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1️⃣ Microsoft is 💀 the standalone Cortana app for Windows in late 2023

Techaways for Tech Pros:

• Microsoft discontinues its Cortana app for Windows in late 2023.

• Microsoft introduced the Microsoft 365 Copilot tool that can create content within Office apps with text-based prompts in March.

• Windows 11 will have a Copilot tool in the platform's sidebar that can perform tasks within the OS, such as changing the computer background, or even editing photos and summarizing documents.

2️⃣ 🤖 This AI used GPT-4 to become an expert Minecraft player

Techaways for Tech Pros:

• AI researchers have built a Minecraft bot that can explore and expand its capabilities in the game’s open world.

• The bot wrote its own code through trial and error and lots of GPT-4 queries.

• GPT-4 is much better at generating useful code than GPT-3.5, and this research is looking for methods for AI models to improve themselves based on their experiences.

3️⃣ 📉 AT&T and other telecom stocks drop on report Amazon looks to offer mobile phone service to Prime customers

Takeaways for Tech Pros:

• Telecom stocks fell on Friday due to a report that Amazon may offer mobile phone service to Prime customers.

• Amazon is in talks with Verizon Communications, T-Mobile US, and Dish Network for wireless plans that would cost $10 a month or possibly for no cost at all.

• Amazon had 167 million Prime subscribers as of March, which was flat from a year ago.

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