Microsoft's On The Issues page at https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/ serves as a primary channel for Microsoft's corporate positions on technology policy, listing recent posts and announcements from Microsoft executives, legal leaders, researchers and corporate blog authors on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, sustainability, privacy, taxation, accessibility, digital safety and public policy. The page provides a running record of how the company engages with governments, regulators, and the public on issues shaping the digital economy.

Featured posts

• Jul. 9, 2026 — Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President at Microsoft Corporation, and Melanie Nakagawa, Chief Sustainability Officer: “Responsibly building the AI future.”
• Jul. 9, 2026 — Mike Yeh, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Customer Security & Trust: “Making humanitarian protection visible in cyberspace: The promise of the Digital Emblem.”
• Jul. 7, 2026 — Juan Lavista Ferres, Chief Data Scientist, Microsoft: “New cohort of AI Economy Institute Fellows to examine frontier AI firms and the transformation of work.”
• Jun. 30, 2026 — Jeff Bullwinkel, VP & Deputy General Counsel, Microsoft EMEA: “Context on our country-by-country tax footprint.”
• Jun. 28, 2026 — Jon Palmer, Corporate Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, and Cari Benn, Chief Privacy Officer: “Protecting privacy as a fundamental right while supporting transatlantic data flows.”
• Jun. 24, 2026 — Steven Masada, Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit: “Scaling cybercrime disruption through innovation and AI.”
• Jun. 10, 2026 — Brad Smith, Vice Chair & President: “AI, jobs, and the next generation.”
• Jun. 4, 2026 — Eric Horvitz, Chief Scientific Officer: “Strengthening biosecurity in the era of AI.”
• May 28, 2026 — Brad Smith, Vice Chair & President: “United States AI adoption shows steady growth, but distribution remains uneven.”
• May 27, 2026 — Jenny Lay-Flurrie, VP, Trusted Technology Group: “Strengthening our approach to tackling non-consensual intimate imagery.”
• May 19, 2026 — Steven Masada, Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit: “Disrupting Fox Tempest: A cybercrime service that turned “verified” software into a pathway for ransomware.”
• May 7, 2026 — Juan Lavista Ferres, Chief Data Scientist, Microsoft: “The state of global AI diffusion in 2026.”
• May 5, 2026 — Natasha Crampton, Chief Responsible AI Officer: “Advancing AI evaluation with the Center for AI Standards (US) and Innovation and the AI Security Institute (UK).”
• May 4, 2026 — Kaja Ciglic, Senior Director, Digital Diplomacy: “Strengthening cyber capacity in Kenya: A new toolkit with lessons for the region.”
• May 1, 2026 — Amy Hogan-Burney, CVP, Customer Security & Trust: “From capability to responsibility: Securing our global digital ecosystem with next-generation AI.”

The featured posts highlight several recurring strategic priorities for Microsoft. Multiple entries address responsible AI development and the uneven distribution of AI adoption, including reports on global AI diffusion and U.S. adoption patterns. Cybersecurity features prominently, with posts from Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit documenting specific disruption operations against phishing services and ransomware enablers, alongside broader initiatives to secure critical infrastructure such as the water sector. Sustainability posts track progress toward Microsoft's carbon-negative commitment, while entries on privacy and data governance address frameworks for cross-border data flows between the EU and the U.S.

