Windows is full of useful features, and new elements are constantly coming into the mix. To be sure, Microsoft’s given us plenty of features that aren’t particularly useful. Some things even blink into existence for a short while before vanishing completely. (Remember Paint 3D, or when Cortana was the Copilot of its day?) But don’t…
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Although many C-suite and line-of-business (LOB) execs are doing everything they can to focus on generative AI (genAI) efficiency and flexibility — and not about how often the technology delivers wrong answers — IT decision-makers can’t afford to do the same thing. This isn’t just about hallucinations, although the increasing rate at which these kinds of errors…
A wave of new AI products is hitting the market, signaling a shift toward more autonomous, task-completing systems that could reshape how businesses and consumers interact with digital services. Amazon has unveiled Nova Act, an AI agent designed to operate a web browser much like a human user. In parallel, OpenAI said it will release…
Workspace is Google’s suite of productivity software tools, the main competitor to market leader Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365). Previously known as G Suite, Google Workspace includes well-known apps such as Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Slides — apps that are also used for free by billions of people globally. Google has been selling productivity apps…
Chinese companies are trying to cut Taiwan’s lead in semiconductor technology by hiring away its best engineering talent through ‘front’ companies that hide their connections to China, the Taiwanese Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) has alleged. In a dramatic crackdown on the practice last week, MJIB said its agents raided 11 Chinese companies in…
Microsoft is adding new data agents to Fabric, its cloud-based offering combining data warehousing, data science, data engineering, and data analytics services. Its goal is to help business users find insights in enterprise data without the help of a business analyst. Most enterprises either don’t have business analysts or their analysts are too busy to…
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How many group chats are you involved in? For me, it varies. Right now, there are only two — and both are of a more private nature. Group chats are something that’s not really discussed much; they represent a newer technical form of communication that perhaps is better understood as a way of organizing oneself…
New generative AI (genAI) models introduced this week by Google and OpenAI have put the companies’ data centers under stress — and both companies are trying to catch up to demand. OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman on Thursday tweeted that his company was temporarily restricting the use of GPUs after overwhelming demand for its image generation…