Microsoft

Microsoft just introduced NLWeb, an open-source project designed to bring natural language interfaces directly to websites. The vision is simple and powerful: turn any site into an AI-powered app that can answer user questions in plain English. Continue Reading →

Microsoft is officially going passwordless by default. On the surface, it’s a welcome step toward a safer, simpler future. Passkeys — supported by Apple, Google, and Microsoft under the FIDO Alliance banner — promise to eliminate the phishing risks, credential leaks, and attack vectors that passwords have always invited. But there’s a catch. Continue Reading →

After nearly a year of delays, Microsoft has officially launched Recall, its AI-powered search feature for Windows 11. Available now on Copilot+ PCs through the April 2025 non-security preview update, Recall introduces AI-driven memory search by periodically capturing screenshots of user activity. Continue Reading →

In “If You Can't Tell the Difference, There Is No Difference,” I argued that when AI-generated work is indistinguishable from human-made content, the distinction becomes irrelevant. Microsoft’s latest Surface commercial (created with the help of generative AI) puts that theory into practice. Continue Reading →

Microsoft took a significant step on Wednesday unveiling Majorana 1: a quantum chip that the company claims required inventing a new topological state of matter. Continue Reading →

To give you a sense of just how fast AI is evolving, here's a small list of announcements from this past week. Remember, today you are experiencing the slowest rate of technological change you’ll ever experience for the rest of your life. Continue Reading →

Is Copilot worth it? Normal consumers are pushing back. In response, Microsoft is quietly pivoting its consumer AI strategy by bundling Copilot features into Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions across select markets after its initial strategy of offering these tools as a $20 monthly add-on struggled to gain traction. Continue Reading →

Microsoft and Meta are intensifying capital expenditures to develop AI data centers, driven by surging demand. This week, Microsoft disclosed a significant increase in spending, reaching $20 billion in just the first fiscal quarter. In an earnings call, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated, "We're going to continue investing significantly in this." Despite these companies surpassing profit and revenue targets, their stocks (including Amazon) witnessed declines in premarket trading; Meta and Microsoft both fell by 4% and Amazon dropped 1.4%. Continue Reading →

Microsoft updated its Copilot AI across web, mobile, and desktop platforms, introducing a user-friendly interface and new features like Copilot Voice, which enables conversational interaction with the AI assistant. Additionally, Copilot can be accessed via WhatsApp, offering an alternative to Meta's AI assistant. Continue Reading →

Microsoft has launched a "multiplayer AI collaboration" feature for Copilot called Copilot Pages. The new feature allows users to collaborate in real-time by pulling responses from the Copilot chatbot into a shared page that can be edited collaboratively, enabling teams (of people and an AI partner) to simultaneously iterate on content using data, files, and web sources. Continue Reading →