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TechCrunch
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- TechCrunch
Microsoft starts testing Copilot for Gaming in Xbox app for iOS and Android
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it has started rolling out the beta version of its Copilot for Gaming experience. Beta testers can access the experience in the Xbox app on iOS and Android. The early version of the experience allows the assistant to answer questions about the games you're interested in, give you links to more information, and answer questions based on your account, play history, achievements, and more. For example, you could ask something like: 'What's my gamerscore and can you give me some tips to raise it?' or 'I love horror movies. Any suggestions for what game I should play?' As for questions about your play history or account, you could ask something like: 'What was the last achievement I got in Starfield?' or 'When does my Game Pass subscription renew?' 'In this early version of the feature for mobile, you'll be able to access Copilot for Gaming on a second screen, without distracting you from your core gameplay experience,' Taylor O'Malley, principal program manager at Xbox, explained in a blog post. Image Credits:Microsoft Once you ask Copilot a question, it looks at your player activity on Xbox, alongside public information from Bing, to formulate a response. Microsoft says it's working to add more personalization and richer game assistance, such as proactive coaching, to Copilot for Gaming in the future. The beta version of Copilot for Gaming is available in English for players aged 18 and older in the following countries: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong (SAR), India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Libya, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkiye, UAE, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA and Vietnam. Microsoft plans to release the experience in additional regions at a later date.
The Verge
3 days ago
- Business
- The Verge
Microsoft starts testing Xbox Copilot on iOS and Android
Microsoft is starting to rollout an early version of its Copilot for Gaming experience on iOS and Android. Testers can now access Copilot within the Xbox mobile app, allowing the assistant to work as a companion for downloading games, listing achievements, and much more. This first version allows you to quickly see recent Xbox achievements, get game recommendations based on your play history, and ask for tips or guides about completing games. You'll also be able to use this Xbox Copilot to download and install games on your console. The Copilot for Gaming, as it's officially called, even has a customizable voice that's similar to the ones found in Microsoft's main Copilot. The chatbot interface is also similar across the two variants. 'In this early version of the feature for mobile, you'll be able to access Copilot for Gaming on a second screen, without distracting you from your core gameplay experience, explains Taylor O'Malley, principal program manager at Xbox. 'The companion knows what game you're playing and understands your Xbox activity, so it can answer any questions about the games you're interested in, provide links to more information when its response includes web sources, or answer questions based on your account, play history and achievements.' Microsoft also has a vision of turning this Copilot into an AI gaming coach, to guide you through games on an Xbox console in the future. The Xbox maker demonstrated earlier this year how a future Copilot for Gaming interface could assist you playing Overwatch 2 by pointing out mistakes you made during the game or recommending good hero picks to complement the rest of the team. Microsoft also demonstrated the Copilot within Minecraft, where you could ask it questions about how to craft objects. A similar feature is also available in Copilot Vision on Windows. You can start testing Copilot for Gaming in the beta version of the Xbox mobile app in the US, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Singapore. Microsoft has a full list of countries that can access the beta here, but it looks like the UK and most of Europe won't be able to access it just yet.
Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Young Aussie nurse is handed shock diagnosis at 30 after bruising on her legs for years - and one in nine women are at risk
A Perth mother had always dismissed her unexplainably bruised legs until a shock diagnosis finally offered answers. Registered nurse and personal trainer Taylor O'Malley discovered just two weeks ago that her years of leg bruising were a result of little known condition, lipoedema. The 30-year-old woman posted about her diagnosis in a now viral TikTok video, explaining in the caption that she had 'always felt strongly it was abnormal how easily I bruise'. 'My legs constantly look [bruised] and I can't even explain how most of the bruises got there,' she said in the video, which has been viewed over 12.1 million times. 'Easy bruising is one of the main symptoms of lipoedema. It all makes sense now. 'There's no way to stop the bruising but at least I know I'm not crazy.' According to Health Direct, Lipoedema is a chronic (long-term) health condition that causes an abnormal build up of adipose (fatty) tissue in the body. It most often affects the legs, thighs and buttocks. The condition is believed to affect around one in nine females in Australia. While there's no known cause of lipoedema and no specific medical test to diagnose the condition, there are numerous common symptoms, including bruising easily, build-up of fatty tissue, leg pain and swelling of the legs. FEMAIL spoke to Taylor about how she finally found out about the condition and why it took so long to confirm she had it. The nurse said she'd always had 'really chunky legs compared to my waist' ever since her teenage years – and simply put down the uneven appearance of her thighs as 'bad cellulite'. 'It just never really went away with diet or exercise, even though I've always been very fit and active,' Taylor said. 'I was always able to lose weight from my waist but never really from my legs.' In hindsight, Taylor says the most obvious missed symptom however was the constant bruising on her legs. 'It was a running joke among my friends about how I always had bruised legs,' she said. The health care worker said she'd dismissed the bruises until a few years ago after falling pregnant with her first child. Suddenly, she noticed she was bruising more easily than usual. Lipoedema often occurs hormonal changes like puberty, pregnancy, IVF or menopause. Despite raising her concerns with doctors, her blood tests showed no anomalies and doctors advised Taylor that her bruises were simply what was 'normal for her and her body'. The penny finally dropped for Taylor when she chanced upon an Instagram post shared by a woman who had lipoedema. Discussing the possibility with her GP, Taylor said the doctor admitted to knowing very little about the condition – but connected her with several specialists in the area. Eventually, a physiotherapist specialising in lipoedema examined Taylor. 'Since I was diagnosed, everything in my life now makes sense,' she said. The confirmation was a bittersweet moment. On the one hand, Taylor said it was 'disheartening' knowing she would never achieve the 'long, lean legs' she'd always been working hard to achieve, and would probably always feel self-conscious wearing a swimsuit. But on the flip side, it meant she now had clarity around the best management approach. Although lipoedema is a chronic and incurable condition, Taylor said she is embracing a range of health, lifestyle and medications management options. 'You have to wear compression pants every single day and perform lymphatic drainage massage,' Taylor explained. 'The Mediterranean diet is also proven to help, so you want to be removing carbs from your diet. 'Exercise is important, but it should be low intensity exercise, like walking instead of running. 'I've also been recommended to use a vibration plate for 10 to 20 minutes a day to help lymphatic flow and drainage.' She said there has also been recent discussion around the potential benefits of semalgutide injections, like Ozempic and Mounjaro, but was yet to personally explore it. 'The last resort is liposuction to remove the fatty cells,' said Taylor. 'That's a path I really don't want to go down until a lot later in life if I have to.' For now, Taylor said her diagnosis has also sparked a pivot in her personal training and online health coaching business, inspiring her to focus specifically on helping others going through similar health journeys. She also regularly shares lipoedema updates and advice to her social media accounts under the handle @pt_tayloromalley. 'What I'm hoping to achieve, is to make people more aware of this condition, because no one really knows about it,' Taylor said. 'I've always loved helping people, hence why I've trained in nursing and personal training,' she added. 'The silver lining of my lipoedema diagnosis is that me working through it can hopefully help so many other girls out there working through it too.' What are the common symptoms of lipoedema? • Build up of fatty tissue in legs, buttocks, thighs and sometimes upper arms • Fat rings around ankles — feet usually appear normal • Swelling of the legs (oedema) • Easily bruised • Increased joint flexibility, which can develop into arthritis (joint inflammation) • Appearance of lumpy, nodular fat in other areas of body, including abdomen, groin, breasts and scalp • Sensation of heaviness, achiness or discomfort in affected areas • Affected areas that are sensitive to touch and often feel cold • Reduced hair growth on affected areas
