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The latest Education Technology coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Windows 11 Trivia Games: Fun Icebreakers or a Gateway to Tech Misinformation?
Microsoft’s strict hardware requirements for Windows 11 have sparked endless debate in IT departments, but they’ve also hatched an unexpected side effect: a ready-made party game. A website...
Microsoft Copilot 3D Turns Photos into 3D Models in Seconds, But Don’t Try It on Your Dog
Microsoft quietly slipped a surprising new capability into Copilot Labs yesterday: Copilot 3D, a browser-based tool that transforms a single 2D image into a textured, downloadable 3D model in...
Microsoft Copilot 3D: A Free, Fast Image-to-3D Tool That's Great for Prototyping (With Major Caveats)
Microsoft just made 3D modeling as easy as snapping a photo. On August 11, 2025, the company quietly launched Copilot 3D, a free, browser-based experiment that converts a single JPG or PNG image into...
Copilot 3D Hands-On: Microsoft’s AI Turns Images into 3D Models with Surprising (and Awkward) Results
In a low-key move alongside the splashy GPT-5 upgrade for Copilot, Microsoft quietly launched Copilot 3D into its Copilot Labs. The experiment: take a single 2D image—a JPG or PNG under 10 MB—and...
Microsoft Copilot 3D Brings Instant 2D-to-3D Conversion to the Browser—Free and No Skills Required
Microsoft has quietly slipped a remarkable experimental tool into Copilot Labs: Copilot 3D, which can transform a single 2D photograph into a fully rotatable, downloadable 3D model in seconds—no...
Microsoft Copilot 3D Hands-On: Instant 2D-to-3D Conversion Now Open to All
Microsoft has quietly flipped the switch on Copilot 3D, an experimental new feature inside Copilot Labs that can take a single 2D photograph and spit out a downloadable 3D model in GLB format. The...
Copilot 3D Hands-On: Microsoft's AI Turns Photos Into GLB Models, Works Wonders on Ikea but Fumbles Pets
Microsoft quietly rolled out Copilot 3D on the Copilot Labs platform around August 8, 2025, and early testers are already poking at its limits. The experimental feature, free for anyone with a...
Microsoft Quietly Retires Windows 11 SE: October 2026 Support Deadline Alarms Schools
Microsoft has quietly set a hard expiration date for its education-focused Windows 11 SE, confirming that the slimmed-down operating system will no longer receive feature updates or security patches...
Microsoft’s Copilot 3D Converts Any Photo Into a 3D Model in Seconds—No Experience Required
Microsoft has quietly launched an experimental new feature inside Copilot that turns a single 2D image into a downloadable 3D model, no 3D modeling skills required. Dubbed Copilot 3D, the...
OpenAI's Open-Weight Model Flunks a 10-Year-Old's Exam Despite Solid Reasoning
OpenAI's latest open-weight model, gpt-oss-20b, demonstrated strong chain-of-thought reasoning when faced with a real UK 11+ exam—but its final answers were so wrong that an actual 10-year-old...
Microsoft's Copilot 3D Turns Any Photo into an Editable 3D Model—No Experience Required
Microsoft has quietly launched Copilot 3D, a free browser-based tool that uses artificial intelligence to transform ordinary 2D images into editable 3D models in seconds. Available now to select...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat Now Open to Students 13+, with Privacy at Its Core
Microsoft has flipped the switch on access to generative AI for millions of K-12 students, officially rolling out Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat for learners aged 13 and up. The move, effective...