Microsoft has announced that the Bing Chat will be renamed to "Copilot in Bing." The company launched the Bing chat bot earlier this year. It now allows to use generative artificial intelligence for free but with some limitations. According to Microsoft, Bing Chat is rapidly gaining popularity, and the number of requests has exceeded one billion.
Category: Software
The new Outlook app may send Gmail and IMAP data to Microsoft
The latest Outlook app for Windows 10/11 can send non-Microsoft account data, such as Gmail or Yahoo, to Microsoft servers. The app prompts to enable data transfer the Microsoft's cloud when you are adding a new non-Microsoft account.
Microsoft has disabled the annoying OneDrive exit confirmation
Following negative customer feedback, Microsoft has decided to revert the OneDrive exit confirmation. It was asking Windows 10/11 users why they quit the OneDrive app.
Xbox app devs can now use the Edge rendering engine WebView2
Microsoft has introduced an ability for Xbox app developers to enhance their applications by integrating components of the Chromium-based version of Edge. They can now use the Microsoft Edge WebView2 that adds cutting-edge web technologies to Xbox apps, resulting in improved performance.
Microsoft to bring AI features to Xbox in cooperation with Inworld AI
Microsoft has announced a partnership with Inworld AI to develop tools for Xbox that AI-powered characters, stories, and quests. The goal is to use AI as a design assistant to enhance the game development process.
PowerToys 0.75 released with Dashboard and cool Environment Variable editor
PowerToys 0.75 stable is available for download. It comes with a new Dashboard that allows you to quickly enable or disable this or that tool. Another great addition is Environment Variable editor that supports profiles. The latter allows you to switch between variable sets on the fly.
Slack’s Google Drive integration can expose your private files
With Slack's integration of Google Drive, you can easily embed, share, and stay updated with notifications regarding new additions to your Google Drive, such as files, images, documents, and more. Unfortunately, online video editing startup Kapwing discovered that utilizing file previews through Slack's Google Drive application inadvertently revealed private documents and files to external individuals within the workspace.
Discord app will stop supporting 32-bit Windows OS on December 1, 2023
The Discord platform has announced that it will stop supporting its client for running on 32-bit Windows operating systems on December 1, 2023. Users need to update their systems to a 64-bit version of the OS.
Microsoft Lists now available on Web, Android and iOS
Microsoft Lists, a task management application, is now accessible to iOS, Android, and web users. It was initially launched in 2020, catering to business users and companies. In 2022, a limited preview version was released to consumers. Finally, the app is now available to everyone with a Microsoft account.
Microsoft will drop MariaDB support in Azure on September 19, 2025
Microsoft has recently announced that Azure will stop providing support for MariaDB after September 19, 2025. The company recommends that users switch to Azure Database for MySQL, a more flexible server that is better equipped for mission-critical workloads.
