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Microsoft Introduces Edit, an Open-Source Command Line Text Editor for Windows at Build 2025
Microsoft made several key announcements at its annual Build developer conference on Monday. While the emphasis was on improving and adding new features to agentic functions and artificial intelligence (AI) agents and models, the company also released a new open-source command line text editor for Windows. Dubbed Edit, it arrives as a modeless edit...
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Microsoft Plans to Make Windows More Resilient to CrowdStrike-Like Incidents via New Platform
Microsoft Windows will be updated with improvements that are aimed at enhancing its resilience against incidents triggered by security firm, such as the global outage caused by CrowdStrike in July. After its Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem Summit, Microsoft announced its intention to help security vendors adapt their solutions to function outsi...
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Microsoft Announces 650 Layoffs at Xbox Unit in Bid to Cut Costs After Activision Acquisition
Microsoft is laying off 650 employs from its Xbox unit. The job cuts will affect mostly corporate and supporting functions, the report said, citing a memo sent to staff by Xbox chief Phil Spencer.
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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 Edge Will Soon Support Real-Time Video Translation on YouTube and Other Websites
Microsoft Edge is bringing support for real-time video translation powered by generative AI. It will offer users a choice between audio and subtitles for translation on platforms such as YouTube, Coursera, LinkedIn and others. While it only supports translation from English to five languages, the company says it will add support for more languages ...
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Elon Musk vs OpenAI: Here's a Timeline of the Decade-Long Rivalry
Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on February 29. The primary allegation was that the company breached its founding agreement with Musk by entering a partnership with Microsoft and functioning as its “closed-source de facto subsidiary”, intending to maximise profits. Now, OpenAI, on Wednesday, retaliated against th...
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Apple Music, Apple TV and Apple Devices Apps Launched on Windows to Replace iTunes on PC
Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Devices apps have officially been launched on Windows after being in the preview phase for more than a year. This move was reportedly made to reduce the reliance of users on iTunes, which previously acted as a one-stop shop for the combined functionalities of these apps, bar the streaming services.
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ChatGPT Turns One: Most Notable Moments After OpenAI Released Its Free AI Chatbot
ChatGPT was released to the public a year ago and the company's AI-powered chatbot has grown in popularity as it gained more features and capabilities. From its arrival in November 2022 in the form of a free AI chatbot to the release of the powerful new GPT-4 Turbo for paying subscribers earlier this month, there's how ChatGPT has evolved over the ...
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GTA 6 Trailer Countdown: Rockstar Games Removes ‘Social Club’ Branding From Site Ahead of Release
Rockstar has scrapped the ‘Social Club’ branding from its website, as it anticipates the GTA 6 trailer. As per @videotechuk_ on Twitter, all references to the platform have been removed, though there are no changes to its functionality, allowing GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 players to continue their activities as usual. The GTA 6 trailer is ...
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ChatGPT-Maker OpenAI to Offer Users Up to $20,000 for Reporting Bugs in Its AI Systems
OpenAI, the firm behind chatbot sensation ChatGPT, said on Tuesday that it would offer up to $20,000 (roughly Rs. 16.4 lakhs) to users reporting vulnerabilities in its artificial intelligence systems.
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Microsoft Teams Gets a Redesign, Now Claimed to Use 50 Percent Less Memory; Mac App Coming Soon
Microsoft has released a redesigned Teams app that is claimed to be two times faster than its current version, with functions such as launching the programme and connecting to video calls taking half the time. Microsoft also claims that the new Teams uses half as much memory.
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Baidu Unveils New Capabilities for AI-Powered Ernie Chatbot in Closed-Door Meeting
Baidu on Monday unveiled new functionality and features for its Ernie bot, an AI-powered chatbot that was recently unveiled by the company. At a closed-door meeting on Monday, the company showed off an updated version of Ernie that is capable of summarising financial statements, producing presentations, travel itineraries, and scriptable live video...
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EA Is Delisting Battlefield 1943, Bad Company 1 and 2 From Online Stores in April: Details
EA is delisting three legacy Battlefield games from online storefronts. Starting April 28, Battlefield 1943, Battlefield: Bad Company, and Bad Company 2 will no longer be available for purchase, as EA prepares to shut down online services for the same on December 8. Offline features such as the campaign segments in either Bad Company games will con...
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Russian Hackers Preparing to Launch New Wave of Cyberattacks Against Ukraine: Microsoft Report
Microsoft on Wednesday warned that Russian hackers could be preparing a renewed wave of cyberattacks against Ukraine, including a "ransomware-style" threat that could target the organisations associated with the country's supply lines. The Redmond company said it discovered that Sandworm, a sophisticated Russian hacking team, was testing “additio...
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‘ChatGPT Is Going to Be in Everything’: General Motors Considers Using AI Chatbot in Vehicles
General Motors is exploring uses for ChatGPT as part of its broader collaboration with Microsoft, a company executive told Reuters."ChatGPT is going to be in everything," GM Vice President Scott Miller said in an interview last week.
