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Carol Rosenberg

The U.S. Was Resettling Guantánamo Prisoners. The Hamas Attack Halted Those Plans.

The White House suspended a secret mission to transfer detainees to Oman in October after Congress members expressed concerns about Middle East instability.

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Sheena Vasani

Where to preorder the Sonos Ace headphones ahead of June 5th

The stylish Sonos Ace come in black and white. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge

At long last, the eagerly anticipated Sonos Ace have arrived. On Tuesday, the company announced that its first pair of wireless headphones will be available on June 5th. Even better, you can already preorder them ahead of launch for $449.

We’re still testing the Sonos Ace, but in our limited time playing around with them during a recent demo session, we came away impressed. The plush noise-canceling...

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Tom Warren

Microsoft’s new Windows Copilot Runtime aims to win over AI developers

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Microsoft launched a range of Copilot Plus PCs yesterday that includes new AI features built directly into Windows 11. Behind the scenes, the company now has more than 40 AI models running on Windows 11 thanks to a new Windows Copilot Runtime that will also allow developers to use these models for their apps.

At Microsoft Build today, the company is providing a lot more details about exactly how this Windows Copilot Runtime works. The runtime...

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Sean Hollister

Microsoft is making File Explorer more powerful with version control and 7z compression

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Here’s one more way to stay on top of your favorite programming projects: have them sync to the same File Explorer you already use to navigate your hard drive in Windows.

At Build, Microsoft now says it’s adding native version control to File Explorer by integrating systems like Git, letting you see new changes and comments directly from the app.

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Kylie Robison

Elon Musk’s xAI is working on making Grok multimodal

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Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, is making progress on adding multimodal inputs to its Grok chatbot, according to public developer documents. What this means is that, soon, users may be able to upload photos to Grok and receive text-based answers.

This was first teased in a blog post last month from xAI which said Grok-1.5V will offer “multimodal models in a number of domains.” The latest update to the developer documents...

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Sean Hollister

Microsoft is bringing ‘Windows Volumetric Apps’ to Meta Quest headsets

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You can already beam your flat Windows desktop and its VR games onto your Meta Quest headset — but what if Windows could send HoloLens-like 3D apps and digital objects to the headset, too?

At Build, Microsoft has just announced “Windows Volumetric Apps on Meta Quest,” a way to “extend Windows apps into 3D space.”

Details are slim, but the company showed off a digital exploded 3D view of an Xbox controller from the perspective of a...

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Jack Milko

Charles Schwab Challenge: How to watch, streaming, preview, tee times and more

Emiliano Grillo holds the trophy after winning the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge in a playoff. | Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images

How can fans tune into the Charles Schwab Challenge? Here is everything you need to know about the PGA Tour’s latest trip to Texas.

The PGA Tour returns to Texas, where a revitalized Colonial Country Club will host the Charles Schwab Challenge.

Emiliano Grillo won this event in a thrilling playoff last year over Adam Schenk. These two players finished at...

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Matt Warren

Jim Harbaugh and Will Ferrell is the unlikeliest comparison of the NFL offseason, but it actually works?

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A Los Angeles Chargers player compared coach Jim Harbaugh to comedian Will Ferrell, and hopes he’s not in trouble.

You may remember new Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh from his playing days or earlier stops in his coaching career. During previous stops, he was known much more for being a passionate fighter, not necessarily a comedian. Yet, one member of his new team seems to think differently.

“My first impressions...

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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.

SEE ALSO: Copilot gets ChatGPT-4o...

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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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