What is GPT-6 Astra and who can use it?

GPT-6 Astra is OpenAI’s newest frontier model, generally available to all Microsoft Foundry customers as of September 3, 2026. It adds computer-use capabilities and ships with Standard or Provisioned Throughput in Global and US Data Zone geographies. Microsoft says prompts and outputs are not used to train models (Microsoft Azure Blog, Sep 3, 2026).

Is Project Zenith a new edition of Windows I need to buy?

No. Project Zenith is a preconfigured Windows 11 developer experience, not a separate edition or SKU, and Microsoft did not announce a standalone installer. It targets developer-class devices with 64GB+ unified memory and 250GB/s+ bandwidth, debuting with AMD Ryzen AI Halo (Windows Developer Blog, Sep 4, 2026).

How do Azure and AWS now connect privately?

Azure Multicloud Interconnect for AWS is a managed service providing private Azure-AWS connectivity at up to 100 Gbps from day one, with Azure Private Link for end-to-end private paths. Region availability was not detailed in the announcement (Microsoft Azure Blog, Aug 31, 2026).

What did Microsoft actually claim in the NYT lawsuit?

Microsoft says that across 8.2 million sampled Copilot logs most likely to involve news content, only 59,545 contained 16 or more words matching news material, fewer than one percent, and it argues this supports a fair-use defense. The New York Times disputes the characterization (The Verge, Sep 4, 2026).

When does the Xbox TV app and cloud pay-as-you-go arrive?

The Xbox app is coming to supported TCL smart TVs in the coming months. Separately, cloud gaming pay-as-you-go hour bundles launch in November for everyone, alongside a 15-hour monthly cloud cap for Game Pass Ultimate (The Verge, Sep 4, 2026).

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