Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "It looks like you’ve clicked on an article about 'Clippy.' Would you like to know more?" For a generation of Microsoft Office ...

Kevan Atteberry, the man behind Microsoft Word's virtual assistant, had no idea how big Clippy would be today, especially after the growing disdain for the anthropomorphic paperclip throughout the ...

Clippy’s back, y’all — and more powerful than ever. The former Microsoft Office mascot — technically named Clippit, though pretty much everyone calls him Clippy — has had a rough go of it. First ...

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 ...

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, ...

Microsoft's Clippy has been resurrected for a cameo appearance in the company's latest Copilot update, which broadly aims to make its AI assistant more friendly, warm, and human-centered in its ...

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 ...

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The Xbox brand just underwent a seismic shift. On Friday afternoon, news broke that Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer had retired from the company. Also out was Sarah Bond, who resigned from her role ...

Clippy, Microsoft’s unwanted, unloved Office assistant, once listed as one of Time’s 50 Worst Inventions, is experiencing a renaissance. You remember Clippy. He was the animated paper clip who would ...

The creator of Microsoft's divisive assistant "Clippy" said he was "so embarrassed" by it. Kevan Atteberry told Great Big Story he would keep Clippy off his design portfolio. He told the YouTube ...