Global Scans · Microsoft · Weekly Summary

• [New] Through FIDO2 security keys, Windows Hello for Business, and Microsoft Authenticator app sign-ins, Entra External ID helps enterprises reduce password-related risks while maintaining compliance and governance. Descope
• [New] Microsoft is rolling out a high-end generative AI system specifically built for scientific and academic research - and Princeton's New Jersey AI Hub will be one of only two global pilot locations. Tech Startups - Tech News, Tech Trends & Startup Fundin
• [New] Microsoft has pledged to become carbon negative by 2030 as part of its effort to use AI as a tool to address environmental issues. TheNewzAI
• [New] Hyperscalers such as Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Amazon are projected to invest $320 billion in 2025 into AI-related technologies and infrastructure, a substantial 40% increase from the previous year. FinancialContent
• [New] The top 4 American AI spenders alone (Google, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft) plan to spend $420 billion on infrastructure in 2026. Technocracy News
• [New] Microsoft confirmed a ~27% equity stake in OpenAI that's worth ~ $135 B, extended IP rights through 2032, and commitments for roughly $250 B of future OpenAI spending on Azure. Air Street Press
• [New] Microsoft plans to invest over USD15bn in the UAE by end-2029 to expand its AI and cloud infrastructure, a move secured with US export licenses for advanced Nvidia chips. Nasser Saidi & Associates
• [New] Microsoft 365 Copilot Search will soon deliver more accurate, context-aware, and actionable responses to natural language queries by using semantic search, organizational context, and deep integration with Microsoft 365 data. TECHCOMMUNITY.MICROSOFT.COM
• [New] Microsoft Intelligent Cloud for fiscal Q1 2026 reported $30.9 billion in revenue, an increase of 28%. The Register
• [New] A breakthrough in chip-cooling technology from Microsoft could even reduce energy consumption and the need for new data center construction. The Cool Down
• [New] Microsoft has released an out-of-band update to patch a critical vulnerability in Windows Server Update Services. The Register
• [New] Microsoft has been integrating AI functionality into other apps, such as Notepad and Photos, all of which can or will utilize local NPU capabilities. The Register
• [New] Microsoft Authenticator will block Entra credentials on jailbroken / rooted iOS and Android devices. Super Simple 365 - Using plain English to help you keep
• [New] Microsoft positions Windows 11 as designed around zero-trust principles and a modern hardware security baseline; organizations that can adopt it will likely reduce some attack surface and simplify future compliance. Windows Forum
• [New] Microsoft and OpenAI signed a new definitive agreement that strengthens their partnership and gives Microsoft roughly a 27% post-recap stake and extends IP rights through 2032. 16 WNDU-TV South Bend
• [New] Major players like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Meta Platforms, and Apple are collectively pouring billions into AI infrastructure, data centers, and the development of new AI models, with capital spending on AI anticipated to surpass $200 billion by 2026. FinancialContent
• [New] Microsoft said yesterday that it will ship more than 60,000 Nvidia chips, including the most advanced AI chips known as Blackwell, to the United Arab Emirates for use in data centers. Just Security
• [New] Microsoft President Brad Smith announced a $7.9 billion UAE investment spanning cloud infrastructure, new data centers, and workforce training through 2029. Tech Startups - Startups and Technology news
• [New] Leading cloud-native solutions such as AWS GuardDuty and Microsoft Defender for Cloud harness machine learning, anomaly detection, and integrated threat feeds to proactively identify threats that span from misconfigured APIs to stealthy intrusion attempts. Yahoo Finance
• [New] In cloud computing and data centers, new AI chip architectures could reduce the operational costs associated with running large-scale generative AI models, benefiting cloud providers like Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet, who are both users and developers of AI hardware. FinancialContent

Last updated: 16 November 2025