Microsoft Deepens Mistral Deal. Outlook Replaces Insights with Copilot. U.S. Eyes Chinese Models. JudgeGPT Boosts Court Productivity.

The AI news for July 22nd, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: Billion-dollar deals: Microsoft and Mistral deepen AI partnership. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Milliarden-Abkommen-Microsoft-und-Mistral-vertiefen-KI-Partnerschaft-11372629.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag Microsoft is overhauling Outlook: Copilot in, Insights out. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Microsoft-streicht-Meeting-Insights-aus-Outlook-11371664.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag US threatens sanctions against Chinese AI models over IP theft Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/21/us-threatens-sanctions-against-chinese-ai-models-over-ip-theft/ AI deployment in Pakistan's judiciary yields up to $38 in return for every dollar invested. Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-einsatz-in-pakistans-justiz-bringt-bis-zu-38-dollar-rendite-pro-investiertem-dollar/