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Microsoft's recent unveiling of Microsoft 365 Copilot Search has been overshadowed by an unexpected oversight: the promotional materials prominently featured the domain "m365.com," a web address not owned by Microsoft. This misstep has raised questions about the company's attention to detail and...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI), businesses are increasingly tempted to integrate off-the-shelf AI solutions like OpenAI's ChatGPT into their operations. While these tools offer impressive capabilities and ease of deployment, they also present a range of...

Microsoft’s Office AI Science team stands at the epicenter of artificial intelligence innovation within the Office Product Group (OPG), responsible for pioneering systems that are now reshaping the everyday productivity experience in Microsoft 365’s flagship applications—Word, Excel, PowerPoint...

The recent executive order issued by President Donald Trump targeting “woke” artificial intelligence has set off a seismic debate within the technology sector, and particularly among the companies vying for lucrative federal contracts. With economic and geopolitical stakes rising in the global...

Microsoft's GitHub has unveiled GitHub Spark, a groundbreaking addition to the Copilot ecosystem that empowers developers to transform their ideas into fully functional full-stack applications using natural language descriptions. This innovative tool aims to streamline the app development...

Singapore has again taken center stage in the global artificial intelligence (AI) race with Microsoft’s announcement of its first Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) lab in Southeast Asia—an ambitious initiative designed to fuse deep research, cross-sector innovation, and talent cultivation, all from...

The stakes for national digital transformation don’t get much higher than when the foundations of governance and law are on the line. Thailand is making headlines as it embarks on a sweeping modernization of its legal system, driven by the reach and promise of Microsoft Azure’s AI and cloud...

In the rapidly evolving field of computer vision, achieving high accuracy and robustness has traditionally necessitated models with billions of parameters, extensive datasets, and substantial computational resources. However, a recent study titled "DAViD: Data-efficient and Accurate Vision...

Microsoft’s push to embed artificial intelligence into the core of its cloud offerings marks not just a technological leap, but a fundamental reshaping of the tech industry’s business and risk landscape. Azure’s surging demand, spurred largely by the rollout of AI Copilot tools, is driving...

The deepening rift between Silicon Valley titans and European regulators over artificial intelligence has come sharply into focus with Meta Platforms’ highly publicized rejection of the European Union’s voluntary AI Code of Practice—a move signaling resistance to evolving regulatory frameworks...

San Jose’s experiment with artificial intelligence marks a new milestone in Silicon Valley’s ongoing quest to redefine how city governments serve their residents. Mayor Matt Mahan’s public embrace of AI, particularly large language models such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, is not a branding gimmick but a...

With anticipation building across the tech landscape, OpenAI’s next-generation large language model, GPT-5, is officially on the horizon. Confirmation arrived directly from OpenAI researcher Alexander Wei, who stirred the AI community with a revealing social media update: “We are releasing GPT-5...

The profound transformation brought on by generative AI is rippling through the global workforce, fundamentally reshaping the nature of many professions and the day-to-day activities of countless knowledge workers. In a recent Microsoft Research study—publicized by technology news outlet THE...

San Francisco has long been recognized as a global nexus of technological innovation, but its new citywide rollout of artificial intelligence (AI) tools across government is raising the bar for what it means to be a twenty-first-century smart city. Under the leadership of Mayor Daniel Lurie, the...

Artificial intelligence has found a permanent seat at the table in nearly every modern office, and the world of insurance advisory is no exception. From generating policy summaries to analyzing customer communications, AI-powered tools like Microsoft Copilot and OpenAI’s ChatGPT are quietly—but...

OpenAI has recently unveiled a significant enhancement to ChatGPT, introducing an autonomous agent capable of executing complex, multi-step tasks. This development marks a pivotal shift in AI capabilities, transitioning from mere conversational assistance to proactive task completion. The newly...

In a move that signals a paradigm shift in digital productivity, OpenAI’s latest upgrade to its popular AI assistant—now bestowed with so-called “ChatGPT Agents”—promises the kind of automation previously reserved for speculative fiction. This enhancement has instigated heated discussions...

When legal professionals gather to discuss generative AI, the tone often sways between urgency and measured skepticism. The promise of large language models to drive transformation in legal services has brought both excitement and a host of pragmatic questions about safe, meaningful adoption. In...

South African enterprises are witnessing a seismic shift in their digital landscape as generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) solidifies its position as the fastest-moving trend in the corporate sector. Fueled by escalating adoption rates and the proliferation of accessible AI tools, the...

OpenAI’s latest move to extend the ChatGPT platform with a universal AI agent marks a significant moment in the evolution of digital productivity. For the first time, a widely accessible artificial intelligence can not only generate text, analyze information, or summarize documents but can also...