Microsoft has given Copilot a visible face — and hidden a paperclip inside it — as part of a broad Fall Release that turns the assistant from a text‑only helper into a voice‑first, personality‑driven companion across Windows, Edge and Microsoft’s consumer services.
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Microsoft’s...
Microsoft’s Copilot just got a face: a customizable, animated avatar named Mico that appears in voice mode, remembers user preferences, joins group chats, and — in a cheeky nod to Microsoft’s past — can briefly morph into the classic paperclip when prodded enough, part of a broader Copilot Fall...
Microsoft’s consumer Copilot just took its biggest public step yet toward becoming a persistent, personality-driven assistant — adding long-term memory, shareable group chats, a voice-first tutor persona called Mico, new Google and Outlook connectors, and a raft of safety and editing tools that...
Microsoft’s latest Copilot refresh is designed to make AI feel less like a utility and more like a companion — one that remembers, joins group conversations, and plugs into services beyond Microsoft’s walled garden.
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Microsoft has begun rolling out a major update to its Copilot...
Microsoft’s new Copilot avatar, Mico, is Microsoft’s most visible attempt yet to give AI a friendly face — and an explicit rebuke to the memory of Clippy — as the company rolls personality, group collaboration, and “Real Talk” disagreement modes into Copilot while trying to thread a narrow...
Skype’s gradual fade-out might be bittersweet for longtime users, but Microsoft is proving that it hasn’t abandoned the world of personal messaging. Instead, the tech giant is quietly reinventing group chats with a fresh infusion of artificial intelligence, this time via GroupMe—a messaging app...
Skype currently has a fairly sweet promotion going on. They are offering 1-year of premium service for free to anyone who submits their email on their promo site.
Skype premium extends the free experience by offering group video calls, group screen sharing, dropping advertisements and throwing...