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Microsoft Office 2024 now available for Windows and macOS users
Microsoft has released Office 2024 for small businesses and consumers who want a standalone version without a Microsoft 365 subscription. Office 2024 includes updated, locked-in-time versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook for Windows and macOS systems. It also requires a Microsoft account and an internet connection (likely needed during the installation and for getting updates), and runs on Windows…
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Microsoft unveils new AI-powered Windows 11 features for Copilot+ PC users – Computerworld
In Photos, the super resolution tool lets users enhance low quality images, upscaling photos to 4K resolution in seconds. Coming to Paint are two editing tools — generative fill and erase. “Using an adjustable brush, you can remove unwanted or distracting elements in your image or add new ones, exactly where you want them,” Pavan Davuluri, Microsoft’s corporate vice president…
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Microsoft is doubling down on Widows Recall, adding new security and privacy features – will this help woo hesitant enterprise users?
Microsoft has further detailed how its Windows Recall tool will work, months after it delayed the roll-out of the snapshotting tool following a privacy and security backlash. Windows Recall is part of the AI-powered Copilot+ system. The tool would, if enabled by a user, take screenshots every few seconds of everything happening on screen, saving the images in an encrypted…
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Microsoft’s more secure Windows Recall feature can also be uninstalled by users
In response to security concerns, Microsoft is detailing how it has overhauled its controversial AI-powered Recall feature that creates screenshots of mostly everything you see or do on a computer. Recall was originally supposed to debut with Copilot Plus PCs in June, but Microsoft has spent the past few months reworking the security behind it to make it an opt-in experience that…
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New GitHub rules mean users can store code and repository data in the EU
GitHub has unveiled a data residency feature for its Enterprise Cloud service that will allow users to control what regions their code is stored in. The feature will be generally available in the European Union (EU) from October 29 to begin with, and GitHub confirmed the option will be made available to users in Australia, Asia, and Latin America in…
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Windows App doesn’t replace the Remote Desktop app for Windows PCs, only for Apple and Android users
The Windows App replaces the Remote Desktop app for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and Android. Windows 11 is getting the Windows App but doesn’t replace the Remote Desktop app for regular users. Microsoft has a new “Windows App” program that replaces the “Remote Desktop” app on Windows 11, 10, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and Android devices (preview). However, many users are getting…
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Google Workspace users will see their Calendars front and center in Chrome
Google is adding a new daily calendar overview in newly opened Chrome tabs for Workspace users with easy access to schedules and video calls. That way, when you’re signed in with your organization’s account, the first thing you’ll see is your appointments and meetings, in addition to files stored in Google Drive. Regular Chrome users could already set up site…
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OpenAI Confirms ChatGPT Did Message Users First, But It Won’t Anymore
A few days back, a Reddit user SentuBill shared a strange conversation with ChatGPT that stumped the community. The screenshot displayed that ChatGPT had initiated the conversation first without the user prompting the chatbot. It seemed bizarre as AI models don’t initiate a conversation unless prompted. ChatGPT asked the user “How was your first week at high school? Did you…
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YouTube Extends NFL Sunday Ticket Discount To Premium Users
YouTube has extended its $100 discount on NFL Sunday Ticket to YouTube Premium subscribers. There was no mention of those in the family Premium plan also receiving the discount or package, but that seems likely as well. The discount on the NFL Sunday Ticket brings the total cost of the package down to $379. This is a significant saving from…
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AMD’s new Variable Graphics Memory lets laptop users reassign their RAM to gaming
Many laptops and gaming handhelds share a single pool of memory between the CPU and GPU — and sometimes, you might want that RAM boosting your graphics instead. Now, AMD won’t make you dive into a BIOS to reroute that power. The company’s new Variable Graphics Memory lets you turn up to 75 percent of your system memory into dedicated…
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