Published on: 2025-06-09 09:20:18
ZDNET's key takeaways Prices for the 2024 Microsoft Surface Laptop start at $955. It's a well-designed Copilot+ PC with a light, stylish form factor, and a marathon battery life. It might be lacking in port selection for some users, and an OLED option would have made it a little more premium. View now at Amazon View now at Microsoft more buying choices The 2024 Surface Laptop in the 16GB and 32GB configurations are heavily marked down on Amazon right now, with savings of $450 and $610, respec
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Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Those of you with Microsoft 365 subscriptions may have noticed that Copilot now pops up in Word and other applications in the suite. How did it get there when you didn't buy or request Copilot and don't necessarily want it? Blame it on Microsoft's usual sleight of hand. Also: The Microsoft 365 Copilot launch was a total disaster In an effort to push Copilot, Microsoft has added the AI to its Microsoft 365 Family and Personal plans. Open Excel, PowerPoint, or OneNote, and y
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Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET Microsoft is really trying to convince people to use its new Outlook for Windows app. Toward that end, the app has received its latest round of updates. Those include Copilot AI, offline access, and a few other perks, according to a Microsoft support page spotted by Windows Central. Topping the list is Copilot. Microsoft's AI will now be available to use across all your connected email accounts, including Outlook.com, Hotmail.com, Live.com, and MSN.com, as wel
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-11 05:25:38
Scientists used the world’s largest solar telescope to capture incredibly detailed images of the Sun’s surface, revealing ultra-fine magnetic stripes rippling across the star and magnetic fields that resemble fluttering curtains, which modify light. The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope stands tall at 13 feet (4 meters) atop a volcano in Maui, Hawaii, staring at our host star with great intensity. Using the telescope’s unique capabilities, a team led by scientists from the National Science Found
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-14 02:45:50
In a story that feels directly out of the year 2006, a lawsuit brought by major record labels that sought to make internet service providers boot their customers off the internet for piracy violations has been settled before going to court, according to Ars Technica. The case, brought by Sony Music, Warner Music Group, and Universal Music Group against Frontier Communications, will not move forward, but it’s not clear what the terms of the agreement are. The lawsuit started back in 2021 and saw
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Something to look forward to: The proposed Lunar Crater Radio Telescope would not replace the full spectrum of research conducted by Earth-based radio observatories, but it does represents a vital step toward preserving and expanding humanity's ability to explore the cosmos. As the population of satellites orbiting Earth continues to grow, the Moon's far side may soon become the last sanctuary for some of astronomy's most sensitive and important investigations. NASA is advancing plans to constr
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-14 13:22:46
Government AI copyright plan suffers fourth House of Lords defeat 13 hours ago Share Save Zoe Kleinman • @zsk Technology editor Share Save PA Media The government's plans to allow AI developers to access copyrighted material to train their systems has sparked backlash - and protests - by British creatives. The House of Lords has dealt a fourth defeat to the government over its plans to allow tech companies to use copyrighted material to train their models. The Lords, who are looking for more
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-15 05:08:12
Millions of people are now using ChatGPT as a therapist, career advisor, fitness coach, or sometimes just a friend to vent to. In 2025, it’s not uncommon to hear about people spilling intimate details of their lives into an AI chatbot’s prompt bar, but also relying on the advice it gives back. Humans are starting to have, for lack of a better term, relationships with AI chatbots, and for Big Tech companies, it’s never been more competitive to attract users to their chatbot platforms — and keep
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The AI copyright standoff continues - with no solution in sight 10 hours ago Share Save Zoe Kleinman • @zsk Technology editor Share Save PA Media The government's plans to allow AI developers to access copyrighted material to train their systems has sparked backlash - and protests - by British creatives. The fierce battle over artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright - which pits the government against some of the biggest names in the creative industry - returns to the House of Lords on Mon
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-16 10:07:00
