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Microsoft’s $120 Million Decision: Overwatch League Disbandment Vote
November 06, 2023 – According to a report by Jacob Wolf from ESPN, Activision Blizzard is preparing to enter into a contract with Saudi Arabia’s ESL FACEIT group to oversee the operation of the 2024 season of “Overwatch,” effectively dissolving the current “Overwatch League.” In October, Activision Blizzard initiated discussions with the owners of the…
Microsoft Store Update: Enhancing Third-Party Billing Options
October 31, 2023 – Microsoft has recently updated its Microsoft Store to enhance support for third-party billing systems, providing more flexible payment options for applications, games, and in-app purchases. Microsoft has stated that there will be limitations on the use of third-party billing systems, including restrictions on using gift cards or store credit points. Additionally,…
Microsoft’s Breakthrough AI Customer Service Patent Unveiled
October 12, 2023 – According to reports from the foreign technology media outlet WinBuzzer, Microsoft has recently been granted a patent for an AI customer service system that effectively handles user inquiries through natural language processing. The patent highlights that current customer service systems primarily rely on chatbots, which can only handle routine tasks by…
Activision Blizzard Games Set to Join Game Pass Following Microsoft Merger
October 10, 2023 – Microsoft’s acquisition of the publisher of “Call of Duty” and “World of Warcraft,” Activision Blizzard, for a whopping $69 billion was announced by the end of 2021. After nearly two years of anticipation, this deal is poised to be officially completed next week. It’s worth noting that Microsoft had initially stated…
Microsoft’s Breakthrough: Unveiling Athena, Their First AI Chip
October 7, 2023 – In a significant development, Microsoft is gearing up to unveil its first-ever AI-focused chip at its annual developer conference scheduled for next month. This initiative marks the culmination of years of effort and could potentially reduce Microsoft’s reliance on NVIDIA’s AI chips, which have been in high demand due to the…
Microsoft Nears Completion of $68.7 Billion Blizzard Acquisition
October 07, 2023 – In a surprising turn of events, Microsoft is on the verge of completing its acquisition of Blizzard for a staggering $68.7 billion. This monumental deal, which has been in the works for a grueling 20 months, is expected to finalize on October 13, 2023, pending the stance of the UK Competition…
Meta and Microsoft Join Forces to Power Meta AI with Bing Search
**September 28, 2023 -** In a groundbreaking revelation at the Meta Connect 2023 event held in New York today, Meta has unveiled a cutting-edge chatbot named “Meta AI.” What’s even more astonishing is the partnership announced between Meta and Microsoft, integrating Bing search into the Meta AI chatbot. Meta’s introduction of Meta AI marks a…
Microsoft Edge’s Bing Chat Testing: Introducing 3 New Plugins, Including Spotify
September 26, 2023 – Edge Browser’s Bing Chat Unveils Three New Plugins In a recent tweet, Windows enthusiast Leo Varela (@Leopeva64) shared exciting news about the latest developments in Microsoft’s Edge browser. The tech world is buzzing with anticipation as Bing Chat, the integrated chat feature in Edge, is set to introduce three new plugins….
Elevating AI Conversations: Microsoft’s Four New TTS Innovations
September 22, 2023 – Microsoft, in the light of the global surge in popularity of generative AI, is raising the bar for the naturalness and expressiveness of text-to-speech (TTS) systems used in user-AI interactions. Today, Microsoft unveiled four TTS voices: en-US-AndrewNeural, en-US-BrianNeural, en-US-EmmaNeural, and zh-CN-YunjieNeural, currently available in public preview across the Eastern United States,…
Individuals Can Now Harness Microsoft GitHub’s Copilot Chat AI Code Aid
September 21, 2023 – GitHub, the tech giant based in San Francisco, has unveiled a groundbreaking development in their arsenal. Earlier this year, in July, Microsoft’s GitHub introduced Copilot Chat for enterprise users, a remarkable AI-driven coding assistant. Today, GitHub announces an exciting expansion of this tool, making it accessible for individual developers in Visual…