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Indian-Origin Techie Vaniya Agrawal Disrupts Microsoft Event Over Gaza, Again
Microsoft's Build 2025 conference in Seattle has been marred by consecutive days of protests led by pro-Palestine activists, including former Microsoft engineer Vaniya Agrawal.
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Microsoft Confirms Xbox Games Showcase, The Outer Worlds 2 Deep Dive for June 8
Microsoft has confirmed the Xbox Games Showcase will take place on June 8, with a dedicated presentation for The Outer Worlds 2 streaming immediately after the event. The annual showcase will feature upcoming titles from Microsoft’s first-party studios and games made by third-party developers.
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Microsoft's ID@Xbox Showcase Set for February 24 With Focus on Indie Games
Microsoft is coming back with its independent games-focussed ID@Xbox showcase later this month. The showcase will feature trailers, gameplay and reveals from indie studios, including Don’t Nod, No More Robots, 11 Bit, and more.
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Microsoft Surface Pro, Surface Laptop With Intel Core Ultra Series 2 Chipsets Launched: Price, Specifications
Microsoft Surface Pro and Surface Laptop were launched as the latest additions to the company’s Copilot+ PC lineup at the Surface event on Thursday. With its latest devices, the Redmond-based technology company aims to provide businesses and organisations with cloud compute scalability while maintaining the efficiency that is offered by local AI ...
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Xbox Said to Be Planning a First-Party Games Showcase for January
Microsoft is reportedly planning an Xbox event for January 2025, likely to be the Developer Direct showcase, where the company will provide updates on its upcoming slate of first-party games. The information falls in line with the dates of previous Xbox Developer Direct showcases.
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Microsoft's AI-Powered Recall Finally Rolling Out to Copilot+ PCs With Windows 11 Insider Preview
Microsoft is rolling out its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Recall feature with the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview update, the company has announced. The feature first debuted at the Microsoft Surface and AI event in May but its initial version faced criticism due to privacy and security concerns. and hence, its rollout to Windows Insider...
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Microsoft Introduces Purpose-Built AI Agents, Copilot Actions at the Ignite 2024 Event
Microsoft Ignite 2024, the company’s annual conference for developers and IT professionals, was held on Tuesday. At the event, the Redmond-based tech giant made several new announcements around Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, and its artificial intelligence (AI) platform Copilot. In the AI space, the company introduced new purpose-built AI agents ...
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NASA Partners with Microsoft For Earth Copilot AI to Simplify Access to Complex Earth Data
NASA, in collaboration with Microsoft, has introduced Earth Copilot, an AI-powered tool designed to simplify access to complex Earth science data. This tool is aimed at reducing the technical barriers that prevent non-experts from effectively navigating NASA’s vast geospatial datasets. Earth Copilot allows users to ask questions about environment...
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Microsoft to End Support for Windows Mail, Calendar and People Apps This Year to Prioritise Outlook
Microsoft has announced that it will end support for Mail, Calendar, and People apps for Windows by the end of the year. It is migrating users to the new Outlook for Windows app, where they will be able to access their local emails, calendar events, and stored contacts on a single platform — services previously available on three separate apps.
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ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode Rolled Out to macOS and Windows Desktop Apps
ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode, a feature that first started rolling out in September, is now being added to the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot’s desktop apps. Announced on Thursday, OpenAI’s native chatbot will now offer a human-like voice chat experience to Mac and Windows users. The feature was first unveiled at the OpenAI Spring Updates ...
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Microsoft Announces Xbox Partner Preview for October 17; Alan Wake 2 DLC, Pirate Yakuza New Trailers Confirmed
Microsoft has announced an Xbox Partner Preview broadcast for later this week, where third-party developers will showcase a mix of new and upcoming games. The Partner Preview event will be broadcast on October 17.
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Snapdragon X Plus 8-Core Chipset for More Affordable Copilot+ PCs Announced Ahead of IFA 2024
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus 8-core chipset was announced by the company before the IFA 2024 event, as the chipmaker is set to enable more affordable Copilot+ PCs priced under $800. The new chips also feature the same Oryon CPU cores found in the company's other Snapdragon X series processors with support for on-device AI features.
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CrowdStrike Update Error Debacle: 5 Things to Know About Microsoft’s Global Outage
CrowdStrike, the Texas-based cybersecurity company, caused one of the biggest global outages in recent times when it led to the disruption of several Microsoft services following an update to one of its products on Friday. As the curtain draws to a close on a certainly eventful day, here are 5 things to know about the Microsoft global outage.
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Microsoft Outlook Mobile App for Android, iPhone Gets New Features With Latest Update
Microsoft Outlook received new features for its app on Android and iOS platforms on Monday. The features were introduced as part of app updates on both platforms. According to Microsoft, the Compose and calendar functionalities have been improved on its iPhone app whereas the update for its Android app brings enhancements to events, search, and cal...
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Microsoft to Ship an On-Device Phi-Silica AI Model With All Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft is shipping an on-device large language model (LLM) with all Copilot+ PCs. The company announced its latest variant of the Phi-3 AI model at the Microsoft Build event dubbed Phi-Silica. This has now become the fifth variant of Phi-3 and also becomes the officially smallest LLM (or SLM) at just 3.3 billion parameters.