Big quote: Getty Images has found itself at the center of a heated global debate over artificial intelligence and copyright, but the company's chief executive says the costs of defending artists' rights in court are becoming unsustainable. In a recent interview with CNBC, Getty Images CEO Craig Peters described the financial burden of challenging AI companies that use copyrighted material to train their models, revealing even a major player like Getty cannot afford to pursue every potential infr
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-12 09:49:12
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Scientists have made a new calculation of the speed at which the universe is expanding, using the data taken by the powerful new James Webb Space Telescope on multiple galaxies. Webb’s image of one such galaxy, known as NGC 1365. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Janice Lee (NOIRLab), Alyssa Pagan (STScI) For the past decade,
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If you’re still using Windows 10 on your PC, or you’ve only upgraded to Windows 11 Home, you really need to get with the times. (No offense.) Windows 11 Pro is the standard bearer of PC operating systems now, representing a huge leap forward from Windows 10 and adding superior networking and security features to Windows 11 Home. Plus, a lifetime license to Windows 11 Pro costs less than a good mousepad now that it’s selling at StackSocial for just $15. See at StackSocial Even if you’re already
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Scientists have made a new calculation of the speed at which the universe is expanding, using the data taken by the powerful new James Webb Space Telescope on multiple galaxies. Webb’s image of one such galaxy, known as NGC 1365. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Janice Lee (NOIRLab), Alyssa Pagan (STScI) For the past decade,
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One of cinema's most sought-after lost films has been discovered after having been kept secretly in the collection of a Swedish actor for 45 years. Comedian Jerry Lewis's controversial holocaust film The Day the Clown Cried, shot in 1972 but never released, was thought to not exist in finished form. But Hans Crispin, star of the beloved 1980s Swedish TV series Angne & Svullo, claims he stole a complete workprint of the film from the archives of its production studio in 1980 – and has been scre
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Microsoft Have you ever been playing a video game and found yourself helplessly stuck, racking your brain trying to remember a certain move and wishing some kind of oracle would appear to show you the way? Wish no more -- AI is here to help. This week, Microsoft rolled out a beta version of Copilot for Gaming, an AI chatbot the company describes as "the ultimate gaming sidekick." Also: Copilot's Coding Agent brings automation deeper into GitHub workflows While it's still being developed, thi
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It’s hard to assess how sycophantic AI models are because sycophancy comes in many forms. Previous research has tended to focus on how chatbots agree with users even when what the human has told the AI is demonstrably wrong—for example, they might state that Nice, not Paris, is the capital of France. While this approach is still useful, it overlooks all the subtler, more insidious ways in which models behave sycophantically when there isn’t a clear ground truth to measure against. Users typical
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-20 05:26:39
The Copilot for Gaming beta is rolling out on Wednesday for Android and Apple devices. Microsoft's AI companion is the company's extension of its Copilot chatbot that focuses on video games, giving players an in-game assistant. With the Copilot for Gaming beta, players will be able to ask it about their game and request help. It can also answer questions about their play history and achievements. For those who have a tough time figuring out what to play from their backlog, it will also recommen
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-21 01:19:54
Microsoft has released the KB5058499 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 with forty-eight new features or changes, with many gradually rolling out, such as the new Windows Share feature and tje Click to Do Preview. The KB5058499 update is part of the company's optional non-security preview updates schedule, which releases updates at the end of each month to test new fixes and features coming to next month's June Patch Tuesday. Unlike regular Patch Tuesday cumulative updates, monthl
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-21 13:50:56
TL;DR Microsoft is rolling out a Copilot for Gaming beta to the Xbox app on Android and iOS. Players can ask the chatbot about the game they’re playing, for help, for information about their play history, and more. The beta is currently available in English in 53 markets, including the US. It was only a matter of time, but Microsoft is now bringing Copilot to Xbox. The company is beginning to roll out a beta for Copilot for Gaming to the Xbox app on Android and iOS. If you have the beta versi
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-21 13:39:22
