AI can help advance science in remarkable ways. SPARROW, developed through @Microsoft AI for Good Lab, helps researchers detect endangered orcas in real time and deliver alerts that support conservation efforts. We're proud to work alongside @SMRU_Consulting and other partners to advance research that can help protect one of the Pacific Northwest’s most iconic species. Read the full story:

As historic wildfires continue to affect Eastern Washington, many people are facing evacuation, loss, and uncertainty. @Microsoft employees are mobilizing to support recovery efforts, and our AI for Good team is helping first responders with data and analysis to ensure assistance reaches those who need it most. We'll continue to stand alongside our communities as recovery efforts move forward.

Since launching last week, more than 230 companies and organizations from across the tech sector have signed the "Open Weights and American AI Leadership" open letter. We want to thank these partners for standing up and publicly supporting broader access to AI innovation. A special thanks to @nvidia, @a16z, and @PalantirTech for working with @Microsoft on this effort. These signatories understand that America’s AI leadership will not depend on the success of our frontier models alone, but on our ability to build a strong, secure, and open ecosystem that diffuses AI into every sector. We look forward to continuing to work with our partners and with policymakers to build that open ecosystem in a way that benefits American businesses, empowers American workers, and strengthens the American economy.

Scientific discovery has long been one of America's greatest strengths. That's why we're deepening our partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's #GenesisMission# through new investments in AI infrastructure, scientific computing, engineering expertise, and a collaboration hub designed to help researchers across America's national laboratories, universities, and industry work together more effectively. Our goal is to accelerate AI-driven scientific discovery. From energy and medicine to advanced materials, faster scientific breakthroughs can strengthen America's competitiveness and create lasting value for generations to come. @ENERGY @Microsoft

Today, @MistralAI and @Microsoft are expanding our partnership to bring Mistral’s frontier models across Azure, Microsoft Foundry, Copilot Studio, and Azure Local. Europe should have access to the world’s most capable AI without compromising control over their data, operations, or digital future. By bringing Mistral’s frontier European models into our environment, we are providing customers with a trusted foundation for AI, one that offers both leading-edge innovation and the freedom to operate on their own terms. Learn more:

Infrastructure doesn't just move people and goods—it moves a nation forward. George Washington recognized this in 1785 when he gazed out on the Potomac and saw much more than a river. He saw a means to connect a nation. He knew engineering was only half of the challenge. The rest was bringing people together and forging an agreement that would serve the local community. More than two centuries later, as we build the digital infrastructure of our own era, this lesson still holds. #A250# @Microsoft #America250#

For too long, for a young person in Cheyenne, building a career in technology meant leaving Wyoming. This story shows us what new opportunities look like in the AI economy. When we build infrastructure the right way, we do more than power the cloud. We can help build a future in the place they call home.

In 1831, a Frenchman named Alexis de Tocqueville visited Cincinnati and saw something that stopped him in his tracks: Americans coming together to build schools, establish hospitals, and address societal needs on their own. He saw a nation of problem-solvers who formed associations, or what we now call nonprofits. This spirit lives on today in a nation that doesn’t wait for change, but comes together to create it. Episode 5 publishes this Wednesday. #A250# @Microsoft @America250

Every new generation of digital technology creates a new generation of IP issues. The "Reverse Information Paradox," as Satya describes here, may well create even broader and more profound issues than we've seen in recent decades. It will be vital for businesses and jobs across the economy that we discuss and address these effectively.

To coincide with the #A250#, Microsoft unveiled an AI experience that lets visitors have a conversation with U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt at the new @TRPresLibrary. And who better to put our avatar to the test than American historian @DorisKGoodwin? The result was a conversation across time. Powered by @Microsoft technology and built on Roosevelt’s writings, speeches, letters, and historical records, this experience shows how technology can make archives more accessible, scholarship more dynamic, and history more engaging for a new generation.

In 1904, Henry Ford helped put the world on wheels. In a factory in Detroit, @Ford didn't just create a better automobile. He transformed the way automobiles were made. Using standardized parts and innovative manufacturing techniques, Ford reduced assembly time from twelve hours to just ninety-three minutes. The Model T that emerged changed history, turning the automobile from a luxury item into a practical and affordable product for ordinary families. Technology changes the world when it becomes accessible to everyone, not just a few. It is the same idea that helped put a computer on every desk and in every home. And it is how we think about the cloud and AI today. Stay tuned for Episode 4 on Monday: Nonprofits empower a nation of problem solvers. See the full series: @Microsoft @America250

Today we’re releasing @Microsoft's 2026 Environmental Sustainability Report. As #AI# expands, so does our responsibility to build infrastructure that supports both economic growth and the communities where we operate. This year we improved the water-use efficiency of our datacenters by nearly 90% compared to our earliest designs, and replenished more water globally than we withdrew. Progress like this comes from long-term investment, innovation, and partnership. The challenge ahead isn’t choosing between AI and #sustainability#. It’s making sure we advance both together.

