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Microsoft to shut down Lens and push users to Copilot - but you have other options

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-11-25 14:03:00

Microsoft / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Microsoft Lens retires in stages, ending scans by Dec. 15, 2025. 365 Copilot app offers scanning but with fewer features. Adobe Scan, PhotoScan, TurboScan are solid Lens alternatives. I often use Microsoft Lens on my iPhone to scan photos, business cards, and documents. It's a handy and helpful app for scanning physical items. But come December, I'll have to rely on a different program for my scanning needs. That's because Micro

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How to use GPT-5 in VS Code with GitHub Copilot

zdnet.com David Gewirtz 2025-11-26 06:32:28

Pakpoom Makpan/Getty Images ZDNET's key takeaways GitHub Copilot Pro now supports GPT-5 in VS Code. A 30-day trial lets you test premium models for free. Add your OpenAI key to bypass Copilot restriction. GPT-5 is now available for use with Microsoft's GitHub Copilot in VS Code. In this article, I'll walk you through the steps of setting up the linkages between VS Code, Copilot, and GPT-5. This process will also work for most other supported large language models you want to use. Also: Mic

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Microsoft will soon discontinue its excellent PDF Scanner app

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-26 18:42:01

Bad news if you rely on Microsoft’s Lens: PDF Scanner app for your PDF scanning needs. The company has announced that the app will be discontinued in the coming months, and is recommending users switch to its Copilot app instead. The app will stop working mid-December Yesterday, Microsoft announced that it will be “retiring the Microsoft Lens mobile app for iOS and Android in a phased approach starting September 15, 2025”. According to the company, it will disable new installs of the app in m

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Microsoft rolls out GPT-5 across its Copilot suite - here's where you'll find it

zdnet.com David Gewirtz 2025-11-28 20:51:00

Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images ZDNET's key takeaways Microsoft is rolling out GPT-5 to all its AI offerings, Thursday. The Copilot chatbot will provide GPT-5, even to free users. GPT-5 will also be available to coding and enterprise tools. OpenAI released its much-anticipated upgrade to the engine that powers ChatGPT and many other AI implementations, including Microsoft's AI offerings, on Thursday. Concurrent with the GPT-5 release, Microsoft announced that it is upgrading its consu

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Microsoft’s new Copilot 3D feature is great for Ikea, bad for my dog

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-11-28 20:00:26

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. While Microsoft was busy updating Copilot yesterday with OpenAI’s new GPT-5 model, it also quietly launched Copilot 3D. It’s a free-to-use feature that can transform a regular 2D image into a 3D model that can then be used in game creation, animation, 3D printing, VR / AR, and much more. C

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Microsoft rolls out GPT-5 across its Copilot suite - here's what we know

zdnet.com David Gewirtz 2025-11-28 21:01:02

Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images ZDNET's key takeaways Microsoft is rolling out GPT-5 to all its AI offerings, Thursday. The Copilot chatbot will provide GPT-5, even to free users. GPT-5 will also be available to coding and enterprise tools. OpenAI released its much-anticipated upgrade to the engine that powers ChatGPT and many other AI implementations, including Microsoft's AI offerings, Thursday. Concurrent with the GPT-5 release, Microsoft announced that it is upgrading i

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Microsoft brings GPT-5 to Copilot with new smart mode

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-11-30 04:20:06

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. OpenAI officially launched its new GPT-5 models today, and Microsoft is now bringing GPT-5 to Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Azure AI Foundry, GitHub Copilot, and more. It’s part of a big simultaneous release of GPT-5 that will show up in Copilot as the new smart mode that I detailed in No

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You can now try Microsoft’s Gaming Copilot AI assistant on PC

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-02 18:48:53

Microsoft revealed that it was working on an AI chatbot specifically for gamers back in March, and now it's here for a test drive. The beta version of Gaming Copilot is available to Xbox Insiders on PC via the Game Bar functionality. It's also available to try on Windows-based handheld gaming devices, but the company says the functionality there is currently limited. A variant of this tool recently launched as a beta for mobile . This is kind of like an AI version of those old Nintendo phone he

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Motorola just picked this surprising alternative to Gemini Live’s camera sharing

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-02 23:11:37

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Select Motorola phones will soon have Microsoft Copilot Vision baked into Moto AI. The Gemini Live camera sharing alternative will be available in the coming week in the US, Mexico, the UK, and more markets. The Copilot app will now be preinstalled on the brand’s latest phones. Motorola’s approach to AI is a little more flexible than other brands, as it enlists the help of various AI partners like Perplexity, Meta, Google, and Microsoft. Despite its AI-b

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Microsoft is bringing its Xbox Copilot to the Windows Game Bar

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-12-03 04:00:00

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft started testing its Xbox Copilot on iOS and Android earlier this year, and now it’s bringing the chatbot to the Game Bar feature on Windows 11. Xbox Insiders can start testing a preview of the Gaming Copilot integration in the Game Bar today, and Microsoft is planning “further opt

