New ModelsOpen weights
Phi-4-multimodal
Microsoft releases Phi-4-multimodal and Phi-4-mini open weights
Microsoft expanded the Phi family with Phi-4-multimodal-instruct, a small open-weights model that handles text, vision, and audio in a single model, alongside a compact Phi-4-mini. The weights shipped on Hugging Face, continuing Microsoft's push for capable small models that can run on-device.
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Majorana 1
Microsoft unveils Majorana 1 quantum chip and a new state of matter
Microsoft announced the Majorana 1 quantum chip alongside a claimed new state of matter called topological superconductivity, carving a new path for quantum computing. Alex called the announcement 'absolutely mind blowing' as a potential big deal for the future of computing.
New ModelsOpen weights
MUSE (WHAM)
Microsoft MUSE generates playable game worlds from a single second of video
Microsoft's MUSE can generate minutes of playable gameplay from just a single second of video frames and controller actions, preserving screen elements like health bars and percentages. It is based on the World and Human Action Model (WHAM) architecture, trained on a billion gameplay images from Xbox, with the model released on Hugging Face.
New ModelsOpen weights
OmniParser v2
Microsoft ships OmniParser v2 for faster screen parsing in GUI agents
Microsoft released OmniParser v2, a better and faster screen-parsing model that converts UI screenshots into structured elements for GUI agents. It improves the computer-use agent stack and is available with a public Gradio demo.
