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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.”
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| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
Microsoft debuts the 13.8" and 15" Surface Laptop with Snapdragon X Elite, 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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| 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, Thurrott, Engadget, Neowin, MSPoweruser, and Quartz
| 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 …
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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 …
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| Brandon Hill / Tom's Hardware: |
Acer, Dell, HP, and Lenovo all joined Microsoft in debuting laptops featuring Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite or Plus chips, some promising multi-day battery life — Qualcomm fires an AI-infused salvo at AMD, Intel, and Apple with the help of Microsoft and its OEM partners
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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/ChatGPT, r/technews, 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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| 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, The Decoder, and Search Engine Roundtable
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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.| Austin Carr / Bloomberg: |
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