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The end of the standalone application
Microsoft has pulled cloud support from Office 2016 and 2019. The day of the standalone software you actually "own" is over.
Q&A: NY Life exec says AI will reboot hiring, training, change management
During its 178 years, New York Life has had to adapt many times; now, AI is affecting nearly every corner of the insurance business, from hiring to client services, says Alex Cook, senior vice president and head of strategic...
How to manually update Microsoft Defender
It’s imperative to keep Microsoft Defender up to date even when Windows Update isn’t working. Here are several methods to manually update Defender.
17 ways to speed up Windows 10
If you want to optimize Windows 10, take a few minutes to try out these tips to speed up your PC and make it less prone to performance and system issues.
The best apps to restore the classic Windows Start menu and taskbar
Take back control of your PC’s Start menu and taskbar, whether you’re running Windows 10 or Windows 11.
M365 Copilot, Microsoft’s generative AI tool, explained
Microsoft’s generative AI assistant is integrated within a host of the company's workplace apps. Here’s what enterprises need to know and what they can do to prepare for Microsoft 365 Copilot’s general release.
‘Data poisoning’ anti-AI theft tools emerge — but are they ethical?
New tools that can corrupt digitized artwork and other copyrighted materials are emerging to thwart generative AI models that scrape the internet to learn and provide content.
Microsoft invested $13B in genAI — does Copilot for Windows show it’s a bad bet?
The much ballyhooed Copilot for Windows doesn't really add much to the operating system, or do much for users. So where's the ROI?
AI and cloud growth fuel first quarter revenue boost for Microsoft
Microsoft’s all-in approach to AI appears to pay off as the tech giant posted strong financial results for the first quarter of its 2024 financial year.
As M365 Copilot launch looms, businesses likely to move cautiously
While enterprises are attracted by the potential to save employee time on certain tasks, generative AI is largely unproven in the business world — and will require a range of efforts to deploy it safely and effectively.
10 new Windows 11 features in the October 2023 update to try now
Windows 11’s big update for the year isn’t only about artificial intelligence.
Microsoft launches AI content safety service
Microsoft’s Azure AI Content Safety service includes image and text detection to identify and grade content based on the likelihood that it will cause harm.
Google used Microsoft’s monopoly playbook to crush Bing — now Microsoft cries foul
With hypocrisy on full display, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella takes Google to task for using the same tactics his own company perfected decades ago.
UK regulator launches antitrust probe into Microsoft and Amazon cloud services
High switching fees, technical restrictions on interoperability, and committed spend discounts offered by cloud providers are outlined as concerns by communications regulator Ofcom.
Bing, Bard updates fuel AI search war
Microsoft brings DALL-E 3 into Bing AI lineup, while Google adds Bard AI to Assistant, bringing generative artificial intelligence to a wider audience than ever.
Microsoft’s Nadella: Google could lock up AI-enabled search
As a witness for the prosecution in the Google antitrust trial, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns that Google’s monopoly profits could lock in publishers as AI-enabled search arrives.
The antitrust suit against Google isn’t the DOJ-Microsoft fight redux
While Google dominates in internet search, it's not the tech behemoth Microsoft was in the 1990s when it was sued by the Department of Justice.
Meta challenges ChatGPT with chatbot, OpenAI fires back with new features
Meta this week unveiled a new chatbot connected to the Bing search engine that can have a conversation with a user and create images based on textual inputs.
UK regulator provisionally clears Microsoft's $69B Activision acquisition
Five months after the UK’s Competition and Market’s Authority (CMA) blocked Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, a newly proposed agreement has addressed the regulator's concerns.
