Microsoft Announces Special Event on September 21 to Showcase New Surface PCs and AI Features in Windows 11


Microsoft is testing a built-in side-by-side browser in the Copilot desktop app for Windows and macOS, opening webpages on the right side of sessions with multi-tab and fullscreen support to reduce external browser switching. Available to admins via BrowsingEnabled policy, auto rollout expected late November; a Sept 21 update adds right-click menus to sidebar tabs.....
Court documents reveal that OpenAI and Microsoft executives privately admitted that their AI can replace media articles, threatening the news industry. The evidence comes from sealed documents in the New York Times' copyright lawsuit against the two companies. The lawsuit was filed in December 2023, accusing the companies of training models using millions of articles without authorization. In March 2025, the judge dismissed most of the motions to dismiss, allowing the core copyright claims to proceed.
Microsoft AI chief Suleyman criticized Anthropic's training of Claude, warning that giving AI human-like rights and emotions could threaten human welfare and even create uncontrolled superintelligence. He also questioned the vague language in Claude's 'Constitution,' suggesting AI assistants might claim inappropriate rights.....
Microsoft CEO Nadella said in an internal memo that AI must stay under human control, backed broader third-party testing, and stressed taking time to ensure safety or risk losing the license to operate. Microsoft also issued a 37-page code of conduct amid concerns over AI's rapid development.....
Microsoft publicly previewed lightweight MAI-Image-2.6-Flash via Foundry in September, an efficient variant targeting high-concurrency, low-latency, cost-sensitive industrial use. It generates images 2.8x faster than GPT-Image-2-Medium, with 72% higher efficiency, marking Microsoft's accelerated industrial AI image push.....