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Is Microsoft’s new Mu for you?
Microsoft announced this week a new generative AI (genAI) system called Mu, and it’s a true glimpse into the future of how we’ll use everything, from PCs to toasters. Mu lets people control their computers using plain language. For example, you can type or say, “turn on dark mode” or “make my mouse pointer bigger,” and the computer will do it. The first place…
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Microsoft’s new genAI model to power agents in Windows 11 – Computerworld
“By separating the input tokens from output tokens, Mu’s one-time encoding greatly reduces computation and memory overhead,” Pradeep said. The encoder–decoder approach was significantly faster than LLMs such as Microsoft’s Phi-3.5, which is a decoder-only model. “When comparing Mu to a similarly fine-tuned Phi-3.5-mini, we found that Mu is nearly comparable in performance despite being one-tenth of the size,” Pradeep…
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Inside Microsoft’s complicated relationship with OpenAI
Beyond the selfies between Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and the friendly conversations between the pair on stage, all is not well with Microsoft’s $13 billion AI investment. Over the past year, multiple reports have painted a picture of a Microsoft and OpenAI relationship that is straining under pressure. As OpenAI battles for access to more…
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Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox has an AMD chip inside and is ‘not locked to a single store’
At Xbox our vision is for you to play the games you want with the people you want, anywhere you want. That’s why we’re investing in our next-generation hardware lineup — across console, handheld, PC, cloud, and accessories. I’m thrilled to share we’ve established a strategic multi-year partnership with AMD to co-engineer silicon across a portfolio of devices — including…
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Microsoft’s LinkedIn chief is now running Office as part of an AI reorg
As we build out the next phase of the agentic web, we have a tremendous opportunity to transform every role, business process, and industry. The distinct categories of today will all converge to power this next wave of innovation. And to that end, we are bringing together LinkedIn, Microsoft 365, and Dynamics 365 to redefine and to drive these new…
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Inside Microsoft’s plans to reshape M365 apps with AI – Computerworld
“Power users can keep their muscle memory while we democratize that power to everyone through Copilot, making those accumulated enterprise features accessible to everybody.” How are you approaching third-party plugins like Adobe Express? And regarding security, how do you manage appropriate data access with AI handling so much information? ”For plugins, we think there will be high-value tools Microsoft builds, but…
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You can still snag an Xbox Series X / S before Microsoft’s price hike fully lands
Microsoft increased the price of Xbox Series consoles by up to $100 earlier this week, but thankfully, not all retailers have raised the price (yet). Dell, for instance, is still offering the digital-only Xbox Series X (1TB) for $449.99, saving you $100 on the new MSRP. The smaller, 512GB Xbox Series S is also available at Walmart for just $273.99…
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Microsoft’s New Copilot Studio Feature Offers More User-Friendly Automation
Copilot Studio’s new computer use feature for AI automation. Image: Microsoft Microsoft announced this week that a new computer use feature is coming to Copilot Studio. Computer use will allow users to build AI-driven agents capable of interacting with their desktop and browser applications, as long as the third-party system it uses has a graphical user interface. User-friendly automation for…
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CyberOne appoints Microsoft’s Tracey Pretorius to its advisory board
Managed detection and response (MDR) services provider CyberOne has announced the appointment of Microsoft’s Tracey Pretorius to its advisory board. A seasoned industry leader, Pretorius currently serves as the Redmond giant’s senior director of threat intelligence and is a co-founder of Microsoft’s Women in Security (MWiS) initiative. In her new advisory role, she is tasked with providing strategic guidance to…
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Microsoft’s Next Windows API Change Will Break Some Apps
Microsoft has deprecated the UWP Map control API in Windows. Windows applications using that feature to embed Bing maps will stop receiving updated maps, and they will eventually stop working entirely. Microsoft’s own Maps app might also shut down. Microsoft introduced the MapControl API in Windows 10, which allowed apps to display maps using data from Bing. It was a…
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