Copilot+ PCs are a huge deal for Microsoft, Windows, and the manufacturers that make them. By all accounts, the Snapdragon X Elite chip that powers most of the new breed is astonishingly good, and by and large, those on our team who have started testing have been impressed. But hardware is only part of the … Read more
Sandwich manufacturer Greencore, which supplies major supermarkets such as Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s, is among a number of companies to recall products after they may have been linked to an outbreak of E coli, which has almost doubled the number of cases in Britain to more than 200. The company is recalling thousands of sandwiches, … Read more
Microsoft has canceled the wide release of Recall – the controversial tool for Copilot+ PCs that takes regular snapshots of a machine to create an overview of everything users do with their machines – and will instead only make it available for the foreseeable future to Windows Insiders. Recall was announced on May 20, when … Read more
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
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
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
What you need to know Microsoft has unveiled a host of next-generation AI features coming with Windows 11 exclusively on Copilot+ PCs with powerful NPUs. One user bypassed these strict requirements and got Windows Recall running on Arm64 hardware. The feature works surprisingly well on unsupported hardware, but you’ll likely have a better experience on … Read more
Having covered multiple Microsoft events in the past, this week’s special press event revealed where the company will unveil its new line of Surface hardware powered by Qualcomm’s cutting-edge Snapdragon “) was by far the best I’ve seen yet. And while we didn’t get the beloved Windows Phone back or a Surface themed variantI’m glad … Read more
Image source, Microsoft handout provided by PA Image caption, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at the launch of the Copilot+ AI assistant Item information Author, Imran Rahman-Jones Role, Technology reporter 3 hours ago Britain’s data watchdog says it is “inquiring with Microsoft” about a new feature that can take screenshots of your laptop every few seconds. … Read more