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Product Launch

AMD unveils Helios rack system to challenge Nvidia dominance

AMD announced its Helios rack-scale system at the Advancing AI conference in San Francisco, aiming to compete with Nvidia's Vera Rubin and Grace Blackwell systems. The system, which already has customers including OpenAI, Meta, Oracle, Anthropic, and Microsoft, is set to ship later this year. AMD also introduced the Venice-X CPU, expected in 2027, and CEO Lisa Su projected the AI accelerator market could reach $1.4 trillion by 2030.

Jul 233 minNeura News
Industry

Glow cybersecurity startup hits $1.2B valuation in stealth exit

Glow, a cybersecurity startup founded by former Meta and Snowflake executives, emerged from stealth with a $1.2 billion valuation after raising $180 million in Series A funding. The company is building an AI-powered endpoint security platform designed to prevent risky software, AI agents, and developer tools from entering enterprise environments, challenging established players like CrowdStrike and Microsoft.

Jul 224 minNeura News
Funding

Microsoft and Mistral in Multi-Billion-Dollar AI Infrastructure Deal

Microsoft and Mistral have expanded their strategic partnership with a multi-billion-dollar agreement to build AI infrastructure across Europe. Mistral will deploy thousands of Nvidia Vera Rubin GPUs, and Microsoft will use that capacity for its cloud and AI services. Mistral's Medium 3.5 and OCR 4 models are now available in Microsoft Foundry, with Medium 3.5 also in Copilot Studio. The deal targets regulated industries like finance, healthcare, and manufacturing, allowing companies to run Mistral models through Azure Local in the cloud, on-premises, or offline. Microsoft President Brad Smith emphasized Europe's need for powerful AI without sacrificing data control.

Jul 213 minNeura News
AI Models

OpenAI names GPT-5.6 preferred model for Microsoft Copilot

OpenAI announced Thursday that its new GPT-5.6 model will become the preferred AI model for Microsoft's 365 Copilot. The move comes after reports that Microsoft was increasingly using its own in-house MAI models in apps like Word and Excel to cut costs. OpenAI's announcement aims to signal that the partnership remains strong, though it does not negate the earlier reporting about Microsoft's cost-cutting efforts.

Jul 102 minNeura News
Product Launch

Microsoft and Hugging Face Launch Open Models on Foundry Managed Compute

Microsoft and Hugging Face have partnered to bring a curated catalog of open-weight models from Hugging Face to Microsoft Foundry Managed Compute. Announced at Build 2026, the collection includes thousands of models across text, vision, and audio modalities, refreshed weekly and deployable with one click. Models are pre-staged in Azure, runtimes are built and scanned by Microsoft, and every model ships with enterprise security, governance, and billing.

Jul 710 minNeura News
Product Launch

Microsoft's Project Solara OS Targets AI Agent Gadgets

Microsoft unveiled Project Solara at Build 2026, a new operating system built on Android specifically for devices that run AI agents. The company demonstrated two concept devices: a desk assistant and a wearable badge. Microsoft will not produce these devices itself but plans to offer them as reference designs for hardware makers like AccuWeather, Best Buy, CVS Healthcare, and Target, which are planning pilots.

Jun 23 minNeura News