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• Microsoft unveils ambitious vision for AI-powered internet

• Bitcoin establishes $100,000 as new psychological baseline

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TODAY IN AI

Microsoft unveils ambitious vision for AI-powered internet

Microsoft has launched its vision for an "open agentic web" at Build 2025, releasing a comprehensive suite of AI tools that could fundamentally reshape how we interact with technology. Rather than incremental updates, these announcements represent a cohesive strategy to transform the internet into a more intelligent, collaborative environment.

GitHub Copilot has evolved from a simple in-editor assistant to a fully autonomous agent capable of working asynchronously on complex programming tasks. In a surprising move, Microsoft is open-sourcing Copilot Chat in VS Code, signaling a shift toward greater transparency in its AI strategy.

The company also introduced Magnetic-UI, an open-source research prototype for human-in-the-loop web agents focused on user collaboration and control. This tool embodies Microsoft's philosophy that AI agents should augment rather than replace human capabilities.

Azure AI Foundry now incorporates Grok 3 and Grok 3 mini models from xAI, expanding its library to over 1,900 models and giving developers unprecedented choice in selecting the right AI for specific applications. Meanwhile, a new open project called NLWeb aims to become the HTML of the agentic web, making it dramatically easier to add conversational interfaces to websites.

Enterprise customers weren't forgotten, with expanded Copilot capabilities including custom tuning on company data and multi-agent orchestration for complex business tasks.

The strategic significance of these announcements extends beyond the individual products. Microsoft is placing a major bet on the concept of agentic computing—AI systems that can take independent actions toward user-defined goals. Even more telling is the company's embrace of open source principles, a dramatic shift from its traditionally closed approach to software development.

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Bitcoin establishes $100,000 as new psychological baseline

Bitcoin has maintained its position above $100,000 for 11 consecutive days after surging from around $75,000 in early April. This stability at six figures represents a significant psychological milestone for the cryptocurrency market, with market participants increasingly accepting this previously unthinkable price level as the new normal.

The psychology at work is fascinating. When Bitcoin first breached $100,000, many investors likely viewed it as overvalued and took profits. However, the longer it remains above this threshold, the more this price becomes anchored in market participants' minds as reasonable. This normalization process typically precedes increased buying activity across Bitcoin-related investment vehicles.

Market confidence received a boost when Strategy, the largest publicly traded Bitcoin holding firm, disclosed the purchase of 7,630 BTC at an average price exceeding $103,000. According to Valentin Fournier, lead research analyst at BRN, "This aggressive buying campaign is aimed at solidifying $100K+ levels as the new floor for Bitcoin."

Meanwhile, Ethereum's price movements appear driven more by organic demand than institutional flows, potentially signaling increased retail activity and a decoupling between Bitcoin and alternative cryptocurrencies.

On the regulatory front, the U.S. Senate voted to advance the GENUIS Act stablecoin bill to its final stage. While this legislation provides much-needed clarity for U.S.-based issuers, it doesn't fully address offshore stablecoin providers like Tether. Compliance costs will likely accelerate market consolidation, favoring well-capitalized players who can meet regulatory requirements.

Against this backdrop, traditional financial markets are showing signs of stress, with bond yields rising globally amid concerns about fiscal debt sustainability. The 30-year Japanese government bond yield reached a record high above 3%, reflecting growing anxiety about monetary stability—precisely the conditions that historically strengthen Bitcoin's value proposition as an alternative monetary system.

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