Microsoft opens limited access to its neural text-to-speech AI

Posted on 03/02/2021 by Engadget

Microsoft is opening up limited access to a text-to-speech AI called Custom Neural Voice, which allows developers to create custom synthetic voices. The tech is part of an Azure AI service called Speech. Companies can use the tech for things like voi...

Microsoft’s mobile 365 apps are getting conversational Cortana AI tech

Posted on 02/02/2021 by Engadget

Microsoft has unveiled a raft of new updates for its 365 mobile apps, with new AI and natural language features in Outlook, Teams, Office Lens (now Microsoft Lens) and Office mobile, the company announced. It also introduced a new feature called “mic...

Engadget Podcast: How Reddit day traders blew up GameStop’s stock

Posted on 29/01/2021 by Engadget

If you were confused about how, exactly, a bunch of Reddit finance obsessives turned the beleaguered GameStop into a white hot stock, you’re not alone. This week, Cherlynn and Devindra chat with Mike Futter, author of the GameDev Business Handbook an...

Microsoft’s sustainability report is a lot more interesting as a ‘Minecraft’ map

Posted on 28/01/2021 by Engadget

Let’s face it: sustainability reports are important, but they’re usually quite dry reads. Microsoft might have a way to reel you in, however. According to The Verge, Microsoft has released a free Minecraft map that brings the goals of its latest sust...

Microsoft’s profits jump by 33 percent thanks to the cloud, PCs and Xbox

Posted on 26/01/2021 by Engadget

Another quarter, another booming earnings report from Microsoft. But what’s notable for Q2 2021is that it isn’t just the cloud driving the company forward this time. The company reported revenues of $43.1 billion, up 17 percent from last year. That’s...

Researchers built an AI that plays chess like a person, not a super computer

Posted on 26/01/2021 by Engadget

We mere mortals haven't truly been competitive against artificial intelligence in chess in a long time. It's been 15 years since a human has conquered a computer in a chess tournament. However, a team of researchers have developed an AI chess engine...

Microsoft reverses Xbox Live price hike, will add free multiplayer for some games

Posted on 23/01/2021 by Engadget

In one of the first positive Friday night news dumps I can remember, Microsoft has not only reversed course on its poorly-received plan to raise the price for Xbox Live, it’s adding a treat. Soon, for free-to-play games (like Fortnite or Apex Legends...

Microsoft increases Xbox Live Gold prices for new members

Posted on 22/01/2021 by Engadget

Microsoft continues sending not-so-subtle signals that it would really, really like you to drop Xbox Live Gold in favor of Game Pass. The company has raised prices for new Xbox Live Gold memberships across the board, with the changes becoming more no...

Microsoft Edge will notify you if your passwords have been compromised

Posted on 21/01/2021 by Engadget

Even if you use a password manager and two-factor authentication, there’s a good chance some of your login credentials have been exposed in the past thanks to hacks and leaks. Microsoft is introducing a new feature to Edge called Password Monitor so...

Microsoft teams up with Cruise and GM on self-driving cars

Posted on 19/01/2021 by Engadget

Cruise and GM have enlisted an important ally in their quest to make self-driving cars a practical reality. The two have entered a “long-term strategic relationship” with Microsoft to speed up the commercialization of autonomous vehicles. Cruise will...

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