Two members of the US House of Representatives want answers from the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) over allegations that a “server of unknown nature” was used last month to “access sensitive government data without regard for crucial security and privacy protections.” In a letter sent Tuesday to Charles Ezell, acting director of the…
Less than a week after Chinese start-up DeepSeek rocked the tech industry, leading generative AI (genAI) model providers are scrambling to shore up their market foothold and find ways to emulate the newcomer’s tech efficiencies. Last week, DeepSeek’s eponymous chatbot hit Apple’s App Store and Google Play Store and downloads almost immediately exceeded those of OpenAI’s ChatGPT….
Adobe has introduced contract intelligence features in Acrobat AI Assistant, targeting enterprises and professionals dealing with complex agreements. The new capabilities, announced on Tuesday, enable users to analyze legal terms, compare multiple contracts, and verify key details with AI-generated summaries while maintaining data security. The expansion comes as businesses struggle with contract management inefficiencies, which…
With the number of generative AI trials soaring in the enterprise, it is typical for the CIO to purchase numerous large language models from various model makers, tweaked for different geographies and languages. But CIOs are discovering that non-English models are faring far more poorly than English ones, even when purchased from the same vendor. There…
Apple’s iPhone business isn’t just about new product sales. The second-user and services markets need to be considered, too. Not only does the company command the first market, but it continues to generate healthy services-related revenue on every iPhone used — an estimated $72 per user, per year, according to Morgan Stanley. There’s little doubt the…
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Seven out of 10 US organizations are struggling to find skilled workers to fill roles in an ever-evolving digital transformation landscape, and generative AI (genAI) has added to that headache, according to a new ManpowerGroup survey. The AI skills gap is driven by the rapid growth of AI technologies and the increasing demand for adoption…
Continued stress between the US and China and the slow transition to Apple Intelligence may be limiting Apple’s business growth, but there’s no legitimate way to deny the strategic success of CEO Tim Cook’s decision to build Apple’s services business (a decision he likely had in mind during the Beats purchase in 2014). The money it is making with…
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman writes on LinkedIn that the company is now making OpenAI’s reasoning model o1 free to use for all users of Microsoft’s AI assistant Copilot. Microsoft calls the functionality itself “Think Deeper.” The o1 model spends more time (about 30 seconds) considering the instructions it receives from several different angles and perspectives, then…
If you’re like about 70% of computer users worldwide, you use Google’s Chrome browser as your gateway to the web, from conducting research and catching up on news to emailing and interacting with cloud apps. There are several tools built into Chrome that you might not know about, but should. They can improve your browsing…