MS Build 2023
Microsoft Build 2023 kicks off online and in-person May 23 through 25, and it’s clear from the agenda that AI will be the focal point. The annual conference has long showcased Microsoft’s latest updates to Windows, Azure and other platforms for engineers and developers. And this year, CEO Satya Nadella is likely to hone in on how AI will be integrated into those products.
Microsoft launches an AI tool to take the pain out of building websites
Microsoft wants to take the pain out of designing web pages. AI is its solution. Today marks the launch of Copilot in Power Pages in preview for U.S. customers, an…
Microsoft’s Azure AI Studio lets developers build their own AI ‘copilots’
Microsoft wants companies to build their own AI-powered “copilots” — using tools on Azure and machine learning models from its close partner OpenAI, of course. Today at its annual Build…
Microsoft aims to extend its ecosystem of AI-powered apps and services, called “copilots,” with plug-ins from third-party developers. Today at its annual Build conference, Microsoft announced that it’s adopting the…
Microsoft launches Fabric, a new end-to-end data and analytics platform
Microsoft today launched Microsoft Fabric, a new end-to-end data and analytics platform (not to be confused with Azure Service Fabric). The new platform centers around Microsoft’s OneLake data lake, but…
Microsoft is launching a new AI-powered moderation service that it says is designed to foster safer online environments and communities. Called Azure AI Content Safety, the new offering, available through…
Microsoft’s cloud-hosted developer workstations will soon be generally available
Microsoft today announced that its Dev Box, a cloud-hosted Windows-based developer workstation in the cloud, will become generally available in July. These machines will now come in a wider variety…
Microsoft is building its ChatGPT-based Bing experience right into Windows 11 — and adding a few twists that allow users to ask the chatbot to change their Windows settings, too.…
In its early days, the Microsoft Store (which was previously known as the Windows Store), had a bit of a middling reputation, in part because it was full of low-quality…
Balenciaga Pope. Fake Pentagon explosions. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell AI-generated images apart from the real thing, sometimes to disastrous effect. A solution remains elusive. But Microsoft’s making an…
Microsoft brings avatars to Teams enterprise customers to spruce up meetings
Is the tedium of videoconferencing getting you down? Fret not. You’ll be pleased to know that, if you’re a Teams users, avatars are now generally available for all Microsoft 365…
