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  1. Jan

    Microsoft 365 Copilot launches GPT-powered tools for Office apps

    Microsoft 365 gets Copilot — AI-powered automation for Office apps Microsoft has revealed Copilot, an artificial intelligence-powered tool for Microsoft 365 that can create content in Office apps using text prompts. It combines large language models with user data in the Microsoft Graph —...
    • Jan
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  3. Jan

    Microsoft seems to have scrapped the waitlist for Bing Chat

    Microsoft's GPT-powered Bing Chat now available to everyone Microsoft's GPT-powered Bing Chat app is now available to anyone who signs up for the tool, Windows Central and Engadget reports. Bing Chat was launched in a limited beta in February 2023, requiring interested users put their names on...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  4. Jan

    Microsoft was running GPT-4 in Bing Chat all along

    Bing Chat was running GPT-4 all along Microsoft's ChatGPT-powered Bing Chat gave users a six-week preview of OpenAI's GPT-4 language model before it officially launched on Tuesday, 14 March 2023. Head of consumer marketing at Microsoft, Yusuf Mehdi, confirmed that Bing has been running GPT-4...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Microsoft testing video upscaling tech on Edge browser

    Microsoft testing video upscaling tech on Edge browser Microsoft has started testing built-in video upscaling for AMD and Nvidia graphics cards on its Edge browser. Video Super Resolution (VSR) can increase quality and remove artefacts on web videos lower than 720p resolution by using...
  6. Jan

    Microsoft tests Video Super Resolution in Edge

    Microsoft brings Video Super Resolution to Edge browser Microsoft has started testing built-in video upscaling for AMD and Nvidia graphics cards on its Edge browser. Video Super Resolution (VSR) can increase quality and remove artefacts on web videos lower than 720p resolution by using...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  7. Jan

    Microsoft tests File Explorer recommendations in Windows 11 preview build

    Microsoft testing recommendations in File Explorer Microsoft has started testing a File Recommendation system in File Explorer to suggest documents and folders that users may want to open towards the top of the window. In a blog post, the company specifies that the feature is currently only...
  8. Jan

    Microsoft Outlook for Mac is now free

    Microsoft makes Outlook free for Mac MacOS users can now use Microsoft Outlook for free without needing a 365 subscription or Office licence, the company announced in a blog post. The program is now free to download from Apple's App Store. However, the download page does specify that Microsoft...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  9. Jan

    Microsoft's Bing Chat can be tricked into becoming a convincing scammer - research

    Researchers warn scammers can turn ChatGPT-powered Bing Chat into conman Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new tactic that hackers can use to scam victims using "indirect prompt injection" with Microsoft's Bing AI language model.Kai Greshake By planting a prompt on a web page in...
  10. Jan

    TrendForce estimates ChatGPT needs over 30,000 Nvidia GPUs

    ChatGPT will need over 30,000 Nvidia GPUs to go commercial OpenAI will need 30,000 top-end Nvidia GPUs to power a commercial version of its ChatGPT language model, according to an analysis by TrendForce. The market research firm explained that the generative AI that made ChatGPT and other...
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  11. Jan

    Microsoft releases big Windows 11 update

    Big Windows 11 update — All the new features Microsoft has rolled out a substantial update for Windows 11, adding a plethora of features to the newest version of its PC operating system. The Windows 11 22H2 Moment 2 update is currently being offered as an optional cumulative preview update.
  12. Jan

    Microsoft fixes issue where it offered Windows 11 updates to unsupported PCs

    Microsoft accidentally offered Windows 11 update to unsupported PCs Microsoft mistakenly prompted several Windows users to upgrade to Windows 11, despite their PCs not meeting the minimum system requirements. Engadget reports that Twitter user PhantomOcean3 was among the first to spot the...
  13. Jan

    Search query answers generated by language models will cost Google and Microsoft

    The massive cost of AI-powered search engines The AI-powered language models Google and Microsoft are incorporating into their search engines will come at a massive cost to the companies, as the technology requires much more computing resources per query than traditional search engines, Ars...
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  14. Jan

    Skype, Edge and Bing mobile apps get Microsoft-customised ChatGPT support

    Microsoft adding Bing AI chatbot to mobile apps and Skype Microsoft is bringing its Bing AI chatbot to the Edge and Bing mobile apps, as well as Skype, the company announced in a blog post. Those with access to the preview of the tool can now access it through their Microsoft account on the...
  15. Jan

    Microsoft launches Game Pass Family plan in South Africa

    Game Pass Family plan launches in South Africa Microsoft is expanding its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Friends & Family plan to six more countries — including South Africa. The company initially launched the shareable subscription plan in Colombia and Ireland in September 2022.
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Gaming
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    Microsoft and Pentagon probe 1TB Defence Department email leak

    Microsoft and Pentagon probe 1TB Defence Department email leak The US Defence Department and Microsoft Corp. are investigating an error that exposed at least a terabyte of military emails including personal information and conversations between officials, people familiar with the matter said...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Bing Chat severely limited to stop talking about "feelings"

    Bing Chat severely limited to stop talking about feelings Microsoft Corp. appeared to have implemented new, more severe restrictions on user interactions with its “reimagined” Bing internet search engine, with the system going mum after prompts mentioning “feelings” or “Sydney,” the internal...
  18. Jan

    Microsoft relaxing recently-introduced Bing Chat limits

    Microsoft relaxing days-old limits for ChatGPT-powered Bing Microsoft has already started relaxing some of the limits on its experimental ChatGPT-powered Bing Chat feature, which it imposed less than a week ago. On Friday, 17 February 2023, the software giant announced it would curb users'...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    We want Call of Duty or the deal's off — Microsoft on Activision Blizzard acquisition

    We want Call of Duty or the deal's off — Microsoft on Activision Blizzard acquisition Microsoft Corp. made it clear on Tuesday that there will be no $69-billion (R1.26-trillion) deal to buy Activision Blizzard Inc. unless it comes with the blockbuster title Call of Duty. Less than two weeks...
  20. Jan

    Microsoft testing watermark in Windows 11 for "unsupported" PCs

    Microsoft punishes unsupported PCs that run Windows 11 with permanent watermark A recent Windows 11 update adds a permanent watermark on the desktops of users that "force-installed" the operating system without their machine meeting the minimum system requirements. Windows Latest reports the...
  21. Jan

    Microsoft Teams "2.0" promises big performance boost

    Microsoft readying launch of major Teams performance upgrades Microsoft is getting ready to launch a revamped version of Teams, which is expected to dramatically improve performance on PCs and laptops. Citing sources familiar with Microsoft's plan, The Verge reports that the company has...
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