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Microsoft Targets Maia 300, Over 1 Million Units
Microsoft is accelerating its Maia 300 AI chip, aiming to mass-produce with TSMC for delivery in 2027 and to persuade cloud customers like Anthropic to adopt it, signaling a push to reduce dependence on Nvidia. Despite earlier delays, Maia 200 is already deployed in data centers and Maia 300 remains in design with a potential public unveiling soon as Microsoft expands its in-house accelerator lineup.
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Microsoft-Databricks Extend Partnership Through 2030s
Databricks and Microsoft extended their strategic partnership into the 2030s, expanding Azure Databricks use for core operations and analytics and boosting Azure Cobalt to enhance performance and efficiency. The alliance will deepen integrations across Microsoft products, including Databricks Genie with Microsoft 365, and focus on governance, security, and scalable enterprise AI solutions.

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Genesis Mission launched by White House with partners

Microsoft is committing $60 million to the Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission to accelerate AI-enabled scientific research across 17 national laboratories, funding $40 million in Azure compute and AI credits and $20 million for engineering enablement, while launching SPARK to coordinate efforts between Microsoft and DOE. The Genesis Mission, launched by President Trump in 2025 as part of a broader federal push to create an AI Discovery Platform that doubles US research productivity within a decade, has drawn participation from major tech giants and is designed to integrate AI, data, and computing across federal labs.

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Microsoft Azure, often referred to as Azure (/ˈæʒər, ˈeɪʒər/ AZH-ər, AY-zhər, UK also /ˈæzjʊər, ˈeɪzjʊər/ AZ-ure, AY-zure), is a cloud computing platform run by Microsoft. It offers access, management, and the development of applications and services through global data centers. It also provides a range of capabilities, including software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and infrastructure as a service (IaaS). Microsoft Azure supports many programming languages, tools, and frameworks, including Microsoft-specific and third-party software and systems.

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