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Microsoft’s New Security Chief Replaces Top Execs to Force an AI Overhaul

July 15, 2026
Microsoft Coaches Sales Staff to Challenge OpenAI and Anthropic on Costs and Security
Artificial Intelligence // July 15, 2026

Microsoft is intensifying its competitive strategy against artificial intelligence startups OpenAI and Anthropic, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (July 15). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

Microsoft Quietly Shifts Thousands of Office Prompts to In-House AI
Artificial Intelligence // July 07, 2026

Microsoft has begun using its own MAI artificial intelligence models rather than those of OpenAI and Anthropicto complete prompts in its spreadsheet and email applications, Excel and Outlook, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (July 7), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Microsoft Cuts 4,800 Jobs as Xbox Unit Undergoes Major Restructuring
Personnel // July 06, 2026

Microsoft is eliminating 4,800 positions, representing approximately 2.1% of its global workforce, as the software giant navigates a broader shift toward artificial intelligence (AI) and seeks to stabilize underperforming hardware and gaming segments, CNBC reported Monday (July 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

AI Giants Pour Billions Into Enterprise Deployment
Artificial Intelligence // July 06, 2026

The money for artificial intelligence companies is in enterprise, but the challenge isn’t building the model. It’s getting it to work inside a company that wasn’t designed for it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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AI Agents Force a Rethink of How Supply Chains Run

February 09, 2026
One of the underplayed areas of The Prompt Economy is the supply chain. But new developments around procurement and logistics have brought agentic AI to the fore in this area with a promise that bottlenecks in the last mile can be smoothed by this technology. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this […]

Microsoft Turns Retail Into an AI Agent Test Bed

January 13, 2026
With CES wrapping last week and the National Retail Federation event kicking off Monday (Jan. 12) there’s been a renewed focus on The Prompt Economy’s intersection with retail. If there’s...

AWS and Microsoft Present Agentic AI’s Banking Business Case

December 22, 2025
Agentic AI is often portrayed as a ‘wait-and-see’ game. As PYMNTS Intelligence data shows, CFOs have expressed their curiosity and a limited amount of trust, but they’ve yet to take...

Microsoft Sparks Security Fight Over AI Agents

November 24, 2025
The Prompt Economy was visited by some controversy this past week. Microsoft introduced new agentic AI features to Windows 11, which is usually a cause for sustained applause from the...

Quick Reads
Microsoft’s New Security Chief Replaces Top Execs to Force an AI Overhaul

July 15, 2026
Microsoft’s cybersecurity business is developing more artificial intelligence (AI) security products, cutting back on some of its more traditional security products, and consolidating engineering teams, which has led to several hundred layoffs, The Information reported Wednesday (July 15), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free […]

Microsoft Coaches Sales Staff to Challenge OpenAI and Anthropic on Costs and Security

July 15, 2026
Microsoft is intensifying its competitive strategy against artificial intelligence startups OpenAI and Anthropic, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (July 15). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Microsoft Quietly Shifts Thousands of Office Prompts to In-House AI

July 07, 2026
Microsoft has begun using its own MAI artificial intelligence models rather than those of OpenAI and Anthropicto complete prompts in its spreadsheet and email applications, Excel and Outlook, Bloomberg reported...

Microsoft Cuts 4,800 Jobs as Xbox Unit Undergoes Major Restructuring

July 06, 2026
Microsoft is eliminating 4,800 positions, representing approximately 2.1% of its global workforce, as the software giant navigates a broader shift toward artificial intelligence (AI) and seeks to stabilize underperforming hardware...