4 billion and increased 6% (up 7% in constant currency), with the following business highlights:

· Windows OEM and Devices revenue increased 3%

· Xbox content and services revenue increased 8% (up 9% in constant currency)

· Search and news advertising revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs increased 21% (up 23% in constant currency)

Microsoft returned $9.7 billion to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025.

Business Outlook

Microsoft will provide forward-looking guidance in connection with this quarterly earnings announcement on its earnings conference call and webcast.

Quarterly Highlights, Product Releases, and Enhancements

Every quarter Microsoft delivers hundreds of products, either as new releases, services, or enhancements to current products and services. These releases are a result of significant research and development investments, made over multiple years, designed to help customers be more productive and secure and to deliver differentiated value across the cloud and the edge.

Here are the major product releases and other highlights for the quarter, organized by product categories, to help illustrate how we are accelerating innovation across our businesses while expanding our market opportunities.

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)

To learn more about Microsoft’s corporate governance and our environmental and social practices, please visit our investor relations Board and ESG website and reporting at Microsoft.com/transparency.

Webcast Details

Satya Nadella, chairman and chief executive officer, Amy Hood, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Alice Jolla, chief accounting officer, Keith Dolliver, corporate secretary and deputy general counsel, and Jonathan Neilson, vice president of investor relations, will host a conference call and webcast at 2:30 p.m. Pacific time (5:30 p.m. Eastern time) today to discuss details of the company’s performance for the quarter and certain forward-looking information. The session may be accessed at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor. The webcast will be available for replay through the close of business on April 30, 2026.

Constant Currency

Microsoft presents constant currency information to provide a framework for assessing how our underlying businesses performed excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations. To present this information, current and comparative prior period results for entities reporting in currencies other than United States dollars are converted into United States dollars using the average exchange rates from the comparative period rather than the actual exchange rates in effect during the respective periods. All growth comparisons relate to the corresponding period in the last fiscal year. Microsoft has provided this non-GAAP financial information to aid investors in better understanding our performance. The non-GAAP financial measures presented in this release should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, the measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Financial Performance Constant Currency Reconciliation

	Three Months Ended March 31,
($ in millions, except per share amounts)	Revenue	Operating Income	Net Income	Diluted Earnings per Share
2024 As Reported (GAAP)	$61,858	$27,581	$21,939	$2.94
2025 As Reported (GAAP)	$70,066	$32,000	$25,824	$3.46
Percentage Change Y/Y (GAAP)	13%	16%	18%	18%
Constant Currency Impact	$(1,059)	$(703)	$(392)	$(0.05)
Percentage Change Y/Y Constant Currency	15%	19%	19%	19%

Segment Revenue Constant Currency Reconciliation

	Three Months Ended March 31,
($ in millions)	Productivity and Business Processes	Intelligent Cloud	More Personal Computing
2024 As Reported (GAAP)	$27,113	$22,141	$12,604
2025 As Reported (GAAP)	$29,944	$26,751	$13,371
Percentage Change Y/Y (GAAP)	10%	21%	6%
Constant Currency Impact	$(626)	$(308)	$(125)
Percentage Change Y/Y Constant Currency	13%	22%	7%

We have recast certain prior period amounts to conform to the way we internally manage and monitor our business.

Selected Product and Service Revenue Constant Currency Reconciliation

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
	Percentage Change Y/Y (GAAP)	Constant Currency Impact	Percentage Change Y/Y Constant Currency
Microsoft Cloud	20%	2%	22%
Microsoft 365 Commercial products and cloud services	11%	3%	14%
Microsoft 365 Commercial cloud	12%	3%	15%
Microsoft 365 Consumer products and cloud services	10%	2%	12%
Microsoft 365 Consumer cloud	10%	2%	12%
LinkedIn	7%	1%	8%
Dynamics products and cloud services	11%	2%	13%
Dynamics 365	16%	2%	18%
Server products and cloud services	22%	2%	24%
Azure and other cloud services	33%	2%	35%
Windows OEM and Devices	3%	0%	3%
Xbox content and services	8%	1%	9%
Search and news advertising excluding traffic acquisition costs	21%	2%	23%

About Microsoft

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this release that are “forward-looking statements” are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially because of factors such as:

· intense competition in all of our markets that may adversely affect our results of operations;

· focus on cloud-based and AI services presenting execution and competitive risks;

· significant investments in products and services that may not achieve expected returns;

· acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic alliances that may have an adverse effect on our business;

