Microsoft News - January 15, 2026
Microsoft Announces Record-Breaking Soil Carbon Credit Purchase
Microsoft finalized a landmark agreement with Indigo Carbon to purchase 2.85 million soil-based carbon credits. This transaction represents the largest-ever...
OpenAI to Back Sam Altman's Brain-Computer Interface Startup Merge Labs
OpenAI is participating in a $250 million seed funding round for Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface (BCI) startup co-founded by OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman....
OpenAI Inks Landmark $10B+ Compute Deal with Nvidia-rival Cerebras
OpenAI has signed a multi-year agreement, reported to be worth over $10 billion, to purchase up to 750 megawatts of AI computing power from chipmaker Cerebras...
OpenAI Recruits Co-Founders From High-Profile AI Startup Thinking Machines Lab
Mira Murati's AI startup, Thinking Machines Lab, has lost two co-founders, Barret Zoph and Luke Metz, who are returning to their former employer, OpenAI....