It’s 1997. You’re hooked up to a modem and are typing away on a Microsoft document when an animated paperclip pops onto the screen. “It looks like you’re writing a letter. Would you like help?” was a ...

"It looks like you’ve clicked on an article about 'Clippy.' Would you like to know more?" For a generation of Microsoft Office users, "Clippy’s" cheerful, if occasionally intrusive, pop-ups were an ...

Remember Clippy, a paperclip with floating eyes that served as Microsoft Office’s virtual assistant in the late ’90s and ...

I sense a return of the dreaded and most-hated icon, Clippy. For those of us of a certain age, we remember when Microsoft first revealed Clippy the Paperclip to much fanfare and high hopes. (In truth, ...

This week at the Microsoft Build conference, CEO Satya Nadella spent a lot of time talking up chat bots, robots that help you get stuff done through normal human conversations. But for those of us who ...

It’s human nature to hate things that remind us of how dumb we used to be; Like teenagers who can’t stand their baby pictures, we prefer to ignore the proof of our humble beginnings. The same goes for ...

There are few brand icons as recognizable as Microsoft’s Clippy and although he has long since passed on, 343 Industries has found a way to resurrect him within Halo Infinite. For those who never ...

"It looks like you're using me as an attack vector for hacking into a business network, would you like some help?" That phrasing, if not the exact wording, should be instantly recognizable to anyone ...

Microsoft Copilot will eventually bring ChatGPT-powered Bing Chat features to Windows 11 PCs, but you don't have to wait that long to try a ChatGPT app on your laptop or desktop. A developer brought ...

Halo Infinite is adding a new version of Microsoft’s Clippy to the game, much to the chagrin of players. Clippy is one of the most notorious company mascots out there, but he’s been AWOL for quite ...

Microsoft has sneaked Clippy, one of its most beloved and hated characters, into the latest version of its mobile software. Recently, the Redmond, Wash., tech company unveiled Windows Phone 8.1 and ...

"It looks like you're using me as an attack vector for hacking into a business network, would you like some help?" That phrasing, if not the exact wording, should be instantly recognizable to anyone ...