Microsoft is testing AI-powered Windows search in a new dev channel build for Windows 11 Insider testers. Announced in October, it uses semantic indexing to let users search for local files using more casual language. Like other Microsoft AI features, you’ll need a Copilot Plus PC to use it.

Qualcomm launched its first Arm-based PC CPUs last year, and although they haven't exactly been a smash hit, partly because of compatibility problems, Arm-based PC are likely to be here to stay. Qualcomm is now seemingly looking to re-enter the server CPU market with new chips.

AI PCs were a big part of this year’s show news, and for good reason. After their introduction in 2024, the category has quickly matured into the mainstream.

The GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs feature advanced AI tricks, with technologies such as DLSS 4 and neural rendering. Microsoft is also jumping on board the AI train for gaming, with DirectX support for neural rendering confirmed to be inbound.

According to David Feng, vice president of Intel’s client computing group, laptops running the company’s Core Ultra 200V will get 10.5 hours of battery life while using Microsoft Teams and 20. ...

Windows 11 users who open Paint should now begin seeing the option to erase objects or remove backgrounds from photos using GenAI. The features became available

In collaboration with Microsoft, Intel’s Copilot+ PCs powered by Core Ultra 200V series processors aim to redefine AI-driven productivity while offering long-lasting battery life.

Intel claimed that its new Core Ultra 200V chips for commercial laptops can beat new processors from AMD and Qualcomm on top of revealing four other chip lines for other form factors.

Microsoft plans to introduce cooperative vector support to DirectX, enabling cross-platform implementation of next-generation neural rendering techniques

A key piece of the AI-enhanced DirectX will be a technology called Cooperative Vector Support. Microsoft says adding this feature will directly and noticeably improve the performance of AI rendering techniques.

Microsoft recently announced what could be the next major development in the history of DirectX. The High-Level Shader Language (HLSL) team is currently working with major

PCs and servers over the last few decades, and yet, we're starting to see a tangible shift towards something different. Arm is becoming more and more commonplace, with software vendors finally building their applications for Arm platforms on Windows with the release of the Snapdragon X Elite.