# Microsoft — the record

Microsoft runs Copilot, Bing and the Clarity analytics tool, and is OpenAI's co-defendant in several of the copyright suits on this record.

Also known as: https://www.microsoft.com/ · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft · https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2283

- 2026-09-25: Bing tests renaming Copilot search tab to AI Mode (https://anythingengineoptimization.com/item/2026-09-25-bing-tests-renaming-copilot-search-tab-to-ai-mode/)
  Microsoft is testing a label change on Bing Search's dedicated AI tab, from Copilot to AI Mode — the name Google uses for its own AI search mode — per…
- 2026-09-17: Tampa Bay Times publisher sues OpenAI, Microsoft (https://anythingengineoptimization.com/item/2026-09-17-tampa-bay-times-publisher-sues-openai-microsoft/)
  Times Publishing Company, the corporate publisher of the Tampa Bay Times, sued OpenAI and Microsoft on Sept. 16 in the Southern District of New York…
- 2026-09-16: Ninth Circuit backs GitHub Copilot in copyright-tag case (https://anythingengineoptimization.com/item/2026-09-16-ninth-circuit-backs-github-copilot-in-copyright-tag-case/)
  The Ninth Circuit affirmed dismissal of a claim that GitHub's Copilot coding assistant violated copyright law by stripping copyright management…
- 2026-09-09: Microsoft, Nadella face third AI copyright shareholder derivative suit (https://anythingengineoptimization.com/item/2026-09-09-microsoft-nadella-face-third-ai-copyright-shareholder-derivative-suit/)
  Katelyn Gray filed a shareholder derivative suit against Satya Nadella, other Microsoft directors and officers, and Microsoft itself on Sept. 9 in the…
- 2026-09-05: Seattle Times, Newsday sue OpenAI, Microsoft over AI use (https://anythingengineoptimization.com/item/2026-09-05-seattle-times-newsday-sue-openai-microsoft-over-ai-use/)
  The Seattle Times and Newsday filed a joint copyright suit against OpenAI and Microsoft on Sept. 4 in the Southern District of New York, the same day…
- 2026-08-31: Microsoft requires login for Copilot, but not Bing's AI answers (https://anythingengineoptimization.com/item/2026-08-31-microsoft-requires-login-for-copilot-but-not-bing-s-ai-answers/)
  Microsoft now requires users to sign in to reach Copilot directly, whether at copilot.microsoft.com or via the Copilot button on Bing's homepage, per…
- 2026-08-27: Bing tests renaming Copilot Search to AI Overviews (https://anythingengineoptimization.com/item/2026-08-27-bing-tests-renaming-copilot-search-to-ai-overviews/)
  Microsoft is testing a rename of the AI answer box atop Bing Search results, from Copilot Search to AI Overviews — the term Google uses for its own AI…
- 2026-08-19: Microsoft Clarity adds an AI scrape-to-referral ratio (https://anythingengineoptimization.com/item/2026-08-19-microsoft-clarity-adds-an-ai-scrape-to-referral-ratio/)
  Microsoft Clarity's Bot Analytics dashboard added an AI Scrape-to-Referral Ratio card on August 13, ranking which AI crawlers send return visitors against…
- 2026-08-08: NYT, Ziff Davis lose bid to revive copyright claims against Microsoft (https://anythingengineoptimization.com/item/2026-08-08-nyt-ziff-davis-lose-bid-to-revive-copyright-claims-against-microsoft/)
  A federal judge overseeing the consolidated In re OpenAI Copyright Infringement Litigation denied the New York Times, Daily News, and Ziff Davis leave to…
- 2026-08-03: Microsoft Clarity splits AI citation data into branded and non-branded queries (https://anythingengineoptimization.com/item/2026-08-03-microsoft-clarity-splits-ai-citation-data-into-branded-and-non/)
  Microsoft Clarity's AI Citations dashboard now labels queries as branded or non-branded and breaks out Share of Authority by query type, the company said…

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