Two years after participating in a groundbreaking four-day work week experiment, 200 companies in the UK have chosen to adopt the policy permanently, marking a significant shift in workplace norms. By continuing the policy, as many as 5,000 employees at those companies will work one day less a week with no reduction in pay. The…
Starlink support appears to be a secret iOS 18.3 feature for iPhones, some of which now support satellite communication services from SpaceX — but only for users invited to join public beta testing of the service on US carrier T-Mobile. This supplements Apple’s existing satellite services supplier, Globalstar. The stars look different These are the…
The Chinese AI app DeepSeek has come under intense scrutiny from both the US and European regulators, raising alarms over national security risks, data privacy concerns, and potential intellectual property theft. The White House confirmed on Tuesday that the National Security Council (NSC) is reviewing the AI model’s implications as fears mount that Chinese advancements…
Do you find yourself typing the same things over and over? If the answer is yes — and if you type enough text during the workweek, it almost certainly will be — I’d highly recommend you install a text expansion application. These text shortcut tools are a must-have productivity upgrade for many knowledge workers, and…
There is a special Copilot key on some Windows laptops that can be used to launch Microsoft’s AI assistant — and now support for the key is coming to Linux. That support has been added in version 6.14 of Linux, though exactly what it will be used for depends on which Linux-based operating system you…
They may be stressed about shadow IT, security, endpoint management, and the recent proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. They’re challenged not just by static budgets and rising costs, but by the proliferation of tools they now must use to do their job. And while IT admins are not exactly struggling for work, there is…
Two years ago, OpenAI’s ChatGPT launched a new wave of AI disruption that left the tech industry reassessing its future. Now within the space of a week a small Chinese startup called DeepSeek appears to have pulled off a similar coup, this time at OpenAI’s expense. Nevertheless, DeepSeek’s sudden success — the company’s free mobile…
Though there are a variety of cool extensions for the Chrome browser, there are also malicious extensions that pose a security threat. To increase security, Google has now launched the Chrome Web Store for Enterprises, a new store specifically designed for business users. For example, businesses can create a list of approved extensions to ensure…
The legal heat on OpenAI in India intensified as digital news outlets owned by billionaires Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani joined an ongoing lawsuit against the ChatGPT creator. They were joined by some of the largest news publishers in India including the Indian Express, and Hindustan Times, and members of the Digital News Publishers Association…
Not to be outdone by its close rival OpenAI, Meta has announced its plans to spend $60 to $65 billion on AI infrastructure this year, and is building a data center almost as big as Manhattan. In a Facebook post, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced his company’s intent to build a 2GW data center, bring…