MSFT Copilot update points to larger plan | Amazon scores ‘partial victory’ vs. FTC

Microsoft updated its Copilot personal AI assistant with new features including natural voice interactions and a daily news summary — hinting at its bigger vision for AI under Mustafa Suleyman, the industry veteran named CEO of Microsoft AI earlier this year. Read more.

T-Mobile is paying $31.5 million in a data protection and cybersecurity settlement with the FCC, resolving investigations into data breaches that impacted millions of U.S. consumers. Read more.

A ‘partial victory’ for Amazon: A federal judge in Seattle granted in part, and denied in part, Amazon’s motion to dismiss the FTC’s landmark antitrust lawsuit, but the extent of the ruling won’t be known until the order is unsealed. It will be at least a couple weeks. Read more.

Tech Moves: Ada Developers Academy names new CEO; more C-suite departures at Outreach; and other personnel changes.

Training your brain: A startup called Thinkie sells a wearable cloth headband with a sensor that monitors brain activity while users play games on a tablet or smartphone. Read more.

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• Microsoft has no plans to follow Amazon’s lead on return-to-office policy unless it sees a drop in productivity, according to a recent internal meeting. (Business Insider)

• Microsoft discontinued production of HoloLens 2, the mixed reality headset that launched in 2019. (UploadVR)

• Watch the complete “Acquired” live event from San Francisco with Daniel Ek, Mark Zuckerberg and others. (Acquired)

• Xbox Research is expanding beyond player experiences to focus on game developers in an effort to improve future tools and services. (Microsoft)