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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 Rolls Out Copilot for Windows App Update With New UI to Windows Insiders
Microsoft has announced the rollout of a new update for the Copilot for Windows app. Testers registered with the Windows Insider Program can download the update via the Microsoft Store, through which they can access the changes. It includes a new user interface (UI) which introduces a side panel featuring all the conversations with the artificial i...
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From Pranks To Programming: Bill Gates Opens Up About His School Days
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates opened up about his childhood days in an Ask Me Anything session on Instagram.
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Microsoft Replaces PWA Experience With Native Copilot App for Windows Insiders
Microsoft is rolling out a native Copilot app for Windows, the company announced on Tuesday. Introduced for testers registered with the Windows Insider Program, it replaces the progressive web app (PWA) which was available until now. The native Copilot for Windows app is being offered as an update following which it will appear in the system tray, ...
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Zoom Changes Name to Emphasise AI Offerings, Gives Sales Forecast
Zoom Video Communications gave a sales forecast for the current quarter that failed to impress investors who were expecting a bigger boost from the company’s expanded suite of products. Revenue will be about $1.18 billion (roughly Rs. 15,170 crore) in the period ending in January, Zoom said Monday in a statement.
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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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Microsoft Rolls Out Android Smartphone Visibility in Windows 11 File Explorer for Wireless Browsing
Microsoft is rolling out a new feature for the Windows 11 File Explorer through its Insider Channels, the company announced on July 25. With its introduction, users will now be able to see their Android smartphones in the File Explorer when it is connected wirelessly via the Link to Windows app.
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Microsoft Outage: From ATMs to Flights, Epic IT Crash Leaves Trail of Chaos
CrowdStrike's botched software update will go down as the most spectacular IT failure the world has ever seen, after it crashed countless Microsoft Windows computer systems globally on Friday as for several hours, bankers, doctors, and emergency responders found themselves locked out of programs critical to keeping their operations afloat. Both Mic...
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Borderlands Maker Gearbox Reportedly Up for Sale by Embracer Group
Borderlands developer Gearbox will reportedly be sold off by Embracer, as it attempts to stabilise after its $2 billion investment deal with Savvy Games Group fell through. The report suggests that some third parties are interested in acquiring the developer, while its CCO Dan Hewitt is even considering going independent. Embracer previously shut d...
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ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Sued by More Writers for Copyright Infringement Over AI Training
A group of US authors, including Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Chabon, has sued OpenAI in federal court in San Francisco, accusing the Microsoft-backed program of misusing their writing to train its popular artificial intelligence-powered chatbot ChatGPT.
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ChatGPT Fever Spreads to US Workplace, Firms Raise Concerns Over Intellectual Property Leaks
Many workers across the U.S. are turning to ChatGPT to help with basic tasks, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found, despite fears that have led employers such as Microsoft and Google to curb its use. Companies worldwide are considering how to best make use of ChatGPT, a chatbot program that uses generative AI to hold conversations with users and answer myria...
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Amazon Bedrock Drew Customers to Try Out AI Service Competing With Microsoft and Google
Amazon.com’s cloud division has drawn thousands of customers to try out its service vying with Microsoft and Google in a key area of artificial intelligence, an executive told Reuters. The company also announced new AI tools on Wednesday, including a program for building more conversational customer-service agents, technology access from the star...
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ChatGPT May Soon Start Taking Voice Commands in Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz on Thursday said US drivers could power some of their luxury vehicles with ChatGPT in a test program starting June 16. Compatible with some 900,000 vehicles that have the automaker's "MBUX" systems, ChatGPT will download over the air after drivers opt in via a Mercedes app or by voice command, the company said. The test will last thre...
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Google Said to Have Warned Employees Against Using Confidential Information on AI Chatbot
Alphabet is cautioning employees about how they use chatbots, including its own Bard, at the same time as it markets the program around the world, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The Google parent has advised employees not to enter its confidential materials into AI chatbots, the people said and the company confirmed, citing lon...
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Microsoft's Salaried Staff Won't Get Raise This Year, Reveals Leaked CEO Mail: Report
Microsoft will not raise salaries for full-time employees this year and is reducing budget for bonuses and stock awards, Insider reported on Wednesday, citing an internal email by CEO Satya Nadella. In January, Microsoft said it would let go of 10,000 workers, adding to the tens of thousands layoffs announced before that across the technology secto...
