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Google’s Duet AI now available for Workspace enterprise customers
Google’s Duet AI is now generally available, bringing the generative AI assistant to its range of Workplace productivity apps, the company announced on Tuesday. The Duet AI features will cost $30 per user each month, putting the tool's price in line with rival...
Workers are embracing AI but want more guidance on how to use it, says survey
Despite 36% of UK and US employees using artificial intelligence on a weekly basis at work, less than a quarter of companies provide any guidance for their workers on how they should be harnessing the technology, new research by work management platform Asana...
Three-quarters of large US firms now using more Apple devices — survey
Accelerating enterprise adoption of Apple devices feels inevitable, with 76% of large businesses now using more Apple devices, and nine in 10 IT professionals praising the business advantages of Macs, iPhones, and iPads in the workplace.Those are some of the findings...
Microsoft, Amazon go head-to-head on genAI in the cloud — here’s who’ll win
ChatGPT’s generative AI domination since its release in late November has led many in the tech industry to predict Microsoft’s current stranglehold on the technology will continue well into the future – and that Microsoft will inevitably be the leader in the...
OpenAI launches ‘enterprise-grade’ ChatGPT
OpenAI today unveiled ChatGPT Enterprise, a version of its generative AI service that allows companies to decide how the model is trained and how long it can store corporate data used for that purpose.The new ChatGPT service also offers increased security and privacy...
IDC sees big enterprise shift to Macs over next 12 months
Apple may be on the cusp of a rapid expansion of Mac market share across the enterprise computing markets, argues research firm IDC in its latest, slightly optimistic prediction about the PC industry.IDC now expects that PC sales will return to growth in 2024, even...
How to select sustainability management software
Increasingly, organizations are under pressure from numerous stakeholders to incorporate sustainability practices into their business strategies. As companies set ambitious environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals, they often look to providers of...
The Republican debate and ChatGPT — room for gen AI in politics?
I found the Republican National Debate this week fascinating because, for once, it seemed to involve actual issues instead of regurgitated talking points. One comment caught my attention: it was an attack by former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Vivek Ramaswamy...
New law could turn UK into a hacker’s playground
It looks as if people are at last waking up to a second extraordinarily dangerous requirement buried within a UK government bill designed to promote the nation as a surveillance state. It means bureaucrats can delay or prevent distribution of essential software...
Managed Apple IDs, iCloud, and the shadow IT connection
Apple is continuing its expansion of Managed Apple IDs for business customers, giving them increased access to iCloud services and Apple Continuity features. Companies get iCloud backup and new syncing options (particularly for passwords, passkeys, and other...
China reportedly paying big bonuses for semiconductor expertise
In an apparent effort to broaden the country’s semiconductor manufacturing, the Chinese government is paying sizeable signing bonuses and offering housing subsidies for qualified experts in the field, according to a report from Reuters.The incentives are said to be a...
Now that Apple supports Right to Repair, everyone else should, too
In a move with implications for consumers and for large iPhone, iPad, and/or Mac deployments in business and education, Apple is backing a new California law that aims to make it easier for people to fix their own devices.Apple supports SB 244 In a nutshell, Apple has...