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GitHub Copilot crosses 20M all-time users

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2025-12-13 05:16:55

GitHub Copilot, an AI coding tool offered by Microsoft-owned GitHub, has now reached more than 20 million users, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said on the company’s earnings call Wednesday. A GitHub spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch that this number represents “all-time users.” That means 5 million people have tried out GitHub Copilot for the first time in the last three months — the company reported in April the tool had reached 15 million users. Microsoft and GitHub don’t report how many of

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GitHub Copilot crosses 20 million all-time users

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2025-12-15 05:16:55

GitHub Copilot, an AI coding tool offered by Microsoft-owned GitHub, has now reached more than 20 million users, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said on the company’s earnings call Wednesday. A GitHub spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch that this number represents “all-time users.” That means five million people have tried out GitHub Copilot for the first time in the last three months; the company reported in April the tool had reached 15 million users. Microsoft and GitHub don’t report how many o

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Microsoft is getting ready for GPT-5 with a new Copilot smart mode

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-12-16 06:00:00

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. I reported last week that OpenAI is planning to launch GPT-5 in early August, as part of an effort to simplify and combine its large language models. Just a day after my report, references to GPT-5 were spotted inside Microsoft’s Copilot web app, hinting at a new smart mode. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s AI plans tell me that the company is currently testing this new smart

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Microsoft Introduces 'Copilot Mode' in Edge

news.ycombinator.com Microsoft Edge Blog 2025-12-19 14:07:12

For decades, the way we’ve used browsers has remained linear: open a tab (or 20), search for something, read a page, repeat. It’s a model that’s worked well, but it hasn’t fundamentally changed. Until now. As AI begins to reshape nearly every facet of digital life, we’re witnessing a turning point in how we interact with the web. Now, it’s worth asking: is your browser working for you as much as it should? This is why today we’re excited to launch Copilot Mode, a new experimental mode in Micros

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Microsoft Edge now an 'AI-powered browser' with Copilot Mode

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-19 18:02:39

Microsoft has introduced Copilot Mode, an experimental feature designed to transform Microsoft Edge into a web browser powered by artificial intelligence (AI). As the company explained on Monday, this new mode transforms Edge's interface, with new tabs showing a single input box that combines chat, search, and web navigation functions. Once Copilot Mode is enabled, the AI assistant will be able to analyze all open browser tabs with the user's permission, comparing information and assisting wit

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Microsoft adds Copilot Mode to Edge browser, brings AI chat and voice control

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-12-20 04:17:00

What just happened? Microsoft is taking a bigger swing at everyday AI integration with the launch of Copilot Mode in its Edge browser. Now available on Windows and Mac, the update marks a significant step in Microsoft's push to embed AI directly into the browsing experience, making tasks like research, comparison shopping, and online navigation faster (to be seen), and voice-enabled. Copilot Mode blends chat, search, and navigation in a single input field. Rather than relying on users to manage

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I use Edge as my default browser - but its new AI mode is unreliable and annoying

zdnet.com Ed Bott 2025-12-20 04:39:00

Microsoft / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Microsoft's on a relentless quest to embed its Copilot AI into every software product it owns. That campaign takes another big step forward with the addition of some new generative AI features in the company's Edge browser. The latest release beefs up the capabilities of Copilot Mode, the chat-based search interface for Edge, on Windows PCs and Macs. You can use natural voice commands to navigate pages, and the chatbot can see all the open tabs in the c

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The best budgeting apps for 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-20 21:01:26

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Managing your finances doesn’t have to be complicated, and there are so many tools available now that can make things easier (and even partially automated) for you. I was a Mint user for many years, but I was forced to find a new budgeting app after the service shut down in March 2024.

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Microsoft trials Copilot Mode in Edge

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-21 14:18:51

Microsoft has debuted a Copilot Mode for its Edge web browser. When enabled, this experimental feature can search across multiple open browser tabs and analyze the information on each page. An example posted on X by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shows Copilot Mode examining several papers published by the company's researchers and assessing if they make any similar points. Today we’re introducing Copilot Mode in Edge, our first step in reinventing the browser for the AI age. My favorite featur

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Microsoft Edge is now an AI browser with launch of ‘Copilot Mode’

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-12-21 18:43:22

With demand for AI-powered browsers on the rise, Microsoft on Monday launched a new feature in its Edge browser called Copilot Mode, which allows users to browse the web while being assisted by AI. The idea is that the AI can become a helper that can understand what the user is researching, predict what they want to do, and then take action on their behalf. How well it works in practice remains to be seen, but Microsoft notes that Copilot Mode is still considered an experimental feature. It’s a

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Microsoft wants you to chat with its browser now - but can you trust this Copilot?

