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Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft plans to release its next Windows 11 update, 23H2, on September 26, offering the new AI-powered Windows Copilot, a redesigned File Explorer, and more  —  Microsoft will release its next big Windows 11 update, 23H2, on September 26th.  The update will include the new AI-powered … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kris Holt / Engadget: Microsoft announces the 12.4 Surface Laptop Go 3, offering Intel 12th Gen CPUs and Iris Xe GPUs, and up to 16GB of RAM, starting at $799 and shipping October 3  —  Microsoft says it’s 88 percent faster than the original model.  —  Microsoft unveiled the Surface Laptop Go 3 during its Surface event on Thursday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Meta rolls out the ability for Facebook users to create up to four additional profiles and switch between them without logging out  —  Basically, Meta is embracing finstas but for Facebook.  —  “Whether you’re new to Facebook or a longtime user, you may want to keep your personal … Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Pierce / The Verge: Microsoft announces the 14.4 Surface Laptop Studio 2, offering Intel’s 13th Gen chips, Nvidia RTX 4050 or RTX 4060, and up to 2TB storage, starting at $1,999  —  Microsoft just showed off its new high-end convertible laptop, the Surface Laptop Studio 2, at its launch event in New York City. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nathan Edwards / The Verge: Microsoft announces a unified Copilot built into Windows 11, launching across all of its apps and services, including Office 365, from September 26  —  Microsoft today announced a new, unified Copilot experience launching on September 26th.  The new “AI companion,” just called Copilot … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: A live blog of Microsoft’s Surface and AI event, where the company is expected to detail its vision for Surface, Windows, Bing, and more  —  Microsoft is ready to talk more about its AI plans at a “special event” in New York City today.  We’re expecting to hear about three new Surface devices … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ashley Stewart / Insider: Sources: Panos Panay’s abrupt departure came after Microsoft made budget and staff cuts, canceled products, and discussed reorganizing his hardware unit  —  – Microsoft this week announced Chief Product Officer Panos Panay left after nearly 20 years.  — Panay is expected … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Meta updates Facebook’s “identity system”, including a new logo to confidently express the platform’s “core blue color”, and refines Facebook’s emoji Reactions  —  Meta is updating Facebook’s “identity system,” and that includes a dramatically refreshed logo.  —  Just kidding! Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jonathan Weil / Wall Street Journal: Tether confirms resuming lending its stablecoins to customers, less than a year after saying it would end such loans; $5.5B of its assets were loans on June 30  —  Cryptocurrency issuer had said it would cut loans to zero in 2023  —  Tether Holdings resumed lending out its own stablecoins to customers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Cisco plans to acquire cybersecurity company Splunk for $157 per share in cash, up 31% on Splunk’s September 20 closing price, in a deal valued at ~$28B  —  Cisco will pay $157 a share in cash, the companies said in a statement Thursday.  That represents a 31% premium to Splunk’s previous closing price on Wednesday. Lees verder op Tech Meme