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Zoom’s survey tool aims for employee feedback outside of meetings
Zoom has introduced a new tool to create and edit polls and surveys, which it claims will make it easier to gauge employee engagement.While Zoom had already enabled surveys for feedback during and after meetings, Zoom Surveys extends this capability more widely across...
Super apps: the next big thing for enterprise IT?
Employee-centric super apps are mobile applications that aim to bring together all the tools and resources employees use daily within a single platform.“A super app is a single application that sits on top of a variety of mini apps... [in a] modular approach that...
What is ‘Return to Service’ on iPhone and iOS — and how is it used?
Return to Service is one of the many enterprise-focused improvements Apple introduced in iOS/iPad OS 17. It’s a new device management tool designed to help IT manage remote fleets of iPhones and iPads, and it should make it much easier to handle transient deployments...
8 advanced ways to manage reminders in Android
Ah, reminders. I'm not sure how I'd possibly function without 'em. (What were we talking about, again?)I rely on reminders for almost everything imaginable — making sure I respond to an important message, tackle a pressing task, and perform all sorts of embarrassingly...
GenAI is highly inaccurate for business use — and getting more opaque
Large language models (LLMs), the algorithmic platforms on which generative AI (genAI) tools like ChatGPT are built, are highly inaccurate when connected to corporate databases and becoming less transparent, according to two studies.One study by Stanford...
How to go incognito in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari
Private browsing. Incognito. Privacy mode.Web browser functions like those trace their roots back more than a decade, and the feature — first found in a top browser in 2005 — spread quickly as one copied another, made tweaks and minor improvements.But...
Amazon Q: AWS’ answer to Microsoft’s GPT-driven Copilot
AWS CEO Adam Selipsky on Tuesday premiered the star of the cloud giant's ongoing re:Invent 2023 conference: Amazon Q, the company's answer to Microsoft’s GPT-driven Copilot generative AI assistant. Selipsky’s announcement of Q was reminiscent of Microsoft CEO Satya...
UK says Adobe’s $20B deal for Figma would hurt graphic design market
The UK competition authority has objected to Adobe's proposed $20 billion acquisition of cloud-based design company Figma, on grounds that it might stifle innovation.According to the results of an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Adobe's...
Apple and the wireless industry invite you aboard Qi2
If you blinked during the prelude to Thanksgiving 2023, you might not have noticed the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) announcement that the first wireless chargers to support Qi v.2.0 (and Apple’s MagSafe) are about to ship.This matters to Apple watchers because many...
Varjo’s XR-4 new mixed reality headsets — an enterprise alternative to Vision Pro?
Enterprise VR/AR hardware vendor Varjo has launched its latest mixed-reality headset, promising levels of realism that surpass consumer-focused devices — and at a price that puts the device in line with Apple’s upcoming Vision Pro.Varjo targets the highest of high-end...
Amazon Braket Direct program to help reserve quantum computers
The new program allows researchers to cut through waiting queues or wait times while providing the option to connect with experts to seek guidance on quantum workloads.
EU Commission to Amazon: iRobot purchase could leave competitors in the dust
The European Commission (EC) has put Amazon on notice that regulators believe its proposed $1.4 billion acquisition of robot vacuum cleaners (RVCs) iRobot may leave its European competitors in the dust.EU legislators are worried that purchasing the makers of the...