From Boston’s Old State House to the digital age, the fight for liberty has always been a fight for privacy. It was there that James Otis’s challenge to arbitrary government searches inspired John Adams to later say the true spirit of independence was born when the meaning of freedom was first understood. As America celebrates 250 years, the lesson endures: trust is the foundation of freedom. And each generation must decide how to protect it in a changing world. Coming Friday: Episode 3 from the Ford Piquette Plant. @Microsoft #Privacy# #Freedom# #America250# #AI# @America250

Today, we’re open sourcing HASTE on @github, giving governments, humanitarian organizations, researchers, and emergency responders a powerful new tool to assess damage and accelerate disaster response when every minute matters. Built on @Microsoft's trusted cloud and AI platform, including Azure Maps, Azure Batch, Azure Machine Learning, and Azure infrastructure, and combining AI with satellite imagery from @planet, HASTE transforms vast volumes of geospatial data into actionable insights, helping turn research into real-world impact with the speed, security, and scale that emergencies demand. Explore HASTE on GitHub:

I’ve been a long-time fan of @DorisKGoodwin and it was an absolute delight to meet her at the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. Watching one of America’s foremost presidential scholars put Microsoft’s AI-powered Teddy Roosevelt avatar through its paces was remarkable. Built on thousands of Roosevelt’s writings, letters, speeches, and historical records, the experience uses @Microsoft AI and cloud technology to make decades of archival material more accessible while opening new opportunities for historical scholarship. It’s exciting to see how technology can help bring Roosevelt’s ideas, leadership, and legacy to life for a new generation. #TRPL# #AIForGood# @TRPresLibrary

Microsoft is just one beneficiary of 250 years of American history and the choices made by past generations. As an American company, we believe we have a responsibility to understand where we have been, learn from it, and help make real for others the opportunities created for us.  As America enters its 251st year, we face another inflection point shaped by rapid technological change. That is why we created this series. Throughout July, we will reflect on moments in American history with six video episodes when people faced uncertainty and made choices that set in motion consequences they could not fully see. Some decisions advanced the country. Others revealed how much work remained. Together, they remind us that history is not inevitable; it is made by people, in moments, through choices. Our goal is not simply to celebrate that history, but to learn and connect the past to the questions we face today. Because one of the best ways to honor 250 years of American history is to think seriously about what we will do next. Stay tuned for episode 2 next week. @Microsoft

.@gordonritter makes an important point: the most automated decade in business history will reward the companies that invest in their people, not those that replace them. As Gordon points out, the lasting value of AI won't reside in any single model, but in human judgment, creativity, and expertise that’s amplified by AI and compounds inside their organizations. This is the foundation for an AI economy and Frontier Ecosystem that works for everyone, where every company, industry, and community can build and own its unique advantage, and where the benefits are broadly shared, not narrowly held.

When we launched our Community-First AI Infrastructure plan in January, we made a promise: we would meet the growing demand for datacenters without straining the resources communities depend on. Water was central to that commitment. Today we shared our progress. Since our first datacenter designs in the early 2000s, we have improved our water-use effectiveness by nearly 90 percent. We are more than halfway to our 2030 water-intensity goal. And in FY25, we replenished more water globally than we withdrew, a milestone toward becoming water positive. Digital growth and responsible water stewardship can move forward together, and the communities we call home should be stronger for it. @Microsoft

Today we broke ground in La Porte, Indiana, alongside Mayor Tom Dermody, local leaders, and community members who made this possible. This marks more than the start of a new datacenter. It represents the future of this community and our commitment to being a good neighbor. Beyond the thousands of construction jobs, our first phase will create more than 600 permanent Microsoft jobs. It will grow local tax revenues to support schools and the broader community for generations. Our campus will be designed with the latest energy efficient and closed-loop liquid cooling technologies to conserve natural resources. And we will enhance the surrounding ecosystem to strengthen flood protection and natural habitat. La Porte means "the door." Together, we hope to help open a door to what's next, and to be the kind of neighbor that makes a community proud to call @Microsoft part of its hometown.