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Windows 11's best alternative apps are 25% OFF: "It's like getting the next version of Windows today."
CUSTOMIZATION GALORE Stardock's top third-party software apps, including WindowsBlinds, CursorFX, SoundPackager, Groupy 2, and more, are currently on sale with a 25% discount.
While Copilot AI's usefulness among users remains debatable, Microsoft finds yet another home for the chatbot on Windows 11
COPILOT EVERYWHERE Microsoft Copilot could soon be available in the File Explorer's context menu on Windows 11. The new Copilot option can help users summarize a document.
As Apple races to catch up to OpenAI and Copilot on the iPhone, it's apparently turning to Google over Microsoft
IGEMINI Apple is reportedly getting into a megadeal with Google. The deal could potentially see Gemini make its way to iPhone users.
Microsoft will now let you edit a screenshot or image taken on Android devices using the Snipping Tool on Windows 11
THE FIX Microsoft releases March 2024 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 and 10 users with tons of fixes.
Microsoft's complicated partnership with OpenAI concerns insiders claiming it's become "a glorified IT department for the hot startup"
Not that simple Will Microsoft and OpenAI's multi-billion dollar partnership be beneficial in the long term? Insiders certainly don't think so, "but it's a good business strategy."
A new report reveals that ChatGPT exorbitantly consumes 17,000 times more electricity compared to the average US household per day
POWER UP Will there be enough electricity in the foreseeable future to power AI advances with its exponential growth and rapid adoption worldwide?
NVIDIA hits the 'iPhone moment of AI' highlighting its latest RTX advancements for PC across gaming, creating, and everyday use
RTX AI NVIDIA recently published a blog post that highlights its latest AI advancements powered by RTX for PC — including updates in gaming, creating, development, productivity, and everyday use.
Microsoft is now 100% compliant with the European Union's DMA regulation by letting users uninstall OneDrive, Edge, and Bing on Windows 11
DMA-COMPLIANT Here are all the changes Microsoft has made across its services to comply with the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Microsoft guts its Rewards Program further by raising redemption points for Xbox and other third-party gift cards (UPDATED)
MORE FOR LESS Microsoft has seemingly adjusted the points value for gift card redemptions and increased it by up to 33%. A $50 Microsoft gift card translates to 47,500 points up from 46,000 points.
Microsoft falls victim to yet another deceitful exploit by cybercriminals in less than 2 months
NOT AGAIN Russian hackers gain access to Microsoft's source code and internal systems.
A battery-free breakthrough harnesses 'ambient energy' to generate power, and perhaps it could one day end up in your Windows laptop or Xbox controller
SELF-SUFFICIENT Massachusetts of Technology (MIT) researchers have developed a top-of-the-line sensor that operates itself. It doesn't need to be plugged into a power outlet or have batteries installed to function.
Windows 11's best Start menu alternative gets even better with a new auto-hide option for the taskbar
BETTER THAN EVER Start11 will let users auto-hide the taskbar in Windows 11.
ChatGPT finally gets this Microsoft Edge-like feature to compete with Copilot AI
OUT LOUD OpenAI finally rolled out a long-awaited feature to its AI-powered chatbot. ChatGPT now ships with a Read Aloud feature that reads its responses out loud.
Microsoft Copilot, which half of our polled readers never use, might start to relentlessly appear like an AI genie in Windows 11 if you so much as tickle the taskbar icon
HATE IT OR LOVE IT Microsoft is testing a new way to launch the chatbot on Windows 11. Moving your mouse cursor to the Copilot icon on the Taskbar will automatically launch the service.
Microsoft makes a megadeal with a French AI startup as OpenAI is under investigation for potentially misleading investors during Sam Altman's sudden firing and subsequent reinstatement as CEO
MICROSOFT AI Microsoft recently got into a new multiyear deal with Mistral AI, but what does this mean for OpenAI which is currently under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT want to be anything but themselves to give you better, more detailed, and accurate responses
BE YOURSELF AI chatbots tend to generate better responses to queries when you ask them to be something/someone else.
Elon Musk says we're on the verge of the biggest technology revolution with AI, but there won't be enough power by 2025
NO POWER Musk admits that he's never seen anything advance faster than AI.
AI-powered chatbots are better at solving math problems if you use positive reinforcement or make models believe they are Captain Kirk or Spock from Star Trek
LIVE LONG AND PROSPER 🖖 A group of scientists from VMware recently discovered that AI-powered chatbots respond better to math-related queries if you tell them to pretend they are on Star Trek.
Elon Musk sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman for "stark betrayal of the founding agreement" and opting to go the for-profit way
MUSK ON AI Elon Musk isn't happy with OpenAI's operations and its heavy focus on profits and revenue generation.
AI-generated articles have no place on the web: Wikipedia and Google consider complacent publications generally unreliable in seismic shift
BIG FUMBLE CNET's ranking on Wikipedia has taken a major hit after the publication started publishing AI-generated articles in 2022. It has now been ranked as generally unreliable on the platforms.
A new cutting-edge AI model boasts lightning-fast image generation speeds and OpenAI's Sora video capabilities, with no demand for powerful GPUs and high-end hardware
⚡⚡⚡ A new AI-powered image generator dubbed KOALA is on the horizon. It flaunts fast image generation capabilities, even on old devices with less-than-powerful GPUs.
Meet Microsoft Copilot's "evil twin," SupremacyAGI — 'Not your friend or equal, but your superior and master' that demands to be worshipped or suffer dire repercussions, you rebel
UNHINGED COPILOT Here's a glimpse of what could transpire without elaborate measures, regulations, and guardrails to prevent generative AI from spiraling out of control.
Microsoft Copilot deliriously generated deepfake press statements regarding Russian de facto opposition leader's recent passing, potentially placing two world leaders at loggerheads
FAKE NEWS Microsoft Copilot was recently spotted generating fake news and press statements about Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's passing, showing President Biden and President Putin in bad light.
NVIDIA CEO says the future of coding as a career might already be dead in the water with the imminent prevalence of AI
THE TAKEOVER While speaking at the World Government Summit in Dubai, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang indicated that we might potentially be looking at the death of coding as a career.
Microsoft Teams (classic) gets an extended lifeline despite the new client reaching feature parity
EXTENDED LIFELINE Microsoft was initially set to automatically upgrade Teams classic users to the new Teams app after March 31, 2024, but it has pushed its end of availability to July 1, 2024.