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Microsoft Introduces Edit, an Open-Source Command Line Text Editor for Windows at Build 2025
Microsoft made several key announcements at its annual Build developer conference on Monday. While the emphasis was on improving and adding new features to agentic functions and artificial intelligence (AI) agents and models, the company also released a new open-source command line text editor for Windows. Dubbed Edit, it arrives as a modeless edit...
-
Microsoft Plans to Make Windows More Resilient to CrowdStrike-Like Incidents via New Platform
Microsoft Windows will be updated with improvements that are aimed at enhancing its resilience against incidents triggered by security firm, such as the global outage caused by CrowdStrike in July. After its Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem Summit, Microsoft announced its intention to help security vendors adapt their solutions to function outsi...
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Microsoft Announces 650 Layoffs at Xbox Unit in Bid to Cut Costs After Activision Acquisition
Microsoft is laying off 650 employs from its Xbox unit. The job cuts will affect mostly corporate and supporting functions, the report said, citing a memo sent to staff by Xbox chief Phil Spencer.
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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 Edge Will Soon Support Real-Time Video Translation on YouTube and Other Websites
Microsoft Edge is bringing support for real-time video translation powered by generative AI. It will offer users a choice between audio and subtitles for translation on platforms such as YouTube, Coursera, LinkedIn and others. While it only supports translation from English to five languages, the company says it will add support for more languages ...
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Elon Musk vs OpenAI: Here's a Timeline of the Decade-Long Rivalry
Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on February 29. The primary allegation was that the company breached its founding agreement with Musk by entering a partnership with Microsoft and functioning as its “closed-source de facto subsidiary”, intending to maximise profits. Now, OpenAI, on Wednesday, retaliated against th...
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Apple Music, Apple TV and Apple Devices Apps Launched on Windows to Replace iTunes on PC
Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Devices apps have officially been launched on Windows after being in the preview phase for more than a year. This move was reportedly made to reduce the reliance of users on iTunes, which previously acted as a one-stop shop for the combined functionalities of these apps, bar the streaming services.
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ChatGPT Turns One: Most Notable Moments After OpenAI Released Its Free AI Chatbot
ChatGPT was released to the public a year ago and the company's AI-powered chatbot has grown in popularity as it gained more features and capabilities. From its arrival in November 2022 in the form of a free AI chatbot to the release of the powerful new GPT-4 Turbo for paying subscribers earlier this month, there's how ChatGPT has evolved over the ...
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GTA 6 Trailer Countdown: Rockstar Games Removes ‘Social Club’ Branding From Site Ahead of Release
Rockstar has scrapped the ‘Social Club’ branding from its website, as it anticipates the GTA 6 trailer. As per @videotechuk_ on Twitter, all references to the platform have been removed, though there are no changes to its functionality, allowing GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 players to continue their activities as usual. The GTA 6 trailer is ...
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ChatGPT-Maker OpenAI to Offer Users Up to $20,000 for Reporting Bugs in Its AI Systems
OpenAI, the firm behind chatbot sensation ChatGPT, said on Tuesday that it would offer up to $20,000 (roughly Rs. 16.4 lakhs) to users reporting vulnerabilities in its artificial intelligence systems.
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Microsoft Teams Gets a Redesign, Now Claimed to Use 50 Percent Less Memory; Mac App Coming Soon
Microsoft has released a redesigned Teams app that is claimed to be two times faster than its current version, with functions such as launching the programme and connecting to video calls taking half the time. Microsoft also claims that the new Teams uses half as much memory.
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Baidu Unveils New Capabilities for AI-Powered Ernie Chatbot in Closed-Door Meeting
Baidu on Monday unveiled new functionality and features for its Ernie bot, an AI-powered chatbot that was recently unveiled by the company. At a closed-door meeting on Monday, the company showed off an updated version of Ernie that is capable of summarising financial statements, producing presentations, travel itineraries, and scriptable live video...
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EA Is Delisting Battlefield 1943, Bad Company 1 and 2 From Online Stores in April: Details
EA is delisting three legacy Battlefield games from online storefronts. Starting April 28, Battlefield 1943, Battlefield: Bad Company, and Bad Company 2 will no longer be available for purchase, as EA prepares to shut down online services for the same on December 8. Offline features such as the campaign segments in either Bad Company games will con...
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Russian Hackers Preparing to Launch New Wave of Cyberattacks Against Ukraine: Microsoft Report
Microsoft on Wednesday warned that Russian hackers could be preparing a renewed wave of cyberattacks against Ukraine, including a "ransomware-style" threat that could target the organisations associated with the country's supply lines. The Redmond company said it discovered that Sandworm, a sophisticated Russian hacking team, was testing “additio...
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‘ChatGPT Is Going to Be in Everything’: General Motors Considers Using AI Chatbot in Vehicles
General Motors is exploring uses for ChatGPT as part of its broader collaboration with Microsoft, a company executive told Reuters."ChatGPT is going to be in everything," GM Vice President Scott Miller said in an interview last week.
