… US employees whose combined years of service added to their age totals 70 or more will be eligible for voluntary retirement, and Microsoft is announcing the full details to employees tomorrow. …
… The Surface Laptop OLED display will reportedly only be available on high-end models, with IPS panels used on the entry-level configurations. Some Surface Laptop models will also include a higher resolution screen, too. …
… Hallucinations have been an ongoing problem for AI models, but OpenAI says its new GPT-5.5 Instant model has “significant improvements in factuality across the board.” The company claims that, based on “internal evaluations,” GPT-5.5 Instant produced “52.5% fewer hallucinated claims” than its Insta… …
… Apple also announced a new iPhone 17E, an M4-equipped iPad Air, along with new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models. …
… The launch of new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop models in the coming months could help reverse the decline. …
… It’s also clear that the current model isn’t the final one. …
… I’m told the new models — code-named J714 and J716 — are slated for the macOS 26.3 software cycle, which runs from February through March. Another sign that an upgrade is coming: Supply of the current high-end MacBook Pro models has tightened significantly in Apple’s online store. …
… The new Surface Pro 12 doesn’t offer much over the existing model apart from the latest Intel processors, but the Surface Laptop 8 now has a higher resolution screen on 15-inch models, a new haptic trackpad, and the option for a privacy screen for the first time. …
… Allison Johnson walks us through Apple’s new iPhone 17 Pro models. …
… This is a shared accountability across GitHub and E+D leadership: to make Copilot CLI the best agentic coding experience for Microsoft engineers.” Anthropic’s models will remain accessible through Copilot CLI, along with internal-only Microsoft models and OpenAI’s range of models. …