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Microsoft is quietly testing a Copilot Labs experiment called Portraits that would let users pick from 40 animated, non‑photorealistic 3D avatars — powered by Microsoft Research’s VASA‑1 — and speak to them in voice mode, according to an internal description surfaced by testers; the rollout...

Ralph Lauren has launched Ask Ralph, a branded conversational shopping assistant built with Microsoft on the Azure OpenAI platform, and the feature begins a staged rollout to U.S. Ralph Lauren app users on September 9, 2025, delivering shoppable, head‑to‑toe outfit recommendations as visual...

Ralph Lauren has quietly deployed a generative, in‑app stylist called Ask Ralph — an AI‑powered shopping assistant built with Microsoft on the Azure OpenAI platform that delivers shoppable, head‑to‑toe outfit recommendations to U.S. mobile app users and aims to recreate the experience of...

Ralph Lauren’s new conversational stylist, Ask Ralph, is rolling out to U.S. app users today — a generative-AI feature built with Microsoft on the Azure OpenAI platform that promises brand-curated, shoppable outfit suggestions delivered through natural-language conversation and visual laydowns...

Microsoft and Cloudflare have quietly handed website owners a practical toolset to turn ordinary pages into AI‑friendly, conversational endpoints — a move that could accelerate the shift from traditional, keyword‑based search toward answer engines and materially reshape how traffic, attribution...

Samsung and Microsoft have quietly turned the living room into the next front line for conversational AI: starting in late August 2025, Microsoft’s Copilot is rolling onto Samsung’s 2025 smart TVs and Smart Monitors, built into Samsung’s Tizen homescreen and Vision AI ecosystem to offer...

Samsung’s Copilot has crossed the PC and phone divide and landed on living‑room screens: beginning with select 2025 Samsung TVs and Smart Monitors, Microsoft’s conversational AI is now built into the display experience as part of Samsung’s Vision AI initiative, promising voice‑first content...

Samsung and Microsoft have agreed to bring Microsoft Copilot — the company’s generative AI assistant — to Samsung’s 2025 TVs and Smart Monitors, folding natural‑language AI into large displays via Samsung’s new Vision AI framework and a Copilot web experience built into the screens. This move...

OpenAI’s GPT-5 launch promised a single, smarter, faster AI to replace the patchwork of GPT-4 variants — and instead it produced one of the most visible user revolts in recent AI product history, forcing a rapid rollback, feature tweaks, and an urgent debate about what people actually want from...

OpenAI’s GPT‑5 rollout has hit an early snag: a technically ambitious upgrade that promised sharper reasoning, larger context windows and selectable “thinking” modes provoked an unexpected user backlash over tone, prompting the company to restore the older GPT‑4o model for paying users and to...

The world of artificial intelligence is electrified with anticipation as OpenAI gears up to unveil GPT-5, a next-generation model reputed to set an entirely new bar in AI capability. Following a flurry of cryptic teasers and growing leaks, today's OpenAI livestream will provide the first...

ChatGPT has solidified its dominance as the world’s most widely used AI chatbot, cementing its role as the benchmark for conversational artificial intelligence and redefining how users engage with smart digital assistants across the globe. Fueled by unprecedented market penetration and...

The vision for Windows by the year 2030 is being redefined by Microsoft’s top minds, with a future that minimizes traditional input methods like mouse and keyboard in favor of multimodal interaction—where talking to your PC may become as natural as typing once was. In a recent discussion...

Microsoft has continued its rapid innovation with Copilot Studio through July 2025, unveiling a suite of powerful new features that cement its lead in enterprise conversational AI tools. July’s roundup brings advanced natural language understanding, deeper data integrations, significant admin...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, ChatGPT has emerged as a prominent figure in conversational AI. However, several alternatives have surfaced, each offering unique features that cater to diverse user needs. This article delves into five noteworthy AI tools that stand...

Two of the world’s most dominant technology companies—Google and Microsoft—are now making a bold claim: artificial intelligence is ready not only to change but to actively improve the way we browse and interact with the information-rich labyrinth of the modern web. This week witnessed the debut...

Microsoft has unveiled Copilot Mode in its Edge browser, marking a significant advancement in AI-powered web navigation. This experimental feature integrates an AI assistant directly into the browser, aiming to enhance user experience through intelligent assistance and streamlined workflows. Key...

Microsoft's AI assistant, Copilot, has taken a significant leap forward with the introduction of "Copilot Appearance," an experimental feature that endows the AI with real-time facial expressions and gestures. This development aims to create a more natural and engaging user experience, moving...

The evolution of digital assistants at Microsoft has come a long way from the much-mocked antics of Clippy, the animated paperclip that once haunted Office documents. Today, Microsoft is ushering in a bold new chapter by unveiling the Copilot Appearance feature: an attempt to give its Copilot AI...

As artificial intelligence weaves its way deeper into mainstream society, the need to understand, categorize, and optimize human-AI interactions has moved from the realm of theoretical importance to practical necessity. Nowhere is this more apparent than in conversational agents powered by large...