ChatGPT users worldwide were recently caught off guard when their trusted AI companion went offline. Many took to social media to share their frustration and confusion as they dealt with the unexpected outage. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, confirmed the downtime, citing slow login times and limited functionality as the main issues. Alerts about the … Read more
Acer Swift Go 14 AI MSRP $1,000.00 “The Acer Swift Go 14 AI takes battery life on Windows laptops to a whole new level.” Pros Solid build quality Very good IPS display Fast productivity performance Excellent battery life Attractive price Cons Keyboard is just OK Aesthetic is a little aggressive Too few configuration options Table … Read more
Luke Larsen / Digital Trends Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC initiative was ushered in by a wave of new laptops running Windows on Arm and powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon X chipsets. While the new platform is aimed at leveraging the latest generative AI technologies with faster on-board Neural Processing Engines (NPUs), the Qualcomm chipset’s most significant … Read more
Microsoft’s search engine Bing has seen a surge of over 40 million daily active users in the past year, thanks partly to the integration of AI and features like Copilot. While not the most popular search engine, Microsoft’s Bing has undergone tremendous growth and evolution in recent years. The company’s strong push towards integrating AI … Read more
Microsoft’s code-writing companion, Copilot, has been spotted in Windows Server 2022, but details about its current functionality are still scarce. After restarting tests for Copilot’s automatic launch at Windows 11 startup, the feature is seemingly being integrated into the Microsoft Edge browser for Windows machines. Windows Server 2022 is the latest to receive the addition, … Read more
Microsoft has been sparing no effort to promote Copilot, its built-in generative AI tool for Windows. This effort has made some users feel bombarded by information about the feature. Like some startup software, Copilot launches automatically upon Windows 11 startup, similar to unwanted third-party software. While Microsoft’s generative AI tool, Copilot, comes pre-installed on Windows … Read more
Microsoft is ramping up its AI efforts with a new London research and development office. The company’s AI chief, Mustafa Suleyman, promises to attract “exceptional individuals” with upcoming job postings. Regrettably, the top executive did not reveal how many jobs will be created. This London hub announcement follows Microsoft’s recent formation of Microsoft AI, a … Read more
Despite promises of improvement, Microsoft’s AI-powered tool, Copilot, keeps generating offensive content. This time, it is creating anti-Semitic imagery. However, recent updates have blocked some of these prompts. Last week, The Verge‘s Mia Satto highlighted the Meta Image generator’s failure to create an image depicting an Asian man with a white woman. As expected, this … Read more
Congressional US House of Representatives staffers are now prohibited from using Microsoft’s Copilot generative AI assistant, citing security concerns. This congressional action, first reported by Axios, reflects the federal government’s ongoing efforts to grapple with its internal use of AI and develop regulations for this rapidly growing technology. According to the Axios report, the Office … Read more
Major chipmakers like Microsoft, Intel and AMD have been promoting “AI PCs” for upcoming AI features in Windows for a while now. Amid the lack of finer details from Microsft, Intel has revealed a key requirement: AI PCs need Microsoft’s Copilot key. Microsoft’s Copilot AI service expects to gain the ability to run locally on … Read more
