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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: PCWorld, Washington Post, Bloomberg, and TweakTown
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| The Verge: |
A live blog of 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 and Surface Laptop 6 devices and a host of new AI features for Windows.
More: Engadget, The Verge, Tom's Hardware, and MSPoweruser
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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 …
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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: Axios, Windows Central, Engadget, MSPoweruser, and Windows Latest
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| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
More: Windows Central, Engadget, and MSPoweruser
| 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/ChatGPT, and r/OpenAI
| 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.
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| 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.| 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 and The Decoder
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| 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 … | Sophie Shulman / CTech: |
CyberArk acquires machine identity management company Venafi from Thoma Bravo in a deal valued at around $1.54B; Thoma Bravo bought Venafi for $1.15B in 2020 — The Israeli company is purchasing the machine identity management company from Thoma Bravo as it looks to combine Venafi's machine … Sponsor Posts
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