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Microsoft launches AI-based Copilot Mode in Edge browser – Reuters

Microsoft launches AI-based Copilot Mode in Edge browser  Reuters Microsoft’s Copilot Will Browse the Web With You in New Update  Yahoo Finance Introducing Copilot Mode in Edge: A new way to browse the web  Windows Blog Microsoft Edge is now an AI browser with launch of ‘Copilot Mode’  TechCrunch Microsoft Edge transforms into an AI browser with new Copilot Mode  The Verge Source link

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Microsoft takes on Perplexity with its own AI web browser

Microsoft takes on Perplexity with its own AI web browser

Microsoft has announced a brand-new overhaul coming to the Edge web browser today that transforms it into an AI-powered experience dubbed “Copilot Mode.” The company says this is a new experimental feature that’s designed to make browsing the web easier with AI as a collaborator. “It doesn’t just give you endless tabs to sift through but works with you as …

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Microsoft starts rolling out Xbox age verification in the UK

Microsoft starts rolling out Xbox age verification in the UK

Microsoft is starting to comply with the UK’s Online Safety Act by prompting Xbox players to verify their age today. The prompts will be shown to Xbox players who indicate they’re over the age of 18 and will be shown when you sign into an Xbox account in the UK. Microsoft says it’s also exploring bringing similar age verification tools …

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Microsoft Edge transforms into an AI browser with new Copilot Mode

Microsoft Edge transforms into an AI browser with new Copilot Mode

Microsoft is starting to test a new experimental Copilot Mode inside its Edge browser today. The AI-powered mode allows Copilot to search across all your open tabs and handle tasks like booking a restaurant, and it brings the Copilot chatbot to your new tab page. Copilot Mode is somewhere between the limited Gemini integration that Google is testing in Chrome …

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Microsoft Deadline—72 Hours To Stop Using Your Passwords

Microsoft Deadline—72 Hours To Stop Using Your Passwords

Do not leave this too late. Gado via Getty Images “The “password era is ending,” Microsoft has warned its billion users, confirming that it wants all those users to delete their passwords given that account attacks are now surging. As part of this change, a 72 hour deadline means you must act now. On the surface, Microsoft’s decision to delete …

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The Microsoft Hack Affected Some of the Highest Levels of Government. The Stock Is Up. – Barron's

The Microsoft Hack Affected Some of the Highest Levels of Government. The Stock Is Up.  Barron’s Disrupting active exploitation of on-premises SharePoint vulnerabilities  Microsoft Chinese Hackers Are Exploiting Flaws in Widely Used Software, Microsoft Says  The New York Times Nuclear Weapons Agency Breached in Microsoft SharePoint Hack  Bloomberg.com A Failed Microsoft Security Patch Is the Latest Win for Chinese Hackers  The Wall Street Journal Source …

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It looks like Microsoft is getting ready for GPT-5.

It looks like Microsoft is getting ready for GPT-5.

Posted Jul 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM UTC It looks like Microsoft is getting ready for GPT-5. I reported yesterday that OpenAI is preparing to release GPT-5 in early August, and now references to a new GPT-5-powered “Smart Mode” have reportedly appeared in Copilot. Alexey Shavanov discovered code changes in Copilot that point toward a new smart option that uses …

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Microsoft keeps Outperform rating as Wedbush sees 'robust' Q4 results – Seeking Alpha

Microsoft keeps Outperform rating as Wedbush sees ‘robust’ Q4 results  Seeking Alpha Dan Ives Calls Microsoft ‘Scottie Scheffler Of Software’ Ahead Of Earnings — Says Satya Nadella-Led Cloud Giant Is Firing On All Cylinders In AI Boom  Yahoo Finance Should Investors Buy Microsoft Stock Ahead of Q4 Earnings Release?  Zacks Investment Research Dear Microsoft Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars For July 30  Barchart.com The …

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Blame a leak for Microsoft SharePoint attacks: researcher • The Register

Blame a leak for Microsoft SharePoint attacks: researcher • The Register

A week after Microsoft told the world that its July software updates didn’t fully fix a couple of bugs, which allowed miscreants to take over on-premises SharePoint servers and remotely execute code, researchers have assembled much of the puzzle — with one big missing piece. How did the attackers, who include Chinese government spies, data thieves, and ransomware operators, know how …

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“Microsoft is thriving,” claims CEO, doubling down on AI after 9000 employees lost jobs in latest layoffs

“Microsoft is thriving,” claims CEO, doubling down on AI after 9000 employees lost jobs in latest layoffs

“Microsoft is thriving,” said CEO and chairman Satya Nadella in a new statement following a round of layoffs earlier this month that cost 9000 employees their jobs. The statement, shared publicly and with Microsoft employees, reiterates the company mission, with Nadella doubling down on the importance of AI. First, he acknowledged the layoffs. “I want to express my sincere gratitude …

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