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Microsoft sunsets OWA Light; AI focus shifts to conversational abilities and cost reduction

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Microsoft is discontinuing OWA Light, a simplified version of its Outlook Web App, after nearly two decades of service. The company is also focusing on enhancing its AI capabilities, including improvements to ChatGPT's conversational abilities with GPT-Live and refining its Grok AI model. Additionally, AI is becoming more accessible, with inference costs decreasing, though premium models remain expensive. Other AI developments include a new competitor to GitHub aimed at AI development and SambaNova's improved performance on older GPUs. AI

IMPACT AI inference costs are decreasing, making advanced models more accessible, while conversational AI capabilities continue to improve.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains multiple distinct news items from a digest-style publication, not a single cohesive story.

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Microsoft sunsets OWA Light; AI focus shifts to conversational abilities and cost reduction

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  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Microsoft to switch off OWA Light after nearly two decades

    Nobody needs a simple web client for Exchange, do they?

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