Microsoft AI Update September 2026
John Savill recaps major Microsoft AI announcements from September 2026, focusing on Azure AI Foundry updates (models, routing, agent features, and controls), Copilot platform changes, and developer-facing items like GitHub Copilot and VS Code agent workflows, plus data/AI additions such as Azure SQL vector capabilities.
Overview
This update-style video runs through a set of Microsoft AI and ecosystem announcements from September 2026, with emphasis on Azure AI Foundry capabilities, agent features, and related developer tooling.
Topics covered (by chapter)
Model and platform updates
- New model mentions and availability updates:
- Fable 5.1
- GPT-6 Astra
- Gemini 3.8 Flash
- SpaceXAI Grok
- OpenAI GPT-6 and 6.1 (Sol and Luna)
- Opus and Sonnet 5.5
- Azure AI Foundry model additions:
- DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash in Foundry
- MAI-Transcribe-2 in Foundry
- Model Router updates
- Cost and quality tiers in auto model selection
- Budget increase request flow
Azure AI Foundry developer features
- Foundry Dev Pack
- Voice agents
- Foundry routines
- Foundry A2A v1.0 (agent-to-agent)
- Foundry hosted agent network egress controls
- Enterprise managed permissions for agent operations
- Natural language app building
Copilot platform and app updates
- Foundry agent publish to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Teams
- Agent 365 Foundry agent controls
- Copilot Managed Runtime
- Copilot App update
- Unified plugin registry
- Copilot in SharePoint and OneDrive
- Cowork edit in place
- Fabric IQ in Copilot
- PowerPoint Brand Kit and Skills
GitHub Copilot and developer tooling
- GitHub Copilot HydraFusion
- VS Code agent merge
Data and skills
- PostgreSQL skills and MCP
- SQL agent skills
- Azure SQL DB vectors
Runtime and environment
- ACA Sandboxes (Azure Container Apps sandboxes)