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Microsoft’s latest Copilot Mode update for Edge formally recasts the browser as an AI-enabled workspace, adding multi‑step “Actions,” resumable “Journeys,” and broader multi‑tab context that — with explicit user permission — can analyze open pages, synthesize information, and even perform tasks...

Microsoft’s Copilot Fall Release turns a familiar set of AI experiments into a cohesive consumer-facing push: a browser that behaves like a personal assistant, a Windows companion you can call by name, and a suite of features that aim to make health, learning and group work feel more natural —...

Microsoft’s description of an AI assistant (companion) captures the shift from task-focused helpers to emotionally aware, context‑rich digital partners — and nowhere is that transition clearer than in the evolution of Microsoft Copilot, which layers advanced language models, multimodal...

Microsoft’s decision to bring a voice wake word back to the desktop — “Hey Copilot” — is the latest chapter in a familiar story: a major OS maker bets on voice-first interaction for general-purpose PCs, only to confront the same human behavior, context, and trust problems that sank its earlier...

Mercedes-Benz’s move to wire ChatGPT into its MBUX voice assistant and invite more than 900,000 U.S. customers into a three‑month beta test marks a high‑profile leap in the race to put generative AI inside the cabin — and it lays bare the technical, safety, privacy and commercial trade‑offs...

Microsoft has quietly begun testing a new way to make conversations with Copilot feel more human: animated, stylized “portraits” that move and lip‑sync in real time while you speak. The experimental feature, Copilot Portraits, is rolling out through Copilot Labs to a limited set of users in the...

Microsoft is putting a face — deliberately stylized, tightly guarded, and experiment-first — on Copilot by rolling out a new Copilot Labs feature called Portraits, a real‑time animated portrait system that lip‑syncs, nods, and emotes during voice conversations and is currently available only to...

Microsoft’s Copilot 3D turns a single flat photo into a downloadable, textured 3D model in seconds — a practical, browser‑based experiment inside Copilot Labs that aims to make 2D-to-3D conversion accessible to hobbyists, educators, indie developers and designers without a background in Blender...

Microsoft’s Copilot has quietly gained a new trick: convert a single 2D photo into an editable, rotatable 3D model you can download and reuse — no 3D skills required. The new Copilot 3D feature, surfaced inside Copilot Labs, accepts a JPG or PNG (recommended under 10 MB), produces a GLB-format...

Microsoft’s Copilot 3D quietly ushers a practical form of 3D creation into the browser era, turning single PNG or JPG photos into downloadable GLB models in seconds and placing accessible 3D asset generation squarely inside the Copilot Labs experiment. Background Microsoft has long experimented...

Microsoft is set to reshape the personal computing experience with its upcoming suite of Copilot enhancements, driving closer integration of artificial intelligence into both daily productivity and security functions. As a veteran in the Windows arena, I’ve seen many iterations of user-assistive...

Coming hot off the silicon presses, the latest Windows 11 Copilot+ update arrives like a much-hyped blockbuster sequel, loaded with more new features than your average infomercial pitch. Microsoft has whipped up a brave new world of “on-device AI-powered experiences,” as the company’s marketers...