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Microsoft AI CEO poaches former DeepMind colleagues to form the company's new AI health division — A recent study claims 48% of people rely on ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and Claude for health-related queries

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman recently hired Dominic King, a former colleague from his Google DeepMind days to help lead the company's new AI health unit as Vice President.

Windows Central

The AI boom nets hundreds of Australian data center employees a $41,300 holiday bonus

AirTrunk is giving away the money to celebrate its $16 billion acquisition by the U.S. private equity giant Blackstone.

Fortune

Finally! Meta Quest VR headsets can now connect to your Windows 11 PC — with up to 3 virtual monitors

Microsoft launches Mixed Reality Link, letting Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S users connect to a Windows 11 PC with up to three virtual displays.

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Google asks US government to shatter Microsoft's exclusive cloud deal with OpenAI, claiming consumers may incur extra charges buying the ChatGPT maker's tech through Microsoft

Google recently requested the US Federal Trade Commission to break Microsoft's exclusive deal to host OpenAI's technology on its cloud servers. The company claims consumers may incur additional charges when buying OpenAI products through Microsoft servers.

Windows Central

Bitcoin Shakes Off Microsoft Snub; Crypto Blasts Tech Titan's History Of Missing Out

Microsoft shareholders rejected a proposal to invest in Bitcoin, and while $BTC may have been affected shortly after the news, it has since moved on and is once again on a steady climb.

International Business Times

AI used to target election fraud and criminal deepfakes

Government agencies are teaming up with Microsoft to track disinformation and criminal acts, with plans to use AI to detect attempts to interfere in elections.

AAP

‘It’s beyond human scale’: AFP defends use of artificial intelligence to search seized phones and emails

Australian federal police says it has ‘no choice’ due to the vast amount of data examined in investigations

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024's career mode is buggy and frustrating and I can't stop playing it

I will start a successful airline company if I have to fly my way through a thousand glitches.

PC Gamer

Bill Gates 'didn't believe in vacations' and worked on the weekends while building Microsoft—but regretted it. Here are his 3 tips for success

Gates eventually realized that that “intensity was not always appropriate.”

Fortune

Surprise, Microsoft's new "native" Copilot app for Windows 11 is still just a website

The Copilot web app is now a native Windows app... that displays the Copilot website.

Windows Central

Wall Street's 3 Favorite 'Magnificent 7' Stocks to Own Now

Analysts are bullish on these three mega-cap tech names, making them wise picks for investors.

Barchart

DarkSky for BlueSky promises exclusive features for "skeeters" on Windows 11

DarkSky for BlueSky is a new third-party client for the popular social media platform. DarkSky just launched in preview on Windows 11.

Windows Central

After saying Xbox multi-platform game delivery would have "no red lines," Xbox's games chief is now saying they'll go multi-platform on a "game by game basis." Does it make sense?

The big controversy surrounding Xbox pertains to whether or not it plans to keep delivering exclusive games to Xbox customers on console. Microsoft itself doesn't even seem to know yet.

Windows Central

Wanted: one million Aussies, Kiwis to learn AI skills

Microsoft wants to train at least one million Australians and New Zealanders in how to use AI tools over the next two years as part of a worldwide push.

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Did the best files app on Windows 11 just beat Microsoft's File Explorer again?

A preview up to Files, a third-party file explorer, just received a preview update that makes it look even better when compared to the default File Explorer on Windows 11.

Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft allows Windows 11 to be installed on older, unsupported hardware but specifically nixes official support — minimum requirements for full compatibility remain unchanged

Microsoft says you can install Windows 11 on incompatible hardware but does not guarantee a stable experience.

Fortune

Inflection CEO talks rebuilding a startup, AI 'in dialogue with the planet' and working with Trump

Sean White was tapped by Reid Hoffman earlier this year to take over as CEO of Inflection, after co-founders and most of the staff were hired by Microsoft.

TechRadar

Microsoft keeps trying to tempt us back to using Edge, with a new upgrade that makes browsing quicker and smoother even on older PCs

Microsoft’s Edge update speeds up browsing, improving performance on older or low-spec PCs, giving users another reason to switch from Chrome.

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LiveScience

New quantum computing milestone smashes entanglement world record

Researchers have made significant progress in the quest for scalable and fault-tolerant quantum computers after entangling the most logical qubits on record.

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Don't cry for HoloLens, Meta keeps spatial computing alive on Windows 11 with new Quest 3 update

Meta's latest Horizon OS v72 update lets you Remote Desktop to your Windows 11 PC, simply by looking at it.

Fortune

AI boom makes European universities the new Harvard and Stanford for tech talent

Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch’s Parisian alma mater is a breeding ground for France’s $2.3 billion AI talent boom.

Windows Central

Microsoft launches Mixed Reality Link for Windows 11 — connect your PC to your Meta Quest headset!

The Mixed Reality Link for Windows 11 is now available in preview, and lets you connect up to three virtual monitors with your Meta Quest headset.

Tom’s Guide

Microsoft will let you install Windows 11 on unsupported PCs after all — what you need to know

Can you actually install Windows 11 on unsupported PCs without a TPM 2.0 chip? Here's the truth.

Windows Central

An emoji button may be coming to the Taskbar on Windows 11

A hidden option in the latest Windows 11 preview build suggests an emoji button will be landing on your Taskbar soon.

Windows Central

Google CEO throws a lethal jab at Microsoft's AI efforts: "I would love to do a side-by-side comparison of our models. They're using someone else's models."

Google CEO Sundar Pichai admits AI progression and development will slow down in 2025. He says top AI labs will need to make significant breakthroughs in reasoning to continue scaling.

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