· impairment of goodwill or amortizable intangible assets causing a significant charge to earnings;

· cyberattacks and security vulnerabilities that could lead to reduced revenue, increased costs, liability claims, or harm to our reputation or competitive position;

· disclosure and misuse of personal data that could cause liability and harm to our reputation;

· the possibility that we may not be able to protect information stored in our products and services from use by others;

· abuse of our advertising, professional, marketplace, or gaming platforms that may harm our reputation or user engagement;

· products and services, how they are used by customers, and how third-party products and services interact with them, presenting security, privacy, and execution risks;

· issues about the use of AI in our offerings that may result in reputational or competitive harm, or legal liability;

· excessive outages, data losses, and disruptions of our online services if we fail to maintain an adequate operations infrastructure;

· supply or quality problems;

· government enforcement under competition laws and new market regulation may limit how we design and market our products;

· potential consequences of trade and anti-corruption laws;

· potential consequences of existing and increasing legal and regulatory requirements;

· laws and regulations relating to the handling of personal data that may impede the adoption of our services or result in increased costs, legal claims, fines, or reputational damage;

· claims against us that may result in adverse outcomes in legal disputes;

· uncertainties relating to our business with government customers;

· additional tax liabilities;

· sustainability regulations and expectations that may expose us to increased costs and legal and reputational risk;

· an inability to protect and utilize our intellectual property may harm our business and operating results;

· claims that Microsoft has infringed the intellectual property rights of others;

· damage to our reputation or our brands that may harm our business and results of operations;

· adverse economic or market conditions that may harm our business;

· catastrophic events or geo-political conditions, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, that may disrupt our business;

· exposure to increased economic and operational uncertainties from operating a global business, including the effects of foreign currency exchange; and

· the dependence of our business on our ability to attract and retain talented employees.

For more information about risks and uncertainties associated with Microsoft’s business, please refer to the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” sections of Microsoft’s SEC filings, including, but not limited to, its annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, copies of which may be obtained by contacting Microsoft’s Investor Relations department at (800) 285-7772 or at Microsoft’s Investor Relations website at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor.

All information in this release is as of March 31, 2025. The company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the company’s expectations.

For more information, press only:

Microsoft Media Relations, WE Communications for Microsoft, (425) 638-7777, [email protected]

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Jonathan Neilson, Vice President, Investor Relations, (425) 706-4400

Note to editors: For more information, news and perspectives from Microsoft, please visit the Microsoft News Center at http://www.microsoft.com/news. Web links, telephone numbers, and titles were correct at time of publication, but may since have changed. Shareholder and financial information, as well as today’s 2:30 p.m. Pacific time conference call with investors and analysts, is available at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor.

**MICROSOFT CORPORATION**

INCOME STATEMENTS

(In millions, except per share amounts) (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended March 31,		Nine Months Ended March 31,
	Three Months Ended March 31,		Nine Months Ended March 31,
	2025	2024	2025	2024
Revenue:
Product	$15,319	$17,080	$46,810	$51,556
Service and other	54,747	44,778	158,473	128,839
Total revenue	70,066	61,858	205,283	180,395
Cost of revenue:
Product	3,037	4,339	10,187	13,834
Service and other	18,882	14,166	53,630	40,596
Total cost of revenue	21,919	18,505	63,817	54,430
Gross margin	48,147	43,353	141,466	125,965
Research and development	8,198	7,653	23,659	21,454
Sales and marketing	6,212	6,207	18,369	17,640
General and administrative	1,737	1,912	5,233	5,363
Operating income	32,000	27,581	94,205	81,508
Other expense, net	(623)	(854)	(3,194)	(971)
Income before income taxes	31,377	26,727	91,011	80,537
Provision for income taxes	5,553	4,788	16,412	14,437
Net income	$25,824	$21,939	$74,599	$66,100
Earnings per share:
Basic	$3.47	$2.95	$10.03	$8.90
Diluted	$3.46	$2.94	$9.99	$8.85
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	7,434	7,431	7,434	7,431
Diluted	7,461	7,472	7,466	7,467

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME STATEMENTS

(In millions) (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended March 31,		Nine Months Ended March 31,
	Three Months Ended March 31,		Nine Months Ended March 31,
	2025	2024	2025	2024
Net income	$25,824	$21,939	$74,599	$66,100
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Net change related to derivatives	(20)	10	4	28
Net change related to investments	450	(202)	1,130	869
Translation adjustments and other	353	(294)	(377)	11
Other comprehensive income (loss)	783	(486)	757	908
Comprehensive income	$26,607	$21,453	$75,356	$67,008

BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions) (Unaudited)
	March 31, 2025	June 30, 2024
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$28,828	$18,315
Short-term investments	50,790	57,228
Total cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments	79,618	75,543
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $695 and $830	51,700	56,924
Inventories	848	1,246
Other current assets	24,478	26,021
Total current assets	156,644	159,734
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $87,074 and $76,421	183,939	135,591
Operating lease right-of-use assets	24,475	18,961
Equity and other investments	16,035	14,600
Goodwill	119,329	119,220
Intangible assets, net	23,968	27,597
Other long-term assets	38,234	36,460
Total assets	$562,624	$512,163
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$26,250	$21,996
Short-term debt	0	6,693
Current portion of long-term debt	2,999	2,249
Accrued compensation	10,579	12,564
Short-term income taxes	6,805	5,017
Short-term unearned revenue	44,636	57,582
Other current liabilities	22,937	19,185
Total current liabilities	114,206	125,286
Long-term debt	39,882	42,688
Long-term income taxes	25,061	27,931
Long-term unearned revenue	2,840	2,602
Deferred income taxes	2,522	2,618
Operating lease liabilities	17,686	15,497
Other long-term liabilities	38,536	27,064
Total liabilities	240,733	243,686
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock and paid-in capital – shares authorized 24,000; outstanding 7,434 and 7,434	106,965	100,923
Retained earnings	219,759	173,144
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(4,833)	(5,590)
Total stockholders’ equity	321,891	268,477
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$562,624	$512,163

CASH FLOWS STATEMENTS

(In millions) (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended March 31,		Nine Months Ended March 31,
	Three Months Ended March 31,		Nine Months Ended March 31,
	2025	2024	2025	2024
Operations
Net income	$25,824	$21,939	$74,599	$66,100
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operations:
Depreciation, amortization, and other	8,740	6,027	22,950	15,907
Stock-based compensation expense	2,980	2,703	8,901	8,038
Net recognized losses (gains) on investments and derivatives	(298)	49	553	261
Deferred income taxes	(2,244)	(1,323)	(4,835)	(3,593)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(2,461)	(2,028)	5,598	6,055
Inventories	52	260	390	1,229
Other current assets	1,076	951	642	880
Other long-term assets	(518)	(2,137)	(3,368)	(5,577)
Accounts payable	1,179	648	1,221	(659)
Unearned revenue	(1,032)	(645)	(12,923)	(10,309)
Income taxes	1,298	2,622	(1,081)	2,493
Other current liabilities	2,839	2,803	576	215
Other long-term liabilities	(391)	48	292	313
Net cash from operations	37,044	31,917	93,515	81,353
Financing
Proceeds from issuance (repayments) of debt, maturities of 90 days or less, net	0	(3,810)	(5,746)	6,392
Proceeds from issuance of debt	0	6,352	0	24,198
Repayments of debt	(2,250)	(11,589)	(3,216)	(16,005)
Common stock issued	546	522	1,508	1,468
Common stock repurchased	(4,781)	(4,213)	(13,874)	(13,044)
Common stock cash dividends paid	(6,169)	(5,572)	(17,913)	(16,197)
Other, net	(382)	(498)	(1,614)	(1,006)
Net cash used in financing	(13,036)	(18,808)	(40,855)	(14,194)
Investing
Additions to property and equipment	(16,745)	(10,952)	(47,472)	(30,604)
Acquisition of companies, net of cash acquired and divestitures, and purchases of intangible and other assets	(981)	(1,575)	(4,235)	(67,790)
Purchases of investments	(4,474)	(2,183)	(8,144)	(14,901)
Maturities of investments	6,721	3,350	11,461	23,218
Sales of investments	2,161	1,941	6,688	8,871
Other, net	604	(1,281)	(325)	(916)
Net cash used in investing	(12,714)	(10,700)	(42,027)	(82,122)
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	52	(80)	(120)	(107)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	11,346	2,329	10,513	(15,070)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	17,482	17,305	18,315	34,704
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$28,828	$19,634	$28,828	$19,634

SEGMENT REVENUE AND OPERATING INCOME

(In millions) (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended March 31,		Nine Months Ended March 31,
	Three Months Ended March 31,		Nine Months Ended March 31,
	2025	2024	2025	2024
Revenue
Productivity and Business Processes	$29,944	$27,113	$87,698	$78,193
Intelligent Cloud	26,751	22,141	76,387	63,679
More Personal Computing	13,371	12,604	41,198	38,523
Total	$70,066	$61,858	$205,283	$180,395
Operating Income
Productivity and Business Processes	$17,379	$15,143	$50,780	$43,955
Intelligent Cloud	11,095	9,515	32,449	27,978
More Personal Computing	3,526	2,923	10,976	9,575
Total	$32,000	$27,581	$94,205	$81,508

We have recast certain prior period amounts to conform to the way we internally manage and monitor our business.

