Microsoft is continuing to roll out in-house AI models, further decreasing its reliance on long-standing partnership with OpenAI. Today, the company introduced MAI-Image-1, its first internally-developed image-generating AI model. According to the blog post , MAI-Image-1 is particularly good for creating photorealistic results, and can generate natural lighting and landscapes. For now, the model is
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Microsoft Copilot is now powered by GPT-5 too, mostly
Image: Microsoft Microsoft has added GPT-5 to Copilot, a day after adding OpenAI’s open-source GPT model to its local services. GPT-5, which also powers ChatGPT, is now live within Copilot, at copilot.microsoft.com, Microsoft said Thursday. Presumably the same model will eventually power the Copilot application running on top of Windows PCs, but the Windows app
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Microsoft finally fixes the worst thing about Excel’s pivot tables
Image: Microsoft Data wonks, rejoice! Pivot tables now automatically refresh themselves in a new beta version of Microsoft Excel. You might expect that pivot tables—which can be used to summarize rows and columns of data into a digestible “number”—would automatically refresh when the data within changes. Charts already do that, for example. But, until now
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Microsoft adds Markdown formatting to Notepad
Image: Microsoft A new version of Notepad for Windows 11 was released with support for Markdown, the popular markup language for all kinds of text. The update adds support for subheadings, italics and bold text, strikethrough text, and links. Not all users are happy about Microsoft adding new features to Notepad, as the app is
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Microsoft kills the iconic Windows ‘Blue Screen of Death.’ It
Image: Mashka/Shutterstock.com Almost every Windows user has encountered the legendary “Blue Screen of Death” (or BSOD for short) at least once. More than anything else, the infamous error screen is characterized by its bright blue color, the sad smiley face, and the bluntly plain “An error has occurred” message, which combine to make the screen
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Own Microsoft Office & Windows 11 for life—all for $55
Image: StackCommerce TL;DR: Get a lifetime license for Microsoft Office Pro 2021 and Windows 11 Pro for just $54.97 (reg. $418.99). If your PC is still running outdated software—or worse, you’re still paying monthly fees for essential tools—it’s time for an upgrade. For just $54.97, you can score a lifetime license to both Microsoft Office Professional
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You Can Get Microsoft Visual Studio Pro 2022 and a Full Coding Course for Under $60
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Credit: StackSocial If you want to begin coding—either for a career shift, a hobby, or just to better understand your favorite apps—this bundle is worth a look. You can get Microsoft Visual Studio Professional...
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Microsoft is laying off 3 percent of its global workforce
As first reported by CNBC , Microsoft will be laying off 3 percent of its global workforce in an aim to streamline its operations and thin out its management structure. The layoffs will be felt across all teams, levels and regions within the company and are not performance-based. In a statement to CNBC , a
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Microsoft slaps down Egyptian-run rent-a-phish operation
Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit has conducted a successful takedown of almost 250 malicious websites used in the cyber criminal ONNX phishing-as-a-service operation By Alex Scroxton, Security Editor Published: 21 Nov 2024 19:29 Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has scored a major win against the cyber criminal underworld after leading an operation to seize 240 fraudulent websites
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Microsoft Office 2024 is now on Amazon, no subscription needed
Image: Microsoft Earlier this month, Microsoft finally released the latest version of Microsoft Office that isn’t tied to Microsoft 365, meaning you can now buy access to the latest versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with a one-time payment instead of shelling out cash on a subscription. With Office 2024, Microsoft promises improved performance, updated