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Cisco brings Webex to Apple Watch and Apple TV
Not only is Cisco optimizing its Webex video conferencing platform with AI, but it is also extending it across the Apple ecosystem with support for Apple TV and Apple Watch.Apple and Cisco began working together in 2015, when they announced plans to optimize...
UK gov’t outlines AI risks in new report ahead of AI Safety Summit
Artificial intelligence poses a wide range of risks, including the possibility for AI tools to produce disinformation, disrupt certain sectors of the labor market, and magnify biases that exist within the data sets systems have been trained on, according to a new...
White House to issue AI rules for federal employees
After earlier efforts to reign in generative artificial intelligence (genAI) were criticized as too vague and ineffective, the Biden Administration is now expected to announce new, more restrictive rules for use of the technology by federal employees.The executive...
Intel’s PC stranglehold could face serious challenge from Nvidia, AMD and Qualcomm
Intel, long the dominant supplier of chips for Windows PC, could soon see its stranglehold on the market threatened by Arm-based CPUs from three major semiconductor makers — Nvidia, AMD, and Qualcomm.Nvidia, whose graphics processing units (GPUs) are the go-to chips...
Cisco unveils new AI strategy for its Webex videoconference platform
Cisco has announced a new artifical intelligence strategy for its Webex videoconferencing platform, including an AI-powered assistant that can summarize meeting content and answer questions, and generative AI capabilities to improve the quality of video meetings.The...
Google Cloud fails to cash in on generative AI
The explosive growth in the demand for generative AI has been a big revenue driver for public clouds. However, while some cloud players are reaping the benefits of user demand, Google Cloud seems to be failing to cash in on one of the biggest technology opportunities...
AI and cloud growth fuel first quarter revenue boost for Microsoft
AI and cloud-fueled growth has seen Microsoft post a double-digit revenue increase during the first quarter of its 2024 financial year, despite the ongoing weakness with PC sales.For the quarter ending September 30, Microsoft generated a net income of $22.3 billion,...
Apple’s ‘Scary Fast’ Mac event casts shade over Qualcomm
While most of the world is otherwise occupied on Monday, Apple will introduce "scary fast" technologies during an evening non-public event at its Cupertino headquarters in Apple Park. While Mac users will be delighted, it will be the company’s processor competitors...
How to activate Chrome’s fancy new Android reading enhancer
Let's not beat around the bush: Most of the modern web is an absolute disaster to look at.We, erm, don't need to name any names or point any fingers here. But the vast majority of websites you land on when trying to read something leave your eyes feeling assaulted and...
PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 cheat sheet
Need to create and share a presentation? If so, you probably turn to the most popular presentation application in the world, Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows.Microsoft sells Office under two models: Individuals and businesses can pay for the software license up front...
UK workers support AI but want greater organizational transparency
New research from Asana shows that although UK workers are open to the opportunities that AI can bring to the workplace, a disconnect exists between organizational plans for the technology and the current employee experience.The data is derived from a survey of 2,741...
Android’s new biometric spec for ‘strong security’ is anything but
Google has released new biometrics specs for Android devices, with the top-level “strong security” option requiring only “a spoof and imposter acceptance rate not higher than 7%.” But most biometrics specialists say that for something to be considered “high security,”...