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Microsoft postpones the launch of its controversial Recall AI feature

Microsoft postpones the launch of its controversial Recall AI feature The company wants to get feedback from Windows Insider Program testers first. mariella moon   Fri, Jun 14, 2024   Microsoft Microsoft’s Recall AI feature won’t be launching with the first batch of Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs on June 18. In an update on the … Continue reading Microsoft postpones the launch of its controversial Recall AI feature →

Microsoft adds video and CTV ads (including Netflix inventory) to Advertising Editor

Company will start supporting video and connected TV ads in its Advertising Editor, including Netflix inventory across 10 countries. Anu Adegbola on June 4, 2024   Microsoft is expanding its advertising toolkit, now supporting Video and Connected TV (CTV) ads in its Advertising Editor. They are also including Netflix in its CTV network across 10 … Continue reading Microsoft adds video and CTV ads (including Netflix inventory) to Advertising Editor →

Russian online disinformation campaign targeted Paris Olympics, Microsoft reports

June 03, 2024 Russian online disinformation campaign targeted Paris Olympics, Microsoft reports The campaign, which includes falsified news websites and a feature-length documentary film, is specifically designed to denigrate the reputation of the International Olympic Committee. BY Reuters Russia has stepped up an online disinformation campaign which takes aim at France and the upcoming Paris Olympics, … Continue reading Russian online disinformation campaign targeted Paris Olympics, Microsoft reports →

Khan Academy and Microsoft are teaming up to give teachers a free AI assistant

May 21, 2024 Khan Academy and Microsoft are teaming up to give teachers a free AI assistant AI assistant Khanmigo can help time-strapped teachers come up with lesson ideas and test questions, the companies say. BY Steven Melendez Khan Academy’s AI assistant will now be free to K-12 teachers in the U.S., thanks to a new … Continue reading Khan Academy and Microsoft are teaming up to give teachers a free AI assistant →

Google might acquire HubSpot. Here’s why Microsoft should worry

May 23, 2024 Google might acquire HubSpot. Here’s why Microsoft should worry Buying HubSpot would make Google a competitor in the so-called customer relationship management sector, which Microsoft caters to. BY Reuters Google parent Alphabet’s potential acquisition of HubSpot, a U.S. marketing software maker with a market value of $31 billion, would boost its ability to … Continue reading Google might acquire HubSpot. Here’s why Microsoft should worry →

Could Microsoft President Brad Smith Fall Out Of Step With Brand Loyalists?

Could Microsoft President Brad Smith Fall Out Of Step With Brand Loyalists? by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, May 8, 2024 Microsoft President Brad Smith may have just created a deeper chasm between brand loyalists and those who are not, with the introduction of the company’s new AI hub. Smith agreed to have President Joe … Continue reading Could Microsoft President Brad Smith Fall Out Of Step With Brand Loyalists? →

Canva’s radical overhaul aims to destroy Microsoft Office and Google Workspace

 May 23, 2024 Canva’s radical overhaul aims to destroy Microsoft Office and Google Workspace Canva is gunning for the enterprise set with new tools and features that are a direct challenge to the incumbents. BY Jesus Diaz Canva announced today that it has completely redesigned its user experience. The update comes with a revamped interface that … Continue reading Canva’s radical overhaul aims to destroy Microsoft Office and Google Workspace →

Microsoft Recall, Johansson-Like AI Voice Overshadow Google Sandbox Concerns

Microsoft Recall, Johansson-Like AI Voice Overshadow Google Sandbox Concerns by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, May 22, 2024 Privacy is the topic of the day in my email inbox. Earlier this week Microsoft released a feature called Recall that takes screenshots of a user’s laptop every few seconds. The images are stored on the PC. … Continue reading Microsoft Recall, Johansson-Like AI Voice Overshadow Google Sandbox Concerns →

Antitrust lawyers argue that Google and Apple’s innovations are thanks to epic 1998 Microsoft trial

May 01, 2024 Antitrust lawyers argue that Google and Apple’s innovations are thanks to epic 1998 Microsoft trial  DOJ: ‘Thank us later.’ BY Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department’s double-barreled antitrust attack on Google’s dominant search and Apple’s trendsetting iPhone is reviving memories of the epic battle that hobbled Microsoft before it roared back to yet … Continue reading Antitrust lawyers argue that Google and Apple’s innovations are thanks to epic 1998 Microsoft trial →