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Microsoft has a new Clippy, an AI friend called Mico. At the company’s Copilot fall release press event on Thursday, the company introduced a variety of new features and updates for its AI chatbot, but it was the official introduction of the AI chatbot’s “face,” an expressive avatar blob named Mico, that gave an impression of how the tech giant intends to bring AI to consumers. The company explains that Mico (which takes its name from “Microsoft Copilot”) aims to provide consumers with a “warm” and “customizable” visual presence that “listens, reacts, and changes color to reflect your interactions.” When…
As Wall Street enters the height of earnings season, CNBC’s Jim Cramer pinpoints the most important events coming next week, including the Federal Reserve and Big Tech earnings.Cramer said earnings are especially important as the government shutdown lags macroeconomic indicators. He added that Friday’s gains were quite alarming.”If it weren’t for today’s incredible rally that took technology to the moon, we wouldn’t be so worried about next week,” he said. “But given the unbridled nature of this movement, I feel like we need to put some twist on today’s feast. If not, we might as well scrap next week’s Halloween…
India’s aging stars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli bounced back strongly in what was likely their last match on Australian soil.Rohit Sharma completed his 33rd One-Day International hundred, Virat Kohli recovered from back-to-back ducks with a meticulous half-century and India avoided a whitewash against Australia to end their three-match series with a nine-wicket win. This match was the last international ODI in Australia.Sharma, 38, and Kohli, 36, will not play in the five-match T20 series with Australia’s tour starting October 29, but neither player confirmed that Saturday’s match is the final match against Down Under.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend…
Ecuador, Santa Elena Department — Andres Fernando Tufinho Chira’s sister last heard from him about a year ago, when he told her he was going fishing for work, she said. Last week, she was shocked to learn that her brother was on a drug ship that was allegedly attacked by the US military. Tufinho Chira, 41, was one of two survivors of last week’s attack in the Caribbean, which President Donald Trump said was carried out on a “drug-laden submarine” sailing toward the United States. Two others were killed. Tufinho Chira and another survivor were later returned to their country…
James Wade produced a vintage display to thwart Luke Littler’s hopes of reaching the European Championship quarter-finals this weekend, taking over as world number one from Luke Humphries.Wade stunned the world champions 10-7 with a disappointing doubles miss, earning his first win over Littler on television and setting up a quarterfinal match against Humphries. “The Machine” averaged 97.75 and checked out over three tons: 121, 110, and 108. European Championship – Saturday night results Round 2 Ricardo Pietrezko 10-6 Jermaine Wattimena Nathan Aspinall 7-10 Danny Knoppert Luke Littler 7-10 James Wade Luke Humphries 10-9 Cameron Menzies image: Wade gets his…
Microsoft on Thursday released a new set of features for its AI assistant, including an ambitious project that will incorporate artificial intelligence directly into one of its most core products. Copilot mode in Microsoft’s Edge browser isn’t just an extension, it’s Microsoft’s take on the long-touted AI browser category. It is an intelligent and flexible AI assistant that tracks you while you browse the web. Mustafa Suleiman, CEO of Microsoft AI, also described the new product in those terms during the announcement. “Edge’s CoPilot mode is evolving into an AI browser that is a dynamic and intelligent companion,” Suleyman said…
Carles Reyna, GTM Manager at Eleven Labs, explained why he invested in an AI company.eleven labAn angel investor who backed the multibillion-dollar AI startup in its early stages said he decided to invest in the company just 30 minutes after meeting one of the founders.Carles Reyna first decided to invest in AI voice startup Eleven Labs in 2022 when he was a venture partner at pre-seed fund Concept Ventures.Co-founded in 2022 by Mati Staniszewski and Piotr Dąbkowski, Eleven Labs specializes in advanced text-to-speech and voice cloning technology. Earlier this year, the company raised $180 million in a Series C funding…
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was delighted to learn last week that Russia and the United States had chosen Hungary as the venue for another summit on ending the war in Ukraine. Orbán, who identified Hungary, a member of the European Union and NATO, as an ally of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, wanted to show the world that “the path to peace runs through Budapest.” But his hopes were dashed when the Trump administration abruptly shelved plans for a Budapest summit and announced sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil producers on Wednesday. This is the first time since Trump…
After the 3-2 loss to Brentford, Arn Slott admitted that Liverpool have yet to find an answer against teams that rely on long balls and low blocks.Slott spoke openly about what his opponents did directly in the build-up to the game by sitting deep in a match at the G-Tech Community Stadium that ended the Reds’ fourth straight defeat in the Premier League and they were punished in the same way on Saturday night. Dango Ouattara’s first goal came from a long throw from Michael Kayode in the first half, and Slott admitted Liverpool were a threat they had prepared…
Meta brings AI-powered photo and video editing tools directly to Instagram Stories, allowing users to enter text prompts to add or remove elements in photos and videos, or change elements entirely. Meta already offers image editing features on Instagram, but those tools were limited to interacting with the Meta AI chatbot. These editing features are now even easier to use with the addition of text-based prompts to Stories. You can find the new feature in the Restyle menu at the top when you tap the paintbrush icon in your Instagram Story. To edit an image, select Add, Delete, or Change,…