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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 Rolls Out Copilot for Windows App Update With New UI to Windows Insiders
Microsoft has announced the rollout of a new update for the Copilot for Windows app. Testers registered with the Windows Insider Program can download the update via the Microsoft Store, through which they can access the changes. It includes a new user interface (UI) which introduces a side panel featuring all the conversations with the artificial i...
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From Pranks To Programming: Bill Gates Opens Up About His School Days
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates opened up about his childhood days in an Ask Me Anything session on Instagram.
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Microsoft Replaces PWA Experience With Native Copilot App for Windows Insiders
Microsoft is rolling out a native Copilot app for Windows, the company announced on Tuesday. Introduced for testers registered with the Windows Insider Program, it replaces the progressive web app (PWA) which was available until now. The native Copilot for Windows app is being offered as an update following which it will appear in the system tray, ...
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Zoom Changes Name to Emphasise AI Offerings, Gives Sales Forecast
Zoom Video Communications gave a sales forecast for the current quarter that failed to impress investors who were expecting a bigger boost from the company’s expanded suite of products. Revenue will be about $1.18 billion (roughly Rs. 15,170 crore) in the period ending in January, Zoom said Monday in a statement.
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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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Microsoft Rolls Out Android Smartphone Visibility in Windows 11 File Explorer for Wireless Browsing
Microsoft is rolling out a new feature for the Windows 11 File Explorer through its Insider Channels, the company announced on July 25. With its introduction, users will now be able to see their Android smartphones in the File Explorer when it is connected wirelessly via the Link to Windows app.
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Microsoft Outage: From ATMs to Flights, Epic IT Crash Leaves Trail of Chaos
CrowdStrike's botched software update will go down as the most spectacular IT failure the world has ever seen, after it crashed countless Microsoft Windows computer systems globally on Friday as for several hours, bankers, doctors, and emergency responders found themselves locked out of programs critical to keeping their operations afloat. Both Mic...
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Borderlands Maker Gearbox Reportedly Up for Sale by Embracer Group
Borderlands developer Gearbox will reportedly be sold off by Embracer, as it attempts to stabilise after its $2 billion investment deal with Savvy Games Group fell through. The report suggests that some third parties are interested in acquiring the developer, while its CCO Dan Hewitt is even considering going independent. Embracer previously shut d...
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ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Sued by More Writers for Copyright Infringement Over AI Training
A group of US authors, including Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Chabon, has sued OpenAI in federal court in San Francisco, accusing the Microsoft-backed program of misusing their writing to train its popular artificial intelligence-powered chatbot ChatGPT.
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ChatGPT Fever Spreads to US Workplace, Firms Raise Concerns Over Intellectual Property Leaks
Many workers across the U.S. are turning to ChatGPT to help with basic tasks, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found, despite fears that have led employers such as Microsoft and Google to curb its use. Companies worldwide are considering how to best make use of ChatGPT, a chatbot program that uses generative AI to hold conversations with users and answer myria...
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Amazon Bedrock Drew Customers to Try Out AI Service Competing With Microsoft and Google
Amazon.com’s cloud division has drawn thousands of customers to try out its service vying with Microsoft and Google in a key area of artificial intelligence, an executive told Reuters. The company also announced new AI tools on Wednesday, including a program for building more conversational customer-service agents, technology access from the star...
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ChatGPT May Soon Start Taking Voice Commands in Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz on Thursday said US drivers could power some of their luxury vehicles with ChatGPT in a test program starting June 16. Compatible with some 900,000 vehicles that have the automaker's "MBUX" systems, ChatGPT will download over the air after drivers opt in via a Mercedes app or by voice command, the company said. The test will last thre...
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Google Said to Have Warned Employees Against Using Confidential Information on AI Chatbot
Alphabet is cautioning employees about how they use chatbots, including its own Bard, at the same time as it markets the program around the world, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The Google parent has advised employees not to enter its confidential materials into AI chatbots, the people said and the company confirmed, citing lon...
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Microsoft's Salaried Staff Won't Get Raise This Year, Reveals Leaked CEO Mail: Report
Microsoft will not raise salaries for full-time employees this year and is reducing budget for bonuses and stock awards, Insider reported on Wednesday, citing an internal email by CEO Satya Nadella. In January, Microsoft said it would let go of 10,000 workers, adding to the tens of thousands layoffs announced before that across the technology secto...
