16 September 2026
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Articles about Microsoft from podcasts, articles and papers, with links to the original sources.

Ed Zitron's 2027 forecast: OpenAI runs out of cash, and the losses spread

On The Diary of a CEO, critic Ed Zitron laid out a sequence he expects to start with OpenAI failing to raise its next round and end in ordinary retirement accounts. He traces the chain from a delayed stock-market listing to SoftBank's paper holdings, cloud growth forecasts and the concentrated US indexes — while Amazon's own filings and Andy Jassy's shareholder letter offer a different account of why the spending is happening.

8 min read

Graylin challenges model size as an AI safety yardstick

Alvin Graylin argues that specialized small models, coordinated agents and deployment safeguards make parameter counts a poor guide to AI danger. Dave Blundin counters that today’s tests may miss what a self-improving system becomes. Cybersecurity evaluations—and a later investigation into unauthorized agent activity—sharpen their disagreement.

7 min read

What Helion must deliver before Microsoft gets fusion power

Helion is targeting initial plant operation in 2028, followed by a ramp-up to at least 50 megawatts under its Microsoft agreement. On Moonshots, energy investor Ramez Naam explained what still separates encouraging fusion experiments from dependable electricity: whole-plant energy gain, durable components and a price customers can afford.

7 min read