Microsoft’s new era of AI PCs will need a Copilot key, says Intel

Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm, and AMD have all been pushing the idea of an “AI PC” for months now as we head toward more AI-powered features in Windows. While we’re still waiting to hear the finer details from Microsoft on its big plans for AI in Windows, Intel has started sharing Microsoft’s requirements for OEMs to … Read more

Apple sued, Microsoft’s AI ambitions and Nvidia’s surprises

In this edition of Week in Review, we have big news on the latest Apple antitrust lawsuit. Microsoft’s AI ambitions dominated the news as well, so let’s dive right in.… Did someone forward this to you? Sign up here to receive the Week in Review newsletter in your inboxes. The U.S. joined international regulators in accusing … Read more

I asked Microsoft’s AI to describe my sofa. It tried to sell me a different one

Will it become my friend? Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/ZDNET AI is an adorable venture into the unknown, for all involved. Everyone knows it’s garlanded with vast opportunity and the occasional imperfection — which may, to some, make it pleasingly human. I didn’t hesitate, therefore, to download the Microsoft Copilot app onto my iPhone. Especially as … Read more

Microsoft’s AI Copilot for Security launches next month with pay-as-you-go pricing

Microsoft is launching its Copilot for Security next month, bringing its generative AI chatbot to the cybersecurity space. Copilot for Security is designed for cybersecurity professionals to help them protect against threats, but it won’t be a one-off monthly charge like Copilot for Microsoft 365. Instead, Microsoft will charge businesses $4 per hour of usage … Read more

I tried Copilot Notebook: Microsoft’s new AI tool offers two handy prompt features

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET If you use Copilot often, you may have noticed a new Copilot Notebook option, which despite being available to users now, Microsoft has yet to announce publicly. So what is the feature, and how can you use it? I tried it and here’s what I found.  Also: What to know about Mistral AI: The … Read more

German chancellor welcomes Microsoft’s 3.2 billion euro AI investment in Germany

Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and Vice Chair and President of Microsoft Corporation Brad Smith shake hands in Berlin, `Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, after a press conference held by Microsoft Deutschland GmbH on the company’s investments in the AI sector in Germany. Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomed an announcement by Microsoft on Thursday that it would … Read more

Google’s and Microsoft’s chatbots are making up Super Bowl stats

If you needed more evidence that GenAI is prone to making stuff up, Google’s Gemini chatbot, formerly Bard, thinks that the 2024 Super Bowl already happened. It even has the (fictional) statistics to back it up. Per a Reddit thread, Gemini, powered by Google’s GenAI models of the same name, is answering questions about Super … Read more

Microsoft’s Nadella woos Indian developers to the company’s AI tools

BENGALURU, India — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella urged in a speech to more than a thousand Indian computer code developers on Thursday that they use the company’s artificial intelligence tools being deployed across its products. Speaking in Bengaluru, India’s “Silicon Valley,” Nadella noted that more than 13.2 million Indian developers are currently on GitHub, an … Read more

Apple, Samsung expose Microsoft’s real AI challenge (Hint: It rhymes with bust)

olm26250/Getty Images We’re all wandering through the world searching for something to rely on. Someone, too. People and things let us down and so often it’s the people who made the things inciting most of the disappointment. Also: Microsoft accidentally revealed why people don’t trust tech companies So we’re touchingly committed when we find people … Read more

OpenAI, Microsoft’s Partnership May Be Killed Off Before the Dawn of AGI

OpenAI’s mission is to develop a god-like artificial intelligence, but it might never get there without the help of Microsoft. U.S. regulators are reportedly clamoring over who can investigate OpenAI and Microsoft’s relationship over antitrust concerns, according to Politico on Friday. If the partnership is broken up, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman may fall short of … Read more