Notepad gets free AI features on Copilot+ PCs with Windows 11

Microsoft is adding free AI-powered text writing capabilities to Notepad for customers with Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11.
Futurism

Exactly Six Months Ago, the CEO of Anthropic Said That in Six Months AI Would Be Writing 90 Percent of Code

With so many wild predictions flying around about the future AI, it’s important to occasionally take a step back and check in on what came true — and what hasn’t come to pass. Exactly six months ago, ...
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Portland police to use drones as first responders in pilot program expansion

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Portland Police Bureau has announced it is expanding its drone program with the help of the Gresham Police Department, now sending drones as first responders. The two ...
CBS News

Denver tightens eligibility for paid leave program; "There were too many people using it" asserts council member

Denver's Career Service Board has tightened up eligibility rules for a popular paid leave program for Denver city employees known as "Care Bank," leading one Denver City Council member, Flor Alvidrez, ...
NPR

NEA cancels decades-long creative writing fellowship

Alice Walker. Charles Bukowski. Louise Erdrich. Juan Felipe Herrera. These are just some of the authors who received a Creative Writing fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts over the ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Don’t use A.I. to write your sacrament meeting talks, apostle urges Latter-day Saints

Provo • Latter-day Saint apostle Gerrit W. Gong delivered a heavenly warning Tuesday about a rapidly expanding earthly tool. “Artificial intelligence is not God and cannot be God,” Gong declared on ...
Stars and Stripes

Soldiers at Fort Hood test new program, use military ID to buy meals at on-post restaurants

FORT HOOD, Texas — The Army for the first time this week granted 200 soldiers the power to use their military ID card to buy food outside of the dining facility with their meal entitlements. For the ...
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Army pilots program for expanded meal entitlement use

FEED will allow Soldiers to use their meal entitlements outside of traditional Army-operated dining facilities for the first time. During the pilot, 200 Soldiers from the 61st Quartermaster Battalion ...
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University of Iowa unveils new office to strengthen celebrated writing programs

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa is opening a new office dedicated to bolstering its esteemed writing programs, including its on-campus classes and the renowned Writers' Workshop. University ...
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Use Markdown and Rich Text Formatting in Windows 11 Notepad

Windows 11 Notepad just got a major upgrade, and it’s no longer just a plain text editor. Although a light replacement for WordPad, it now supports markdown and cool formatting options. Here, we will ...
Bleeping Computer

Hands on with Windows 11 Notepad's new markdown support

Notepad now lets you use markdown text formatting on Windows 11, which means you can write in Notepad just like you could in WordPad. The new formatting feature is turned on by default, and you just ...