The Trump administration is backing cable company Cox in a battle that could determine whether Internet service providers are forced to disconnect users accused of piracy. Cox, which says ISPs shouldn't have to terminate customers based on unproven allegations of copyright infringement, has been seeking Supreme Court review of Sony's victory in the underlying lawsuit. The court asked the US solicitor general to file a brief expressing the views of the United States government. Solicitor General
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-22 01:09:40
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it has started rolling out the beta version of its Copilot for Gaming experience. Beta testers can access the experience in the Xbox app on iOS and Android. The early version of the experience allows the assistant to answer questions about the games you’re interested in, give you links to more information, and answer questions based on your account, play history, achievements, and more. For example, you could ask something like: “What’s my gamerscore and c
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-22 05:04:13
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 rollout an early version of its Copilot for Gaming experience on iOS and Android. Testers can now access Copilot within the Xbox mobile app, allowing the assistant to work as a companion for downloading games, listing achievements, and much more. This first version allows you to quickly see recent Xbox achievements, get game recommendations based on yo
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-23 20:37:34
Fresh on the heels from his exit from Meta, former Facebook executive Nick Clegg is defending artificial intelligence against copyright holders who want to hold the industry accountable. As the Times of London reports, Clegg insisted during an arts festival last weekend that it's "implausible" to ask tech companies to ask for consent from creators before using their work to train their AI models. During a speech at the Charleston Festival in East Sussex — which was, ironically enough, meant to
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-27 08:50:03
Microsoft has introduced significant enhancements to its Copilot AI assistant, integrating OpenAI's GPT-4o model to support advanced image generation capabilities. The update lets you create detailed visuals directly within Microsoft 365 applications, including Word, Excel and Outlook, by simply describing your desired image. Here's everything you need to know. What is the Microsoft Copilot AI assistant? Microsoft Copilot is an AI-powered assistant integrated into Microsoft 365 applications li
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Writer's block is no match for Microsoft's latest AI infusion for its Notepad app. The long-neglected Notepad now has the ability to write custom content based on any prompt you feed it, so long as you have Microsoft 365 or a Copilot Pro subscription. Microsoft's updated Notepad even lets you fine-tune the generated text with follow-up prompts. This update comes several months after Microsoft added the Rewrite tool to Notepad that lets you lean on generative AI to refine an existing chunk of te
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Three longtime staples of the Microsoft ecosystem are getting artificial intelligence enhancements, but they won't necessarily be available to all. With the updates, Notepad users will be able to use generative AI to write text; Paint users can now create AI-generated stickers; and Snipping Tool users can deploy a "perfect screenshot" feature. The catch, however, is that the Notepad AI update will be available only to Microsoft 365 or Copilot Pro subscribers and Paint's new AI features will wor
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-28 11:12:44
We are excited to announce the public preview of the brand-new PostgreSQL extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code), designed to simplify PostgreSQL database management and development workflows. With this extension, you can now manage database objects, draft queries with intelligent assistance from context-aware IntelliSense and our ‘@pgsql’ GitHub Copilot agent—all without ever leaving your favorite code editor. Addressing Developer Challenges Many of you face hurdles in managing time effec
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-28 00:46:40
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Last month, OpenAI rolled back some updates to GPT-4o after several users, including former OpenAI CEO Emmet Shear and Hugging Face chief executive Clement Delangue said the model overly flattered users. The flattery, called sycophancy, often led the model to defer to user preferences, be extremely polite, and not push back. It was also annoying. Sycophancy could lead
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We are excited to announce the public preview of the brand-new PostgreSQL extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code), designed to simplify PostgreSQL database management and development workflows. With this extension, you can now manage database objects, draft queries with intelligent assistance from context-aware IntelliSense and our ‘@pgsql’ GitHub Copilot agent—all without ever leaving your favorite code editor. Addressing Developer Challenges Many of you face hurdles in managing time effec
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