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ForkLog 13 12.12.2024

A Mere 0.55% of Microsoft Shareholders Back Bitcoin Reserve Proposal

The proposal by The National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) to allocate 1% of assets for purchasing the leading cryptocurrency was supported by only 0.55% of Microsoft shareholders. The shareholders’ decision followed the board of directors’ rejection of the idea, citing the asset’s volatility. MicroStrategy’s CEO, Michael Saylor, presented the Bitcoin strategy, estimating that […]

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ForkLog 37 11.12.2024

Google and Microsoft Pursue Greener Energy Solutions for AI

Google and Microsoft are set to “green” the energy acquisition process and cooling systems of data centers powering artificial intelligence. Google has planned to invest $20 billion in developing carbon-free energy to support the operation of several gigawatt data centers. As part of the initiative, the company has signed an agreement with renewable energy developer […]

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ForkLog 16 06.12.2024

Microsoft Empowers AI to Interpret Computer Screens

Microsoft has enhanced its AI assistant, Copilot, to comprehend contextual information from computer screens during internet browsing. When users activate Copilot Vision, the neural network perceives web pages, understanding both text and images. Users can then inquire about the websites they visit using Microsoft Edge. For instance, upon viewing a dish on the screen, the […]

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ForkLog 22 02.12.2024

Michael Saylor Proposes Bitcoin Strategy for Microsoft

Transitioning to Bitcoin could add $5 trillion to Microsoft’s market capitalization, according to MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor in a presentation to the tech giant’s board of directors. Saylor suggested the company convert its reserves, cash flows, and debts into Bitcoin. He believes this would boost MSFT’s stock growth: “If you do this, you will add […]

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ForkLog 9 20.11.2024

Microsoft Unveils New AI Products and Infrastructure Chips

Microsoft has developed two infrastructure chips for data centers powering artificial intelligence operations. These chips aim to accelerate AI performance and enhance security, according to Reuters. The corporation has invested significant resources in creating its own silicon for general tasks and artificial intelligence. The company highlighted performance and cost advantages during the development of chips […]

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ForkLog 8 20.11.2024

Michael Saylor to Discuss Bitcoin Reserve with Microsoft

On December 10, MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor will present to Microsoft’s board of directors a proposal to use the leading cryptocurrency as a treasury reserve asset. https://t.co/FFUrLNEHwh — VanEck (@vaneck_us) November 8, 2024 “I agreed to make a three-minute presentation,” explained the Bitcoin maximalist. Saylor noted that he was previously denied a “confidential” discussion on […]

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ForkLog 26 22.10.2024

Microsoft Introduces AI Agents for Enhanced Productivity

Microsoft Corporation is set to launch AI-powered tools designed to send emails, manage documentation, and perform other tasks on behalf of employees. Today, we’re announcing new agentic capabilities that will help boost productivity gains and bring AI-first business process to every organization. Discover how we’re empowering customers with Copilot Studio and Dynamics 365: https://t.co/QPnDbv5U8O — […]

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ForkLog 37 02.10.2024

Microsoft Enhances Copilot with Voice and Vision Capabilities

Microsoft has unveiled an updated version of its AI assistant, Copilot, now featuring voice mode and screen image comprehension. The Copilot Voice functionality allows users to converse with the neural network, posing questions and brainstorming on the go. Four voice options are available. Copilot Vision offers a “fundamentally new way of interacting with a computer.” […]

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ForkLog 11 18.09.2024

Microsoft and BlackRock Form $100 Billion AI Investment Group

Microsoft, BlackRock, and others plan to raise up to $100 billion for investments in the development of data centers and energy infrastructure for AI. “The $100 billion investment potential will enhance America’s competitiveness in artificial intelligence while simultaneously meeting the growing need for energy infrastructure to support economic growth,” the statement said. BlackRock, Microsoft, investors […]

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ForkLog 26 06.09.2024

Microsoft Strengthens Fight Against Deepfake Pornography on Bing

Microsoft announced a partnership with StopNCII to combat deepfake pornography on its Bing search engine. StopNCII’s tools enable victims of deepfakes to create a digital fingerprint of explicit images on their devices. The organisation’s partners then use this hash to remove the content from their platforms. StopNCII already collaborates with Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Snapchat, […]

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ForkLog 7 02.09.2024

Microsoft Trials AI-Powered Audio Transcription

Microsoft is testing the Intelligent Media Search feature in Windows, designed to convert media files into text using AI. This was discovered by a user known as Xeno. These changes may already exist in other branches but in 27695… “Intelligent media search” references have been addedIntelligent media search availableSearch by spoken words in your indexed […]

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ForkLog 21 19.07.2024

Global Windows Outage Sparks Surge in Meme Coins

Users have launched dozens of new tokens dedicated to CrowdStrike and Microsoft’s “blue screen of death” (BSoD) amidst a global outage of the tech giant’s systems and services. Microsoft Windows users right now. #crowdstrike #bsod pic.twitter.com/l153GL0xwU — Tommy (@tferris) July 19, 2024 Issues with Windows hosts were caused by a defective update of CrowdStrike’s Falcon […]

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