LinkedIn experiments with short TikTok-like video feed in mobile app
LinkedIn is testing a feed of short videos in its mobile app, Microsoft's business social media platform confirms to TechCrunch. The new feed should give LinkedIn the same video functionality as TikTok or Instagram.
Austin Null, a media strategy specialist, discovered LinkedIn's new video functi... Read more
Microsoft understands that AI is more than a Copilot button
Microsoft has once again shaken up its management. Pavan Davuluri, who has been heading the Surface division since September, now also heads the Windows team. The two divisions were separated last September after the previous head of both divisions suddenly left for Amazon. That these are now being... Read more
Microsoft Teams gets Copilot and other updated AI features
Microsoft Teams is getting new AI features to give users more insight into what they discussed during meetings and video calls. Copilot also helps compose and enhance chat messages. New features for hybrid video conferencing are coming as well.
Starting in May, Copilot will also provide informa... Read more
It is now possible to add AI to .NET apps within a few clicks
Smart Components allows developers to add AI features to existing .NET software.
Adding AI can take weeks of development time because developers have to focus on redesigning the UI or exploring machine learning and prompt engineering. Smart Components should change that. To this end, Microsoft h... Read more
China blocks Windows, Intel and AMD for government use
The Chinese government has made the decision to run its IT infrastructure entirely on homegrown hardware and software. From now on, municipalities, ministries and other government agencies will not be allowed to use Windows computers or Intel and AMD chips.
In late December, China's IT security ... Read more
Outlook gets more secure with new phishing feature
Microsoft is releasing new security features for Outlook admins and users. The update also makes it easier to start a Teams chat from within the email program.
For example, administrators can set "Report Phishing" and "Report Junk" actions through the "User Reported Settings". Here, they can act... Read more
Microsoft scoops up Inflection AI, will pay €600 million
Microsoft took over much of the staff and licenses of AI startup Inflection AI last week. In compensation, the tech giant is now paying $650 million (€601 million).
Microsoft recently announced that it had recruited two out of three Inflection AI's founders, Mustafa Suleyman and Karén Simonya... Read more
Microsoft presents business Surface laptops with AI-ready chips
Microsoft is unveiling two new Surface laptops that target a business audience. Both models are equipped with Intel chips. The software was also revamped, allowing administrators to configure colleagues' work laptops more easily.
The Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 are the latest models wit... Read more
Windows and Exchange Servers crash after March 2024 update
The latest Windows and Exchange Server update is causing domain controllers to crash. The problems occur on Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022, Exchange Server 2019 and Exchange Server 2016.
Several Windows administrators say they are experiencing outages on updated domain controllers. Th... Read more
Windows 11 Insiders can use Android device as webcam
All Windows 11 Insiders, whether from the Canary or Dev Channel, have received new functionality that allows them to use their Android smartphones or tablets as web cameras for their PC or laptop. Microsoft indicates that the rollout of this feature is progressing steadily.
The new feature allow... Read more