Microsoft’s official Microsoft Store Awards 2025 announcement landed as a clear manifesto: this year’s winners were chosen and presented by Microsoft with an unmistakable emphasis on AI-driven apps — and the decision to skip a public nomination and community-voting phase has left developers...
A year into the mobile AI surge, ten apps have separated signal from noise — they don’t just add features, they change how people write, research, design, and remember on phones, and they matter for Windows users who want the same workflows to land reliably on laptops and desktops.
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Microsoft has started shipping a Notepad update for Windows 11 that brings true on‑device generative AI — including Summarize, Write, and Rewrite — to Copilot+ PCs, and those capabilities can run entirely offline without a Microsoft account or a paid subscription when executed locally on...
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Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider builds are shipping a new, full-screen renewal prompt aimed at lapsed Microsoft 365 subscriptions — an eye-catching SCOOBE (Second‑Chance Out‑of‑Box Experience) screen that insiders and early reports describe as a full‑screen nag to renew rather than a...
Microsoft is weaving its AI assistant deeper into the Office experience by rolling Copilot Chat and agent capabilities directly into core Microsoft 365 apps — Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote — bringing a unified, in-context chat pane and a raft of new tools aimed at turning an AI...
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Microsoft’s latest push asks partners to take a decisive step beyond selling cloud capacity: modernise entire technology stacks, unify messy data estates, and build AI-native applications on Azure — and it is backing that ask with a tightly connected set of program changes, incentives, skilling...
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Dreamspace’s launch reshapes a familiar promise: make building powerful applications as simple as describing them aloud — but this time, the platform fuses generative AI, verifiable blockchain data, and a low-cost Layer‑2 rollup to let creators ship onchain apps without writing a line of code...
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OpenAI's GPT-5 is poised for imminent release, marking a significant milestone in artificial intelligence development. CEO Sam Altman has expressed both excitement and apprehension about this advancement, highlighting the model's enhanced capabilities and the potential challenges they present...
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The latest recognition of Reply as a Prioritised Tier Partner in the Microsoft Copilot Jumpstart Partner Program marks a critical milestone—not only for Reply and its Microsoft-focused subsidiaries, WM Reply and Valorem Reply—but also for the broader digital transformation landscape. This...
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The staggering surge in artificial intelligence investment has reached unprecedented heights, with Silicon Valley's top players funneling hundreds of billions of dollars into AI-centric infrastructures and solutions. Recent quarterly earnings underscore how these strategic wagers are already...
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OpenAI is on the brink of releasing ChatGPT-5, a significant advancement in artificial intelligence that has even left CEO Sam Altman expressing a mix of awe and apprehension. In a recent podcast appearance, Altman admitted that the capabilities of GPT-5 are so profound that they make him feel...
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The artificial intelligence community is abuzz with anticipation as OpenAI's GPT-5 nears its official release, expected as early as August 2025. This forthcoming iteration promises to revolutionize AI capabilities, with significant enhancements in reasoning, memory, and multimodal...
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Artificial intelligence—often abbreviated AI—has evolved from a niche, theoretical endeavor into a foundational pillar of technology and industry, dramatically reshaping how people communicate, work, and innovate. Today, understanding the landscape of AI and its many subfields is crucial for...
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the global workforce, with certain professions experiencing significant changes while others remain relatively unaffected. A comprehensive study by Microsoft Research, analyzing 200,000 anonymized interactions with Bing Copilot, sheds light on...
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the workplace, with chatbots and large language models (LLMs) at the forefront of this evolution. A recent study by Microsoft provides a comprehensive analysis of how AI is impacting various professions, highlighting both the opportunities and...
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As the digital landscape surges forward into ever more complex territories, the arrival of autonomous AI agents marks a pivotal moment in computing history. While the last few years have been shaped by chatbots and virtual assistants that respond to our commands, today’s AI agents promise a...
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Artificial intelligence is experiencing another seismic shift, moving beyond the conversational chatbots and human-supervised assistants that have captivated popular imagination in recent years. Today, AI “agents” are heralding a disruptive new phase—one where autonomous systems can pursue...
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As Microsoft approaches the end-of-life date for Windows 10, a monumental shift is underway in the enterprise PC landscape. Technology giants Dell and Intel are vigorously positioning Windows 11's rollout, not as a mere operating system upgrade, but as a watershed moment for ushering in the...
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Bridging the gap between pioneering research and real-world deployment remains one of the most significant hurdles in artificial intelligence today. As algorithmic models become more sophisticated, the need to translate these advances beyond controlled laboratory environments grows ever more...
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