Category: Software

Microsoft has announced that Microsoft 365 Copilot will soon be able to use the NPU on Copilot+ devices to run AI models locally. This innovation will be highly beneficial, allowing users to work with AI without needing an active Internet connection. For instance, Copilot will be able to assist with writing documents in Word and Outlook even when offline.

Broadcom has announced that the VMware Workstation hypervisor for Windows and Linux and the VMware Fusion virtualization program have become free for everyone for commercial, educational, and personal use. Broadcom has decided to completely move away from a paid subscription for these products. To download VMware Fusion and VMware Workstation, you must register an account on the Broadcom portal.

Microsoft has unveiled the open source Hyperlight hypervisor project. The solution is designed to be embedded into applications for isolated execution of code that is untrusted or requires special protection. The project's source code is written in Rust and published on GitHub under the Apache 2.0 license.

Microsoft has revealed that it is rebranding its news services under the MSN brand. The change was first seen last week when the updated MSN logo appeared on the Microsoft Start website and the new tab page in the Edge browser.

Microsoft is rolling out new AI-powered personalization option for Outlook email clients today, called "Themes by Copilot." The new themes are available on all supported platforms, including Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and web-based versions. However, they require a paid Microsoft Copilot Pro subscription or a business license.

Microsoft has made available an updated Home experience for the Xbox app. Xbox Insiders can now evaluate the redesigned home page on Windows that combines the best and latest content from both the Game Pass and Microsoft Store tabs. The listing has been created based on user feedback collected for several months. It eliminates the need for you to switch between tabs.

Llama Group, which published the source code of the Winamp media player in September, has removed the project's repository from GitHub. The reasons for the removal are not explained. But the repo contained many leaks and copyleft license violations. They are pretty enough for the removal.

Microsoft has released a new PowerToys version 0.85. It is notable for including a new 'powertoy', New+. It is a custom implementation of the good old 'New' menu in File Explorer that allows you to create new files based on flexible custom templates.

The maintainers of the Firefox add-ons directory (addons.mozilla.org) have removed all recent versions of the uBlock Origin Lite (uBOL) add-on. They cited violations found during a manual review of the add-on as the reason. They then acknowledged that the add-on was removed in error and restored it. However, the add-on's author, Raymond Hill, has refused to continue publishing it in the Firefox add-ons directory.

The Redmond software firm has issued a notification that reveals a change in the list of supported Windows versions by the Teams app. Windows 11 21H2, Windows 10 21H2 and anything older will soon not be able to run the software. Prior to that, Microsoft Teams will display a warning starting October 15.