Microsoft

The company says frontier models are increasing the number of findings in its code base, shifting the security bottleneck from discovery to risk-based remediation.

Microsoft's 2026 Digital Defense Report puts agent identities, data access and tool permissions at the centre of AI security. Banks should test authority across complete workflows, including agent handoffs.

Microsoft adds cost governance and ROI tracking tools to Foundry, letting enterprises set agent spending limits and measure business value against cost.

Microsoft says its Discovery Engine with CLIO beat rival AI agents on a new science benchmark, already helping discover a novel battery material. Human experts still validate every result.

Microsoft says new Foundry Agent Service tools cut AI agent token costs by up to 97% through smarter context management, tool search and a managed knowledge layer called Foundry IQ.

Anthropic, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Lilly signal a shift toward regulated, workflow-native deployment.