Microsoft has released Windows 11 version 25H2, and along with it has confirmed a number of issues that users should be aware of should they choose to update to the latest version today. Currently, there are two known issues with Windows 11 version 25H2, one of which might impact your ability to watch movies via DVD or BluRay. Here are …
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Microsoft is trying to make Copilot more approachable by giving the AI assistant an animated face to talk with. The experimental “Portraits” feature in Copilot Labs is currently available in the US, UK, and Canada, and provides 40 stylized human avatars that respond with natural expressions during real-time voice conversations. Announcing the new feature on X, Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa …
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In a new internal memo, Windows and Surface boss Pavan Davuluri has announced that Microsoft is bringing the teams that make the core of Windows back into the Windows organization. For those unaware, the Windows organization has essentially been split in two since 2018. Teams that work on the core of Windows were moved under Azure, and the rest of …
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Microsoft Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Microsoft has launched AI agents for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The agents are available for business and individual subscribers. Now accessible on the web, the agents will expand to the desktop. Microsoft 365 users looking for assistance in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint can now call on …
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Windows is coming back together. Microsoft is bringing its key Windows engineering teams under a single organization again, as part of a reorg being announced today. Windows chief Pavan Davuluri, who was just promoted to president of Windows and devices earlier this month, shared the changes to Microsoft’s Windows teams in an internal memo. “This change unifies Windows engineering work …
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So, what happened here? Well, we know that Microsoft has increased the price of the Xbox Series X and S in the US specifically this month, so it stands to reason that the ROG Xbox Ally would get a price bump ahead of launch as well. Despite this, a rumour that originated from the Xbox Era podcast and was later …
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You’ve probably heard of vibe coding — novices writing apps by creating a simple AI prompt — but now Microsoft wants to introduce a similar thing for its Office apps. The software maker is launching a new Agent Mode in Excel and Word that can generate complex spreadsheets and documents with just a prompt. A new Office Agent in Copilot …
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Microsoft will stop issuing security patches and feature updates to Windows 10 in mid-October, which means it will soon start becoming riskier to use online. Microsoft is offering an Extended Support Updates (ESU) program that anyone can join to get an extra year of Windows 10 support updates, but you have to either pay or back up your data to …
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Microsoft says it has stopped providing some of its cloud and AI services to Israel’s Ministry of Defense following a report in Britain’s Guardian newspaper, which alleged Israel used the services to conduct mass surveillance of Palestinians in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The Guardian report, published in August in conjunction with Israeli outlets +972 Magazine and Local Call, …
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