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Microsoft to offer extended Windows 10 security updates to businesses, individual users
Though Windows 10 support ends in late 2025, both businesses and — for the first time —individual customers will have the option for up to three years of paid security updates.
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Microsoft’s Maia AI, Azure Cobalt chips to rev up efficiency, performance
New chips from Microsoft along with other custom chips from the likes of AWS, Google and Oracle, though limited in their impact initially, are expected to provide stiff competition for chipmakers such as Nvidia, AMD and Intel, analysts said.
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Microsoft combines Copilot AI with mixed reality for industrial workers
Factory technicians will be able to point to objects and ask the generative AI assistant for guidance on repairs and maintenance.
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Microsoft’s F# 8 stresses simplicity, performance
Major upgrade of functional-first programming language brings lambda shorthands, faster compilation, new diagnostics, and ‘quality of life’ improvements.
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Microsoft partners with Nvidia, Synopsys for genAI services
Nvidia’s generative AI-based foundry services on Microsoft Azure are already being used by several companies including SAP, Amdocs, and Getty Images.
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With Copilot Studio, businesses can customise Microsoft’s genAI assistant
Copilot Studio is designed to enable enterprise users to tailor Microsoft’s Copilot generative AI tool to their own workflows, and even create and publish their own AI assistants.
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Microsoft shrinks Windows 10's upgrade downtime
Beginning with the upcoming spring update to the OS – likely to arrive in early April – users will find the upgrade process is faster.