PHILADELPHIA -- Clippy hasn't had an easy life. Microsoft's iconic but polarizing virtual assistant first appeared in Windows 97 as a small paperclip to help Microsoft Office users. It was given the ...

A new app on the Microsoft Store brings the power of ChatGPT to Clippy. Clippy by FireCube uses OpenAI to empower a Clippy assistant that sits on your desktop. Just like Clippy of old, it can help ...

We first got a glimpse at the Windows XP Crocs in August, when Microsoft started offering the nostalgic shoes to its employees. They also come with Jibbitz of a pixelated Windows XP pointer, a ...

In 1997, Microsoft added a new feature to their revamped version of the Microsoft Office suite — the Office Assistant. This little cartoon character would hang out at the bottom of the window and ...

TL;DR: Windows Classic Remastered is a concept OS aired via a YouTube clip, combining contemporary features with a look that takes us back to Windows 95. The result ...

It looks like you want some horrible shoes. Would you like to win them? Microsoft has delivered its found a way to make Crocs ...

AI always reminds me of Clippy, the infamous talking paperclip added to Microsoft Office in the '90s. This little guy frustrated users, was based on a faulty understanding of how people want to use ...

I was at Microsoft Ignite last week for the AI and Copilot rollout on Azure and Windows. As I watched the presentation, I was taken back in time to the 1990s launch of Microsoft Bob and that first ...

Microsoft’s recently announced AI assistant comes with lots of questions and lots of promise. But please bring back Cortana capabilities in Windows Copilot! I've been testing PC and mobile software ...

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Hey, two of the world's worst inventions are joining forces. And for just $80, you can wear them. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever ...