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Microsoft's fiscal fourth quarter brought a striking contrast in its AI investment portfolio. The company logged three point two billion dollars in gains from its stake in Anthropic, while its longer-standing bet on OpenAI proved to be a more complicated picture — a reminder that even in the AI gold rush, not every wager pays off equally.
On the software side, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirmed the company is building a Copilot super app set to launch before the year is out. The app would fold together chat, coding, and what Microsoft calls autopilot capabilities into a single experience spanning both consumer and enterprise users — essentially Copilot as a platform, not just a feature.
And quietly, on the privacy front, a new OneDrive Photos app has begun appearing on Windows eleven machines through routine updates. It includes an optional facial grouping feature powered by artificial intelligence — meaning your PC may now be asking to learn your face. Microsoft hasn't made much noise about it, which is exactly why it's worth paying attention to.
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