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Microsoft's blobby AI companion has begun his ascent to the heavens to join Clippy and Cortana. Okay, he's being booted to another platform

See you later, Mico. We literally hardly knew you.

I was today years old when I learned that Clippy has a canonical gender

I was today years old when I learned that Clippy has a canonical gender

Yes, he's a he somehow.

A newly resurfaced Office 97 Easter egg reveals Clippy’s secret role, proving the paperclip was trolling us long before memes

A newly resurfaced Office 97 Easter egg reveals Clippy’s secret role, proving the paperclip was trolling us long before memes

A tech sleuth has uncovered a hidden credits screen in Word 97 that requires a bizarrely specific sequence of toolbar movements and Clippy searches to trigger.

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Sleuth uncovers Office 97 Easter egg hidden for 30 years: 'the comments Clippy provides are a cherry on top'

Microsoft Office 97 came out in the fall of 1996, and nearly thirty years later one software enthusiast with an eye for Easter eggs has discovered a fun little secret unlocked by an arcane series of commands. Clippy's there, too!

Microsoft resurrects Clippy in Copilot, presumably because it's intrusive, doesn't understand context, and is god damn annoying

I don't mean it Clippy. Copilot: shut up.

Copilot is getting a major upgrade and Microsoft is hoping Mico makes you forget you ever met a Clippy

Microsoft's Copilot Fall 2025 Update is set to transform the AI experience across Windows, the Copilot app, and Edge.

'I’m just Clippy with a makeover and a caffeine problem,' says ChatGPT when I asked it to roast itself

If you really want to know what ChatGPT thinks, ask it to roast itself.

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“Clippy is my best friend,” Windows95man drops another banger dedicated to everyone's favorite Office assistant, now with WordArt infused music video

“Clippy is my best friend,” Windows95man drops another banger dedicated to everyone's favorite Office assistant, now with WordArt infused music video

'Paperclip' is the new track from Windows95man and you can stream it today

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"I see you're exploring the galaxy." A Starfield player made this insane Clippy space ship, taking the old school Microsoft assistant interstellar.

"I see you're exploring the galaxy." A Starfield player made this insane Clippy space ship, taking the old school Microsoft assistant interstellar.

Using Starfield's robust space ship designer, a player on reddit recreated everyone's favorite retro Windows companion for interstellar travel.

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Windows95man has made it through to the finals of Eurovision 2024, and we are cheering him on

Windows95man has made it through to the finals of Eurovision 2024, and we are cheering him on

Finland submitting bonkers music to Eurovision isn't out of the ordinary, but their latest entrant DJ Windows95man looks like he could work here, and for that he has our support.

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Men — what's stopping you from looking like Windows95man?

Men — what's stopping you from looking like Windows95man?

Finland submitting bonkers music to Eurovision isn't out of the ordinary, but their latest entrant DJ Windows95man might actually get us to watch.

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The latest Windows 11 update kills Cortana

The latest Windows 11 update kills Cortana

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ChatGPT-Powered Clippy Comes to Modern Windows via FireCube

ChatGPT-Powered Clippy Comes to Modern Windows via FireCube

Thanks to the power of OpenAI, Clippy will now be able to help you with anything ChatGPT can - and it'll even scratch your vintage itch while doing it with its late 90s style.

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Forget Microsoft Copilot – an unofficial Clippy AI is available for Windows 11

Forget Microsoft Copilot – an unofficial Clippy AI is available for Windows 11

It appears this old paperclip is made of the same material as the Terminator – there’s no getting rid of Clippy…

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Gasp: Infamous Microsoft Office mascot Clippy was actually designed on a Mac

Just when you think you know everything about one of the most divisive figures in PC history...

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Jim Parke obituary

Other lives: Educationist who in retirement threw his energies into protection of the countryside

‘Halo Infinite’ season 2 includes an unlikely Microsoft tribute

Halo Infinite's new season is finally here, and it includes a tribute to long-deceased Microsoft Office assistant Clippy as well as its new battle pass.

Does Lara Trump think Clippy is real?

"Someone's reading this, and assessing what I'm writing?" she asked on a Fox News segment on "Microsoft Gone Woke"

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