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ST. PAUL, Minn. and REDMOND, Wash. — July 15, 2026 —3M (NYSE: MMM) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced a strategic partnership focused on AI data center infrastructure and enterprise transformation. Microsoft’s Azure cloud and AI infrastructure will become the first announced hyperscale cloud provider to deploy 3M’s Expanded Beam Optical (EBO) technology. 3M will…

More than 10,000 new tech gadgets flood the market annually, yet most end up gathering dust. Anyone who’s scrolled through endless product feeds knows the drill: finding the real gems feels like hunting for a needle in a haystack. We’ve sliced through the marketing fluff to unearth 20 truly essential gadgets, each rigorously tested to…