Micron plans to make the first investment of $20 billion by the end of the decade.

Six were from locations near research stations and 13 from “remote locations with minimal human disturbance.” Suspected microplastics were chemically identified at a lab in New Zealand. Microplastics were found in all samples, with 109 particles in total confirmed across the 19 field samples. “Microplastics may further influence climate by acting as cloud ice nuclei in the atmosphere.” More on Antarctica

You cansign up for Microsoft 365 Basicon Microsoft’s website or through the OneDrive or Outlooks apps. Thefree option for Microsoft 365will also remain available, Microsoft said in a statement.

Heck, it’ll even condense what you say into something that’ll fit in a 140-character tweet. Read more:ChatGPT vs. Bing vs. Google Bard: Which AI Is the Most Helpful?

The reports have led some people to worry the technology isn’t ready for prime time.

Azure will become a “preferred platform” for small-business utility development as part of the relationship. With this integration developers can build richer applications much faster. The integration is based on a common data model that is an extension of Quickbooks data. There will be more efforts on these natural-fit scenarios. This bodes well not just for Microsoft but for the cloud in general.

Microsoft is committed to helping bring more games to more people however they choose to play. Microsoft is committed to helping bring more games to more people – however they choose to play." Our acquisition will bring Call of Duty to more gamers and more platforms than ever before. That’s good for competition and good for consumers. Thank you@Nintendo.

Microsoft is expanding its world of Minecraft into a new action-adventure game, Minecraft Legends. Microsoft said it collaborated with Blackbird Interactive, which also developed theupcoming space strategy game Homeworld 3. Just because Minecraft Legends comes from a popular title doesn’t guarantee success, though. But its efforts to expand past that hit formula have been spotty. Microsoft announced Minecraft Legends at its annual summer video game showcase,which is being held online this year....

Elder Scrolls 6wasannounced in 2016, but it’s been a while since we’veheard anythingabout it.

Microsoft didn’t provide a date for when this Xbox Cloud Gaming on consoles will be made widely available. Some features can take weeks of testing, while others can take several months. Last week, Microsoft released itslatest edition of the Edge web client for Xbox. That had been in testing since March.

One of those isadding a chatbot widget for phone screensacross both iOS and Android. “We’re launching a new Bing Chat widget,” Microsoft said in a blog post Tuesday. Tuesday’s news means it’s now available as a widget, too. CNET hasbroken down ChatGPT as well as Bing and Google Bardto work out which is the most helpful chatbot.

Microsoft launched it’sartificial intelligence-powered search on Bingsix months ago. In mid-May, it expanded availability, meaning you were able touse Bing AI chat without a Microsoft account. See also:I’ve Been Using Google’s New AI Search. Here’s What I’ve Learned

Microsoft is increasingly pitching its Xbox Cloud Gaming service as a new way to play games across devices. Microsoft’s CEO says more games are on the way. And, he said, it’ll be trivial to code for as well.