Microsoft Recall sounded like a really cool idea, but it quickly turned out to be a security disaster. Instead of helping you As it turns out, remembering everything you did on your Windows PC could easily help a hacker do the same. As much as the company bungled the implementation, I do think there’s mileage … Read more
Microsoft has promised to make several changes to its upcoming Recall feature after a storm of controversy. It’s just been over a few weeks after the Redmond-based company announced Recall as one of a number of exclusive artificial intelligence (AI) features coming to new Copilot+ PCs, such as the Surface laptop 7 And Samsung Galaxy … Read more
Dedicated AI hardware devices like the Rabbit R1 and the Humane AI Pin have so far failed to gain traction in the market, as they are few gimmicks in a world accustomed to versatile workhorses like the iPhone. The Humane AI Pin has a futuristic look, but it just doesn’t work very well. This is … Read more
June 8, 2024NewsroomArtificial intelligence/privacy Microsoft said Friday it will disable the much-criticized artificial intelligence (AI)-based Recall feature by default and make it opt-in. Currently in preview and available exclusively for Copilot+ PCs on June 18, 2024, Recall functions as an “explorable visual timeline” by taking screenshots of what appears on users’ screens every five seconds, … Read more
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary – there has already been one remaster (Xbox Game Studios) Microsoft is reportedly considering bringing Starfield and Hellblade 2 to PS5, but Gears Of War 6 is apparently off the table for now. Not only is it the Summer Game Fest on Friday evening, but it’s also the Xbox Games Showcase … Read more
Nvidia overtakes Apple as its market cap surpasses $3 billion (Reuters/Reuters) Nvidia (NVDA) US chip designer Nvidia on Wednesday became the third US company to reach a market valuation of more than $3 trillion (£2.4 trillion), overtaking Apple (AAPL) to become the world’s second most valuable company. Nvidia shares rose 5.2%, pushing its market cap … Read more
When Jaime Teevan, chief scientist and technical fellow at Microsoft Research, was asked to investigate the data privacy issues caused by Microsoft Recall, the Windows maker’s poorly received self-monitoring tool brushed aside the concerns. Teevan spoke Wednesday with Erik Brynjolfsson, director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, at the fifth anniversary conference of the American … Read more
A vulnerability (or just Azure working as intended, depending on who you ask) in Microsoft’s cloud may allow miscreants to bypass firewall rules and gain access to other people’s private web resources. The problem, discovered by Tenable’s research team, stems from Service Tags, an Azure construct. These tags can be used to group IP addresses … Read more
Microsoft’s new warnings come into effect as hundreds of millions of people are at risk of losing their support NurPhoto via Getty Images It turns out that convincing us that taking constant screenshots of everything we do on a PC might not be Microsoft’s biggest challenge in the coming year. Even if it should. Spoiler … Read more
That’s why we’ve rounded up some of our best predictions for the big Xbox event in 2024. This is by no means a lock-in… we’ve just put together a few ideas that we hope will become a reality. The last three of these are ‘wildcard’ picks, so expect them to be a little less realistic … Read more