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| Kris Holt / Engadget: |
Microsoft unveils Copilot+ PCs as a new class of AI-capable Windows PCs with at least 40 TOPs of NPU performance, with several OEMs and chipmakers on board — The aim is to handle more AI processing locally rather than in the cloud. — We've been hearing rumblings for months now that Microsoft was working on so-called “AI PCs.”
More: The Official Microsoft Blog, Windows Blog, How-To Geek, HotHardware, The Verge, Ars Technica, iTnews, Windows Central, XDA Developers, Axios, PCWorld, ExtremeTech, Spyglass, AndroidGuys, iClarified, Digital Trends, TechRadar, Wccftech, Techaeris, MSPoweruser, Neowin, Bloomberg, and TweakTown
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LinkedIn: Ovi Barceló Hernández, John Crouch, Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Vivek Pradeep, and Satya Nadella
| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
Microsoft debuts the 13.8" and 15" Surface Laptop with new Qualcomm chips, up to 22 hours of battery, Wi-Fi 7, support for three 4K external monitors, from $1K+ — Microsoft has taken the wraps off the new Surface Laptop — an Arm-based laptop for consumers.
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| Umar Shakir / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils Recall for Windows 11, an AI-powered search tool for Copilot+ PCs that keeps track of users' actions and gives them an explorable timeline — Microsoft's launching Recall for Windows 11, a new tool that keeps track of everything you see and do on your computer and …
More: BleepingComputer, Windows Blog, Thurrott, Engadget, The Mirror, ZDNet, Petri IT Knowledgebase, Pureinfotech, Maginative, WinBuzzer, Digital Trends, SlashGear, Neowin, MSPoweruser, and Windows Latest
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft's new push for Windows PCs with Arm chips promises better emulation for non-native apps and Qualcomm chips that can best an M3 in a MacBook Air — Microsoft is confident that it finally nailed the transition to Arm chips — so confident that, this time around …
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Forums: r/hardware and r/apple
| David Pierce / The Verge: |
Microsoft debuts the new Surface Pro with optional OLED display and 5G, 90% faster than last gen, a Flex keyboard with haptic feedback, more, starting at $1K+ — Microsoft just announced the new Surface Pro, the latest in its lineup of tablet / laptop hybrid devices and the first in a new generation …
More: Windows Central, Engadget, 9to5Google, PhoneArena, WinBuzzer, and Android Headlines
| Jeremy Kahn / Fortune: |
A look at Satya Nadella's approach to pushing AI at Microsoft, as the company bets big on OpenAI and in-house models, but also on G42, Mistral, Figure, others — Something has caught Satya Nadella's attention. It's a small thing—just a five-letter word inside a box … | The Verge: |
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| PCWorld: |
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| Bloomberg: |
OpenAI pulls ChatGPT's Sky voice after users said it sounded like Scarlett Johansson, saying it is an actress' voice and wasn't chosen to be an “imitation” — - Selecting the Sky profile redirects ChatGPT users to Juniper — Company said it was not trying to imitate Johansson's voice
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Forums: Hacker News, r/technews, r/technology, r/OpenAI, and r/ChatGPT
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
DOJ announces the arrest of a Taiwanese national at JFK Airport who allegedly owned Incognito Market, a dark web site used by 200K+ to buy $100M+ worth of drugs — The owner and operator of Incognito Market, a dark web marketplace for selling illegal narcotics online, was arrested at the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York on May 18.| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
NY AG announces a $2B settlement with crypto lender Genesis, after claiming Genesis misled investors about its Gemini Earn program, leading to $1B+ in losses — WATCH NOW — New York Attorney General Letitia James is settling with crypto lender Genesis for $2 billion, in an effort to repay defrauded investors.| Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: |
Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein resigns, to be replaced by Goldman Sachs' head of strategy for asset and wealth management, Peter Mintzberg, on August 15 — Sonnenshein's replacement will be Peter Mintzberg, currently head of strategy for asset and wealth management at Goldman Sachs.
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| David Heaney / UploadVR: |
LG denies reports it canceled its partnership with Meta, three months after the companies agreed to develop XR devices, says it's “controlling its pace” — LG denied reports from Korean news outlets claiming it canceled its partnership with Meta, but said it is “controlling its pace”.
More: The Verge, Korea Joongang Daily, KED Global, Benzinga, Android Headlines, WinBuzzer, SlashGear, iPhone in Canada Blog, MIXED Reality News, Road to VR, and The Korea Herald
Forums: r/virtualreality, r/OculusQuest, and r/QuestPro
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with Sundar Pichai about Google I/O announcements, AI Overviews' high clickthrough rates, competing with OpenAI, future of search, AI advancements, and more — The head of Google sat down with Decoder last week to talk about the biggest advancements in AI, the future of Google Search, and the fate of the web.
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple releases iOS 17.5.1 and iPadOS 17.5.1 and says the bug allowing some deleted photos to reappear has now been fixed — Apple today released iOS 17.5.1 and iPadOS 17.5.1, minor updates to the iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 operating system updates that came out last September.
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X: @spercharged, @mysk_co, and @brandonbutch
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Austin Carr / Bloomberg: |
AltStore developers detail the significant hurdles facing those looking to open third-party iOS app stores in Europe; AltStore has had 100K+ downloads in the EU — The experience of AltStore shows the significant hurdles facing those looking to open third-party app stores in Europe.| Lawrence Bonk / Engadget: |
Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Samsung, and Lenovo joined Microsoft in debuting laptops featuring Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite or Plus chips and a dedicated Copilot key — They all have similar processors, but there are plenty of differences in design and functionality.
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| Alexandra S. Levine / Forbes: |
Child predators are flocking to AI-generated images of children on TikTok and Instagram, raising questions about how to handle the suggestive, fake images — Images of AI children on TikTok and Instagram are becoming magnets for many with a sexual interest in minors.| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
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