Forward Future Live | 01.09.26 | Guests from Reflection AI, Microsoft, and Cerebras!
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Elon Musk steered OpenAI toward Microsoft
Microsoft and OpenAI’s multi-billion-dollar partnership is arguably the best tech “bromance” in history. However, the partnership has undergone a lot of turbulence over the year, from Sam Altman’s abrupt ouster as CEO in 2023 and investor pressure on OpenAI to evolve into a for-profit venture to copyright infringement lawsuits. Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk […]
Microsoft and Paypal partnered to create new AI-shopping service
On January 8, 2026, Microsoft and PayPal announced that they had partnered to create Copilot Checkout — an AI shopping experience where you don’t have to leave Microsoft’s Copilot AI chatbot to make purchases. This is one of the latest moves toward agentic AI, specifically in the realm of agentic commerce services, which is a […]
Microsoft Renamed Office to “Microsoft 365 Copilot app” – copilot
The video criticizes Microsoft’s decision to rebrand the Office app as the “Microsoft 365 Copilot app,” arguing that it sacrifices a trusted, decades-old brand to artificially boost Copilot’s adoption numbers. The host expresses skepticism about the move’s effectiveness and warns that it may signal the eventual phasing out of the entire Office brand in favor […]
Microsoft Renamed Office to “Microsoft 365 Copilot app” – copilot
The video criticizes Microsoft’s decision to rebrand the Office app as the “Microsoft 365 Copilot app,” arguing that it sacrifices a trusted, decades-old brand to artificially boost Copilot’s adoption numbers. The host expresses skepticism about the move’s effectiveness and warns that it may signal the eventual phasing out of the entire Office brand in favor […]
Microsoft responds to misleading reports about Office rebrand
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has outrightly indicated that the company is shifting its focus from Bill Gates’ software factory vision to zeroing in on intelligence, integration, and AI. It’s no secret that the company has gone ham on AI, practically integrating generative AI across its entire tech stack. In 2024, Microsoft insiders lamented about the […]
Microsoft CEO wants you to stop calling AI “slop” in 2026
The fact my first article of 2026 is about artificial intelligence is probably tone-setting for what will be another year dominated by AI news and headlines. It’s hard to avoid right now, particularly if you’re a user of Microsoft ecosystem products. Every single app, service, and product Microsoft has on the market now has some […]
How to Stop AI from Killing Your Critical Thinking | Advait Sarkar | TED – microsoft
Advait Sarkar’s TED talk explores the impact of AI on human critical thinking, creativity, and memory, particularly in the context of modern knowledge work. He begins by illustrating how AI is increasingly used to automate tasks such as summarizing emails, drafting reports, analyzing data, and even coding. While these tools promise efficiency, Sarkar warns that […]
Dual-booting Windows and Linux in 2025: Should Microsoft worry?
I’ve dabbled with Linux in the past, but I’ve regularly given up and moved back to Windows. That changed in 2025 when I decided to dig in my heels and stick with one distro. You see, my personal desktop has way too many power-hungry components, including an RTX 4090 GPU, so running a mini PC […]
2025 In Review, 2026 Predictions: Meta, NVIDIA, Tesla, OpenAI, Google, Microsoft – open-ai
Certainly! Here’s a five-paragraph summary of the podcast episode: The episode of the Big Technology Podcast features a year-in-review and predictions for 2026, with host Alex Kantrowitz and Semaphore technology editor Reed Albergotti. They reflect on 2025 as a year defined by massive investments in AI infrastructure, escalating geopolitical tensions, and the continued evolution of […]