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Microsoft opens Imagine Cup to startups, and the new rules show how its AI strategy has changed
Microsoft's Imagine Cup, a student competition since 2003, is opening to startups whose founders aren't in school. The rules no longer require Microsoft's own AI, just its Azure cloud, and diversity criteria are gone from the judging.
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Microsoft has expanded its Imagine Cup competition, originally a student‑only contest since 2003, to include startups whose founders are not enrolled in school. The updated rules drop the requirement to use Microsoft’s own AI tools, limiting the technical prerequisite to the Azure cloud platform. Additionally, the competition’s judging criteria no longer include diversity metrics. This shift reflects a broader change in Microsoft’s AI strategy, emphasizing cloud adoption over proprietary AI solutions.
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