Posted on March 17, 2025 by — Leave a comment

Microsoft responds to TRC Capital’s “mini-tender” offer

REDMOND, Wash. — March 17, 2025 — Microsoft Corp. has received notice of an unsolicited “mini-tender” offer by TRC Capital Investment Corporation (TRC) dated Feb.21, 2025, to purchase up to 300,000 shares of Microsoft’s common stock at a price of $391.00 per share in cash. The offer represents less than 0.01% of Microsoft’s outstanding common stock.

Microsoft is not affiliated with TRC and does not endorse the offer documentation or the offer itself. Microsoft expresses no opinion and is neutral on TRC’s offer and encourages shareholders to obtain current market quotations for their shares of Microsoft common stock consult with their brokers or financial advisors, to review the terms and conditions of the offer, to consider any changes TRC may make to the terms (including pricing) and conditions, and to exercise caution with respect to TRC’s offer. TRC’s offer is currently scheduled to expire one minute after 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on March 24, 2025. TRC may extend the offer, or subject to the conditions of the offer, terminate it, before the expiration date.

TRC has made many similar mini-tender offers for shares of other companies. A mini-tender offer is an offer for less than 5% of a company’s shares. It is not subject to the disclosure and procedural requirements required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for larger tender offers. As a result, mini-tender offers do not provide investors with the same level of protections as provided for larger tender offers under U.S. securities laws. The SEC has cautioned investors about mini-tender offers, providing guidance to investors at https://www.sec.gov/about/reports-publications/investorpubsminitend.

Microsoft requests that a copy of this news release be included with all distributions of materials relating to TRC’s mini-tender offer.

For more information, financial analysts and investors only:
Investor Relations, Microsoft, (425) 706-4400

For more information, press only:
Microsoft Media Relations, WE Communications, (425) 638-7777, [email protected]

Note to editors: For more information, news and perspectives from Microsoft, please visit Microsoft Source at https://news.microsoft.com/source. Web links were correct at time of publication, but may since have changed. Shareholder and financial information is available at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor.

Posted on March 3, 2025 by — Leave a comment

Microsoft Dragon Copilot provides the healthcare industry’s first unified voice AI assistant that enables clinicians to streamline clinical documentation, surface information and automate tasks

By combining and extending the proven capabilities of Dragon Medical One (DMO) and DAX Copilot (DAX), Dragon Copilot promotes clinician well-being, increases efficiency, improves patient experiences and drives financial impact

REDMOND, Wash. — March 3, 2025 — On Monday, Microsoft Corp. is unveiling Microsoft Dragon Copilot, the first AI assistant for clinical workflow that brings together the trusted natural language voice dictation capabilities of DMO with the ambient listening capabilities of DAX, fine-tuned generative AI and healthcare-adapted safeguards. Part of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, Dragon Copilot is built on a secure modern architecture that enables organizations to deliver enhanced experiences and outcomes across care settings for providers and patients alike.

Clinician burnout in the U.S. dropped from 53% in 2023 to 48% in 2024, in part due to technology advancements. However, with an aging population, and persistent burnout felt across the profession, a significant U.S. workforce shortage is projected. In response, health systems are adopting AI to streamline administrative tasks, enhance care access, and enable faster clinical insights to improve healthcare globally.

“At Microsoft, we have long believed that AI has the incredible potential to free clinicians from much of the administrative burden in healthcare and enable them to refocus on taking care of patients,” said Joe Petro, corporate vice president of Microsoft Health and Life Sciences Solutions and Platforms. “With the launch of our new Dragon Copilot, we are introducing the first unified voice AI experience to the market, drawing on our trusted, decades-long expertise that has consistently enhanced provider wellness and improved clinical and financial outcomes for provider organizations and the patients they serve.”

“With Dragon Copilot, we’re not just enhancing how we work in the EHR — we’re tapping into a Microsoft-powered ecosystem where AI assistance extends across our organization, delivering a consistent and intelligent experience everywhere we work,” said Dr. R. Hal Baker, senior vice president and chief digital and chief information officer, WellSpan Health. “It’s this ability to enhance the patient experience while streamlining clinician workflows that makes Dragon Copilot such a game-changer.”

