Microsoft Teams tests AI interpreter that sounds like you

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Microsoft's newest artificial intelligence feature, which is coming to Teams, allows you to sound like you are speaking a language you are not. The app offers a new AI interpreter that simulates your voice and provides near-real-time voice interpretation.

The feature is being tested by a limited group of users and is expected to roll out in 2025 for accounts with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. It initially supports nine languages: Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil) and Spanish. Microsoft plans to add more languages in the future.

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Date inanimate objects on 'Date Everything!'

Ever wanted to just date your air fryer? As ridiculous as that sounds, that's the premise of Date Everything! a new sandbox dating simulator from Team17 Digital and Sassy Chap Games. With "Dateviator" glasses, you can chat with even the most ordinary objects and "date them" You'll get to see in the game the different personalities and outcomes your dates will bring you.

There are over 100 fully-voiced, datable characters in the game featuring a huge cast of familiar voices, including Felicia Day (Supernatural, The Magicians), Johnny Yong Bosch (Bleach, Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers) Grey DeLisle (Scooby-Doo, The Last Airbender), and more. Date Everything! is coming to the Nintendo Switch, Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S on October 24.

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Get extra items with the 'Suikoden I & II HD Remaster Day One Edition'

Suikoden I and II are getting remastered versions. And you may want to pick up the Suikoden I & II HD Remaster Day One Edition if you want some freebies to come with your early purchase.

The Day One Edition will include immediate access to the Prosperity Orb and Fortune Orb in-game items. These double the amount of money and experience you earn from battles, respectively. Konami also throws in a bonus of 57,300 Potch, a.k.a. the in-game currency.

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Microsoft bids farewell to Paint 3D

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Microsoft is discontinuing Paint 3D, the enhanced version of the classic Paint app, later this year. Originally introduced with Windows 10 as a part of Microsoft's focus on creators, Paint 3D is set to be removed from the Microsoft Store on November 4, 2024.

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