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Microsoft launches $2.5 billion "Frontier Company" to embed 6,000 AI engineers inside enterprise clients
Microsoft is investing $2.5 billion in a new unit called "Frontier Company" that puts 6,000 engineers directly at enterprise customers. The goal is to integrate AI into core processes with measurable ROI, not more experimentation. Microsoft is positioning itself as a platform-neutral alternative to OpenAI and Anthropic