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Markets2026-07-26 · source-backed
The July 23 expanded Microsoft/Databricks partnership runs into the 2030s: Databricks runs its own core business operations on Azure Databricks, expands from Azure Cobalt 100 to Cobalt 200 (up to 50% better performance, memory encryption on by default) for agentic workloads, and Microsoft integrates Genie, Genie Ontology, and the Unity AI Gateway across Entra, OneLake, Power BI, Purview, Foundry, Power Platform, Microsoft 365, Teams, and Copilot (Microsoft). Databricks cites 20,000+ organizations and 70% of the Fortune 500. The semantic/ontology layer is being positioned as the thing agents must rent.
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Microsoft released Foundry / Shared entities / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Microsoft released Foundry); both cover Copilot, Fortune, Microsoft; overlapping topics (agent, microsoft).
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Microsoft released Foundry / Shared entities / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Microsoft released Foundry); both cover Copilot, Microsoft; overlapping topics (agent, agentic, better, microsoft).
Linked by a graph relationship (Microsoft released Foundry); both cover Foundry, Microsoft; overlapping topics (agent, azure, microsoft).
Linked by a graph relationship (Microsoft released Foundry); both cover Fortune, Microsoft; overlapping topics (agent, agentic, microsoft).
Microsoft released Foundry / Shared entities / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Microsoft released Foundry); both cover Copilot, Microsoft, Teams; earlier Copilot coverage from 2026-05-28.