Microsoft’s newest AI agents can detail how they reason

Microsoft’s newest AI agents can detail how they reason

If you’re wondering how AI agents work, Microsoft’s new Copilot AI agents provide real-time answers on how data is being analyzed and sourced to reach results. The Researcher and Analyst agents, announced on Tuesday, take a deeper look at data sources such as email, chat or databases within an organization to produce research reports, analyze strategies,…

Gee whiz, Gboard! An invaluable new Android typing upgrade

Gee whiz, Gboard! An invaluable new Android typing upgrade

Ahh — don’t you just love the feeling of a fresh ‘n’ zesty virtual upgrade? Here in the land o’ Android, that doesn’t mean only major new Android versions (and, alas, the woeful waiting that often accompanies ’em). Few mere mortals realize it, but Google’s quietly created a system of ongoing under-the-hood upgrades that affect…

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference set for June 9

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference set for June 9

Apple will host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) online from June 9-13, with a small number of developers and students invited to attend in person for the keynote and state of the union announcements at Apple Park. As it has been since the Covid-19 pandemic, WWDC will be an online event. That’s great for developers,…

Otter.ai’s voice-activated AI agent can answer questions during online meetings

Otter.ai’s voice-activated AI agent can answer questions during online meetings

Otter.ai, which is primarily known for its voice-to-text transcription service, is rolling out a voice-activated AI agent that will participate in and answer questions during online calls. The “Otter Meeting Agent,” launched Tuesday, activates a voice agent when called upon, understands questions put to it, and pulls information from the public web or internal documents…

How AI agents work

How AI agents work

When generative AI (genAI) suddenly burst onto the tech scene with the arrival in late 2022 of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, companies quickly embraced its potential for automating tasks such answering customer inquiries, handling support tickets, and generating content. A slew of rival chatbots followed ChatGPT. But they tended to be static tools; they didn’t learn from…

New AI weather forecasting system called a huge step forward

New AI weather forecasting system called a huge step forward

Researchers at the University of Cambridge, together with the Alan Turing Institute, Microsoft Research, and the European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts, have developed a new AI-based weather forecasting system — Aardvark Weather — that could revolutionize the field of meteorology. Aardvark Weather can apparently provide weather forecasts that are tens of times more…

Android versions: A living history from 1.0 to 16

Android versions: A living history from 1.0 to 16

What a long, strange trip it’s been. From its inaugural release to today, Android has transformed visually, conceptually and functionally — time and time again. Google’s mobile operating system may have started out scrappy, but holy moly, has it ever evolved. Here’s a fast-paced tour of Android version highlights from the platform’s birth to present….