
Microsoft reshapes Azure leadership, expands Maia chip role
Microsoft is merging Azure units and expanding Arun Ulag’s scope as it prepares to make custom Maia chips its primary AI platform by 2027.
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Microsoft is merging Azure units and expanding Arun Ulag’s scope as it prepares to make custom Maia chips its primary AI platform by 2027.

The tech giant unveiled its third-generation custom silicon, aiming to power its AI services with gigawatt-scale deployments by 2027.

The new accelerator targets inference workloads with significantly higher token throughput and improved energy efficiency for Azure infrastructure.

Microsoft unveils its third-generation custom AI accelerator, targeting greater efficiency and reduced reliance on external GPU vendors for cloud inference.

Norwegian startup says Microsoft and Anthropic bounced waiver request while unused sponsorship credits lapsed.