When most businesspeople think of videoconferencing software, the first thing that comes to mind is probably Microsoft Teams or Zoom, but there are many other choices, each with its own strengths. Sometimes the choice of what tool to use comes down to what’s standard corporate issue — more often than not, that’s Teams — but it’s…
The battle between WordPress owner Automattic and WP Engine seemingly struck US federal Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin as rather one-sided, as she ruled against Automattic on Tuesday and granted WP Engine the preliminary injunction it sought. “Judge Martinez-Olguin’s ruling clearly explains why [Automattic founder] Matt Mullenweg’s campaign against WP Engine has been so misguided,” said IDC…
Entry-level workers increasingly fear job loss or significant changes to their careers due to automation made possible by generative AI (genAI). Nearly one-in-four “early career” employees (24%) believe their job could be replaced by automation, according to survey results from professional services firm Deloitte. Early-career workers (those with five years or less on the job)…
As we look ahead to a whole new year of green-tinted Googley goodness, I’m feeling both guardedly excited — and curiously like Bill Murray in the movie Groundhog Day. Google’s got some pretty weighty pivots in the works for the Android arena right now. It’s mostly good-seeming stuff, on the surface, and cause for cautious…
Microsoft 365 (and Office 365) subscribers get more frequent software updates than those who have purchased Office without a subscription, which means subscribers have access to the latest features, security patches, and bug fixes. But it can be hard to keep track of the changes in each update and know when they’re available. We’re doing…
Mac developers have a lot to think about as we close in on 2025, the eighth Mac developer survey from Setapp suggests. Should they sell software outside of the App Store? Is it time to diversify to other platforms? When will it be time to build software for visionOS? And what about artificial intelligence (AI)? Should…
OpenAI has released a new version of its text-to-video AI model, Sora, for ChatGPT Plus and Pro users, marking another step in expansion into multimodal AI technologies. The original Sora model, introduced earlier this year, was restricted to safety testers in the research preview phase, limiting its availability. The new Sora Turbo version offers significantly…
Microsoft’s Copilot Vision feature is now available for users to test in a limited preview. Built natively into Microsoft’s Edge browser, Copilot Vision analyzes and understands the contents of web pages you visit. You can then ask the AI assistant for information and guidance about what appears on screen. “It is a new way to…
You might hear that 2025 will be the Year of artificial intelligence (AI) cybercrime. But the trend really began in 2024. AI crime will prove so overwhelming that some say the only way to fight it is through AI security software. But two incredibly simple, low-tech, and common-sense techniques have emerged recently that should become…
When TikTok owner ByteDance discovered recently that an intern had allegedly damaged a large language model (LLM) the intern was assigned to work on, ByteDance sued the intern for more than $1 million worth of damage. Filing that lawsuit might turn out to be not only absurdly short-sighted, but also delightfully self-destructive. Really, ByteDance managers?…