How to transcribe audio files in Microsoft Word
If you have conducted an interview or received a file with a spoken text from your boss, typing is often a tedious task. However, Word offers to do this work for you with the help…
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Microsoft debuts Phi Silica, AI specifically for Copilot+ PCs
In 2023, Microsoft was a big believer in large language models, running in the cloud. At Microsoft Build, the company launched Phi Silica, a small language model designed to run specifically on the NPUs in…
Microsoft Edge will begin blocking screenshots on the job
If you use the Microsoft Edge browser at work, your days of texting a screenshot of a web page to your spouse or coworker are nearly over. Microsoft is adding screenshot prevention controls to Edge.…
Microsoft Edge will dub streamed video with AI-translated audio
Microsoft is planning to either add subtitles or even dub video produced by major video sites, using AI to translate the audio into foreign languages within Microsoft Edge in real time. At its Microsoft Build…
Microsoft Paint’s new Cocreator is an unexpected AI art treat
Microsoft’s Paint app now boasts not just one, but two AI art tools — Image Creator and Cocreator — and boy, are they something. First things first: Microsoft Cocreator, the scaled-down version of Microsoft’s Bing…
Microsoft Surface Laptop 2024 hands-on: It’s what’s inside that counts
Many of Microsoft’s Surface devices aim at something: a tablet. A mini laptop. A pull-forward design. The Surface Laptop 2024 (7th Edition) is less about the Microsoft hardware than what’s inside it — namely, a…
Apple, SpaceX, Microsoft return-to-office mandates drove senior talent away
A study analyzing Apple, Microsoft, and SpaceX suggests that return to office (RTO) mandates can lead to a higher rate of employees, especially senior-level ones, leaving the company, often to work at competitors. The study…
Microsoft Outlook update makes it easier to squash spam
Microsoft just unveiled a series of Outlook updates designed to combat spam emails. There are a number of new features for the web, desktop, and mobile versions of Outlook, which should ensure that spam mail…
Microsoft Places is the new ‘share my location’ app for work
Microsoft is launching a new application called Places, which will offer employees and organizations balancing home and in-office work a better way to figure out who is where, and when. You’ll probably immediately know if…
Microsoft is finally changing Word’s annoying default Paste behavior
The default pasting behavior of Microsoft Word is a nightmare, and has been forever. If you want to add a text or image using the standard option, you can easily mess up the entire formatting…