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Pre-order two new Dell laptops with Qualcomm Snapdragon for early July delivery

Dell's latest laptops are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon processors, and two are already available for preorder.

Dell Qualcomm Snapdragon laptops available for pre-order Base model Dell Inspiron 14 Plus laptop (Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) ...

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Microsoft’s new ‘Team Copilot’ is awfully similar to Google’s ‘AI Teammate’

Microsoft held its annual Microsoft Build event on Tuesday, just one week after Google held its equivalent event, Google I/O.

Microsoft and Google have similar ambitions based on the AI focus of each company's respective event. Both companies are clearly of the same mind when it comes to what they believe AI should be – to the point where Microsoft announced a feature that's incredibly reminiscent of a feature Google just announced last week.

According to Microsoft, Microsoft 365 will...

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Build 2024: 3 new Microsoft Teams announcements, including custom emojis and reactions

At Microsoft Build 2024 developers conference on Tuesday, the Redmond-based tech giant introduced a series of exciting updates for Microsoft Teams, aimed at showcasing its incorporation of AI in the ways users interact, collaborate, and enhance productivity.

These new updates deliver AI-powered enhancements, improved data protection, expanded custom app experiences, and advanced collaboration tools, underscoring Microsoft's commitment to create a more dynamic and secure communication...

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TomTom makes cars more chatty with the help of Microsoft AI

Navigation experts at TomTom are making cars chattier with the help of Microsoft's Azure OpenAI.

The company will talk about the new experiences during a session at Microsoft's Build conference Wednesday.

Modern cars often do have some form of a voice assistant present, but TomTom is talking about a far smarter, AI-based assistant that can engage the driver in a natural conversation, as well as handle complex driver requests.

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Microsoft Copilot added to Teams calls: 7 things your AI co-worker can do

Announced at Microsoft Build 2024, Team Copilot can lurk inside your Microsoft Teams calls and chats, after being given access by a host, of course, to meet your needs — and your colleagues' needs, too.

Recently, there has been a flurry of announcements from the biggest names in AI, including OpenAI with GPT-4o and Google I/O with a host of new updates. Among those new revelations, Team Copilot sounds quite similar to Google's AI Teammate — more on that later.

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Microsoft Edge will use AI to add real-time translation to videos — what this means for you

At Microsoft Build 2024, the Redmond-based tech giant revealed that the Edge browser will have a new real-time video translation feature. In other words, tapping into its AI capabilities, Edge will translate videos from one language to another. It can also deliver subtitles for users who are hard of hearing.

Microsoft Edge's real-time video translation: Everything we know

Microsoft said that it's aware of the sheer number of videos available on the internet, but many of them aren't accessible....

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Pre-order Samsung's zippy new Galaxy Book4 Edge now

PRE-ORDER NOW: As of May 21, get the new Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge starting at $1,349.99 for the 14-inch edition at Samsung, with units shipping out on June 18. Alternatively, the 16-inch version starts at $1,449.99.

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Amazon deal of the day: The Sony LinkBuds S are the cheapest they've been all year

Amazon deals of the day at a glance: OUR TOP PICK Sony LinkBuds S wireless noise-canceling earbuds $128 at Amazon (save $71.99) ...

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Where to pre-order the Asus Vivobook S 15

PRE-ORDER NOW: Asus is debuting its Vivobook S 15, a powerful laptop loaded with Microsoft's Copilot AI-assistant. Models with 16GB RAM / 1TB storage start at $1,299.99 and are available for preorder now. Exclusively through Costco, you can find the Vivobook S 15 with 32GB RAM for the same price of $1,299.99. Models will ship as soon as June 18.

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Everything announced at Microsoft Build 2024, including new Copilot and Edge features

Microsoft Build 2024, a major event for the Redmond-based tech giant, announced a number of new features on Tuesday, including updates to its AI chatbot Copilot, new Microsoft Teams tools, and more.

The event marked yet another sign of the direction tech is headed. Everything is centered on AI these days — Google even joked about it during their recent I/O event — and Microsoft is no exception.

Here's everything announced at Build 2024, along with links and details to learn more about the...

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Get a free 50-inch TV just by pre-ordering a Microsoft Copilot+ PC laptop

GET A FREE TV WORTH UP TO $379.99: As of May 21, My Best Buy Plus and Total members get a free 50-inch 4K TV when they buy a select Copilot+ PC from Samsung, Microsoft Surface, HP, Lenovo, or Dell.

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Get a free TV when you pre-order the Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge laptop

FREE TV: As of May 21, get a free 50-inch Samsung Crystal UHD 4K TV when you preorder the Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge at Samsung, starting at $1,349.99.

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A 'Bluey' kids party in Las Vegas upset a lot of children and parents

If you're going to take your kid to a party based on a movie or TV show, please make sure it's an official event. Remember that viral Willy Wonka experience that looked like a scene cut from Breaking Bad? Well, now there has been a very similar incident for the beloved children's show Bluey.

The catastrophe in question took place at a Las Vegas hot dog restaurant, which, first of all, LOL. The restaurant, Dirt Dog, apparently promised games, face-painting, and the chance to meet Bluey, the...

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You can use Microsoft's Copilot AI chatbot to learn how to play 'Minecraft'

This one goes in the "inventing solutions to problems that don't exist" hall of fame.

At Microsoft Build 2024 on Tuesday, the Windows maker went hard on artificial intelligence via its Copilot AI assistant, as expected. One of the new Copilot features allows the AI to effectively record your screen, and if the demo video was to be believed, use a voice AI to talk you through whatever you're doing.

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Save up to 55% on home tech during the LG Memorial Day Sale

The LG Memorial Day Sale is already underway, with savings on home tech that includes entertainment like TVs and projectors to kitchen appliances. The savings start at 30% during the event that runs through Wednesday, June 5. Here are our top picks from the sale so far.

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Twitch now lets you filter out streams with sexual, violent, and alcohol-related content

Twitch now lets you filter out livestreams that have been labelled as including mature themes, including sexual, violent, and profane content. This means no more sifting through family-unfriendly content looking for a wholesome stream of someone drinking mayo in Stardew Valley.

Announced in a blog post on Tuesday, Twitch's new filter settings allow users to opt out of seeing broadcasts which have been labelled according to the streaming platform's Content Classification Guidelines. Introduced...

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IGN scoops up Eurogamer, Rock Paper Shotgun, and more

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It seems no industry is safe from consolidation, and the latest target is gaming media. IGN Entertainment has acquired the website portfolio of UK publisher Gamer Network, which operates a number of beloved games-focused publications. That list includes Gamesindustry.biz, Eurogamer, Rock Paper Shotgun, VG247, and the tabletop site Dicebreaker. The network also holds shares in sites like Nintendo Life and Digital Foundry.

Terms of the deal were not...

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Google’s AI search results are already getting ads

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Google only just rolled out AI summaries in search results — and now they’re getting ads. In an update on Tuesday, Google says it will soon start testing search and shopping ads within AI Overviews for users in the US.

In the example shared by Google, the search engine’s AI overview lists a response to the question: “how do I get wrinkles out of clothes?” Beneath the AI-generated suggestions, there’s a new “Sponsored” section with a carousel...

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Pixar cuts 14 percent of workforce, shifts focus back to feature films

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Like parent company Disney, Pixar is now laying off employees as part of Bob Iger’s big plan to get the company’s spending under control.

According to Variety, Deadline, and The Hollywood Reporter, Pixar is laying off 175 staffers — 14 percent of its workforce — as it shifts its focus back to projects meant for theatrical rather than streaming releases. These layoffs come months after Disney began dismissing employees by the thousands in...

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