News
Microsoft blames Aussie data center outage on staff strength, failed automation
The outage that occurred on August 30 led to downtime in Azure services pertaining to APIs, databases, and applications.
How to share a Windows 10 or 11 PC
In some offices, computers are shared between two or more employees or temporary workers. That sounds like a recipe for disaster, but Windows 10 and 11 have great tools for allowing multiple people to share a PC without letting them read, edit, or delete each other’s...
Apple Support prepares to leave X: End of the omni-channel?
Reports claim Apple is about to cease offering human tech support via X, the service formerly known as Twitter, its own online forum, and YouTube beginning Oct. 1. Users will still be able to access automated systems, but those replies will send you elsewhere to...
IBM, Salesforce join forces in enterprise AI push
Salesforce and IBM are teaming up to provide generative AI for the enterprise, combining their respective efforts into what the companies hope will be a more attractive package for CRM customers.The partnership, announced on Thursday, will focus on several areas in...
Pew Research finds a big problem with AI: People don’t trust it
As time goes by, people are becoming less trusting of artificial intelligence (AI), according to the results of a recent Pew Research study. The study, which involved 11,000 respondents, found that attitudes had changed sharply in just the past two years.In 2021, 37%...
Microsoft to unbundle Teams from its Office suites in Europe
Microsoft today said that as of Oct. 1, it will start unbundling Teams from Microsoft 365 and Office 365 in Europe after the European Commission opened an antitrust investigation into the company.The original competition complaint was filed by team chat software rival...
With BYOD comes responsibility — and many firms aren’t delivering
Apple deployments are accelerating across the global enterprise, so it’s surprising that many organizations don't properly recognize that change. Even when companies put Macs, iPhones, and iPads in the hands of their employees, they are failing to manage these...
US Copyright Office opens inquiry into laws needed to rein in genAI
The US Copyright Office is seeking public input on copyright law and policy issues raised by generative AI and is assessing whether federal legislative or US government regulation are warranted.Generative AI (genAI) technology has been documented relying on...
6 secret settings for a smarter Chrome Android setup
Hey. You. Yes, you there — the one with your overly moist eyeballs pointed at the screen. What if I were to tell you that that the browser you rely on for all of your web-based exploring on Android had oodles of extra features — top-secret settings that'd add awesome...
Google brings its Generative Search Experience to India, Japan
India and Japan became the first two countries outside the US to get access to Google’s Generative Search Experience as the company introduced its Search Labs initiative in the two Asian nations.Search Labs, which was launched in May at Google I/O this year, is an...
Sept. 12: Let the iPhone 15 games begin
Speculation about Apple’s upcoming iPhone 15 series will finally be laid to rest on Sept. 12, when the company is expected to announce four new smartphones.There are also expectations of a new Apple Watch Ultra, AirPods, and perhaps an iPad, all with USB-C. (Nothing...
As UAW seeks 4-day workweek, the idea gains ground with US workers
Now, look who wants a four-day workweek: the United Auto Workers (UAW).The union is negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement between the Big Three Detroit automakers and the UAW’s 150,000 members and voted Friday to authorize a strike if necessary. Among...