Microsoft's Copilot is helping workers perfect the ancient art of doing sweet f all Opinion It has been less than three years since ChatGPT lit the fuse of the current explosion of AI everywhere

Microsofts Photos app adds AI-powered sorting and super resolution features, but they only work on Copilot+ PCs with NPU hardware

Its sway suggests there will be economic damage far beyond Silicon Valley if that bet doesn't work out or companies pull back. Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon are on track to spend nearly $400 billion this year on data centers..

He told me that in his experience, such sentiments were staples of conversation among AI researchers at dinners, parties and anyplace else they might get together. (Lanier is a senior interdisciplinary researcher at Microsoft but does not speak for the company.)"There's a feeling that people can't be trusted on this topic because they are infested with a reprehensible mind virus, which causes them to favor people over AI when clearly what we should do is get out of the way." We should get out of the way, that is, because it's unjust to favor humans and because consciousness in the universe will be superior if AIs supplant us

Microsoft Outlook update removes inline SVG from messages to stop attackers abusing the file format

Currently DNA synthesis companies "deploy biosecurity software designed to guard against nefarious activity," reports the Washington Post, "by flagging proteins of concern for example, known toxins or components of pathogens." But Microsoft researchers discovered "up to 100 percent" of AI-generated ricin-like proteins evaded detection and worked with a group of leading industry scientists and biosecurity experts to design a patch

"Microsoft buys a lot of GPUs from both Nvidia and AMD," writes the Register

Microsoft is reportedly preparing to launch a new, ad-supported free tier of Xbox Cloud Gaming very soon

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After Microsoft decided to jack up the price of its Xbox Game Pass subscriptions to up to $30 a month , it has another unwelcome surprise for members

Use it to control lamps or your holiday lights using programs and schedules in the Alexa app, or just your voice by talking to your Echo Dot or other Alexa-enabled listener. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (3 months) for $60 ($30 off): Microsoft recently jacked up the price of Game Pass Ultimate to $30 per month, but for now, you can get around that by stacking codes

Microsoft recently jacked up the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to $30 a month, but you may not have to pay that increased rate just yet

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An anonymous reader shares a report from The Verge: Microsoft is getting ready to announce an ad-supported version of Xbox Cloud Gaming

Thats because the post buries the lede Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is now 50% more expensive. Introducing the new Xbox Game Pass tiers Microsoft also renamed half of the plans, so heres what they are now

"Every student deserves to feel confident in their understanding of the technology shaping their future. And every parent deserves the confidence that their child is prepared for it." "Backed by top organizations such as Microsoft, Amazon, Anthropic, Zoom, LEGO Education, Minecraft, Pearson, ISTE, Common Sense Media, American Federation of Teachers (AFT), National Education Association (NEA), and Scratch Foundation, the Hour of AI is designed to bring AI education into the mainstream

Backed by a Microsoft collaboration and a $24 million funding deal, Corintis is developing microfluidic cooling technology which aims for 10x gains in AI chip performance

A native OneDrive app for Windows 11 has been discovered in Microsoft Servers with several new features

Ha Dang, a self-taught accountant from Scunthorpe who trained via YouTube, won the inaugural Microsoft Excel UK Championships on September 30

Direct-to-chip liquid cooling drastically cuts a data center's potential water use, efficiently removes heat than traditional air-cooling systems. In recent years, companies including Google , NVIDIA and Microsoft have been championing liquid cooling systems as a more sustainable way forward

Its been quite the week for Xbox news. A lot of people are still coming to terms with Microsoft's veritable gut-punch of an announcement that the price of a Game Pass Ultimate subscription is about to soar by 50 percent

Microsoft has placed itself in hot water with fans after it decided to raise Xbox Game Pass Ultimate prices again, but one game storefront is leading the charge in fighting back against it

Microsoft Defender has been erroneously prompting Dell users to update

GameStop says it will continue to offer Xbox Game Pass Ultimate at its old price of $19.99 after Microsoft raised the price by 50%

