Microsoft, AI and Azure

Microsoft rolls out DeepSeek's AI model on Azure
Microsoft has made Chinese startup DeepSeek's R1 artificial intelligence model available on its Azure cloud computing platform and GitHub tool for developers, the U.S. company said on Wednesday.
Microsoft makes DeepSeek’s R1 model available on Azure AI and GitHub
Microsoft is bringing Chinese AI company DeepSeek’s R1 model to its Azure AI Foundry platform and GitHub today. The R1 model, which has rocked US financial markets this week because it can be trained at a fraction of the cost of leading models from OpenAI,
Microsoft Boosts Azure with DeepSeek’s Powerful AI Model
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) launched the highly popular DeepSeek R1, a powerful AI model, on its Azure cloud platform GitHub for developers.
Microsoft just added DeepSeek R1 to Azure AI Foundry and GitHub
Microsoft made DeepSeek's groundbreaking R1 AI model available on the Azure AI Foundry platform as well as GitHub.
After Perplexity, Microsoft introduces DeepSeek R1 on Azure AI Foundry and GitHUB
Microsoft has added DeepSeek R1 to its Azure AI Foundry and GitHub model catalog, enhancing its collection of over 1,800 AI models. The model aims to improve AI reasoning and streamline development with tools for quick experimentation and security assessments.
Microsoft launches investigation against DeepSeek – and integrates R1 into Azure
OpenAI major investor Microsoft makes the Chinese AI model DeepSeek R1 available via Azure and on Github.
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Inside Microsoft’s quick embrace of DeepSeek
Distilled R1 models can now run locally on Copilot Plus PCs, starting with Qualcomm Snapdragon X first and Intel chips later. This brings a lot more AI capabilities to Windows, and it’s something ...