Can AI Clone Microsoft? Inside Musk’s Macrohard

Elon Musk isn’t just tweeting—he’s launching Macrohard, a multi‑agent AI venture designed to simulate Microsoft itself. ESET researchers have spotted PromptLock, the world’s first AI‑powered ransomware proof‑of‑concept, and Microsoft quietly made Windows Backup for Organizations generally available, giving you a way to preserve user settings and app lists ahead of the Windows 10 end‑of‑life.

Links and resources

• Elon Musk to Take on Microsoft With ‘Macrohard’ | PCMag
• Elon Musk launches ‘Macrohard’ AI company | Windows Central
• First AI-powered ransomware PoC spotted • The Register
• First known AI-powered ransomware uncovered by ESET Research
• Windows Backup for Organizations is now available – Windows IT Pro Blog
• What is Windows Backup for Organizations? | Petri

Episode overview

Elon Musk has announced a new AI-driven venture called MacroHard that aims to simulate Microsoft using thousands of AI agents and supercomputing power. This ambitious project, under Musk’s xAI company, uses the Grok Large Language Model and Colossus 2 supercomputer with Nvidia GPUs, potentially challenging Microsoft and OpenAI in the tech space.

• Windows Backup for Organizations released: Microsoft has made Windows Backup for Organizations generally available to preserve user settings and Microsoft Store apps, facilitating easier upgrades from Windows 10 to Windows 11.
  
• Elon Musk launches MacroHard: MacroHard is an AI-powered project to simulate Microsoft, leveraging supercomputers and extensive AI talent, possibly as a competitive challenge to existing tech giants.
  
• AI-powered ransomware detected: Security firm ESET identified Promptlock, the world’s first AI-powered ransomware that uses local language models to generate device-specific encryption scripts, complicating traditional malware detection methods.