[New] As agent use becomes more sophisticated, Microsoft expects organizations to deploy an array of agents, working together and largely autonomously.
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[New] Low-code/no-code platforms like Microsoft Power Automate will increasingly integrate with advanced AI capabilities, enabling citizen developers to create sophisticated automation solutions without extensive coding knowledge.
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[New] Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft are projected to spend a combined $650 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026.
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[New] Microsoft has integrated AI directly into Project, enabling natural language commands like Create a project plan for a website redesign with a 12-week timeline or Show me which tasks are at risk of delay.
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[New] Microsoft commits $10 B to expand AI infrastructure and cyberdefence in Japan Reuters reported Microsoft will invest $10 billion in Japan to expand AI infrastructure and strengthen cyberdefence.
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[New] On the workforce side, Microsoft has set a target of training more than one million engineers, developers, and workers across Japan's most strategically important industries by 2030.
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[New] On the infrastructure side, Microsoft will build out Azure GPU-based AI services in partnership with Sakura Internet and SoftBank's telecom arm, with all data remaining in Japan.
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[New] Microsoft says it will work with firms including SoftBank and Sakura Internet so companies and government agencies can keep sensitive data in Japan while still using Azure-based AI services.
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[New] Microsoft Copilot is no longer a chatbot - it's an agent platform with the potential to fundamentally change how knowledge workers operate.
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[New] The adoption of the Agent2Agent protocol will be a key indicator of whether Microsoft can successfully commoditize its competitors' agents within its own interface.
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[New] If successful, Microsoft could become the utility provider for the entire agentic economy, collecting a toll on every autonomous interaction that occurs across the global business landscape.
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[New] If early data from firms like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley holds true, we could see a secondary upward re-rating of Microsoft as it begins to capture a larger portion of the global corporate labour budget.
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[New] Microsoft envisions autonomous AI agents that operate continuously, performing tasks such as managing sales data, scheduling workflows, or monitoring IT systems without the need for prompting.
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Microsoft said it will invest 1.6 trillion yen, or $10 billion, in Japan between 2026 and 2029 to expand AI infrastructure and deepen cybersecurity cooperation with the Japanese government.
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Helion Energy (US) has secured Microsoft as an anchor customer for fusion-generated electricity by 2028.
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Big tech is all in, with companies like Microsoft, Google, and Meta projected to spend $562 billion on capital expenditures in 2026, much of it on AI systems.
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Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta collectively plan to spend more than $635 billion on AI infrastructure in 2027, but analysts at S&P Global warn that rising oil and electricity prices tied to geopolitical tensions could force project delays or revisions.
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Last updated: 12 April 2026
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