More news

• Apr. 29, 2026 — Samer Abu-Ltaif, President, Microsoft Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), and Jeff Bullwinkel, VP & Deputy General Counsel, Corporate External & Legal Affairs, Microsoft EMEA: “One year on: Progress on our European digital commitments.”
• Apr. 21, 2026 — Justin Spelhaug, President, Microsoft Elevate: “Putting AI to work with the building trades.”
• Apr. 7, 2026 — Matt Milton, President, Microsoft Canada: “Building AI infrastructure the Community-First way in Canada.”
• Mar. 31, 2026 — Brad Smith, Vice Chair & President: “Working constructively with the UK CMA to support customer choice and cloud competition.”
• Mar. 25, 2026 — Justin Spelhaug, President, Microsoft Elevate: “Empowering the nonprofit sector to meet tomorrow's challenges.”
• Mar. 19, 2026 — Amy Hogan-Burney, CVP, Customer Security & Trust: “New findings show how hands-on support can improve water sector cybersecurity.”
• Mar. 4, 2026 — Steven Masada, Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit: “Defending the gates: How a global coalition disrupted Tycoon 2FA, a major driver of initial access and large-scale online impersonation.”
• Feb. 24, 2026 — Melanie Nakagawa, Chief Sustainability Officer, Microsoft: “Celebrating 250 million: Empowering communities to enable the global AI economy.”
• Feb. 18, 2026 — Melanie Nakagawa, Chief Sustainability Officer, Microsoft: “A milestone achievement in our journey to carbon negative.”
• Feb. 17, 2026 — Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President of Microsoft, and Natasha Crampton, Vice President and Chief Responsible AI Officer of Microsoft: “We need to act with urgency to address the growing AI divide.”
• Feb. 9, 2026 — Courtney Gregoire, Chief Digital Safety Officer: “Building a safer digital future, together.”
• Jan. 20, 2026 — Justin Spelhaug, President, Microsoft Elevate: “A renewed commitment to strengthening the United Nations for its next era.”
• Jan. 14, 2026 — Steven Masada, Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit: “Microsoft disrupts global cybercrime subscription service responsible for millions in fraud losses.”
• Jan. 13, 2026 — Brad Smith, Vice Chair & President: “Building Community-First AI Infrastructure.”
• Jan. 8, 2026 — Microsoft Corporate Blogs: “Global AI adoption in 2025 — A widening digital divide.”
• Dec. 9, 2025 — Brad Smith, Vice Chair & President: “Microsoft Deepens Its Commitment to Canada with Landmark $19B AI Investment.”
• Nov. 13, 2025 — Juan Lavista Ferres, Chief Data Scientist, Microsoft, and Chris Bishop, Technical Fellow and Director of Microsoft Research AI for Science: “The Next Phase of Aurora: Open and Collaborative AI for Weather and Climate Forecasting.”
• Nov. 12, 2025 — Courtney Gregoire, Chief Digital Safety Officer: “Uplifting and empowering young people for an AI future.”
• Nov. 10, 2025 — Microsoft Corporate Blogs: “Understanding global AI diffusion.”
• Nov. 5, 2025 — Justin Spelhaug, President, Microsoft Elevate: “Microsoft Elevate UAE: Building a future-ready workforce.”
• Nov. 5, 2025 — Mike Egan, General Manager, Microsoft TechSpark: “Announcing the 2026 Microsoft TechSpark Fellows.”
• Nov. 3, 2025 — Brad Smith, Vice Chair & President: “Microsoft's $15.2 billion USD investment in the UAE.”
• Oct. 30, 2025 — Mike Egan, General Manager, Microsoft TechSpark: “Microsoft TechSpark partners with TitletownTech and the New Jersey AI Hub to accelerate scientific discovery.”
• Oct. 16, 2025 — Amy Hogan-Burney, CVP, Customer Security & Trust: “Extortion and ransomware drive over half of cyberattacks.”
• Oct. 9, 2025 — Brad Smith, Vice Chair & President: “Microsoft Elevate Washington: World-class AI for every student and teacher, right here at home.”
• Sep. 25, 2025 — Microsoft Corporate Blogs: “Update on ongoing Microsoft review.”
• Sep. 18, 2025 — Brad Smith, Vice Chair & President: “Made in Wisconsin: The world's most powerful AI datacenter.”
• Sep. 17, 2025 — Dr. Charles Tahan, Partner, Microsoft Quantum: “Our new collaboration with Maryland will accelerate scalable quantum computing.”
• Sep. 16, 2025 — Brad Smith, Vice Chair & President: “Microsoft invests $30 billion in UK to power AI future.”
• Sep. 16, 2025 — Steven Masada, Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit: “Microsoft seizes 338 websites to disrupt rapidly growing 'RaccoonO365' phishing service.”
• Sep. 4, 2025 — Brad Smith, Vice Chair & President, and Ryan Roslansky, CEO, LinkedIn & EVP, Microsoft Office: “New White House commitments empower teachers, students, and job seekers through AI skilling and learning.”
• Aug. 26, 2025 — Microsoft Corporate Blogs: “Press conference on August 26.”
• Aug. 20, 2025 — Amy Hogan-Burney, CVP, Customer Security & Trust: “Post-quantum resilience: building secure foundations.”
• Jul. 20, 2025 — Brad Smith, Vice Chair & President: “Unlocking data to advance European commerce and culture.”
• Jul. 15, 2025 — Juan Lavista Ferres, Chief Data Scientist, Microsoft: “Improving breast cancer screening with AI.”
• Jul. 9, 2025 — Brad Smith, Vice Chair & President: “Microsoft Elevate: Putting people first.”
• Jun. 26, 2025 — Jenny Lay-Flurrie (CELA), Vice President and Chief Accessibility Officer, Microsoft, and Nanna-Louise Linde, Vice President European Government Affairs, Microsoft: “Microsoft's commitment to the European Accessibility Act.”
• Jun. 20, 2025 — Teresa Hutson, CVP, Trusted Technology Group, and Natasha Crampton, Chief Responsible AI Officer: “Our 2025 Responsible AI Transparency Report: How we build, support our customers, and grow.”
• Jun. 18, 2025 — Juan Lavista Ferres, Chief Data Scientist, Microsoft: “Big data for big animals: how AI is helping save Tanzania's endangered giraffes.”
• Jun. 5, 2025 — Steven Masada, Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit: “Cross-border collaboration: International law enforcement and Microsoft dismantle transnational scam network targeting older adults.”
• Jun. 4, 2025 — Brad Smith, Vice Chair & President: “Microsoft launches new European Security Program.”
• May 29, 2025 — Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President, and Melanie Nakagawa, Chief Sustainability Officer: “Our 2025 Environmental Sustainability Report.”
• May 21, 2025 — Steven Masada, Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit: “Disrupting Lumma Stealer: Microsoft leads global action against favored cybercrime tool.”
• May 16, 2025 — Nanna-Louise Linde, Vice President, European Government Affairs: “Microsoft proposes commitments to resolve European competition concerns about Teams.”
• May 15, 2025 — “Microsoft statement on the issues relating to technology services in Israel and Gaza.”
• Feb. 24, 2026 — Allyson Knox, Senior Director of Education and Workforce Policy at Microsoft: “Building an AI-Ready America: Teaching in the AI age.”

The “More news” section spans nearly a year of posts and reveals a sustained pattern of large-scale AI infrastructure commitments — including $30 billion in the UK, $19 billion in Canada, and $15.2 billion in the UAE — alongside workforce skilling programs under the Microsoft Elevate banner. Regulatory engagement also recurs as a theme, with posts addressing the UK Competition and Markets Authority on cloud competition and proposed EU remedies over Teams bundling. Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit appears frequently, reporting on website seizures and takedowns of cybercrime services such as Lumma Stealer, RaccoonO365, and Fox Tempest. AI for scientific applications — from weather forecasting to wildlife conservation to medical screening — represents another thread, reflecting the company's effort to demonstrate the breadth of AI use cases beyond productivity and enterprise software.

The page also includes a “Press Tools” section.