Microsoft could have a plan to push OneDrive more in Windows 11 but a new leaked app is causing some confusion

Amazon Mat Smith Get Engadget's newsletter delivered direct to your inbox. Subscribe right here! The news you might have missed Tile trackers reportedly have a security flaw that can let stalkers track your location Disney reportedly lost 1.7 million paid subscribers in the week after suspending Kimmel Why Im breaking up with Xbox The best Amazon Prime Day deals include early tech discounts on Apple, Samsung and others Microsoft jacks up the price of Game Pass Ultimate But dont worry, there are 45 new games

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Three cabinet colleagues of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are promoting use of apps by domestic rivals to Google Maps, WhatsApp and Microsoft, in the strongest backing yet for "Made in India" products amid trade tension with the United States

Microsoft may have made the unfortunate decision to raise the price of a Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription to $30 a month, but you don't have to live by the company's rules at least not yet

Pivot will hinge on success of next-gen Maia accelerator Microsoft buys a lot of GPUs from both Nvidia and AMD

"I think the mindset shift is probably the most exciting thing because my guess is that the future of work belongs not anymore to the people that have the fanciest degrees or went to the best colleges, but to the people who are adaptable, forward thinking, ready to learn, and ready to embrace these tools," Roslansky said. "It really kind of opens up the playing field in a way that I think we've never seen before." A 2024 Microsoft survey found 71% of business leaders would choose less-experienced candidates with AI skills over experienced candidates without them

Microsoft Excel celebrates 40 years of spreadsheet dominance, but the rapid rise of Google Sheets with its real-time collaboration tools presents a challenge

A few years ago, Microsoft offered some of the best deals in gaming

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Rage, rage against the dying of the free security updates With just days remaining until Microsoft discontinues free support, Windows 10 still accounts for 40.5 percent of the Windows desktop market, At the same time, Windows 11 adoption remains at just 48.94 percent.

Personal and health information was apparently stolen but no one knows yet - by whom

Pricing has been a point of major contention with Microsoft over the past few months, and it has struck with controversy again after increasing Xbox Game Pass membership prices

The Edge browser has gone from bad to worse this year, and that might be down to Microsoft's pushiness

Hundreds of repair businesses, environmental organizations and more ask Microsoft for more free support

Microsoft has been developing its own chips for the data center designed to handle artificial intelligence workloads.

It looks like you want some horrible shoes. Would you like to win them? Microsoft has delivered its found a way to make Crocs even uglier by using some of its own software.

While confusing, adding more games and folding Prime Gaming into Luna suggests that Amazon views the service as the gaming project it's prioritizing moving forward. It doesn't have the library of Xbox Cloud Gaming and it's not clear if Amazon is as gun-ho about streaming as Microsoft is, but if the company is willing to pay, offering more games and more ways to play them seems like a good move

Bringing together sales with marketing and other functions is critical for Microsoft to lead in the artificial intelligence era, CEO Satya Nadella said.

Use your home subscription with your work Microsoft 365 account Your job may not support BYOD, but how about BYOC? Microsoft has declared that people can bring their personal Microsoft 365 subscriptions to work to access various Copilot features at companies that fail to provide an AI fix.

Incidentally, Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Rainbow Six titles were among those added to Game Pass on Wednesday. Microsoft seems to have intended for the announcement to soften the blow of the service's 50 percent price hike

Uncle Sam can't quit Redmond Exclusive The US Air Force confirmed it's investigating a "privacy-related issue" amid reports of a Microsoft SharePoint-related breach and subsequent service-wide shutdown, rendering mission files and other critical tools potentially unavailable to service members.

If raising console prices wasn't enough to scare you away, Microsoft has also increased the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate by 50 percent

Microsoft announced Wednesday that the price for its Game Pass Ultimate subscription will jump by 50% to $29.99 per month, effective immediately.

Judson Althoff gets the job of keeping the biz running Microsoft boss Satya Nadella told staff on Wednesday that he's appointing Judson Althoff to a new role as CEO of the company's commercial business, so that the big boss can concentrate on Redmond's future plans and strategy.

