Dell kills XPS, unveils pricey premium laptops
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New flagship kit packs Copilot, RTX power and sky-high prices

Grey Box Shifter, Dell has finally stuck a fork in its long-running XPS line and wheeled out the Dell Premium 14 and 16, the new laptops feature Intel's Core Ultra 200H series chips and a full dose of AI fluff from Windows 11.

OpenAI leaves Microsoft's Copilot stuck in the slow lane
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Corporates don't want Copilot

Software King of the World, Microsoft is finding out the hard way that even a decades-long grip on the enterprise world does not mean workers will touch its AI with a bargepole.

GitHub adds AI price sting
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Tuesday, 24 June 2025 10:25

GitHub adds AI price sting


Copilot fans discover metered billing is the new paywall

GitHub’s latest attempt to squeeze a few more bob from its users involves slapping monthly caps on high-powered AI features unless you’re willing to cough up extra.

OpenAI boss says vibe coding has sucked the fun out of dev work
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Human engineers  stuck doing the boring bits

OpenAI cofounder and president Greg Brockman [pictured] reckons AI-driven software development has turned human coders into overqualified Q&As.

Microsoft stuffs Windows 11 with AI
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Wednesday, 07 May 2025 09:03

Microsoft stuffs Windows 11 with AI


Windows 11 getting more AI tools than you can poke a stick at

The Software King of the World, Microsoft is flooding Windows 11 with new AI tools but only Copilot+ PCs with Snapdragon X chips can run them, with Intel and AMD hardware coming later.

Microsoft’s copilot is unpopular
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Monday, 28 April 2025 09:23

Microsoft’s copilot is unpopular


Vole's AI dreams tun to nightmares

Software King of the World, Microsoft’s big AI push is falling flat, with its Copilot assistant stuck at 20 million users a week while ChatGPT soars past 400 million. Despite stuffing Copilot into Windows, slapping a dedicated key on keyboards, and burning billions, the software giant cannot get punters to care.

Vole’s top trio roasted by its own bot
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Monday, 07 April 2025 10:46

Vole’s top trio roasted by its own bot


AI cracks jokes as Microsoft marks half a century

The Software King of the World Microsoft celebrated its 50th birthday by wheeling out all three of its CEOs for a bit of self-inflicted ridicule—with help from its AI lapdog, Copilot.

Nearly a third of AI chatbots share data
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Friday, 21 February 2025 09:05

Nearly a third of AI chatbots share data


Google Gemini does the most evil 

AI chatbots are harvesting user data at an alarming rate, with 30 per cent of them handing it over to third parties, including data brokers.

AI, big data and cloud dominate hiring trends
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Wednesday, 12 February 2025 09:23

AI, big data and cloud dominate hiring trends


GlobalData data report

According to the latest beancounters at GlobalData, the global job market experienced a 1.4 per cent year-over-year (YoY) growth in 2024, with AI, big data, and cloud computing emerging as key drivers of hiring trends.

Vole rebrands its Copilot for businesses
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Wednesday, 15 January 2025 21:28

Vole rebrands its Copilot for businesses


Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat

Software King of the World, Microsoft is relaunching its free Copilot for businesses as Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, complete with the ability to use AI agents.