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AI News & Trends
Microsoft Opens 60,000-Employee Exit Offer Amid AI Spending
Microsoft is offering buyouts at unusual scale. The company said on Monday, October 26, that about 60,000 employees across multiple…
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Consumer Technology
PlayStation Plus Pricing Shows the Cost of Going Digital
PlayStation Plus costs more now. Since its June 2010 debut, Sony’s gaming service has moved from a modest single-tier bonus…
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AI Agents & Automation
Microsoft’s Agent Swarm Trades Central Control for Collective Coding
Microsoft is removing the manager from multi-agent coding. Microsoft Research has open-sourced Agensh, a decentralized harness for large teams of…
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AI in Healthcare
Microsoft’s Medical AI Takes Aim at the Hardest Diagnoses
Microsoft’s newest medical AI has delivered a striking result: in a controlled simulation, it diagnosed complex cases more than twice…
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AI Agents & Automation
AI Agents Learn to Improve Their Own Tools Without Retraining
AI agents may not need a new model every time they fail. Google Research has open-sourced Harness², a framework designed…
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Augmented & Virtual Reality
Why Building a DIY VR Headset Takes More Than Parts
Virtual reality came back strong with the release of the Oculus Rift in 2016, but the technology’s path since then…
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Data & Digital Privacy
AI Workplace Surveillance Outruns Privacy Protections
The workplace is becoming a data collection site. Employers are using CCTV, instant-message tracking, card-swipe records and keystroke monitoring to…
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Consumer Technology
Why Your New Storage Drive Shows Less Space Than Expected
Buy a drive marked 512GB and Windows may show only 477GB available. Choose a 1TB drive and the number can…
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Consumer Technology
The Office Subscription Escape Hatch Is Getting More Interesting
Microsoft wants Office to live in the subscription era, but the choice is no longer simple. Free online tools, lifetime…
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Consumer Technology
Surface Laptop Ultra Tests the Limits of Local AI
Microsoft wants one laptop to do everything. The Surface Laptop Ultra comes close, combining developer-focused hardware, local AI tools, and…
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