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Microsoft reports MAI-Base-2 pre-training complete
Reported completed pre-training of MAI-Base-2 on October 15; the model was still in post-training, with no public weights or general availability announced.
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Microsoftmodel release
Launched MAI-Transcribe-2-Streaming for real-time transcription in 60 languages, plus MAI-Voice-2.1 and…
Launched MAI-Transcribe-2-Streaming for real-time transcription in 60 languages, plus MAI-Voice-2.1 and MAI-Voice-2.1-Flash on October 1, 2026.
Microsoft · Read source ↗Added to map Oct 10, 2026
Microsoftproduct update
Announced a redesigned Copilot app combining Home, Code and Autopilot on September 25, 2026
Announced a redesigned Copilot app combining Home, Code and Autopilot on September 25, 2026; Autopilot is the renamed Scout agent.
Microsoft · Read source ↗Added to map Oct 10, 2026
Microsoftapi platform
Microsoft brings GPT-6 Astra to Foundry
Microsoft made GPT-6 Astra generally available in Microsoft Foundry for enterprise agentic workflows with Azure identity, networking, governance, and deployment controls.
Microsoft Azure · Read source ↗Added to map Sep 3, 2026