Microsoft is battling a significant Azure and Microsoft 365 outage caused by an inadvertent configuration change. The timing couldn’t be worse, coming just hours before the company’s quarterly earnings announcement.
Microsoft’s market value returned to $4 trillion following a new OpenAI partnership that gives the tech giant a 27% equity stake. With earnings expected to show 15% revenue growth, the question remains whether AI enthusiasm matches business reality.
Microsoft’s stake in OpenAI is now valued at approximately $135 billion under a restructured partnership that extends IP rights through 2032 and introduces independent AGI verification. The new terms create unprecedented flexibility for both companies.
Microsoft’s fiscal Q1 2026 earnings will test whether AI investments are paying off. With Copilot deployments potentially driving $25B in new revenue and Azure growth exceeding expectations, the tech giant faces a critical quarter for its AI strategy.
