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Inside Microsoft’s quick embrace of DeepSeek


Microsoft was ready for the R1 model

While it wiped nearly $600 billion off Nvidia’s market value, Microsoft engineers were quietly working at pace to embrace the partially open- source R1 model and get it ready for Azure customers. In another business-focused move, the Surface Hub 3 is also getting web apps, access to personal content, Edge browser support, and wireless Miracast projection in the coming months. Microsoft previously tried to buy the social networking site in 2020, and Nadella called it the “strangest thing I’ve ever worked on.” Windows 11 is getting colorful new battery icons that are easier to understand at a glance.

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