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Microsoft timeline

Every model launch, feature release, outage, usage-limit change and price move we have tracked, newest first. Each links to its sources.

Models, 90 days3Confirmed launches
Features, 90 days3Products and updates
Incidents, 90 days0From status pages and reports
Limits and pricing0Changes in 90 days

Timeline

Milestones first. Minor items (small updates, brief status-page incidents, posts without news) are one tap away.

October 2026

  1. 12 Oct
    Microsoft introduces Maia 300 custom AI chipFeatures · New product or feature
  2. 7 Oct
    Microsoft opens preorders for Nvidia-powered Surface RTX Spark Dev BoxFeatures · New product or feature
  3. 2 Oct
    Microsoft adds streaming transcription and text-to-speech models to MAI familyModels · New model

September 2026

  1. 25 Sep
    Microsoft launches new Copilot version with coding and editing featuresModels · Flagship model launch
  2. 14 Sep
    Microsoft publishes code of conduct for its MAI modelsMoney and policy · Policy or regulatory step

July 2026

  1. 27 Jul
    Microsoft launches MAI-Cyber-1-Flash security modelModels · New model
  2. 27 Jul
    Microsoft launches Fantasy Premier League Companion toolFeatures · New product or feature

Stories come from the Wire from July 2026 on; earlier model releases come from our catalogue and are dated to the month. Microsoft on the Vikshy Score