Xbox owners got a bit of a nasty surprise thanks to Microsofts sudden announcement today that the monthly cost of a Game Pass Ultimate subscription is getting a 50 percent increase

Microsoft has announced some major changes for Game Pass

Petitions pile up on Satyas desk while Windows 7 mysteriously surges back from the grave With Windows 10 support set to expire on October 14, hundreds of repair shops, nonprofits, and advocacy groups are urging Microsoft to extend free and automatic security updates instead of stranding hundreds of millions of PCs.

Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass subscription service is undergoing a significant restructuring regarding its pricing and benefits

Microsoft's Secure Future pitch lands with old bugs still in tow Windows 11 25H2 has seeped out of Redmond with just two weeks left before free support for most Windows 10 versions goes down the drain.

Microsoft is adding another subscription plan to its already confusing list of offerings

The software company introduced Copilot Pro at $20 per month in early 2024.

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Microsoft says attackers used AI-generated code in a phishing campaign, disguising an SVG file as a PDF document to trick email recipients into opening it

Yep, we're sure that will win folks over Microsoft is testing talking avatars for Copilot to see if users feel more at ease chatting with a face instead of just a text box

Agent Mode in Word, Excel works like vibe coding tools but for knowledge work.

Microsoft began rolling out Windows 11 version 25H2 today, delivering the annual update as a compact enablement package to users who enable the "get the latest updates as soon as they're available" toggle in Windows Update

Although the statement simply credited the decision to "current challenges to our business and the industry," it's hard not to think that the cancellation of Avalanche's planned game Contraband had something to do with the current need to consolidate. Microsoft ended active development on the project in August during the fallout from the massive layoffs the tech giant announced over the spring and summer

What good is an update if it doesnt actually add anything new? Thats the question Im left asking about Microsofts Windows 11 2025 update (AKA Windows 11 25H2), which the company will begin pushing out today

Chinese hackers breached email servers of foreign ministers as part of a years-long effort targeting the communications of diplomats around the world, according to researchers at the cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks. From a report: Attackers accessed Microsoft Exchange email servers, gaining the ability to search for information at some foreign ministries, said the team at Unit 42, the threat intelligence division of Palo Alto Networks, which has been tracking the group for nearly three years

There's been another twist in the saga of Windows 10's extra year of free updates, which could be bad news for some

Available as a Copilot Labs experience, Copilot Portraits supplements the voice with animated 2D images that speak with you in real time.

Amazon redesigned the software to include AI-powered notebook search and summaries. The devices will support Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive for document access and allow users to export notes as editable text to OneNote

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Sharing links take seconds to create, but can last for years Partner Content Seamless collaboration through cloud platforms like Microsoft 365 has radically reshaped the modern workplace

Grok 4, the latest AI model produced by Elon Musk's xAI, is now available for enterprise customers inside Azure AI Foundry. Microsoft has added Grok 4 to its library after a series of prior internal testing to make sure it doesn't go on tangents again

Vibe coding is already changing the world, now Microsoft wants to expand to other types of work

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Thankfully, Onyx's model also knows when to defer to a human for advice Interview It was inevitable that AI would be deployed to help enterprises navigate the labyrinth that is modern software licensing, given the myriad options available from the tech giants.

Microsoft will end support for its most popular operating system in mid-October

Microsoft's CEO loves to talk about 'empathy.' But everything that is coming out of Redmond these days is perilously close to turning the company into the Borg.

Duo could dominate in the same way Microsoft and Intel ruled PCs for decades Opinion The OpenAI and Nvidia $100 billion partnership sure sounds impressive

Adds more Anthropic into the mix as Redmond hedges its bets Microsoft is jumping on the vibe coding bandwagon with "vibe working," its name for adding AI agents to the online Office suite to help you complete your work.

Windows 11 could get a much-wanted change, with Microsoft possibly relenting on pushing Edge and Bing so hard

Available for Microsoft 365 Copilot users, the new agents will help you create, edit, and analyze your documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.