Neowin News Feed for: Sydney

Bing Chat reportedly has different chat modes, like Game, Assistant, and Friend

John Callaham — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 16:20:01 +0000

A new report claims to have found that Microsoft's new Bing Chat AI can switch to different modes, including one for playing games, one for being a personal assistant, and one for Just being a friend. Read more...

The new Bing chatbot is tricked into revealing its code name Sydney and getting "mad"

John Callaham — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 20:56:01 +0000

A university student used a prompt injection method in the new Bing chatbot to discover its internal code name at Microsoft, Sydney, along with some other rules that the chatbot is supposed to follow. Read more...

Google brings Street View to Sydney train and metro stations

Paul Hill — Wed, 26 May 2021 21:28:01 +0000

Google Maps Street View is now available across Sydney's trains and metro stations. Google's has also enhanced directions in these areas too so that commuters can follow the most efficient routes. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: E3 recap, preview unwrap, hardware roadmap

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 17 Jun 2018 16:48:02 +0000

Thanks to E3 week, there's been a lot of news from Microsoft. From first- to third-party game showcases to hints of the next Xbox and much more. Be sure to catch up via the handy guide below. Read more...

Microsoft announces opening dates for flagship retail stores in New York City and Sydney

Andy Weir — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 14:10:17 +0000

Microsoft has said that its new flagship stores in Sydney and New York City will open in the next few weeks, and published artists' impressions showing what the new retail locations will look like. Read more...

Microsoft heads to Australia for its first store outside of North America

Brad Sams — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 23:48:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced that their first store outside of North America will open in up Sydney, Australia later this year; this could be the start of a truly international expansion for the stores. Read more...