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Thursday February 6, 2025. 12:00 PM
The trouble with virtual assistants is that they’re just so darn needy. Specifically, they need to be told exactly what to do. They sit around doing nothing until explicitly directed. They don’t take any initiative. They’re, for lack of a better word, lazy. Science ...
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...
Wednesday February 5, 2025. 10:34 PM
Workday said Wednesday it will lay off 1,750 employees, roughly 8.5% of its workforce, as part of a restructuring plan to invest more heavily in artificial intelligence (AI) and accelerate international growth. The California-based company disclosed the layoffs in a filing...
If you get stressed out when surfing the web, Norwegian browser company Opera has something for you: a new browser for Windows and Mac designed to help you relax. Opera Air offers a minimalist design and scheduled breaks for breathing exercises, neck training and meditation, ...
They say great art reflects its time. When it comes to Apple’s business, just as the iMac and iPod matched the zeitgeist, the company must now develop its business to meet the complex demands of a divided, post-globalist world struggling with economic and climate...
The company that once opened its code of conduct with the words “Don’t be evil” is now opening the door to assisting in the creation of AI-powered weapons and surveillance systems. Changes in the company’s statement of AI principles introduced in a blog post on...
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...
Hey, remember the Apple Vision Pro? For a while there, everyone was talking about Apple’s $3,499 headset being the future of productivity. You’d strap a headset to your face and work on large monitors floating in a “mixed reality” world. Well, that vision has now...
Have you heard the buzz? Good vibrations are on their way to Android — or at least to Google’s own homemade Pixel devices. As we discussed in my Android Intelligence newsletter on Friday, word broke the other day about a still-under-wraps plan to bring custom vibration...
Traffic management is a growing challenge for cities worldwide, requiring a balance between enforcement, efficiency, and public trust. In Kazakhstan, the Qorgau system is redefining road safety through an innovative fusion of artificial intelligence (AI), computer vision,...
Tuesday February 4, 2025. 07:40 PM
2025 began in turmoil, with layoffs at some of the largest tech companies despite the support shown by the new US administration. 2024 had been a year of recovery, with the pace of layoffs slowing and IT employment the highest for years following two years of massive IT...
According to a new policy document from Meta, the Frontier AI Framework, the company might not release AI systems developed in-house in certain risky scenarios. The document defines two types of AI systems that can be classified as either “high risk” or “critical...
One of a handful of “independent” iOS app stores in Europe has begun the distribution of a porn app, advertising it as “Apple Approved.” The app isn’t approved by Apple, and the biggest app available on the AltStore is Epic’s child-focused Fortnite game. Fortnite ...
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...
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...
Chinese AI startup, DeepSeek, has been facing scrutiny from governments and private entities worldwide but that hasn’t stopped enterprises from investing in this OpenAI competitor. European regulators joined Microsoft, OpenAI, and the US government last week in...
Anthropic has showcased a new security framework, designed to reduce the risk of harmful content generated by its large language models (LLM), a move that could have far-reaching implications for enterprise tech companies. Large language models undergo extensive safety...
AMD on Monday issued two patches for severe microcode security flaws, defects that AMD said “could lead to the loss of Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) protection.” The bugs were inadvertently revealed by a partner last week. The most dangerous time for this kind...
Monday February 3, 2025. 10:13 PM
DeepSeek, founded in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, a Chinese entrepreneur, engineer and former hedge fund manager, is generating a lot of buzz — and for good reason. Here are five things that make it stand out (as well as a listing of the latest news and analysis about DeepSeek). ...
Hot on the heels of its launch of the o3-mini model last week, OpenAI on Sunday announced another component for ChatGPT that allows the generative AI (genAI) tool to do more in-depth research. Described as “an agent that uses reasoning to synthesize large amounts of...
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