Microsoft is positioning itself as the gatekeeper for AI agents, with OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta's Muse adopting its containment tool, Microsoft Execution Containers (MXC). CEO Satya Nadella said on the first-quarter earnings call that MXC is a policy-driven layer that governs and contains agents across Windows and other platforms, and that security becomes more critical as agents gain access to enterprise data. Revenue rose 19% to $92.28 billion, above the $90.70 billion analyst estimate, and earnings were $4.89 per share versus $4.72 expected. For the second quarter, Microsoft guided total revenue to $96 billion to $97.1 billion, while analysts expect $95.66 billion, and capital expenditure is expected to top $50 billion.
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