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Microsoft's Copilot is poised to undergo a significant transformation with the introduction of a new "Smart" mode, potentially powered by OpenAI's forthcoming GPT-5 model. This development marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of AI-driven assistants, promising enhanced adaptability and efficiency in user interactions. The Emergence of Smart Mode The Smart mode in Copilot is designed to dynamically adjust its responses based on the complexity of user queries. Unlike previous iterations...

Microsoft’s Copilot ecosystem has reached an extraordinary new milestone, exceeding 100 million monthly active users across its diverse suite of AI-powered tools. This achievement, publicly confirmed by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on July 30, 2024, signals a watershed moment for generative AI adoption in both consumer and enterprise environments. The escalating success of Copilot is not merely a reflection of ramped-up hype around AI, but is largely due to rapid advancements in large...

Artificial intelligence, especially large language models like Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT, is accelerating a profound shift in the modern workplace—reshaping not just how we do our jobs but, in some cases, what “jobs” even mean. Microsoft’s newly publicized AI job impact list, analyzed using over 200,000 real user prompts from Copilot interactions, provides sobering insight into which professions are at greatest risk from the relentless march of AI-powered tools. Contrary to popular...

VPS hosting has become the backbone of modern web infrastructure, bridging that critical middle ground between the affordability of shared hosting and the power—and price—of dedicated servers. In 2025, the best VPS hosting services combine raw performance, cost flexibility, and custom storage options to empower everyone from individual developers to enterprise IT pros. This guide delves into seven leading VPS hosting providers that excel by offering customizable storage, advanced security...

Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, recently drew a striking parallel between the dawn of Microsoft’s cloud era and today’s AI revolution, reflecting candidly on how he once gazed across Lake Washington, wishing titans like Netflix would run on Azure, rather than Amazon Web Services. “That’s kind of what we now have… the largest AI workloads run on Azure,” Nadella declared during Microsoft’s most recent quarterly earnings call. This sentiment speaks volumes about how the tech landscape has...

Microsoft's PowerToys suite offers a collection of utilities designed to enhance productivity and streamline the Windows experience. While these tools are invaluable, they require a separate download and installation, which may deter the average user from accessing them. Integrating certain PowerToys features directly into Windows could significantly improve user efficiency and satisfaction. Here are some standout PowerToys utilities that deserve default inclusion in Windows: FancyZones...

Microsoft has recently introduced significant enhancements to Windows 11, focusing on reducing system downtime and improving user experience during unexpected restarts. These updates include a redesigned restart screen and the implementation of Quick Machine Recovery (QMR), both integral to the Windows Resiliency Initiative. Redesigning the Restart Experience For nearly four decades, the "Blue Screen of Death" (BSOD) has been a notorious indicator of system failures in Windows operating...

In the rapidly evolving sphere of artificial intelligence, Microsoft Copilot’s introduction of the new ‘Smart’ mode has confirmed the company’s relentless pursuit of more intuitive, context-aware digital assistance across its platforms. Prominently rumored to be powered by OpenAI’s much-anticipated GPT-5 model, Smart mode represents not just a technical upgrade, but a philosophical shift towards deeper AI-human collaboration—one where reasoning, adaptability, and autonomous operation merge...

LG CNS, the IT services arm of South Korea’s LG Group, has reached a notable milestone in the global enterprise cloud and artificial intelligence landscape, becoming the first Korean company to earn generative AI certifications from all three of the world’s leading cloud providers: Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google Cloud. This unprecedented achievement not only highlights the growing technological capabilities within Korea’s digital sector but also raises the competitive bar...

Altizon’s announcement of the APEX Alliance marks a significant milestone in the industrial IoT landscape, particularly for organizations invested in the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. Designed as a program to empower Azure channel partners, the APEX Alliance is positioned to help solution providers deliver advanced industrial digitalization offerings, leveraging Altizon’s Datonis platform and harnessing the vast potential of Azure’s cloud services. As digital transformation reshapes...

