On October 25, 2001, it did just that — welcoming users to the iconic wallpaper ... assistant called Cortana, inspired by the AI character that stars in the company's Halo games franchise.

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Microsoft is finally ready to open its assistant up to developers. The Cortana Skills Kit, which allows developers to integrate their services with the assistant, is now in public preview ...

This week, on April 4th, Microsoft turns 50 years old. The company has gone through sweeping changes over that time — from two guys in New Mexico to more than a quarter-million employees worldwide, ...

On the other hand, the Halo Wars series has ended up becoming essential for understanding the core plot in later titles. Sadly, a lot of important plot details, such as the fate of some major ...

I have spent two months using the Ooni Halo Pro to make baked goods, and it’s a little bit life-changing. The Halo Pro is beautiful. Unboxed, it takes up about the same amount of counter space ...

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Something to look forward to: AMD has confirmed that the Strix Halo APU range is coming to desktops. Launched in January, Strix Halo combines Zen 5 CPU cores with RDNA 3.5 graphics. Primarily ...

The Los Angeles Angels were off on Friday, but will look to get their first win of the season on Saturday against the Chicago White Sox. While the Halos didn't play, there was still plenty of news ...

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