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Microsoft picks Pavan Davuluri to lead Windows and Surface

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Microsoft said Monday it has selected company veteran Pavan Davuluri to lead its Windows operating system and Surface devices teams. Davuluri, who joined Microsoft in 2001 and has been corporate vice president for almost three years, is taking on additional responsibilities after Panos Panay decamped to Amazon last fall. Windows remains critical to Microsoft. Its … Read more

Microsoft Surface and AI event: 5 biggest announcements you might’ve missed this week

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Kerry Wan/ZDNET Microsoft is arguably the leader in the AI space right now, constantly releasing new offerings and updates to stay ahead of the curve. Therefore, it is no surprise that the company took to its March Surface and Windows AI event this week to unveil a handful of new AI features and hardware. Also: Microsoft … Read more

Microsoft to hold a special Windows and Surface AI event in May

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Microsoft is holding an AI event in the morning on Monday, May 20th — right before Build 2024 starts. In an invite emailed to media, Microsoft says CEO Satya Nadella will talk about the company’s “AI vision across hardware and software.” The event won’t be livestreamed, and will only be open to journalists who attend … Read more

A Surface Duo 3 Seems Unlikely. But the Idea Behind It Should Live On

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Microsoft has a complicated history with hardware. Though its Surface line popularized the idea of tablets that can double as laptops, it hasn’t been able to replicate that success with mobile devices. The now-defunct Windows Phone platform, Zune music player, Kin phones and Microsoft Band are proof. Now mounting evidence is starting to indicate that … Read more

Blind Cave Salamanders Secretly Venture to the Surface, Surprising Scientists

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Cave-dwelling creatures often bear the characteristics of animals unaccustomed to light. Their skin, or scales, are blanched, and their eyes range from “of little use” to purely ornamental. But that doesn’t stop the serpentine cave salamanders of southeastern Europe from sneaking up to the surface now and again. How Isolation Plays a Role in Space … Read more

Microsoft confirms March ‘Surface’ event: Will we see Surface Pro 10, Surface Laptop 6?

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Microsoft announced that it is hosting a late March event that will delve into new developments with Copilot, Windows, and the Surface laptop family. Zooming in on consumer laptops, Microsoft is reportedly planning on unleashing two models: the Surface Pro 10 and the Surface Laptop 6. When is the Microsoft March Surface event? Microsoft’s March … Read more

The Danger Lurking Just Below Ukraine’s Surface

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Oleksandr Kryvtsov had enough. The owner of an agricultural company in Hrakove, near Kharkiv, Kryvtsov found his land littered with land mines. That region of Ukraine, occupied by Russian forces for nearly eight months, had been pockmarked with explosive ordinances. The threat meant that farmers like Kryvtsov had to let their fields lay fallow. Even … Read more

Videos surface of large group sexually assaulting toddlers in Texas mall, FBI says

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Disturbing videos emerged showing numerous men sexually assaulting toddlers at a Texas mall, leading to the arrest of a kiosk worker who friends trusted to watch the children, according to the FBI. The bureau launched an investigation in early December after the videos were shared with agents by the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation, … Read more