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Nadella says Microsoft must evolve beyond Gates’ software factory
By Kevin Okemwa published
Microsoft Bill Gates built the software factory. Satya Nadella wants to build something smarter. Microsoft’s next chapter isn’t about more code — it’s about intelligence, integration, and AI.

Excel just got smarter — Microsoft adds Copilot as a function, following in Google Sheets’ footsteps
By Sean Endicott published
AI Microsoft is adding a COPILOT function to Excel, letting you use natural language prompts inside formulas to analyze, summarize, and categorize data.

Windows 11’s dark mode glow-up is real 🔥
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 The latest Windows 11 preview builds include an early glimpse at renewed work to add dark mode in more areas of the system, starting with File Explorer.

Microsoft's Windows boss teases the next version of Windows will redefine computing
By Zac Bowden published
In a new video, Microsoft CVP and Windows boss Pavan Davuluri has teased that the future of Windows will consist of a truly ambient and multi-modal experience made possible by AI that will redefine our usage of computers.

Microsoft commits to improve gaming on Arm-based Windows 11 PCs
By Zac Bowden published
Gaming Microsoft has announced an update to the Xbox app that enables the ability to download Xbox PC games on Arm-based devices, while also committing to improving gaming on Arm devices as a whole.

Microsoft trialed a revamped Edge UI with Copilot
By Zac Bowden published
News Microsoft recently built a prototype UI for its Edge web browser codenamed Olympia that placed emphasis on Copilot. Here's what it looked like, and what it might have been for.

Digital Ink Gets a Glow-Up—Microsoft Adds OneNote’s Best Pens to Office
By Sean Endicott published
Apps OneNote’s popular fountain and brush pens are now in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, giving Windows users more natural-looking digital ink.

Microsoft Is Building AI Into the Taskbar—Windows 11 Could Soon Have a Built-In Copilot Button
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 Agentic companions for the Taskbar could be Windows 11's next big AI upgrade, but what form could this take and how would it be useful?
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