• Microsoft could be readying their MacBook killers

    Microsoft has scheduled an event for the 20th of May. This event will most likely see the company announce new Arm-based Surface computers.

  • Apple dismisses Microsoft monopoly comparisons

    A week after finding itself at the business end of a landmark lawsuit from the United States Department of Justice, Apple is staunchly denying any parallels between itself and Microsoft in the 1990s. It’s a comparison into which the U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland leaned heavily in last week’s filing. While portions of the United […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Microsoft and Intel nail down what an "AI PC" is

    At Intel's recent AI summit in Taipei, the company informed the public that Windows PCs will soon leverage NPUs (Neural Processing Units) to run Microsoft Copilot assistant locally. This is the first confirmation of rumors that emerged regarding Copilot and increasingly prevalent hardware-based accelerators late last year.Read Entire Article

  • Microsoft is bringing more Copilot smarts to Teams

    Microsoft is continuing on its mission to inject AI into more of its products and features. For one thing, Copilot is coming to more parts of Teams in the coming months, including the meeting chat and the chat compose box. The AI will soon be able to offer you insights and information from the meeting chat and the transcript, so if something was either written or spoken, Copilot will be able to pull from it. Microsoft says that when you open Copilot in a meeting chat, you’ll have a “more...

  • Microsoft adds spellcheck and autocorrect to Notepad

    As is the case in more editors, selecting a suggestion will update the word. Users also have the option to ignore suggestion in a document or update the dictionary so they won't be flagged again.Read Entire Article

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    Microsoft Office Home & Student 2021

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  • Microsoft open sources Azure Retina

    Microsoft has announced that it’s open-sourced its cloud container networking platform, Azure Retina makes developers’ lives a lot easier, as they can troubleshoot their apps and services without worrying much about the network infrastructure. And now that it’s become open source, Microsoft expects more innovation and expanding Retina’s capability. According to Microsoft, open-sourcing Retina will […]

  • Leadership matters when it comes to corporate whistleblowing

    Whistleblowing incidents are an opportunity to set up or reinforce safe channels for employees to report misdeeds and prevent internal concerns from blowing up into a public crisis. The death of John Barnett, the Boeing employee who exposed the company’s shoddy safety practices, spotlights the enormous pressure that corporate whistleblowers face. Barnett, a former quality […]

  • Microsoft: Generative AI surges in popularity

    Search trend data from Microsoft reveals significant growth in this area, offering valuable insights for advertisers and marketers.

  • Zoom Workplace vs Microsoft Teams: How do they compare?

    Zoom recently announced Zoom Workplace, a revamped set of business plans with a renewed focus on AI. Keep reading to discover how Zoom Workplace compares to Microsoft’s own video conferencing app for business, Microsoft Teams. Zoom Workplace has a free tier  When it comes to pricing, it’s important to note that both Zoom and Microsoft offer a variety of plans with different features at varying price points. This means that it isn’t necessarily a matter of which video conferencing...

  • Deals: Microsoft 365: 1-Year Subscription

    Picture this: you’ve got everything you need to make things, team up, and get your point across, all bundled up nicely. That’s what’s on offer with the Microsoft 365 Family Subscription. This isn’t just any set of tools; it’s your go-to for getting more done with the fam every single day. Microsoft 365 hooks you […]

  • Study Microsoft Excel basics in this $50 bundle

    The Complete Excel VBA, and Data Science Certification Training Bundle goes over the basics of Microsoft Excel for automation, data visualization, and more for $49.99.