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By Sascha Brodsky Microsoft’s Copilot AI could soon run locally on PCs rather than relying on the cloud. Intel told Tom’s Hardware that the chatbot could run on future AI-enabled PCs that would need to incorporate neural processing units (NPUs) capable of exceeding 40 trillion operations per second (TOPS) — a performance level not yet matched by any consumer processor currently available. Intel mentioned that these AI PCs would be equipped to handle “more elements of Copilot” directly on the machine. Copilot currently relies predominantly on cloud processing for most tasks, leading to noticeab...
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By Preston Gralla Microsoft is sitting on top of the world right now, thanks to its lead in AI. It’s the most valuable company on the planet, with a valuation of more than $3.2 trillion. Its rise was rocket-fueled by its investor relationship with OpenAI, the company that makes the wildly popular generative AI (genAI) chatbot ChatGPT. OpenAI’s GPT large language model is also the basis for Microsoft Copilot, the genAI tool that Microsoft is building into just about every one of its products, from GitHub to Windows to Microsoft 365 and beyond. Microsoft’s AI dominance appears insurmountable. Bu...
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By Elizabeth Montalbano Microsoft is reuniting management of its Windows operating system and its Surface devices, as the leader of its Windows and Web Experiences team has quit his current role and may leave the company. The move is one of the repercussions of Microsoft’s appointment of a former Google artificial intelligence (AI) leader to run its new AI division. Mikhail Parakhin, who as Microsoft’s CEO of advertising and web services was also responsible for Windows and web experiences, is seeking new opportunities, potentially outside of Microsoft, according to an internal memo seen by Co...
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By Chris Hoffman Though Microsoft removed Android app support from Windows 11, there are still ways to run Android apps on your PC if you want. Here are the best ways to do so, whether you’re using Windows 10 or Windows 11. What happened to the Windows Subsystem for Android?When Microsoft unveiled Windows 11, one of its big features was support for running Android apps with the “Windows Subsystem for Android.” That feature was delayed, and Microsoft ended up launching it quietly. You could install the Amazon Appstore from the Microsoft Store on Windows, and then you could install Android apps ...
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By Sascha Brodsky Microsoft on Tuesday announced the hiring of Mustafa Suleyman, a former co-founder of DeepMind, the AI startup acquired by Google in 2014. Suleyman will assume the role of executive vice president and CEO of Microsoft AI, directly reporting to CEO Satya Nadella. During Suleyman’s time at Google, DeepMind established itself as a frontrunner in AI research; it also caught the eye of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who moved to counteract Google's growth by founding the nonprofit AI lab, OpenAI. “Microsoft has been strongly signaling that they consider AI to be a core strategy,” said Casey...
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By Greg Lambert Microsoft this week pushed out 61 Patch Tuesday updates with no reports of public disclosures or other zero-days affecting the larger ecosystem (Windows, Office, .NET). Though there are three updated packages from February, they're just informational changes with no further action is required. The team at Readiness has crafted this helpful infographic outlining the risks associated with each of the March updates. Known issues Each month, Microsoft publishes a list of known issues that relate to the operating system and platforms included in the latest update cycle; for March, t...
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By Chris Hoffman Look, we need to talk: The PC industry has a big problem. And it’s not hardware makers’ fault — it’s Microsoft’s responsibility. The hardware is here: Intel, AMD, Nvidia, and PC makers have delivered on their end. Now, everyone is waiting for Microsoft to catch up and make Windows truly shine on these “AI PCs.” Can the company deliver something compelling in time? Want to stay up to date on Windows — and PCs? My free Windows Intelligence newsletter delivers all the best Windows tips and PC news straight to your inbox. Plus, you’ll get free copies of Paul Thurrott’s Windows 11 ...
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By Matthew Finnegan Microsoft has launched a Copilot assistant for finance professionals that it says will automate repetitive processes and provide faster access to financial data. The Copilot for Finance, unveiled last week, connects Microsoft’s productivity apps — most importantly, Excel and Outlook — with a customer’s existing financial systems to provide access to information using the Copilot interface. “Copilot for Finance can streamline audits by pulling and reconciling data with a simple prompt, simplify collections by automating communication and payment plans, and accelerate financi...
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By Matthew Finnegan Microsoft will add a range of artificial intelligence (AI) features to Windows 11, with new ways to edit content and control PC settings. Later this month, Windows 11 users will be able adjust settings within the operating system with text commands via the Copilot AI assistant. Here, users can type “enable battery saver” or “show Wi-Fi network” and the Windows Copilot will perform the action. Other skills include “display IP address,” “launch voice input,” and “show system information.” There are also new ways to edit content in two Windows apps: Photos and Clipchamp. For v...
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By Anirban Ghoshal Elon Musk, one of OpenAI’s founding board members and investors, has filed a lawsuit against the company and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging that the now Microsoft-financed creator of ChatGPT has breached its founding mission. “This case is filed to compel OpenAI to adhere to the founding agreement and return to its mission to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI) for the benefit of humanity, not to personally benefit the individual defendants and the largest technology company in the world,” the lawyers wrote as part of the suit. The lawsuit, filed in the Superior Cour...
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