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Is Microsoft's controversial Windows Recall feature 29-year-old Bill Gates' brainchild? A mid-1980s radio interview suggests it might be
By Kevin Okemwa published
NOSTALGIC In the 1980s, Bill Gates wanted to make PCs easy to use and fun using AI, or "softer software."
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HP is here to combat hallucinations and bias when making AI models
By Sean Endicott published
Next Level HP just announced an integration between its Z by HP AI Studio and Galileo's Luna. The integration will help developers to detect and correct hallucinations and bias when making AI models.
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Microsoft and Google's electricity consumption surpasses the power usage of over 100 countries
By Kevin Okemwa published
ENOUGH POWER? Google and Microsoft consume more energy than some countries.
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HP's new OmniBook Ultra beats every single Copilot+ PC on the market in TOPS, and it runs on an AMD Ryzen AI 300 processor
By Sean Endicott published
TOP of the market HP just announced the OmniBook Ultra, OmniStudio X 27, and OmniStudio X 31.5 The OmniBook Ultra runs on an AMD Ryzen AI 300 processor and will receive a free update to be a Copilot+ PC in the future.
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OpenAI reportedly sent RSVPs for GPT-4o's launch party even before testing began — pressuring the safety team to speed through the process in under one week
By Kevin Okemwa published
SAFETY? OpenAI rushed GPT-4o's launch while safety took a back seat.
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The Division 2 devs backtrack on Seasons 2.0 changes before we even got to see them
By Richard Devine published
Player power After backlash from its most vocal players, Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment has announced it is backtracking on its seasonal character change.
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Destiny 2 and Warframe who? The First Descendant hit a massive player milestone in just 7 days
By Zachary Boddy published
10 Mil Nexon has revealed that The First Descendant, its new free-to-play MMORPG co-op looter shooter, has reached over 10 million unique players in just seven days.
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Opera says the EU Commission's DMA regulation grip should extend to Microsoft Edge’s 'privileged' position on Windows devices to foster fair competition
By Kevin Okemwa published
DESIGNATED GATEKEEPER Opera recently requested the EU General Court to annul the European Commission’s decision not to designate Microsoft Edge as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act.
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Microsoft's staff in China will only be allowed to use iPhones at work after September for security reasons
By Kevin Okemwa published
GET AN IPHONE Microsoft staffers in China will soon be forced to ditch their Android phones for iPhones in September 2024 to help "prepare for the increasing scale and high stakes of cyberattacks."
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Microsoft begins testing more simplified Windows 11 Taskbar with improved animations and keyboard shortcuts
By Zac Bowden published
Improvements A new Windows 11 preview build is now available for Insiders in the Beta Channel that introduces several interesting improvements to the Taskbar.
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