Dragon Copilot combines DMO’s speech capabilities, which has helped clinicians document billions of patient records, and DAX’s ambient AI technology, which has assisted over 3 million ambient patient conversations across 600 healthcare organizations in the past month alone. With these ambient AI capabilities, organizations have already realized significant outcomes, with clinicians reporting five minutes saved per encounter,[1] 70% of clinicians reporting reduced feelings of burnout and fatigue,[2] 62% of clinicians stating they are less likely to leave their organization,[3] while 93% of patients report a better overall experience.[4]

Key features of Dragon Copilot allow clinicians and other care providers across specialties to:

Streamline documentation: Clinicians can take advantage of multilanguage ambient note creation, automated tasks and multilanguage support, personalized style and formatting, natural language dictation capabilities, speech memos, editing, customized texts, templates, AI prompts, and more in one singular user interface.
Surface information: The embedded AI assistant functionality allows clinicians to conduct general-purpose medical information searches from trusted content sources.
Automate tasks: New capabilities allow clinicians to automate key tasks, such as conversational orders, note and clinical evidence summaries, referral letters, and after-visit summaries, in one centralized workspace.

Clinicians working across ambulatory, inpatient, emergency departments and other care settings will benefit from Dragon Copilot’s fast, accurate, secure and intuitive speech and ambient capabilities to document care, navigate electronic health record (EHR) workflows, and perform other administrative tasks. Dragon Copilot will be generally available in the U.S. and Canada in May, followed by the U.K., Germany, France and the Netherlands. Microsoft is also committed to bringing a new Dragon experience to other key markets using Dragon Medical today.

“We are aware of the administrative burnout affecting our clinicians, and the need for improved care access for our patients, and the newest evolution of Dragon represents a significant step forward in alleviating this strain,” said Glen Kearns, EVP and CIO, The Ottawa Hospital. “We are thrilled to be one of the first customers in Canada to use Microsoft’s ambient and generative AI technology. The newest evolution of Dragon Copilot could help alleviate documentation burden for our clinical teams.”

With Microsoft’s extensive healthcare industry partner ecosystem, healthcare organizations can unlock more value from Dragon Copilot by accessing new solutions and integrated offerings. These partners include leading EHR providers, independent software vendors, system integrators and cloud service providers that each play a unique role in enabling organizations to deliver meaningful outcomes using the Dragon Copilot solution.

Embracing AI innovations with a secure data estate and responsible AI

Dragon’s new capabilities are built on a secure data estate and incorporate healthcare-specific clinical, chat and compliance safeguards for accurate and safe AI outputs. They also align to Microsoft’s responsible AI principles to help guide AI development and use —transparency, reliability and safety, fairness, inclusiveness, accountability, privacy, and security. We remain committed to developing responsible AI by design and ensuring that these technologies positively impact both the healthcare ecosystem and broader society and will share our learnings on this journey with our customers.

For more information on Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, please visit the Microsoft health and life sciences press site here. For more information on Dragon Copilot, click here or visit us at booth #2221 at HIMSS.

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[1] Microsoft survey of 879 clinicians across 340 healthcare organizations using DAX Copilot; July 2024

[2] Microsoft survey of 879 clinicians across 340 healthcare organizations using DAX Copilot; July 2024

[3] Microsoft survey of 879 clinicians across 340 healthcare organizations using DAX Copilot; July 2024

[4] Survey of 413 patients conducted by multiple healthcare organizations whose clinicians use DAX Copilot; June 2024

Posted on February 26, 2025 by — Leave a comment

More big updates today for our Phi family of SLMs: Phi-4 multimodal and Phi-4 mini. Can’t wait to see what you build.

Get ready to geek out — Microsoft just unleashed the Phi-4 family, and these small language models (SLMs) are packing a huge punch! Phi-4-multimodal is an absolute beast at 5.6B parameters, juggling speech, vision, and text like a pro—all in one sleek package. Imagine your apps getting a brain boost with real-time audio-visual-text wizardry, perfect for edge devices.
And the best part? They’re already live in Azure AI Foundry, HuggingFace, and NVIDIA’s API Catalog, ready for devs to dive in and build something mind-blowing. From smart home agents to in-car assistants, the possibilities are endless—this is versatility on steroids. If you’re itching to shout about this AI revolution from the rooftops (or at least your blog), WordGPT’s here to fuel the fire. It’s your all-in-one writing wingman with an in-cloud editor you can tap into anywhere, AI-powered writing and rephrasing to make your words sing, lightning-fast doc creation to catch the wave, exports to DOC or HTML for whatever you need, and even WordPress automation to blast your masterpiece out in record time. Want in? Try it free at wordgptpro.com — no credit card required—and let’s turn this Phi-4 frenzy into your next viral post! What do you say—ready to write the future?

