Microsoft has pushed a targeted Phi Silica component update for Intel‑powered Copilot+ PCs — raising the on‑device Phi Silica model to version 1.2509.1022.0 and distributing the package automatically through Windows Update to devices running Windows 11, version 24H2 that already have the latest...
Samsung and Microsoft have agreed to put Microsoft Copilot — the company's conversational AI companion — front and centre on Samsung's 2025 lineup of smart TVs and Smart Monitors, turning the biggest screens in the home into voice‑activated, context‑aware helpers for discovery, learning and...
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Microsoft is pouring megabucks and marketing muscle into a narrative that Copilot+ PCs — Windows machines with on-device neural engines and specially tuned Windows subsystems — will remake personal and enterprise computing. The message is clear: these machines are faster than Macs, sip far less...
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After decades of promises that never quite fixed Windows Search, Microsoft has finally shipped a working semantic search layer to Windows 11 — but it’s arriving in a very specific way: behind the Copilot+ hardware gate, previewed to Insiders, and baked into both the system search surfaces and...
Microsoft appears to be quietly experimenting with an “AI agent” entry point for the Windows 11 taskbar — a small, persistent companion that could surface context-aware assistance, link into Copilot features, and even perform multi‑step actions on behalf of the user. Traces of a feature labeled...
Windows Insiders on the Beta Channel received a small but meaningful preview build today: Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.6690 (KB5065786), delivered to devices running Windows 11, version 24H2 as a Beta Channel enablement package and focused largely on controlled feature rollouts, bug...
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Microsoft’s push for Copilot+ PCs has moved from product launch to full‑throttle migration messaging as Windows 10 approaches its October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support deadline, with Redmond now framing Arm‑based, NPU‑equipped laptops as the recommended path for consumers and organizations that want...
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Microsoft has quietly turned one of Windows’ simplest tools into a practical entry point for everyday generative AI: Notepad on Windows 11 can now write, rewrite, and summarize text using on‑device AI on qualifying Copilot+ PCs — and Microsoft is offering that on‑device path for free without a...
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The Arm app ecosystem for Copilot+ PCs is no longer a niche experiment — it is now a mainstream platform strategy backed by Microsoft’s App Assure and Arm Advisory Service, hardware partners shipping NPUs capable of more than 40 trillion operations per second (TOPS), and a growing catalogue of...
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Microsoft has begun shipping a significant Windows 11 Notepad update to Windows Insiders that embeds on‑device generative AI — adding Summarize, Write, and Rewrite actions that can run locally on qualifying Copilot+ PCs with no subscription required, while preserving a cloud fallback for...
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The clock is already ticking: Windows 10 reaches end of support on October 14, 2025, and for small- and mid-sized businesses the decision to upgrade is rapidly shifting from optional maintenance to strategic opportunity. Upgrading isn’t just about avoiding security gaps; it’s about harnessing a...
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Built for speed and ready to scale, the push toward Windows 11 Pro devices—especially Copilot+ systems and Intel vPro® machines powered by Intel® Core™ Ultra—is no longer marketing fluff: it’s the practical backbone of a modern, hybrid SMB strategy that combines measurable performance gains, new...
Microsoft has quietly turned Notepad into a small but capable generative writing assistant by adding three on-device AI tools — Summarize, Write, and Rewrite — that run locally on qualifying Windows 11 machines without forcing users into a subscription.
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Microsoft should seriously consider a wearable Copilot device — but only if it designs one that solves the hard problems other entrants keep ignoring: privacy, battery and thermal constraints, compelling on‑device AI, and clear user value beyond what a smartphone already provides.
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Microsoft has quietly — and perhaps unnecessarily — turned the simplest text editor in Windows into another battleground in the company’s AI-first strategy: Notepad now offers Summarize, Write, and Rewrite powered by on-device models when run on Copilot+ PCs, with Microsoft’s Windows Insider...
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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 in‑app prompt — a subtle “Try experimental AI features” banner inside Microsoft Paint — is the first public sign of a broader program internally referred to as Windows AI Labs, an opt‑in testbed Microsoft appears to be rolling out to let users preview and evaluate pre‑release...
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Microsoft is rolling meaningful updates to three of Windows 11’s most-used inbox apps — Paint, Snipping Tool, and Notepad — delivering editable project files, faster in-capture markup, and local AI capabilities on Copilot+ hardware that together nudge these utilities from “basic” toward...
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Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider flight quietly folds generative and assistive AI into three of the operating system’s oldest — and most widely used — utilities: Notepad, Paint and the Snipping Tool. The changes are modest on the surface but signal a broader, deliberate push to make AI part...
Microsoft has quietly begun shipping a coordinated set of updates to three of Windows 11’s oldest built‑in utilities — Paint, Snipping Tool, and Notepad — turning small, familiar tools into more capable, workflow‑friendly apps and proving once again that Microsoft is using inbox apps as a...