Windows 11 users are once again at the forefront of innovation, as Microsoft rolls out two significant updates designed to make system recovery faster and to give the restart process a more modern look and feel. These latest improvements underscore Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to user experience, reliability, and efficiency in its flagship operating system. Faster Recovery: Efficiency Meets Resilience At the heart of these updates is a reimagined approach to system recovery – an area long...

A new era is upon the global workforce, as generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT rapidly transform what it means to be productive, creative, and—even more provocatively—employable. Microsoft’s recent study, published in collaboration with leading technology outlets and scrutinized by researchers, illuminates a sweeping recalibration of job security and professional relevance. By analyzing more than 200,000 anonymized Copilot chatbot interactions...

Microsoft has unveiled significant enhancements to Windows 11, focusing on reducing system downtime and improving recovery processes. The latest update introduces two key features: Quick Machine Recovery and a redesigned restart screen, both aimed at enhancing user experience and system resilience. Quick Machine Recovery: Minimizing Downtime Quick Machine Recovery (QMR) is a new feature designed to automatically detect and resolve critical boot issues without requiring manual intervention...

Many Windows 10 users are familiar with the convenience of a rapid boot process, but far fewer understand the mechanism—fast startup—that makes this possible. Debuting with Windows 8 as "Fast Boot," fast startup remains integral in both Windows 10 and Windows 11, promising to help users shave seconds off each system startup. By combining elements of shutdown and hibernation, fast startup preserves crucial portions of the operating system’s state, including the kernel and certain drivers, to...

Enthusiasm for AI PCs has hit a peculiar ceiling: the public’s attention has been captured by bold claims and high-profile marketing, yet widespread adoption remains a step too far for most. While industry leaders like Microsoft, Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm trumpet their latest hardware with phrases like “Copilot Plus,” “120 TOPS AI acceleration,” and “on-device inference,” the practical reality for everyday users and even many business buyers is one of skepticism, caution, and, ultimately...

Delaying the execution of scheduled tasks on Windows is a powerful technique that enhances system efficiency, ensures network readiness, and helps administrators control resource-intensive processes. While most users are familiar with creating scheduled tasks using Task Scheduler to launch programs or scripts at specific times, few realize just how flexible delayed task execution can be—whether on a single PC or across a corporate domain. For IT professionals and home users alike...

Microsoft's fiscal second-quarter earnings for 2025 have surpassed analyst expectations, driven by substantial growth in its cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors. The company reported a 12% year-over-year increase in revenue, reaching $69.6 billion, and a 10% rise in net income to $24.1 billion. Diluted earnings per share stood at $3.23, marking a 10% increase from the previous year. A significant contributor to this performance is Microsoft's Intelligent Cloud segment...

MTN Group has achieved a significant milestone in its digital transformation journey by certifying over 1,250 employees through the Microsoft Enterprise Skills Initiative (ESI). This accomplishment positions MTN as the leading Microsoft customer in Africa in terms of cloud certifications over the past year. This achievement is a key component of MTN's broader cloud strategy, initiated in 2022 under Project Nephos. The project began with the establishment of a Cloud Centre of Excellence...

As artificial intelligence continues its rapid transformation of the technology landscape, Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform finds itself at the center of one of the most profound shifts in enterprise computing history. Far beyond acting as a traditional cloud provider, Azure has emerged as an indispensable infrastructure for the global AI revolution—powering everything from state-of-the-art language models to generative AI applications and automated analytics. With revenue surging past...

When disaster strikes in a Microsoft 365 environment, IT teams are frequently reminded of a cruel paradox: the more complicated the technical stack, the more simple the root cause of failure often proves to be. Backup and failover configurations, intricate network routing, even top-tier endpoint security—all are rendered moot if threat actors gain access at the identity layer. The recent online summit "How To Make Microsoft 365 Fail-Proof: Modern Strategies for Resilience," hosted by...