{"slug": "microsoft-set-to-invest-60m-in-energy-departments-genesis-mission", "title": "Microsoft set to invest $60M in Energy Department’s Genesis Mission", "summary": "Microsoft will invest $60 million in the Department of Energy's Genesis Mission, allocating $40 million for Azure cloud and AI computing credits over three years to support large-scale AI and scientific workloads, with the remaining $20 million directed elsewhere in the initiative.", "body_md": "Microsoft is set to invest $60 million into the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Genesis Mission, which focuses on accelerating scientific discovery and technological leadership through artificial intelligence (AI). The company’s investment will put $40 million towards Azure cloud and AI computing credits over three years to “support large-scale AI and scientific workloads” while $20 million…", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-set-to-invest-60m-in-energy-departments-genesis-mission", "canonical_source": "https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5982443-microsoft-funds-genesis-mission-ai/", "published_at": "2026-07-22 12:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-22 12:23:13.493317+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-infrastructure", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Microsoft", "Department of Energy", "Genesis Mission", "Azure"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-set-to-invest-60m-in-energy-departments-genesis-mission", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-set-to-invest-60m-in-energy-departments-genesis-mission.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-set-to-invest-60m-in-energy-departments-genesis-mission.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-set-to-invest-60m-in-energy-departments-genesis-mission.jsonld"}}