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Biden fuels tech trade war with China, banning AI, chip, and quantum system investments
US President Joe Biden has ratcheted up the technology trade war with China, issuing an executive order that will restrict investment in several sectors, including semiconductiors and AI. While the move — taken after a prior series of restrictions on US chip-related...
Does Zoom have a death wish?
Zoom is one of the leading videoconferencing platforms in the market — and one of the most successful. But it recently made a decision that could significantly damage sales going forward.Zoom publicly indicated that work-from-home is not working for the company (hat...
Big day in Cupertino as Supreme Court delivers ‘epic’ win — for now
Apple notched another victory in its ongoing campaign to protect App Store profits after a US Supreme Court justice denied an attempt by Epic to force the iPhone maker to change payment practices.As widely reported, Justice Elena Kagan denied Epic’s attempt to reverse...
Q&A: Why does Google care so much about hiring diverse AI teams?
While concerns around the existential threat to the human race due to possible generative AI advancements have been grabbing headlines of late, there’s a much more current and arguably real concern — discrimination.Although major players in the AI market have affirmed...
Q&A: TIAA’s CIO touts top AI projects, details worker skills needed now
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already having a significant effect on businesses and organizations across a variety of industries, even as many businesses are still just kicking the tires on the technology.Those that have fully adopted AI claim a 35% increase in...
Microsoft to integrate Copilot into its Dynamics 365 Field Service app
Generative AI is often hyped for how it can potentially help desk workers, software developers, copy writers, and customer service workers. But the effects of automation will be felt more widely, says Microsoft, which is bringing its Copilot AI assistant to...
CDW now offers Apple Business Essentials direct to SMB customers
CDW, a business and enterprise solutions provider that operates in the US, UK, and Canada has announced plans to offer Apple Business Essentials to its small business customers (SMBs).Founded in 1984, CDW provides IT solutions to business, government, education, and...
Slack redesigns app to tackle growing complexity
Slack has added a range of new features to its collaboration app since its last redesign three years ago. And while these features — such as Huddles voice and video calls, Canvas documents, and Connect channels — have added functionality for users, the app has become...
16 ways Google Lens can save you time on Android
Psst: Come close. Your Android phone has a little-known superpower — a futuristic system for bridging the physical world around you and the digital universe on your device. It's one of Google's best-kept secrets. And it can save you tons of time and effort.It's a...
Hybrid work is entering the ‘trough of disillusionment’
Remote work, once praised as the new paradigm for productivity and employee satisfaction, is losing some steam as more organizations and even governments are requiring workers to return to the office — at least, part time.Bosses are imposing more strict in-office...
Researchers build a scary Mac attack using AI and sound
A UK research team based at Durham University has identified an exploit that could allow attackers to figure out what you type on your MacBook Pro — based on the sound each keyboard tap makes.These kinds of attacks aren’t particularly new. The researchers found...
The working-from-home debate gets old
Way too many bosses are sure that remote work hurts worker productivity. According to a Microsoft international survey of 20,000 people, "85% of leaders say that the shift to hybrid work has made it challenging to have confidence that employees are being...