Microsoft President Brad Smith is calling for urgent regulation of AI, and his argument is that consumer products like milk and washing machines have more oversight than the companies building artificial intelligence.
Azure demand is outpacing Microsoft's ability to supply it, Copilot seats are surging, and the backlog just hit a record, yet the stock has barely moved in a year.
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As Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock eyes a rally past its 52-week peak, driven by renewed prospects in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, three Wall Street analysts have issued their 12-month price targets.
Norway's data protection authority Monday slapped a 92 million kroner (8.6 million euros) fine on Microsoft subsidiary Xandr for sharing user data from dating app Grindr.
Brad Smith adds to calls for tougher rules governing AI, including legal obligation to victims of rogue agents
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is the latest tech executive to offer lengthy thoughts on how AI safety might be improved.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said advanced AI systems should include containment, independent controls and an "emergency brake." Other AI and tech industry leaders have called for stronger safeguards and, in several cases, pacing frontier development.
Azure grew 43%, but Microsoft's $115.9 billion FY2026 capex increasingly makes AI infrastructure economics the central investment question. Hybrid intelligence could shift inference toward customer-owned hardware while Microsoft monetizes Copilot, identity, security, data, and enterprise workflows. Microsoft's model-agnostic architecture makes compute increasingly replaceable, potentially improving AI revenue generated per dollar of company-owned infrastructure.
Microsoft is close to reclaiming a $4 trillion market cap — and fresh records are also in sight.
Microsoft Corporation NASDAQ: MSFT stock is closing in on familiar territory. Shares traded around $530 this week.