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Bing search engine gets upgrade similar to ChatGPT

02/09/202302/08/2023 L. Green

Bing search engine - A web browser search engine

Microsoft also announced that it is equipping its Edge browser with OpenAI as well. Microsoft has announced that it is integrating technology similar to ChatGPT into its Bing search engine as well as into its Edge browser. This represents a major transformation for its service, which is currently well behind Google in popularity. This new technology could provide Microsoft’s service with an advantage against other tech companies. Microsoft is hoping that this major change to the Bing search engine could provide this technology a substantial advantage over other tech companies,…

Microsoft surprises no one by laying off its HoloLens, mixed reality, and VR technology staff

01/30/202301/27/2023 Jesse Collins

The tech giant has dumped all the employees in each of those departments following a hiring wave. Microsoft has joined a number of other large tech companies that are laying off mixed reality and VR technology staff following a hiring boom that occurred throughout the pandemic. The employees of those companies are now paying the price of their employer’s rapidly made choices. Several tech giants were too quick in hiring new staff and expanding their offerings during the pandemic. Now, as the economy contracts, those giants are laying off those…

Europe takes steps ever closer to a facial recognition ban

09/28/202209/27/2022 Sam Lambert

Efforts to stop the use of cameras using artificial intelligence in public areas are building support. A growing number of people and organizations are beginning to move toward the banning of the use of facial recognition technology in public spaces. This includes a growing political coalition that is building its support in the EU parliament. The Greens and Socialists & Democrats groups have just been joined by Renew in forming a majority in favor of banning facial recognition that would indiscriminately scan crowds in public places in real-time. That majority…

Microsoft announces facial recognition AI phase out

06/23/202206/22/2022 L. Green

The technology giant is shutting down a substantial project in response to rising distaste for the tech. Microsoft has been feeling the ire of organizations and individuals alike toward facial recognition AI technology and has announced that it will be shutting down a substantial project in light of the backlash. According to the company, it will be “retiring” that tech in many of its forms. Microsoft has stated that it intends to “retire” the facial recognition AI technology that is capable of spotting emotions in addition to certain characteristics such…

More tech giants to run data centers using artificial intelligence

06/22/202206/21/2022 John Montgallo

Microsoft and Meta are both heading in that direction, while Google has already been doing so. Microsoft has announced that it is developing a new artificial intelligence system that will conduct an analysis of its data centers to enhance safety. The tech giants have been exploring AI to help keep the risk of safety issues low. Data centers drive websites, applications and services used by billions of people every day. That said, they can become hazardous for the individuals who both construct and maintain them. Among several risks is the…