Subj : Microsoft Edge just got a major AI upgrade to make the browser lo
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri Jun 21 2024 14:45:05

Microsoft Edge just got a major AI upgrade to make the browser look sharper  
and more is on the way

Date:
Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:37:37 +0000

Description:
Microsoft is busy stuffing Edge with various new AI powers in its mission to 
steal market share from Chrome.

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Microsoft is forging onwards with its mission to pack the Edge browser full 
of AI features, and the newest innovation allows you to generate your own 
themes for the browser, letting you express yourself more with the app. 

The Theme Generator ( previously spotted in a leak ) uses generative AI to 
create themes such as, looking at the examples picked out in Microsofts blog 
post , summer landscapes or a fantasy football season with your very own 
custom image to represent your team. The color of the browser frame can also 
be changed to match the theme, which is a nice extra touch in terms of a 
uniform overall look. 

You can visit the AI Theme Generator website right now and have a look at 
some of the examples of what to expect from the feature, which to be honest 
do look pretty stunning. In fact, some of the examples kind of look like my 
own Google Chrome layout! (Image credit: Microsoft) 

Creating your own theme is as easy as visiting the site and typing in a 
description of the theme youre after - the AI will then take over and 
hopefully concoct something suitable to fit your vision. AI pepping up 
screenshots, too? 

Want more AI in Edge other than this new theme creation feature? Well, you 
could be in luck, at least if clues spotted in the browser by Windows Latest 
are anything to go by. 

In case you werent aware, Edge has a screenshot function, and it seems that 
Microsoft is mulling the idea of tying it in with Copilot somehow. 

The theory is based on Windows Latests discovery of a feature hidden in a 
recent test build of Edge (in the Canary channel), namely: 
msEdgeWebCaptureAskCopilotMenu. 

This functionality doesnt work yet, but Windows Latest guesses that it could 
point to an Ask Copilot option appearing in the window that pops up after 
youve captured a grab with Edge. Or it could simply send a screenshot thats 
just been taken directly to Copilot in the browsers sidebar, running a query 
on it. 

The smart money is on one of those handy shortcuts, although of course 
because this isnt even working in preview versions of Edge yet, it may never 
actually happen. However, given Microsofts big push to jam in as much AI as 
possible  to Edge, and Windows 11 in general  it wouldnt be a surprise to see 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/browsers/microsoft-edge-just-got-a-major-a
i-upgrade-to-make-the-browser-look-sharper-and-more-ai-is-on-the-way


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