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Microsoft AI CEO claims any content published online is "freeware" to help train AI — and people are not happy

Although AI is trained on data published online, Microsoft AI CEO still sees the need for greater governance.

TechRadar

Stock Market Forecast H2 2024: Will the 'AI Rally' Get a Reality Check?

Defying all pessimism, the S&P 500 Index rose almost 15% in the first half of 2024 on the back of strength in AI stocks. Here's the stock market forecast for the back half of 2024, and the key events that investors should watch.

Barchart

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's tech museum shut down with vintage computing collection slated for auction

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's estate recently indicated it's closing the Living Computers Museum + Labs in Seattle permanently. The rare technology items will be auctioned and the proceeds will be channeled to charitable causes.

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Microsoft puts final touches on its new ad within Windows 11, rolls it out to Canary Channel Insiders

Windows Insiders in the Canary and Beta Channels have new builds of Windows 11 to test. The Canary Channel build includes a controversial advertisement for Game Pass within the Settings app.

Windows Central

AWS is making it easier for start-ups to use its cloud services

Amazon Web Services has doubled the amount of cloud credits certain startups can get to help them even more.

TechRadar

Windows 11's new Start menu sidebar for Phone Link is unnecessary and only adds more clutter

Microsoft is building a new sidebar to show mobile devices alongside the Start menu, but I don't believe this is the correct design approach. Here's what I think about this feature.

Windows Central

As Microsoft finally makes Windows on ARM good, Lenovo has made one of the best laptops I've ever used

The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x (Gen 9) is one of the first Windows laptops powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon X series of ARM SoCs. It's a new generation, and here are my thoughts.

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The Biggest Edtech Companies Are Going All In on AI. Here's Why

Edtech is all about AI these days, from tech giants to startups and everything in between. We talked to some executives about the potential they see for AI technology and learning.

Tech&Learning

Copilot+ PCs make Windows fun again — I've been waiting for this moment for 23 years

There's a lot to love about the new Snapdragon X Elite-armed Copilot+ PC hardware, but that's not what caught my affection.

Tom’s Guide

Huawei succeeds where Microsoft failed miserably — HarmonyOS now on almost one billion devices, and China's largest mobile phone manufacturer has completely eliminated Android

Huawei’s mobile OS is on nearly a billion devices in China, and its new HarmonyOS Next removes all traces of Android.

TechRadar

Not David vs. Goliath: Japan and Korea are making startups work with large conglomerates in a twist on the Silicon Valley model

Japan and South Korea believe that startups and large conglomerates work better when they work together.

Fortune

Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition vs. MacBook Pro 14 M3: Which is better?

Let's see what a Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition vs. MacBook Pro 14 M3 matchup looks like.

Laptop

FreeDOS open-source text-based OS turns 30, still in active development and primarily used for retro gaming

Jim Hall built FreeDOS as an answer to Windows 3.1 and Windows 95. 30 years later, the command-line operating system is still alive and kicking and getting a renaissance thanks to retro gaming.

Tom’s Hardware

Goodbye Natick! Microsoft has given up on one of its coolest projects ever — underwater data center pilot canned despite successful outcomes and won't come back

Microsoft has confirmed that it has cancelled Project Natick, its incredibly successful subsea data center trial.

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Microsoft's Copilot+ PC exclusive features are a bad joke, even for AI fans

Microsoft is trying to get you to buy a Copilot+ PC based on three exclusive Windows features that nobody wants or needs.

Fortune

Execs should urge workers to return to the office to help San Francisco, Fed president says

"Talk about what you need to fix and also encourage your people to come back to work," San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said.

Tom’s Hardware

Best Buy listings show Ryzen AI 300 laptops coming on July 28 — retailer moves availability date back by two weeks

Retail giant Best Buy moved the availability of several Asus laptops with Ryzen AI 300 chips from July 14 to 28, confirming the rumors that AMD is pushing back the release date of some of its latest processors.

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3 Mega-Cap Stocks to Consider Before They're Worth $1 Trillion

Mega-cap stocks are the flavor of the season, and these three big names are the next set of contenders racing towards the $1 trillion market cap club.

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This Windows 11 setting can ruin your Copilot+ PC gaming — how to turn off Automatic Super Resolution

A new Windows 11 setting made just for Copilot+ PCs isn't meshing well with many games, even games the setting is supposedly compatible with.

Tom’s Guide

How to make music with AI using Suno

Anyone can become a rock or pop star in minutes thanks to the AI music platform Suno

The Guardian - UK

AI drive brings Microsoft’s ‘green moonshot’ down to earth in west London

Tech firm’s bid to remove more CO2 than it produces is being tested as AI spawns new energy-hungry datacentres

The Texas Tribune

Essay: Life on the trail with Kinky

A Texas Tribune editor recalls working on the 2006 independent gubernatorial campaign of Kinky Friedman.

Laptop

This Copilot+ PC isn't living up to its claimed marathon battery life

Battery life should be one of the big wins for Windows on ARM laptops; our benchmarks mainly support that claim. However, the most powerful of the new Copilot+ PCs is also the weakest regarding battery life.

The Independent UK

European Union's competition boss signals fresh AI scrutiny for Microsoft-OpenAI deal and Google

The European Union is escalating its scrutiny of the artificial intelligence industry, including taking a fresh look into Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar partnership with OpenAI

Windows Central

Ever put content on the web? Microsoft says that it's okay for them to steal it because it's 'freeware.'

Microsoft's CEO of AI said at a recent event that content on the web is fair game for training AI, being copied, and being reproduced. The comments will likely spark controversy, since Microsoft and other tech giants are being sued for doing what the CEO described.

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