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AI models can respond to text, audio, and video in ways that sometimes fool people into thinking a human is behind the keyboard, but that doesn’t exactly make them conscious. It’s not like ChatGPT experiences sadness doing my tax return … right? Well, a growing number of AI researchers at labs like Anthropic are asking when — if ever — …

Welcome to another weekly update on quantum computing. The sector continues to advance, with notable progress in finance, security, and hardware research. SoftBank Group (SFTBY) made a major investment in Intel (INTC), Microsoft (MSFT) outlined its quantum-safe roadmap, and a team in Sydney showed a new way to shrink qubit use. Each step adds to the picture of how quantum …

Microsoft has resolved a known issue that caused Windows upgrades to fail with 0x8007007F errors on some Windows 11 and Windows Server systems. Although this issue impacts both Windows client and server platforms under specific upgrade paths, it will not affect customers attempting to upgrade their devices to Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025, the latest Windows versions. “Starting …

‘It’s going to be a big deal’: The NFL and Microsoft expand their partnership and introduce sideline technology using AI innovation  Microsoft Source Microsoft and NFL announce multiyear partnership to use AI to enhance game day analysis  CNBC The NFL’s Surface tablets get an AI upgrade  Axios Microsoft (MSFT) Will Equip NFL Teams with AI to Improve in-Game Decision Making  TipRanks NFL AI partnership: …

Police officers arrested 18 people at worker-led protests at Microsoft headquarters Wednesday as the tech company promises an “urgent” review of the Israeli military’s use of its technology during the ongoing war in Gaza. Two consecutive days of protest at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington called for the tech giant to immediately cut its business ties with Israel. But …

Redmond, Wash. — At least 18 people were arrested Wednesday afternoon during a Palestinian protest at Redmond’s Microsoft campus, according to Redmond police. The group, No Azure For Apartheid, has been protesting Microsoft’s work in suppling artificial intelligence technology to the Israeli military. Microsoft responded Wednesday saying it’s looking into the use of its Azure platform in Israel. Azure is …

Update: Microsoft has responded to Game Developer’s request for comment by restating plans to undertake a formal review into a report published by The Guardian that asserts Azure technology is currently being used by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to surveil civilians in Gaza and the West Bank en masse. “The Guardian, on that date, reported that multiple individuals have asserted that the …

It’s the time of year when Microsoft employees start finding out about pay raises and bonuses, and hundreds of them are sharing information about their compensation in a spreadsheet viewed by Business Insider. The document has more than 850 self-submitted entries and counting, and includes how much these Microsoft employees report making in salary, bonus, and stock awards. The competitiveness …

Microsoft Excel is testing a new AI-powered function that can automatically fill cells in your spreadsheets, which is similar to the feature that Google Sheets rolled out in June. You would use the “COPILOT” function followed by a natural language prompt and (optionally) specify the cells you want it to reference; the AI would then classify information, generate summaries, create …

It’s not AI winter just yet, though there is a distinct chill in the air. Meta is shaking up and downsizing its artificial intelligence division. A new report out of MIT finds that 95 percent of companies’ generative AI programs have failed to earn any profit whatsoever. Tech stocks tanked Tuesday, regarding broader fears that this bubble may have swelled …