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Indian-Origin Techie Vaniya Agrawal Disrupts Microsoft Event Over Gaza, Again
Microsoft's Build 2025 conference in Seattle has been marred by consecutive days of protests led by pro-Palestine activists, including former Microsoft engineer Vaniya Agrawal.
-
Microsoft Confirms Xbox Games Showcase, The Outer Worlds 2 Deep Dive for June 8
Microsoft has confirmed the Xbox Games Showcase will take place on June 8, with a dedicated presentation for The Outer Worlds 2 streaming immediately after the event. The annual showcase will feature upcoming titles from Microsoft’s first-party studios and games made by third-party developers.
-
Microsoft's ID@Xbox Showcase Set for February 24 With Focus on Indie Games
Microsoft is coming back with its independent games-focussed ID@Xbox showcase later this month. The showcase will feature trailers, gameplay and reveals from indie studios, including Don’t Nod, No More Robots, 11 Bit, and more.
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Microsoft Surface Pro, Surface Laptop With Intel Core Ultra Series 2 Chipsets Launched: Price, Specifications
Microsoft Surface Pro and Surface Laptop were launched as the latest additions to the company’s Copilot+ PC lineup at the Surface event on Thursday. With its latest devices, the Redmond-based technology company aims to provide businesses and organisations with cloud compute scalability while maintaining the efficiency that is offered by local AI ...
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Xbox Said to Be Planning a First-Party Games Showcase for January
Microsoft is reportedly planning an Xbox event for January 2025, likely to be the Developer Direct showcase, where the company will provide updates on its upcoming slate of first-party games. The information falls in line with the dates of previous Xbox Developer Direct showcases.
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Microsoft's AI-Powered Recall Finally Rolling Out to Copilot+ PCs With Windows 11 Insider Preview
Microsoft is rolling out its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Recall feature with the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview update, the company has announced. The feature first debuted at the Microsoft Surface and AI event in May but its initial version faced criticism due to privacy and security concerns. and hence, its rollout to Windows Insider...
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Microsoft Introduces Purpose-Built AI Agents, Copilot Actions at the Ignite 2024 Event
Microsoft Ignite 2024, the company’s annual conference for developers and IT professionals, was held on Tuesday. At the event, the Redmond-based tech giant made several new announcements around Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, and its artificial intelligence (AI) platform Copilot. In the AI space, the company introduced new purpose-built AI agents ...
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NASA Partners with Microsoft For Earth Copilot AI to Simplify Access to Complex Earth Data
NASA, in collaboration with Microsoft, has introduced Earth Copilot, an AI-powered tool designed to simplify access to complex Earth science data. This tool is aimed at reducing the technical barriers that prevent non-experts from effectively navigating NASA’s vast geospatial datasets. Earth Copilot allows users to ask questions about environment...
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Microsoft to End Support for Windows Mail, Calendar and People Apps This Year to Prioritise Outlook
Microsoft has announced that it will end support for Mail, Calendar, and People apps for Windows by the end of the year. It is migrating users to the new Outlook for Windows app, where they will be able to access their local emails, calendar events, and stored contacts on a single platform — services previously available on three separate apps.
-
ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode Rolled Out to macOS and Windows Desktop Apps
ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode, a feature that first started rolling out in September, is now being added to the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot’s desktop apps. Announced on Thursday, OpenAI’s native chatbot will now offer a human-like voice chat experience to Mac and Windows users. The feature was first unveiled at the OpenAI Spring Updates ...
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Microsoft Announces Xbox Partner Preview for October 17; Alan Wake 2 DLC, Pirate Yakuza New Trailers Confirmed
Microsoft has announced an Xbox Partner Preview broadcast for later this week, where third-party developers will showcase a mix of new and upcoming games. The Partner Preview event will be broadcast on October 17.
-
Snapdragon X Plus 8-Core Chipset for More Affordable Copilot+ PCs Announced Ahead of IFA 2024
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus 8-core chipset was announced by the company before the IFA 2024 event, as the chipmaker is set to enable more affordable Copilot+ PCs priced under $800. The new chips also feature the same Oryon CPU cores found in the company's other Snapdragon X series processors with support for on-device AI features.
-
CrowdStrike Update Error Debacle: 5 Things to Know About Microsoft’s Global Outage
CrowdStrike, the Texas-based cybersecurity company, caused one of the biggest global outages in recent times when it led to the disruption of several Microsoft services following an update to one of its products on Friday. As the curtain draws to a close on a certainly eventful day, here are 5 things to know about the Microsoft global outage.
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Microsoft Outlook Mobile App for Android, iPhone Gets New Features With Latest Update
Microsoft Outlook received new features for its app on Android and iOS platforms on Monday. The features were introduced as part of app updates on both platforms. According to Microsoft, the Compose and calendar functionalities have been improved on its iPhone app whereas the update for its Android app brings enhancements to events, search, and cal...
-
Microsoft to Ship an On-Device Phi-Silica AI Model With All Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft is shipping an on-device large language model (LLM) with all Copilot+ PCs. The company announced its latest variant of the Phi-3 AI model at the Microsoft Build event dubbed Phi-Silica. This has now become the fifth variant of Phi-3 and also becomes the officially smallest LLM (or SLM) at just 3.3 billion parameters.
