Microsoft commits $60 million and creates SPARK for the US Genesis Mission

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Published: 22 July 2026. Microsoft committed $40 million in Azure compute and AI credits plus $20 million in engineering services. Its SPARK coordination hub will organise work with the Department of Energy and national laboratories, including autonomous laboratories, materials discovery, biosecurity and nuclear-energy workflows.

Why it matters: This is a governed, programme-level model for connecting frontier models, scientific data, simulation, laboratory automation and accountable delivery. Microsoft