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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?

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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.

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We’re expanding our AI partnership with Meta, as we bring the power of Bing to Meta AI’s chat experiences.

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.

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With our latest update to Windows 11, available today, we’re bringing the power of Copilot and new AI-powered experiences to apps like Clipchamp, Paint, Photos, and more right on your Windows PC.

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.

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Today, we showed you how Copilot can make your life better. We’re excited to discover what you’ll do with these new capabilities. #MicrosoftEvent

With 139 million consumers between the ages of 15 and 55, brands are increasingly looking to cater to the population in Tier 2 and 3 cities, Akshara Srivastava reports for Business Standard. The consumer base across India’s Tier 2 and 3 cities is now at par with Tier 1 cities, according to Kantar data. Aashish Shukla, consumer and market insights lead at ITC, says that companies need to rethink their strategies to tap into this segment. Of prime importance is customised communication to reach out to this consumer base and generate curiosity, he adds. What are the reasons for this surge in consumers in non-metro cities? Widespread use of smartphones, more internet penetration, higher incomes, and greater access to products, the report says. Reverse migration during the pandemic and increasing aspirations are also contributing factors, says Suraja Kishore, CEO at advertising firm BBDO. Not only Tier 2 and 3 cities, the rising demand for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) in the rural market is another trend that companies are looking to leverage, Manish Aggarwal, Director at Bikano, Bikanervala Foods, writes in an article for The Economic Times. In fact, the rural market now contributes around 39% of total FMCG sales across the country, according to estimates by Nielsen. Rural areas are emerging as growth drivers due to their wider consumer bases, Aggarwal writes. However, challenges like transportation and the seasonality of demand remain, he adds. Source: Business Standard – https://lnkd.in/gQmHjyqG
The Economic Times – https://lnkd.in/gevqKSyR ✍: Abhiraj Ganguli
📷: Getty Images #tier2 #tier3 #india #brands

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Today, we are announcing Copilot, our vision for an everyday AI companion for you.

Satya, this is an exciting vision for bringing helpful and responsible AI to Microsoft’s products.  The seamless integration of Copilot across Windows, Office 365, Bing and Edge represents a major strategic investment in the future of AI. By baking it deeply into Microsoft’s daily solutions for consumers and businesses, you are positioning the company to lead and shape the coming AI revolution. If executed responsibly, Copilot could redefine how we interact with technology and transform human capabilities. It points to a future where AI assumes a collaborative, assisting role in our work and lives.  Of course, it will be critical that Microsoft sets the highest bars for AI safety, ethics and transparency as Copilot scales up. But the promise is enormous, and this technology could help unlock new levels of human productivity and creativity. Kudos to you and the team on this ambitious effort to put Microsoft at the forefront of our AI future. I’m excited to see Copilot and your expanded AI vision come to life for customers.

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When inclusion happens, innovation follows. This Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re celebrating employees who are breaking barriers and solving complex problems to make an impact at Microsoft and in their communities.

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.

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Our expanded partnership with Oracle will make Microsoft Azure the only other cloud provider to run Oracle’s database services.

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.