Microsoft Edge Integrates AI Design Tool Designer Accessible from Sidebar


Microsoft publicly previewed lightweight MAI-Image-2.6-Flash via Foundry in September, an efficient variant targeting high-concurrency, low-latency, cost-sensitive industrial use. It generates images 2.8x faster than GPT-Image-2-Medium, with 72% higher efficiency, marking Microsoft's accelerated industrial AI image push.....
Microsoft plans to adjust Copilot Studio starting in September, requiring AI agents to obtain manual approval before using business tools such as email, tickets, and payments. Developers can set approval switches separately for tools and agents. Approved calls will be paused and display an approval request to strengthen manual control.
Microsoft adds safeguards in Copilot Studio letting developers enforce human approval for AI agents and tools. This sets safety boundaries for enterprise AI autonomy and reduces compliance and asset loss risks. Sensitive actions like sending emails, closing tickets, or processing payments require human approval.....
Microsoft released MAI-Transcribe-2 on Sept 3, its most powerful speech recognition model. It achieves 5.2% average word error rate on FLEURS across 60 languages, ranking second on Artificial Analysis, and transcribes 1-hour audio in ~10s, up to 10x faster. Available on Microsoft Foundry, MAI Playground, and Open Router.....
Microsoft launches AI speech-to-text model MAI-Transcribe-2, touted as fastest, most accurate, and cheapest at $0.10/hour until end of 2026. It is 10x faster than GPT-Transcribe, with 5.2% average WER on FLEURS for both forced and auto language detection, outperforming Gemini 3.1 Pro.....