Posted on February 23, 2025 by — Leave a comment

A fantastic example of AI’s impact on agriculture. Learn more here.

Satya Nadella, It is great to learn AI is helping even a small farmer and Deep Seek saves costs to that small farmer. If you want to invest the money saved from Deep Seek, the most strategic move would be to decarbonize your AI data centers—turning cost savings into long-term value creation. We are happy to share unique and practically applicable knowledge on how to cost-efficiently decarbonize AI data centers, maximize water savings, and align your operations with global ESG standards. By integrating Tangible Natural Capital, you can secure your investment with real, asset-backed value, while also unlocking new revenue streams through carbon credits, biodiversity units, and energy efficiency gains. This approach not only ensures financial resilience and sustainability but also strengthens your ESG credibility, enabling you to claim leadership in inclusivity, diversity, and gender equality opportunities. Let’s transform AI data centers into climate-positive assets and position them at the forefront of sustainable AI innovation. Claudia Pinto Irina Duisimbekova Alexandre Katrangi Dr. Hubert Danso Conscious Planet

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We’re taking our latest AI research breakthroughs and putting them in the hands of devs everywhere, with Azure AI Foundry Labs.

Democratizing acces to cutting-edge AI research is a major step forward. Azure AI Foundry Lab has the potential to empower developers worldwide, accelerating innovation across industries. This is how the future of AI should be built, open, accessible, and limitless.

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With GitHub Copilot and Copilot in Power Platform, we’re turning natural language into a new, universal programming language — democratizing software development as we know it. Read more…

Microsoft and Oracle have partnered to bring the best of both worlds together. OCI database services are now available in Azure. This partnership helps organizations meet their evolving needs and empowers customers to create new value in the cloud. With this integration, users can seamlessly build Azure applications with the high performance, high availability, and automated management of Oracle database services, such as Exadata and RAC, running on OCI.

Posted on September 28, 2023 by — Leave a comment

Mayo Clinic to deploy and test Microsoft generative AI tools

ROCHESTER, Minn., and REDMOND, Wash. — Sept. 28, 2023 — Mayo Clinic, a world leader in healthcare known for its commitment to innovation, is among the first healthcare organizations to deploy Microsoft 365 Copilot. This new generative AI service combines the power of large language models (LLMs) with organizational data from Microsoft 365 to enable new levels of productivity in the enterprise.

Mayo Clinic is testing the Microsoft 365 Copilot Early Access Program with hundreds of its clinical staff, doctors and healthcare workers.

“Microsoft 365 Copilot has the ability to transform work across virtually every industry so people can focus on the most important work and help move their organizations forward,” said Colette Stallbaumer, general manager, Microsoft 365. “We’re excited to be helping customers like Mayo Clinic achieve their goals.”

Generative AI has the potential to support Mayo Clinic’s vision to transform healthcare. For example, generative AI can help doctors automate form-filling tasks. Administrative demands continue to burden healthcare providers, taking up valuable time that could be used to provide more focused care to patients. Microsoft 365 Copilot has the potential to give healthcare providers valuable time back by automating tasks.

Mayo Clinic is one of the first to start working with Copilot tools to enable staff experience across apps like Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and more. Microsoft 365 Copilot combines the power of LLMs with data in the Microsoft 365 apps, including calendars, emails, chats, documents and meeting transcripts, to turn words into a powerful productivity tool.

“Privacy, ethics and safety are at the forefront of Mayo Clinic’s work with generative AI and large language models,” said Cris Ross, chief information officer at Mayo Clinic. “Using AI-powered tech will enhance Mayo Clinic’s ability to lead the transformation of healthcare while focusing on what matters most — providing the best possible care to our patients.”

As a leader in healthcare, Mayo Clinic is always looking for new ways to improve patient care. By using generative AI and LLMs, Mayo Clinic will be able to offer its teams new timesaving tools to help them succeed.

About Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit organization committed to innovation in clinical practice, education and research, and providing compassion, expertise and answers to everyone who needs healing. Visit the Mayo Clinic News Network for additional Mayo Clinic news.

About Microsoft

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