Microsoft may invest $10 billion into OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. At this stage, it’s not clear if the deal has been finalized. The deal would then shift to see Microsoft hold a 49% stake in OpenAI. Other investors would hold an additional 49% and OpenAI would hold 2%. Both OpenAI and Microsoft declined to comment on the potential deal. As highlighted by Semafor’s Reed Albergotti, OpenAI currently loses money every time someone uses ChatGPT....

January 10, 2023 · 1 min · 207 words · Sherri Jones

Microsoft purchases Fungible to improve efficiency of datacenters

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Few details of the deal were disclosed. It’s unknown how much Microsoft purchased Fungible for or when the deal will go through. Microsoft did clarify that the Fungible team will join Microsoft’s datacenter infrastructure engineering teams. According to the company’s website, Fungible invented its DPU to address the inefficiencies of scale-out data centers....

January 10, 2023 · 1 min · 81 words · Mrs. Susan Flynn

Microsoft scraps plans for dual-screen Surface Duo 3, pivots to new foldable screen design

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Of course, with the change in form factor may also come a change in name. Regardless, sources tell me this rig is still considered a third-generation Duo internally. Lets just hope the next Surface phone is ready sooner rather than later.

January 10, 2023 · 1 min · 58 words · John Lewis

Overwatch 2 Season 2: Everything new, Battle Pass, Ramattra, events, and more

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. In this high-level overview of Season 2, we’ll go over all of these details and more. The list below shows when the Season 2 went live in various regions across the world. Ramattra battles Ashe, Echo, and several other heroes while in Nemesis Form. These include Minotaur Reinhardt, Cyclops Roadhog, Medusa Widowmaker, and Hermes Lucio....

January 10, 2023 · 1 min · 188 words · Kyle Adams

Windows 8.1 officially reaches end of extended support

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Going forward, the operating system will not receive security updates or other forms of support. Those with systems still running Windows 8.1 can upgrade to Windows 10 for free. Microsoft clarified that it will not offer an Extended Security Update program for Windows 8.1. Windows Central take Windows 8.1 was disliked by many, but the OS had its fans....

January 10, 2023 · 1 min · 94 words · Kimberly Bailey

CES 2023 roundup: NVIDIA 4070 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7000, 13th Gen Intel, and PCs from Lenovo, Razer, HP, ASUS, and more

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Just about all of the major tech brands made at least one announcement during or centered around the conference. Our colleagues over atAndroid Central covered CES too. NVIDIA confirmed pricing for its RTX 4070 Ti graphics card. The graphics card is designed for 1440p gaming. AMD Ryzen 7000 laptop CPUs AMD also hit the showroom floor at CES....

January 9, 2023 · 3 min · 599 words · Matthew Orozco

How to hide files and folders on Windows 10

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Thisguidewill walk you through the easy steps to hide a file and folder on Windows 10. In addition, you’ll learn the steps to access those hidden items as needed. Windows 10 hide folders Then you could browse your hidden items as you normally do with other content. In the command, replace"Secret Files"with the name of your folder or file....

January 9, 2023 · 1 min · 103 words · Javier Navarro

Microsoft to add ChatGPT AI to Office and Bing, according to reports

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. A separate report by the same outlet stated that Microsoft wouldintegrate ChatGPT into Bingto generate responses to queries. It appears the after a few years of partnership, Microsoft is ready to see a return of investment. According to The Information, Microsoft Office will have users follow prompts to generate text through artificial intelligence....

January 9, 2023 · 1 min · 146 words · Glenn Gonzalez

Microsoft VALL-E shows a future of AI-powered speech that's fantastic and terrifying

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Still, for the most part, the results are usually wallowing in the uncanny valley. Perfectly exhibiting subtle nuances in our speech is complicated, no matter how fantastical your underlying tech is. VALL-E Without strict guidelines and control, the probability of nefarious impersonations grows stronger with each iteration of voice synthesis. Treading carefully Again, Microsoft is no stranger to the possibilities of AI....

January 9, 2023 · 1 min · 90 words · Teresa Howard

Microsoft's VALL-E can imitate any voice with just a three-second sample

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Apaper out of Cornell Universityused VALL-E to synthesize several voices. Some examples of the work areavailable on GitHub. The voice samples shared by Microsoft range in quality. While some of them sound natural, others are clearly machine-generated and sound robotic. Additionally, VALL-E only uses 3-second recordings as a prompt. If the technology was used with a larger sample set, it could undoubtedly create more realistic samples....

January 9, 2023 · 2 min · 228 words · Sandra Weaver

OBS Studio 29 launches with AV1 encoding for AMD and Intel Arc

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. OBS support, however, was initially not available. And for streaming, this could well become a game changer. For example, the Arc A380 is around $150 and also has the hardware AV1 encoder.

January 9, 2023 · 1 min · 49 words · Scott Lynch

UGREEN 12-in-1 docking station review: A champion for Surface and other USB-C laptops emerges

This option from UGREEN has become my go-to USB-C dock in recent weeks. And honestly, it’s very hard to find anything to criticize. The UGREEN 12-in-1 is one of thebest laptop docking stationsyou can get right now. It’s also available fromUGREEN’s websitefor $329, and from various other major retailers. Of course, you’ll need a capable power supply, however more on that in a minute. I absolutely loaded this thing up with accessories and peripherals when I got it....

January 9, 2023 · 2 min · 279 words · George Short

Did Microsoft scare the media into not covering Minecraft's 'The End' copyright drama?

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. There was one aspect of the game that Microsoft’s hundreds of acquisition lawyers seemingly missed, however. Julian Gough recently took toTwitterto describe an interesting interaction between himself and a media outlet covering his story. If you are a trillion dollar corporation, this strategy works.

January 8, 2023 · 1 min · 61 words · Edward Freeman