Opera has announced that its browser is now equipped with Browser Operator, a built-in AI agent that can help users with a variety of tasks. For example, if an Opera user wants help buying a large pack of socks in a certain color or booking a flight, the user can ask Browser Operator can do…
Microsoft has begun pushing out a new version of its generative AI (genAI) Copilot application to users testing new builds of Windows 11. The app has an updated interface with a panel on the right listing the history of queries that have been posed, and the responses on the left. Microsoft has designed the app…
With the AI Phone and Magenta AI, Deutsche Telekom is helping to shape further developments in the smartphone sector. Deutsche Telekom What would it be like if a digital concierge on your smartphone could reserve a table, call a cab or summarize texts by voice command or keyboard input in the future, without you having…
Monitoring of both remote and in-office employees is at an all-time high, a trend highlighted by federal workers being told to report their weekly accomplishments. A study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found that 80% of companies are monitoring remote or hybrid workers. Specialized software can track online activity, location, and even behaviors…
Enterprise mobility today is basically synonymous with unified endpoint management (UEM) software, which unifies and centralizes the management of phones, tablets, PCs, and other devices. UEM grew out of earlier mobile management tools in the late teens and came to prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic when office workers worldwide shifted to remote work. Now a…
Unified endpoint management (UEM) is a strategic IT approach that consolidates how enterprises secure and manage an array of deployed devices including phones, tablets, PCs, and even IoT devices. As hybrid work models have become the norm, “mobility management” has come to mean management of not just mobile devices, but all devices used by mobile…
The stark difference in the way tech giants in China and the US are approaching AI for internal operations was illustrated late this week by separate announcements from Salesforce and Alibaba. During an earnings call on Thursday, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff indicated that, as a result of AI, the company would not be hiring human…
The time is up for Skype, one of the O.G.s of online communication. The once-popular 22-year-old communications software is being retired by Microsoft in May 2025, with the company’s Teams collaboration suite replacing its predecessor. “Beginning March 2025, you will be able to sign into Microsoft Teams Free with your Skype credentials, and your chats…
AI and robots need data — lots of it. Companies that have millions of users have an advantage in this data collection, because they can use the data of their customers. A well-known example is Google’s reCAPTCHA v2 service, which I recently lambasted. reCAPTCHA v2 is a cloud-based service operated by Google that is supposed to stop bots from…
Global sales of smartphones will increase by 2.3% in 2025 compared to last year, according to a new report from IDC. Android-based phones are expected to account for most of the increase, including in China, where sales are expected to rise by 5.6% year over year. Apple’s smartphone sales are expected to dip in China,…