zdnet.com Ed Bott 2025-12-22 04:00:17

Microsoft / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Microsoft's on a relentless quest to embed its Copilot AI into every software product it owns. That campaign takes another big step forward today with the addition of some new generative AI features in the company's Edge browser. Today's release beefs up the capabilities of Copilot Mode, the chat-based search interface for Edge, on Windows PCs and Macs. You can use natural voice commands to navigate pages, and the chatbot can see all the open tabs in th

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Microsoft Edge transforms into an AI browser with new Copilot Mode

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-12-22 04:00:00

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is starting to test a new experimental Copilot Mode inside its Edge browser today. The AI-powered mode allows Copilot to search across all your open tabs and handle tasks like booking a restaurant, and it brings the Copilot chatbot to your new tab page. Copilot Mode is somewhere between the limited Gemini integration that Google is testing in Chrome and the AI-powere

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Enough AI copilots, we need AI HUDs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-23 05:51:28

In my opinion, one of the best critiques of modern AI design comes from a 1992 talk by the researcher Mark Weiser where he ranted against “copilot” as a metaphor for AI. This was 33 years ago, but it’s still incredibly relevant for anyone designing with AI. Weiser’s rant Weiser was speaking at an MIT Media Lab event on “interface agents”. They were grappling with many of the same issues we’re discussing in 2025: how to make a personal assistant that automates tasks for you and knows your full

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Microsoft gives Copilot a face - here's how to try your new Appearance chat buddy

zdnet.com Elyse Betters Picaro 2025-12-24 14:49:59

Microsoft Microsoft has a new experiment, called Copilot Appearance, that's designed to bring its AI assistant to life -- visually, anyway. Also: Microsoft's Copilot Vision can now see and analyze your entire Windows desktop Available now as an early preview in Copilot Labs, this feature layers real‑time facial expressions and non‑verbal cues onto Copilot's voice interactions. The goal is to make conversations with Microsoft's AI feel more natural, human‑like, and animated. What is Copilot A

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Microsoft’s AI CEO thinks Copilot will age and ‘have a room that it lives in’

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-12-25 04:28:13

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft’s AI CEO, has a vision of Copilot that involves it being so highly personalized that “it will age.” Microsoft has been increasingly pushing Copilot to be a personalized AI assistant, with a big redesign last year that included a conversational voice mode. Now, Suleyman’s Microsoft AI team is launching a new Copilot virtual character that will interac

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GitHub's AI-powered Spark lets you build apps using natural language - here's how to access it

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-12-27 04:32:26

Bloomberg / Contributor/Getty Software development company GitHub's AI-powered app-building platform Spark is now available for public preview to Copilot+ Pro subscribers, the company said Wednesday. First unveiled at GitHub's annual Universe conference in October, Spark allows users to design and launch "micro apps," or "sparks," through natural language prompts. For example, a developer might instruct the system to build an app that summarizes reviews of and provides personalized recommendat

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Microsoft's big AI update for Windows 11 is here - what's new

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-12-30 09:18:32

Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET Windows 11 users will find a host of new features awaiting them with a major update now being rolled out by Microsoft. Launched on Tuesday specifically for Windows 11 24H2, the optional update known as KB5062660 carries with it a cavalcade of AI-powered skills along with general enhancements and bug fixes galore. In a Tuesday blog post, Microsoft touted all the new AI tools and tricks in the update. For better or worse, most of these are geared toward Copilot+ PCs, so if y

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Windows 11’s new update will add a bunch of AI features

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-01-01 09:41:08

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Microsoft is releasing several new AI features for Windows 11, including its Copilot Vision tool that can scan everything on your screen. The features, which are gradually rolling out to everyone now, also include tools that are exclusive to Copilot Plus PCs. For starters, all Windows 11 users can now access Copilot Vision through the Copilot app,

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Samsung’s Odyssey 3D monitor delivers great visuals, limited game support

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-09 08:54:19

A collection of ports in the rear of the monitor. While the stereoscopic effect was overall comfortable for long periods in my tests, my eyes did have a bit of trouble focusing during occasional scenes where objects in the foreground end up obstructing the main game action in the background, such as errant blades of grass flitting in front of the camera in Stray. When this happens, the extreme difference in vergence between the foreground objects and the background characters right next to them

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Samsung’s Odyssey 3D monitor delivers great glasses-free 3D for a handful of games

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-09 14:54:19

A collection of ports in the rear of the monitor. While the stereoscopic effect was overall comfortable for long periods in my tests, my eyes did have a bit of trouble focusing during occasional scenes where objects in the foreground end up obstructing the main game action in the background, such as errant blades of grass flitting in front of the camera in Stray. When this happens, the extreme difference in vergence between the foreground objects and the background characters right next to them

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Microsoft Edge transforms into an AI browser with new Copilot Mode

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