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Reçu — 16 janvier 2025 ⏭

Microsoft's new 'Microsoft 365' rebranding has us all perplexed. Again.

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Par : [email protected] (Jez Corden)
16 janvier 2025 à 15:09
Microsoft Office is one of the world's most recognizable brands, used by billions. The first rebrand to "Microsoft 365" was dumb by itself, but yesterday, the firm made it even dumber.

Microsoft 365 Copilot

Revamped Copilot for Business: Microsoft's answer to gimmicky AI tool allegations?

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Par : [email protected] (Kevin Okemwa)
16 janvier 2025 à 11:21
Microsoft recently unveiled Copilot Chat — "a new offering that adds pay-as-you-go agents to our existing free chat experience for Microsoft 365 commercial customers."

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in front of the Microsoft Copilot AI logo.

Microsoft Teams is about to get this feature it should have had on day one

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
16 janvier 2025 à 09:23
Microsoft Teams will soon let you choose where notifications appear on the screen. The option is in testing now and should roll out to everyone soon.

Microsoft Teams app and logo running on a laptop and smartphone.

OpenAI gets a step closer to being "the everything app" — ChatGPT mimics Siri with ability to schedule recurring tasks and set reminders

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Par : [email protected] (Kevin Okemwa)
15 janvier 2025 à 16:09
OpenAI recently announced the launch of a new ChatGPT feature dubbed tasks in beta. The AI chatbot will automate several tasks, making work easier.

In this photo illustration OpenAI icon is displayed on a mobile phone screen in Ankara, Turkiye on August 13, 2024.

Mail & Calendar is dead, left inoperable by Microsoft, but this clone of the app lives

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
15 janvier 2025 à 14:11
Microsoft has made its Mail & Calendar app on Windows inoperable. A third-party app called Wino Mail attempts to fill the gap left by Microsoft.

Wino Mail app on Windows 11

Microsoft stops tricking people into using Bing instead of Google, at least on Chrome

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
15 janvier 2025 à 08:05
Google accused Microsoft of attempting to deceive people recently with a Bing interface that looks like the UI of Google. Microsoft appears to have rolled back the interface.

Bing search

15 Essential PowerShell commands every Windows 11 users should know

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Par : [email protected] (Mauro Huculak)
15 janvier 2025 à 08:00
PowerShell is a cross-platform command-line interface, but it's only a great tool if you know what commands to run. In this guide, I will outline the top 15 cmdlets that everyone should use to navigate and perform tasks in this shell.

PowerShell basic commands

Amazon AGI lead says "several technical hurdles" delay revamped Alexa release: "Hallucinations have to be close to zero"

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Par : [email protected] (Kevin Okemwa)
15 janvier 2025 à 06:18
Amazon is reportedly encountering "several technical hurdles," including hallucinations, seemingly preventing it from shipping the revamped Alexa to broad availability.

Amazon Alexa logo is displayed on a smartphone with AI symbol in the background.

Sam Altman claims knowing what questions to ask trumps raw intelligence as AI advances — Users struggle to realize Copilot and ChatGPT's full potential, owing to poor prompt engineering skills

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Par : [email protected] (Kevin Okemwa)
15 janvier 2025 à 04:59
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently claimed that AI is reducing the importance of raw intelligence, as figuring out what questions to ask gains precedence.

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.

Microsoft renders Mail & Calendar apps inoperable as it forces users over to the new Outlook on Windows

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Par : [email protected] (Zac Bowden)
15 janvier 2025 à 04:00
Microsoft announced last year that it would be retiring the Windows Mail & Calendar apps in favor of the new Outlook at the end of 2024. As of January 1, these apps are no longer functional and will refuse to send or receive any more emails.

The Windows Mail app in Search

Meta to trim 5% of its workforce, focusing on underperformers — Mark Zuckerberg says the move will "raise the bar" on performance management

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Par : [email protected] (Kevin Okemwa)
14 janvier 2025 à 17:02
Meta will make performance-based cuts, slated to impact approximately 5% of its workforce based on performance. The company CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the move will "raise the bar" on performance management.

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc.

Microsoft addresses the 'elephant in the room,' discusses upcoming end of Windows 10 support

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
14 janvier 2025 à 14:12
Windows 10 will reach end of support later this year, and Microsoft has sent out a reminder outlining people's options.

Former Microsoft Executive Vice President Terry Myerson stands in front of a presentation about Windows 10

Why create a playable version of Tetris within a PDF? 'Why not?'

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
14 janvier 2025 à 12:26
A security analyst created a playable version of Tetris that lives within a PDF file. Gameplay is a janky, but the project shows a unique way to use inputs and outputs within a PDF file.

A playable version of Tetris within a PDF file viewed in the Chrome browser.

Microsoft Teams marches closer to letting you skip meetings, don't tell your boss

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
14 janvier 2025 à 10:07
Microsoft Teams will soon have a Copilot feature that suggests questions to ask in a meeting based on what's already been discussed.

Microsoft Teams logo with a keyboard behind it.

A secret UI project resurfaces from the 'Microsoft Graveyard' to spruce up Edge with a modern Windows 11 aesthetic

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Par : [email protected] (Kevin Okemwa)
14 janvier 2025 à 06:02
Microsoft is working on a new project called Phoenix. The project will revamp Microsoft Edge's look and feel to align with Windows 11's modern appeal and aesthetics.

Microsoft Edge web browser app in App Store seen displayed on a smartphone.

Is software engineering dead in the water? Mark Zuckerberg says mid-level AI engineers might claim coding jobs from professionals at Meta in 2025

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Par : [email protected] (Kevin Okemwa)
14 janvier 2025 à 05:38
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently indicated AI might claim coding jobs from engineers in 2025. He admitted the approach might be expensive but it'll get more efficient over time with the mid-level AI engineers writing code for apps and AI.

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc.

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