Microsoft's beloved virtual assistant Clippy is back. Users discovered the friendly paper clip as a hidden feature within the new AI companion, Mico. This return has sparked nostalgia and excitement ...

It was the original virtual assistant, released years before Siri, Alexa, and Bixby. Now, almost two decades after it was axed, Microsoft's Clippy is officially back. The friendly anthropomorphic ...

Here's a hot take for you: I always kind of liked Clippy. Maybe it's because I was an only child, but as useless as the animated paperclip (officially known as "Clippit," by the way) was for advice, I ...

Mico is the new face of Microsoft’s Copilot assistant, debuting for users of its voice mode today. If you tap on Mico a bunch of times, an Easter egg appears where it turns into Clippy briefly.

If you were around for the release of Office 97, you'll know the overly-helpful Clippy Office Assistant. For newcomers to Office Suite, he was actually quite useful, showing you the ropes of the new ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

Clippy, the animated paper clip that annoyed Microsoft Office users nearly three decades ago, might have just been ahead of its time. Microsoft introduced a new artificial intelligence character ...

Microsoft just announced Mico, a new expressive avatar interface for Copilot that will appear when you talk to it. It can emote, change shape, and float around the Copilot interface while you chat, ...

What if Clippy were powered by AI? That seems to be the pitch behind Microsoft's new "expressive, customizable and warm" face of Copilot's voice mode. The friendly blob listens, reacts and changes ...

Microsoft is currently testing a new AI assistant for Copilot called Mico. Named after both Microsoft and Copilot, Mico is an amorphous blob that responds to your inquiries while changing shape and ...