2024-05-21
Microsoft's @yusuf_i_mehdi says Microsoft has re-architected Windows 11 for this Copilot+ wave. Claims we'll get all-day battery life (I'll believe it when I see it, myself), best performance, and will include in Windows Copilot OpenAI's GPT 4.o “soon” #MicrosoftEvent
Engadget
Microsoft unveils Copilot+ PCs as a new class of AI-capable Windows PCs that have at least 40 TOPs of NPU performance, with several OEMs and chipmakers on board
The aim is to handle more AI processing locally rather than in the cloud. — We've been hearing rumblings for months …
New Windows chief Pavan Davaluri is up now. Says Recall is built on a variety of multimodal models that are deeply integrated into Windows, not just bolted on. Users can pause, stop and delete content that Recall can access in the name of privacy, security. #MicrosoftEvent
Engadget
Microsoft unveils Copilot+ PCs as a new class of AI-capable Windows PCs that have at least 40 TOPs of NPU performance, with several OEMs and chipmakers on board
The aim is to handle more AI processing locally rather than in the cloud. — We've been hearing rumblings for months …
Microsoft showing off Adobe Photoshop, DaVinci Resolve running on new Copilot+ PCs. Trying to make the case that they outperform MacBooks. (I'm still skeptical users will ever cross-shop Macs vs. Windows PCs, no matter which processor is faster) #MicrosoftEvent
Engadget
Microsoft unveils Copilot+ PCs as a new class of AI-capable Windows PCs that have at least 40 TOPs of NPU performance, with several OEMs and chipmakers on board
The aim is to handle more AI processing locally rather than in the cloud. — We've been hearing rumblings for months …
Mehdi is describing the rumored new AI timeline feature coming to Windows on Copilot+ PCs. Its official name will be “Recall.” Will let users scroll back in time to return to apps, documents, messages etc. that they used previously. #MicrosoftEvent
Engadget
Microsoft unveils Copilot+ PCs as a new class of AI-capable Windows PCs that have at least 40 TOPs of NPU performance, with several OEMs and chipmakers on board
The aim is to handle more AI processing locally rather than in the cloud. — We've been hearing rumblings for months …
Copilot+ PCs won't be just Arm-based, but also Intel and AMD. (But the Qualcomm-based ones will be available first.) #MicrosoftEvent
Engadget
Microsoft unveils Copilot+ PCs as a new class of AI-capable Windows PCs that have at least 40 TOPs of NPU performance, with several OEMs and chipmakers on board
The aim is to handle more AI processing locally rather than in the cloud. — We've been hearing rumblings for months …
2023-12-06
It's official. Windows 10 ESUs will be coming for businesses and, this time around, individuals too. Here's what we know so far: https://twitter.com/...
Ars Technica
Microsoft plans to offer three additional years of monthly Windows 10 security updates, paid for annually, after the OS' end-of-support date on October 14, 2025
Windows 10 gets a version of the program that extended updates for Windows 7. — Windows 10's end-of-support date is October 14, 2025.
2023-11-16
MS CEO Nadella announces 2 new Microsoft-developed chips at #MSIgnite. “Maia” is an AI accelerator and “Cobalt” is a general-purpose Arm chip (which customers can get access to via VMs next year): https://www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/ ... [image]
Bloomberg
Microsoft announces the Maia 100 chip for Azure clients, already in testing for its Bing and Office AI tools, and Cobalt, a chip for servers, launching in 2024
Software giant seeks to reduce dependence on outside suppliers in two key growth areas.
2023-09-27
Here's Microsoft's plan for rolling out the optional, non-security preview (the latest Windows 11 “moment") for 22H2 starting today. This is the one that includes the Copilot for Windows preview, Windows Backup (for files, apps, settings) and more: https://blogs.windows.com/...
The Verge
Microsoft starts rolling out a Windows 11 update that adds the new Windows Copilot and, over the coming months, AI updates to Paint, Snipping Tool, and Photos
Microsoft is releasing one of its biggest updates to Windows 11 today. It includes access to the new Windows Copilot …
2023-09-22
Microsoft says M365 Copilot is now in preview with a select group of consumers and small businesses. (Until today, was only in paid preview with 600 invited enterprise customers) #MicrosoftEvent
The Verge
Microsoft plans to release Microsoft 365 Copilot on November 1 for Microsoft 365 customers on certain business and enterprise plans for $30 per month per user
Surface Hub 3 info: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/ ... It finally can rotate (like we heard it would several years ago)
The Verge
Microsoft unveils the 14.4" Surface Laptop Studio 2, offering Intel's 13th Gen i7 H chips, Nvidia's RTX 4050 or RTX 4060, and up to 2TB of storage, for $1,999+
David Pierce / The Verge :
Surface Hub 3 info: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/ ... It finally can rotate (like we heard it would several years ago)
The Verge
Microsoft announces the Surface Hub 3, offering 50" or 85" 4K PixelSense displays with anti-glare, smart rotation, and portrait mode, available later in 2023
Microsoft has revealed the Surface Hub 3, the latest version of the company's all-in-one collaborative touchscreen device.
Starting today, the new Outlook for Windows is generally available for personal accounts through the Microsoft Store on Windows 11 and the Sept. 26 Windows fall update: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/ ...
The Verge
Microsoft plans to release its next Windows 11 update, 22H2, on September 26, with an AI-powered Copilot and Paint, a redesigned File Explorer, and more
Tom Warren / The Verge :
Microsoft says M365 Copilot is now in preview with a select group of consumers and small businesses. (Until today, was only in paid preview with 600 invited enterprise customers) #MicrosoftEvent
The Verge
Microsoft plans to release its next Windows 11 update, 22H2, on September 26, with an AI-powered Copilot and Paint, a redesigned File Explorer, and more
Tom Warren / The Verge :
2023-07-28
Here's the EU press release on its decision to open an antitrust investigation of Microsoft bundling Teams with O365/M365 (following Slack's complaint about this in 2020): https://ec.europa.eu/...
Wall Street Journal
The EU opens an antitrust investigation into whether Microsoft abuses its dominant position by bundling Teams with Office, the first investigation in 10+ years
and this time it's because of its Slack rival Ioanna Lykiardopoulou / TNW : Microsoft's Teams and Office bundling may breach EU competition rules Aaron Gregg / Washington Post : E....
2023-07-26
You'll likely see a lot of headlines to the contrary today about MSFT's Q4 FY'23 earnings report. But, as Microsoft itself admits, these numbers don't reflect much revenue impact of AI in spite of its many AI announcements. https://www.geekwire.com/... [image]
Microsoft - Investor Relations
Microsoft reports Q4 net income up 20% YoY to $20.1B, revenue up 8% YoY to $56.2B, Office Commercial up 12% YoY, Dynamics 365 up 26% YoY, and LinkedIn up 5% YoY
, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year: · Revenue was $56.2 billion and increased 8% (up 10% in constant currency)
2023-03-29
If at first your Chromebook compete doesn't succeed, try, try (and try) again https://twitter.com/...
Windows Central
Sources: Microsoft plans a major overhaul for “Windows 12” to modernize the OS with AI, faster updates, and improved security, to better compete with ChromeOS
2023-03-28
If you like knowing how the (tofu) sausage is made, this Teams 2.0 architecture post is for you: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
TechCrunch
Microsoft says Teams has 280M MAUs, up from 270M MAUs in January 2022, and the rebuilt Teams rolling out to Windows' Public Preview program is twice as fast
2023-03-22
Microsoft is adding Bing Image Creator to Bing Chat, starting in the “creative” mode. Testers can type a description of an image, provide additional context and Image Creator will generate an image. Also available as a preview in Bing Chatin Edge: https://blogs.microsoft.com/ ...
TechCrunch
Microsoft rolls out Bing Image Creator, powered by OpenAI's “very latest DALL-E models”, to Bing Chat and Edge, letting users generate images from text prompts
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
2023-03-21
Microsoft is adding Bing Image Creator to Bing Chat, starting in the “creative” mode. Testers can type a description of an image, provide additional context and Image Creator will generate an image. Also available as a preview in Bing Chatin Edge: https://blogs.microsoft.com/ ...
TechCrunch
Microsoft begins rolling out Bing Image Creator to Edge, powered by OpenAI's DALL-E and accessible via Bing Chat, letting users create images from text prompts
Microsoft today announced that its new AI-enabled Bing will now allow users to generate images with Bing Chat.
2023-03-17
PowerPoint is getting the Copilot treatment. As a person who never mastered PowerPoint, this looks pretty useful! Now do Excel, too! https://twitter.com/...
Bloomberg
Microsoft announces Microsoft 365 Copilot, which will bring OpenAI's GPT-4 to Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, and its other Office apps in the coming months
here's how Sohini Bagchi / TechCircle : Microsoft adds next-gen AI to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more with Microsoft 365 Copilot Luke Jones / WinBuzzer : Microsoft 365 Copilot in...