Author: The Tech Guy

Microsoft is launching a significant expansion of its Copilot AI assistant on Tuesday, introducing tools that let employees build applications, automate workflows, and create specialized AI agents using only conversational prompts — no coding required.The new capabilities, called App Builder and Workflows, mark Microsoft's most aggressive attempt yet to merge artificial intelligence with software development, enabling the estimated 100 million Microsoft 365 users to create business tools as easily as they currently draft emails or build spreadsheets."We really believe that a main part of an AI-forward employee, not just developers, will be to create agents, workflows and apps," Charles Lamanna,…

Globally, more than five million people are affected by age-related macular degeneration, which can make reading, driving, and the recognition of faces impossible. A new wireless retinal implant has now restored functional sight to patients in advanced stages of the disease.The condition gradually destroys the light-sensitive photoreceptors at the center of the retina, leaving people with only blurred peripheral vision. While researcher are investigating whether stem cell implants or gene therapy could help restore sight in these patients, these approaches are still only experimental.Now though, a system called PRIMA built by neurotechnology startup Science Corporation is helping patients regain the…

Enlarge Image The 2023 Sequoia picks up some bulky good looks. Andrew Krok/CNETTruck-based SUVs allow for far more capability when it comes to towing or traversing certain kinds of terrain, but their construction also introduces some detriments to ride quality, economy and other things. Hot on the heels of a new Tundra pickup, the 2023 Toyota Sequoia is a great reminder that life is full of tradeoffs, and it’s up to you to figure out whether the juice is worth the squeeze. Like Surprisingly thrifty Beefy new aesthetic Plenty of V6 power Don’t like Mediocre ride quality No fold-flat third…

Building AI for financial software requires a different playbook than consumer AI, and Intuit's latest QuickBooks release provides an example.The company has announced Intuit Intelligence, a system that orchestrates specialized AI agents across its QuickBooks platform to handle tasks including sales tax compliance and payroll processing. These new agents augment existing accounting and project management agents (which have also been updated) as well as a unified interface that lets users query data across QuickBooks, third-party systems and uploaded files using natural language. The new development follow years of investment and improvement in Intuit's GenOS, allowing the company to build AI…

Honor launched the Magic8 and Magic8 Pro in China earlier this month, but it’s also rumored to be working on the Magic8 Ultra that will arrive at some later point, probably early next year. This is now said to be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, unsurprisingly. It allegedly boasts a quad-curved 6.71″ LTPO OLED screen with “1.5K” resolution, with an ultrasonic embedded fingerprint sensor and support for 3D face recognition. Honor Magic8 Pro The main camera will have 50MP resolution and will be using OmniVision’s OV50R sensor with ultra high dynamic range. The phone is also…

In an industry where model size is often seen as a proxy for intelligence, IBM is charting a different course — one that values efficiency over enormity, and accessibility over abstraction.The 114-year-old tech giant's four new Granite 4.0 Nano models, released today, range from just 350 million to 1.5 billion parameters, a fraction of the size of their server-bound cousins from the likes of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. These models are designed to be highly accessible: the 350M variants can run comfortably on a modern laptop CPU with 8–16GB of RAM, while the 1.5B models typically require a GPU with…

Jasper County Sheriff’s Department Here’s what we know for sure: a truck that was transporting research monkeys crashed on an interstate in eastern Mississippi after leaving Tulane University, and some of them escaped. According to a statement posted to Facebook, the local Jasper County Sheriff’s Office initially claimed the Rhesus monkeys were infected with a range of horrendous diseases — including hepatitis C, herpes, and COVID-19 — and were “aggressive.” All but one of the escaped animals have been euthanized, the police said, and the university was due to recover the ones still in cages. “We are continuing to look…

Samsung is rumored to be launching the Galaxy Buds4 and Galaxy Buds4 Pro alongside the Galaxy S26 series, which is now expected to only arrive in March. According to a new report, both the Buds4 and the Buds4 Pro will come with a new case, which will have an ever so slightly bigger battery than the one in the Buds3 and Buds3 Pro. Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro The new case will allegedly have a rated battery capacity of 515 mAh. This will probably end up advertised as a typical capacity of 530 mAh. The Buds3 and Buds3 Pro case has…

Some users encountered the “This item name or type isn’t allowed” error in OneDrive Personal Vault. This error prevents OneDrive from syncing the files stored in Personal Vault. However, users can access all the files stored in the Personal Vault. Therefore, to start syncing, the error must be fixed. In this article, I will show […] This article This item name or type isn’t allowed OneDrive Personal Vault error first appeared on TheWindowsClub.com.

Joe Maring / Android AuthorityTL;DR Google may be working on a new security feature for Quick Share that will require sender confirmation before transferring files. This extra security step may be active for users who have enabled Android’s Advanced Protection mode. The feature could prevent opportunistic people from exfiltrating files from your phone. The easiest way to share files between Android devices is through Quick Share, Google’s peer-to-peer file sharing service often called the “AirDrop of Android.” Using it is simple: select your files, tap the share button, choose Quick Share, and then pick a nearby device. It’s so easy,…