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AMD confirms Ryzen AI 300 PCs won't feature Copilot+ features at launch
AMD Ryzen AI 300-powered laptops do not get the Copilot+ PC certification at launch. Users will get Windows' AI features later this year via Windows Update.
Microsoft's new Paint Cocreator requires an NPU and online account
You can create as many AI images as you want, but Microsoft will track and store your text-based prompts.
Microsoft announces three new Xbox console options and hints at its Xbox handheld plans
Xbox Series X gets a new 1TB Digital Edition and a 2TB Special Edition.
Door slammed on last remaining easy Windows 11 local account setup workaround
Microsoft blocks the last easy way to bypass an online account requirement when setting up a new Windows 11 PC.
Windows 11 24H2 may block connections to unsecured third-party NAS devices — Microsoft enables SMB signing for enhanced security
Better late than never, Microsoft disabled two protocols by default which will secure over a billion PCs and NAS
Open-standard AI accelerator interconnect is being developed by AMD, Broadcom, Intel, Google, Microsoft, others
Several major companies develop Ultra Accelerator Link for AI accelerators, but fail to bring Nvidia on their side.
Microsoft developer demos .NET on the NES — delivers .NES
Gratuitous .NET backporting goes from the arguably-practical Windows 95 platform to the Mario-practical Nintendo Entertainment System.
Windows 11 LTSC 2024 arrives making TPM and Secure Boot optional
Microsoft is rolling out Windows 11 LTSC 2024, so hardware designers making devices dependent on the OS can use these system requirements to guide their component choices.
