You can now create AI-generated coloring books in Microsoft Paint The new feature is exclusive to Windows Insiders with Copilot+ PCs. Matt Tate UpdatedFri, January 23, 2026 Microsoft Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently went on record saying that AI still needs to prove its worth if society is to adopt it long-term, but … Continue reading You can now create AI-generated coloring books in Microsoft Paint
Microsoft Names ‘AI CMO,’ Pushes Intelligence Into Ads by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, January 21, 2026 Andréa Mallard has spent the past seven years leading marketing at Pinterest. Now she has joined Microsoft AI as its new chief marketing officer. “AI is already the most consequential technological shift of my lifetime,” Mallard wrote on LinkedIn, … Continue reading Microsoft Hires First ‘AI CMO,’ Pushing Intelligence Into Ads
Predicting Advertising In 2026 Based On Google, Microsoft Changes by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, December 31, 2025 Advertisers will make some big changes in 2026, from artificial intelligence (AI) creative to agentic commerce. Many will climb to the top of the mountain and look down, willing to give up more control to technologies when … Continue reading Predicting Advertising In 2026 Based On Google, Microsoft Changes
WhatsApp Gives Microsoft, OpenAI, Perplexity The Boot by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, December 2, 2025 Microsoft has announced that access to Copilot via WhatsApp will end on January 15, 2026. Meta Platforms, parent company of WhatsApp, will prohibit the use of general purpose AI chatbots — including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and Perplexity AI — through … Continue reading WhatsApp Gives Microsoft, OpenAI, Perplexity The Boot
Microsoft Leans On Amazon For Its Demand-Side Platform by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, October 7, 2025 Microsoft is winding down its demand-side platform (DSP), “Microsoft Invest” and named Amazon DSP as its preferred partner. But Microsoft is not the only big tech company putting its trust in Amazon. The company announced earlier this year … Continue reading Microsoft Leans On Amazon For Its Demand-Side Platform
How Microsoft AI Agents In PCs Affect Advertisers by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, August 19, 2025 When Bill Gates founded Microsoft, he envisioned more than a software company. He envisioned a “software factory, unconstrained by any single product or category.” That idea guided the company for decades, but today it’s no longer enough, Satya … Continue reading How Microsoft AI Agents In PCs Affect Advertisers
Microsoft Bing Market Share Grows As Google’s Slightly Declines by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, August 1, 2025 Marketers could see some champagne corks in bottles popping this weekend at the homes of Microsoft executives. We can attribute Microsoft’s gain and Google’s loss to artificial intelligence (AI), according to Microsoft Head of Search Jordi Ribas. … Continue reading Microsoft Bing Market Share Grows As Google’s Slightly Declines
Microsoft announces Surface Laptop 5G for Business This cellular option of the Copilot+ PC lineup starts shipping next month. Anna Washenko Tue, July 22, 2025 Microsoft Microsoft has unveiled a new Surface Laptop 5G as part of its computing collection for business customers. The company said that a 5G option was in the works for … Continue reading Microsoft announces Surface Laptop 5G for Business
Microsoft Advertising now reviews ads at the asset level, allowing approved elements to continue running even if others are disapproved. Anu Adegbola on June 30, 2025 Microsoft Advertising is revamping its approach to enforcing ad policy compliance. Instead of outright disapproving entire ads, it reviews individual ad assets (e.g., headlines, descriptions, and images). This … Continue reading Microsoft Ads gets new granular asset-level reviews
Microsoft Shared Results From Mercedes-Benz Showroom Ads Pilot by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, June 26, 2025 Microsoft on Thursday shared updates to the Mercedes Benz Showroom Ads pilot, Performance Max, MSA Report Builder, Showroom Ads, and showcased a new Search Advertising Landscape Guide. Mercedes-Benz is Microsoft’s first client working with Showroom Ads. The three-month-old … Continue reading Microsoft Shared Results From Mercedes-Benz Showroom Ads Pilot
