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Microsoft is making a Copilot AI assistant for gamers, but it's not clear what it does (www.engadget.com)
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Microsoft just announced its new Copilot for Gaming program. In theory, this AI assistant will be able to help gamers improve their skills.

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AI summaries are coming to Notepad (www.theverge.com)
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Drawing shapes is getting easier, too.

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Microsoft is replacing Remote Desktop with its new Windows app (www.theverge.com)
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IT admins have until May 27th to prepare for the transition.

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Microsoft adds another Copilot hotkey – for voice chat (www.theregister.com)
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Hold Alt + Spacebar for two seconds, and Clippy 2.0 is all ears

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Malicious GitHub repositories linked to nearly 1M infections (www.theregister.com)
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Also, phone cleaner apps are a data-sucking scam, Singapore considering the literal rod for scammers, and more

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Microsoft appears to be working on 3D gaming experiences for Copilot | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
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Microsoft appears to be working on 3D gaming experiences for Copilot, its AI-powered chatbot platform, according to a new job listing.

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Microsoft reportedly ramps up AI efforts to compete with OpenAI | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
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Microsoft Microsoft is accelerating its push to compete with OpenAI, its longtime collaborator, according to a report.

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Nearly 1 million Windows devices targeted in advanced “malvertising” spree (arstechnica.com)
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Malware stole login credentials, cryptocurrency, and more from infected machines.

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Microsoft's Relationship With OpenAI Is Not Looking Good (gizmodo.com)
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The major investor in OpenAI has been looking to cut ties as the two companies start looking more like competitors.

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Microsoft goes native with Copilot once more (www.theregister.com)
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This time we mean it for the Windows chatbot

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Microsoft’s new Copilot app for Windows has an improved UI (www.theverge.com)
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Copilot is finally a native app on Windows again.

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As Skype shuts down, its legacy is end-to-end encryption for the masses | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
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iMessage, Signal, and WhatsApp have made E2EE the default for messaging, but Skype paved the way decades ago.

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Microsoft’s new Dragon Copilot is an AI assistant for healthcare (www.theverge.com)
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Dragon Copilot helps clinicians take notes for doctor’s visits.

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On May 5, Microsoft’s Skype will shut down for good (arstechnica.com)
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Skype users will be able to move into Teams with their existing accounts.

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Microsoft brings an official Copilot app to macOS for the first time (arstechnica.com)
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It looks and works just like similar apps from OpenAI and Anthropic.

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Copilot exposes private GitHub pages, some removed by Microsoft (arstechnica.com)
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Repositories, once set to public and later to private, still accessible through Copilot.

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Microsoft Copilot offers Voice and o1-powered Think Deeper for free (www.engadget.com)
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Microsoft announced that it is making some features available for free in its Copilot AI assistant.

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Microsoft is testing free Office for Windows apps with ads (www.theverge.com)
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The free Office apps have started appearing in select countries

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Windows Phone 'revived,' Windows 95 in the news, and Halo back on TV? Did someone invent a time machine? (www.windowscentral.com)
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Microsoft's Satya Nadella Pumps the Breaks on AI Hype (gizmodo.com)
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Fears of an artificial superintelligence that could replace humans are just a distraction at a time when ChatGPT still has major shortcomings.

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Microsoft isn’t automatically keeping you signed into your account just yet (www.theverge.com)
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Microsoft blames a mistake on notifications

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Microsoft Outlook’s new minimize button makes mobile emails much easier (www.theverge.com)
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Task switching just got easier on Outlook mobile

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Microsoft Defender’s VPN feature will be killed off at the end of February (www.engadget.com)
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Microsoft updated the support page for Microsoft Defender's privacy protection VPN to say support is ending.

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Microsoft’s Copilot-focused Surface Pro and Laptop PCs ship with Snapdragon and Intel options | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
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At an event in New York City on Thursday, Microsoft unveiled two additions to the Surface line of PCs. The new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop both arrive

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Microsoft updates Intel-based Surface PCs, but regular people still can’t buy them (arstechnica.com)
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Businesses often use hardware and software that still needs x86 to run properly.

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