This week, there have been numerous speculations about new developments in the realm of Windows laptops and portable devices. Microsoft’s Surface and Windows 11 AI Show generated a buzz with its range of announcements, including the launch of the Copilot+ AI PC range powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite and X more ARM processors. The … Read more
Microsoft’s latest release, Phi-3, introduces Phi-3-Vision-128k-instruct, a language model variant that has garnered attention for its impressive performance. This model, with 4 billion parameters, has shown superiority over GPT-4V and Gemini 1.0 Pro V in various benchmarks. This article delves into potential use cases for Phi-3-Vision-128k-instruct, showcasing its versatility in tasks such as Optical Character … Read more
Microsoft is planning to introduce an AI-powered “Recovery” feature to its Copilot+ line of PCs that has sparked privacy concerns. The Recall technology will allow users to easily find and remember anything they’ve seen on their PC by taking periodic snapshots of a user’s screen and analyzing them. The information will be stored in a … Read more
In a recent blog post, Microsoft announced that the Cortana, Tips, and WordPad apps will be automatically removed from systems updated to the next version of Windows 11, known as 24H2. This decision follows the removal of the standalone Cortana app in a preview build for Windows 11, with plans to deprecate WordPad, a feature … Read more
A year after the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, a law firm representing the victims’ families has filed wrongful death lawsuits against Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Activision, and Daniel Defense. These lawsuits allege that these companies collaborated to market guns, specifically the AR-15 rifle used in the Uvalde shooting, to teenagers. The shooting, which occurred … Read more
In a recent update from Mobile World Live, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced a significant investment of almost €16 billion to expand its infrastructure in Spain. This move is aimed at boosting job creation, supporting local businesses, and stimulating the country’s economy. AWS has been steadily expanding its European data centers, with recent investments in … Read more
In a recent announcement, Microsoft revealed that it would be providing its cloud computing customers with the option to utilize AMD’s MI300X artificial intelligence (AI) chips through its Azure service, alongside NVIDIA’s H100 Graphics Processing Units (GPUs). While some may wonder if it’s time to shift investments from NVIDIA to AMD, the answer is more … Read more
Microsoft recently hosted its annual Build developer conference, where they launched the PC Copilot+ alongside it. Many are questioning whether anyone in Redmond considered the potential consequences of the Windows Recovery feature, which was unveiled during the PC launch with Qualcomm. In a recent episode of the Kettle podcast, UK-based vulture Richard Speed, Tobias Mann, … Read more
Chipmaker Qualcomm is gaining ground in the AI PC sector, as highlighted by Microsoft’s recent introduction of Surface PCs and tablets featuring Snapdragon processors from Qualcomm. This move marks a departure from Microsoft’s usual chip partners, namely Intel and AMD. The new Copilot + PCs running on Windows 11 were touted as the most powerful … Read more
According to a recent WIRED investigation, a network of spammers and scammers were found exploiting Eventbrite to illegally sell controlled substances like Xanax and escort services, among other illicit activities. The platform’s recommendation algorithm even promoted opioid posts alongside addiction recovery events. However, Eventbrite has reportedly removed most of the over 7,400 illicit posts discovered. … Read more