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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, Reuters, XDA Developers, Thurrott, PCWorld, Washington Post, HP Press Center, Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, Windows Blog, MSPoweruser, and TweakTown
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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: Engadget, ZDNet, Axios, Windows Central, Windows Blog, Neowin, MSPoweruser, and Windows Latest
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| 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: |
A blog stream of everything announced at Microsoft's Surface and Windows AI event — Are you ready for Microsoft's latest Windows on Arm push? That's what we're expecting at today's Surface and Windows AI event. — Rumors suggest Microsoft will unveil a new Arm-powered Surface Pro 10 …
More: The Verge, 9to5Google, XDA Developers, Tom's Hardware, Neowin, and MSPoweruser
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| 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, MobileSyrup, and MSPoweruser
| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
Microsoft debuts the 13.8" and 15" Surface Laptop, with Snapdragon X Elite, up to 22 hours of battery life, Wi-Fi 7, and support for three 4K external monitors — Microsoft has taken the wraps off the new Surface Laptop — an Arm-based laptop for consumers.
More: Windows Central, 9to5Google, Engadget, Tom's Guide, Quartz, MSPoweruser, and Neowin
| 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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X: @therealadamg, @openai, @elidourado, @tomgara, @luke_metro, @mikeisaac, @carnage4life, @dkardonsky_, @autismcapital, @mgsiegler, @nickadobos, and @bindureddy
Forums: Hacker News, r/ChatGPT, and r/OpenAI
| 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.
More: CNET, Business Insider, Search Engine Journal, and The Decoder
Threads: @ethank, @daveleebbg, @reckless1280, @reckless1280, and @reckless1280. Mastodon: @glenngabe@mas.to. X: @kristileilani
| Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: |
Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein resigns, to be replaced by the head of strategy for asset and wealth manager at Goldman Sachs, Peter Mintzberg, on August 15 — Sonnenshein's replacement will be Peter Mintzberg, currently head of strategy for asset and wealth management at Goldman Sachs.
More: GlobeNewswire News Room, Wall Street Journal, DL News, The Block, CNBC, Blockworks, Decrypt, Financial Times, Fortune, Reuters, Crypto Briefing, Proactive, CoinJournal, Cryptonews, Bloomberg, Forkast, The Crypto Times, Watcher Guru, Cryptopolitan, crypto.news, Bitcoin Insider, CoinGape, Bitcoinist.com, Cointelegraph, and CryptoPotato. LinkedIn: Michael Sonnenshein
| Chae-Yeon Kim / KED Global: |
Sources: LG has ended its Meta partnership due to a lack of “synergy”, three months after the companies agreed to develop XR devices; LG may partner with Amazon — Industry sources say LG, recently cut ties, may have seen little synergy from its collaboration with Meta on XR devices| 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.
More: NY State Attorney General, The Block, Blockworks, Decrypt, The Verge, Quartz, crypto.news, CoinGape, Crypto Briefing, Cointelegraph, Coinpedia Fintech News, Proactive, Coinspeaker, Cryptonews, and CryptoSlate. Forums: r/CryptoCurrency
| 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.| Financial Times: |
PE firm EQT is in advanced talks to buy video game services company Keywords Studios for £2.2B, or £25.5 per share, a 70%+ premium on Friday's close — Private equity firm has already made four unsolicited proposals for Keywords Studios — European private equity group EQT … Sponsor Posts
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