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This program is one way we're helping service members transition into careers in the tech industry. Brandon's story is one worth watching. I'm proud that we can help more veterans move into the next chapter of their careers.
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Nationwide, voters overwhelmingly rejected rapid artificial intelligence data center expansion in the midterms. But in rural Quincy, Washington, residents are telling a different story.
@jolingkent got an exclusive look inside a Microsoft data center in Quincy that was built before the shift to AI, with a much smaller footprint on the environment.
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Cybersecurity and @Minecraft might not sound like an obvious pairing. But the Velocity Prize gives students a fun way to put their creativity and problem-solving skills to work in Minecraft Education. If you know a student who’d enjoy the challenge, encourage them to take part. education.minecraft.net/en-u…
⛏️ Your mission: find the flag. Fast.
Explore. Problem-solve. Code. Repeat.
The Velocity Prize challenges students to reach the flag in the fastest time possible. Bring your coding skills, beat the clock, and put your school on the leaderboard.
FIND. CODE. REPEAT.
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Yesterday, Cal Raleigh and @jwhittenbergK5 joined me to announce the first 25 nonprofits that will receive @Microsoft Community-First Grants. What a great opportunity to celebrate local organizations making a real difference in our backyard.

ALT A large group of Microsoft Community-First Grant recipients and event participants pose for a photo alongside Seattle Mariners representatives and the Mariner Moose mascot. Several people in the front row hold framed certificates, while colorful balloons and additional mascots appear in the background.
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We’ve all seen the text. But stopping the scam on your phone isn’t enough. We also need to disrupt what makes scams like it possible at scale.
See how Microsoft and its partners are doing it: msft.it/6012aC3aj
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More capable AI doesn’t mean giving up control.
As agentic AI evolves, people still decide what it can access, actions it can take, and where to set boundaries.
The goal is to design for autonomy, not independence.
Learn more: msft.it/6016aAoao
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Datacenters can profoundly affect a community. Just ask the people of Quincy.
20 years in, a lot has changed. Local businesses have grown, new career paths have opened, and the community has thrived alongside Microsoft’s presence.
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As AI cyber capabilities evolve, it’s critical to understand how safeguards can be bypassed.
Drawing on expertise across FMF members, our preliminary framework offers a shared method for rating successful jailbreaks by potential risk: frontiermodelforum.org/updat…
Explore the full 2026 Microsoft Digital Defense Report: msft.it/6015a4Ahl
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Do you know who that last email was from? Are you sure? It's not such a simple question these days.
Attackers are exploiting trusted identities and systems across channels. As AI helps them scale familiar tactics faster and farther, protecting what we rely on is critical.
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How can #biomimicry help datacenters coexist within their environment?
Explore how local perspectives are informing nature-inspired approaches to #datacenter design: msft.it/6010aNSKg
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Finding election information with AI is only the first step.
Before you vote, confirm when and where with an authoritative election source.
Learn more: msft.it/6015aNgY7
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Last month, we announced our partnership with the Public Library Association to help libraries bring AI skills to their communities. In the small town of Clarksville, Virginia, 18 people came to the library's first AI class, nearly triple the usual turnout. As branch manager Connie Boyd put it, "A computer opens doors, and AI will open a door for them." @ALA_PLA @Microsoft
Sometimes the most important thing kids build in Minecraft isn't a structure. It's common ground.
Kids ages 8–12 writing the rules for a Minecraft village. In Village Square, from #MinecraftEdu (@PlayCraftLearn) and @icivics, they hear different views, weigh what's fair, and decide together. It's early practice for life in a community.
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Quincy, Washington, is just one of the many communities where @Microsoft is working to ensure our investments in technology go hand in hand with investments in people and local opportunities.
Through workforce development, education partnerships, and sustained community engagement, we're helping create pathways to economic opportunity and supporting the long-term growth of the communities where we operate.
Quincy offers an important blueprint for putting our Community-First AI commitments into practice.
Long-term investment in local communities sounds good on paper. What does it look like in practice?
In Quincy, WA, it's connecting residents to new career opportunities through workforce development, education partnerships, and sustained community investment.
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Microsoft's partnership with the @ALA_PLA looks to offer residents AI skills development to encourage career and education mobility.
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What does it take to develop and operate AI systems responsibly, before and after release?
At Microsoft, we map and measure risks, apply safeguards, and keep learning as people and organizations use these systems in the real world.
Explore more: msft.it/6018a0TZp
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We spend a lot of time talking about artificial intelligence. But we can’t lose sight of human intelligence and the judgment, perspective, and different ways of thinking that people bring. @mustafasuleyman summed it up: "People matter more than AI."
People matter more than AI
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We’ve only scratched the surface of how AI can help people of all ages build the skills they need for a changing economy. "Learning Curves" is available now and explores this important journey. Worth a read. blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-i…
What do Europe’s languages, libraries, and archives have to do with AI?
They’re part of the Microsoft Open Innovation Center's work to bring partners like @COE together and make the continent’s knowledge and culture more accessible in the age of AI.
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