Cybersecurity pros get an early Christmas gift from Microsoft
Vole gives a manageable patch Tuesday
In a rare show of seasonal goodwill, software king of the world Microsoft appears to have played Santa Claus to cybersecurity professionals this December, delivering a Patch Tuesday that’s more “calm winter’s evening” than a “frenzied snowstorm.”
Harvard’s million-book giveaway
AI’s new playground
Harvard University has released a dataset of nearly one million public-domain books, ready and waiting to train the next generation of artificial intelligence overlords.
OpenAI staffer declares AGI is here
Definately, maybe
The AI revolution is already here according to one rather excited OpenAI staffer.
Microsoft shareholders gives thumbs down to Bitcoin
Plan to replace real money with imaginary money a bit silly
The software King of the World, Microsoft, has decided not to invest in the Bitcoin Ponzi scheme, which would have transferred some of its real assets to the imaginary currency.
Microsoft expands Recall preview
Wider rollout for Intel and AMD-based PCs
Software king of the world, Microsoft is widening the rollout of the Recall Preview to include Dev Channel Windows Insiders running AMD and Intel-based Copilot+ PCs.
AI will replace web browsers says Microsoft
Microsoft's AI CEO predicts
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman predicts that conversational AI will become the primary way people interact with technology, effectively replacing traditional web browsers and search engines within the next few years.
Microsoft winds down production of Surface Studio 2+
Curtains for Ultra-Premium All-in-One
Software King of the World, Microsoft has ended production on the Surface Studio 2+, its ultra-premium all-in-one desktop PC designed for creatives and commercial customers.
Vole faces £1 Billion Cloud overcharge case in UK
Outlook is cloudy
Software King of the World, Microsoft is staring down the barrel of a potential £1 billion payout if a colossal class action lawsuit brought by UK businesses succeeds.
Microsoft sticks to guns
TPM 2.0 required for Windows 11 Upgrade
Software King of the World Microsoft has told the world+dog that its stringent TPM 2.0 system requirement for upgrading to Windows 11 is non-negotiable.
Mark Zuckerberg snubs his Llama in favour of OpenAI’s GPT-4
Open relationship
While Mark Zuckerberg has been telling world+dog that Meta’s Llama AI model is the bee’s knees he has been using OpenAI’s GPT-4 model behind the scenes.