Microsoft is cautiously onboarding Grok 4 following Hitler concerns
Microsoft is cautiously onboarding Grok 4 following Hitler concerns Earlier this year, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella moved with haste to get engineers to test and deploy DeepSeek’s R1 model on Azure AI Foundry. It was an unusually quick turnaround for a new model on Azure that also set a new bar for success. A few […]
The Framework Desktop made me fall for small form factor PCs
The Framework Desktop made me fall for small form factor PCs The Framework easily fits on any desk. Framework has built a name for itself by taking the locked down world of laptops and making them modular, upgradable, and repairable. So it’s surprising – and maybe even controversial – the way that Framework has approached […]
Microsoft is bringing its Xbox Copilot to the Windows Game Bar
Microsoft is bringing its Xbox Copilot to the Windows Game Bar 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, […]
Microsoft makes OpenAI’s new open model available on Windows
Microsoft makes OpenAI's new open model available on Windows Microsoft makes OpenAI’s new open model available on Windows OpenAI released a new free and open GPT model yesterday that can run on a PC, and now Microsoft is making that easy to do for Windows users. The lightweight gpt-oss-20b model is now available on Windows […]
The best laptop deals you can get right now
The best laptop deals you can get right now Apple’s latest MacBook Air is one of the best laptops on sale. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge If you want a great laptop, you’re going to have to fork over a ton of money, right? Not necessarily. There are dozens of good laptops […]
Microsoft’s Windows XP Crocs are no joke
Microsoft's Windows XP Crocs are no joke Microsoft’s Windows XP Crocs are no joke The Windows XP Crocs. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft isn’t done celebrating its 50th anniversary just yet. Multiple employees tell me that Microsoft has created limited edition Windows XP-themed Crocs. They even come with a Clippy shoe charm if the Bliss wallpaper […]
Microsoft is killing off Windows 11 SE, its Chrome OS competitor
Microsoft is killing off Windows 11 SE, its Chrome OS competitor Windows 11 SE running on a low-cost laptop. Microsoft is ending support for Windows 11 SE next year, five years after it launched the operating system on low-cost laptops that were designed to compete with Google Chromebooks. Windows 11 SE was only available on devices […]
Bing made Google dance and then stole some search traffic
Bing made Google dance and then stole some search traffic Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wanted to make Google dance two years ago, with an AI overhaul of Bing that was designed to steal Google’s all-important search market share. Now, there are plenty of signs that Microsoft has successfully taken search share off Google, both in the […]
Microsoft becomes the second $4 trillion company
Microsoft becomes the second $4 trillion company Microsoft’s stock price has risen so much today that it has passed a $4 trillion market valuation for the first time in its 50-year history. The software maker is the second company to be valued at $4 trillion, after Nvidia reached a market cap of over $4 trillion […]
Hey Microsoft, is it ‘Xbox PC’ or ‘Xbox on PC’?
Hey Microsoft, is it 'Xbox PC' or 'Xbox on PC'? Hey Microsoft, is it ‘Xbox PC’ or ‘Xbox on PC’? Microsoft first started using the “Xbox PC” term in a blog post announcing the Gears of Wars remaster in early May. It was a new branding effort designed to signal that games are available on PC through its own Xbox PC […]