Microsoft hopes Mico succeeds where Clippy failed as tech companies warily add personality to AI
Clippy, the animated paper clip that annoyed Microsoft Office users nearly three decades ago, might have just been…
Microsoft is distancing itself from longtime partner OpenAI, shunning erotica chatbots: ‘Just not a service we’re going to provide,’ AI CEO says
Microsoft will not emulate the strategies of Elon Musk’s xAI or Sam Altman’s OpenAI in creating “simulated erotica”…
Phil Spencer Says There’s No ‘Top-Down Mandate’ To Use AI At Xbox
The AI arms race is currently eating up hundreds of billions of dollars in investment as companies compete…
Xbox Reiterates Its Support For Switch 2
Image: Xbox In some absolutely huge industry news this week, Microsoft yesterday announced the Halo series would be…
Halo: Campaign Evolved is a gorgeous remake that debuts on PS5 and Xbox in 2026
Halo Studios has created something special for the 25th anniversary of Halo next year. Halo: Campaign Evolved is…
Not just AGI, Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman strongly disagrees with Sam Altman on this ‘dangerous’ AI service offered by ChatGPT and Elon Musk’s Grok
Microsoft’s AI chief Mustafa Suleyman is essentially drawing a line against AI-generated erotica, which the company’s longtime partner…
Microsoft Outlook is getting an AI overhaul under new leaders
Outlook users have only just got over the webification of Microsoft’s email client in recent years, and already…
Mico is Microsoft’s Clippy for the AI age
What if Clippy were powered by AI? That seems to be the pitch behind Microsoft’s new “expressive, customizable…
Two days after OpenAI’s Atlas, Microsoft relaunches a nearly identical AI browser
Microsoft released a new batch of features for its AI assistant Thursday, including an ambitious project that builds…
Xbox Boss Believes Sony’s Strategy of Console Exclusives Is ‘Antiquated’
Image: Push Square Xbox fans against the organisation’s multiformat strategy may want to close their eyes now, as…
PS6 Could Be Less Than Half the Price of Microsoft’s ‘Very Premium’ Next-Gen Xbox
Image: Push Square We’ve already reported on how the PS6 – due out in 2027 – is expected…
Microsoft’s next Windows 11 AI gamble: Just say ‘Hey Copilot’
Over a decade since Microsoft tried to make talking to Cortana on PCs a thing — and spectacularly…