Google and Microsoft are still riding the AI wave.

Demand for cloud services boosted both companies’ revenue in the last quarter. Microsoft and Google are proving there’s money to be made in generative AI—at least when there are cloud services to sell along with it. While investors may be growing impatient with Mark Zuckerberg’s far-sighted AI dreams, things looked rosier for other competitors in the BigContinue reading “Google and Microsoft are still riding the AI wave.”

Can Microsoft Copilot actually do the things in its Super Bowl ad?

It’s more complicated than it looks. In life, there will be people who tell you that you can’t do things like open a business or get a degree. But with Microsoft’s AI helper here to design your logos and quiz you in chemistry, you can now tell those people, “Watch me.” At least that’s theContinue reading “Can Microsoft Copilot actually do the things in its Super Bowl ad?”

Microsoft wants to automatically launch its Copilot AI on some Windows 11 devices.

You might see Copilot start automatically opening on Windows 11 soon, but only with certain display situations. Microsoft has started testing a change to Windows 11 that will see its AI-powered Copilot feature automatically open when Windows starts on “widescreen devices.” The change is being tested as part of Microsoft’s latest Dev Channel preview ofContinue reading “Microsoft wants to automatically launch its Copilot AI on some Windows 11 devices.”

Prompt engineering leading AI software design innovations.

“You can have GitHub Copilot from me when you pry it from my cold, dead hands,” a Microsoft engineer says. Ask John Montgomery, Microsoft corporate VP of product, how he thinks AI is affecting his work, and he’ll tell you that he’s bullish on the technology—particularly GitHub’s programming helper Copilot. “You can have GitHub CopilotContinue reading “Prompt engineering leading AI software design innovations.”

Microsoft rebrands its AI-powered Bing Chat as Copilot.

The company has also announced more Copilot AI features for its 365 apps. Microsoft is rebranding Bing Chat and is now simply calling it “Copilot,” giving its generative AI assistant a consistent identity across its products. Similarly, Bing Chat Enterprise will also just be known as Copilot, and it will be generally available starting on December 1.Continue reading “Microsoft rebrands its AI-powered Bing Chat as Copilot.”