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Windows 10: A guide to the updates
The launch of a major Windows 10 update isn’t the end of a process — it’s really just the beginning. As soon as one of Microsoft’s feature updates (such as Windows 10 version 22H2) is released, the company quickly gets to work on improving it by fixing bugs, releasing...
Addigy promises a fix for Apple devices stuck on OSUpdateScan
Enterprise admins handling fleets of Macs take note: there's a new security management tool from Apple device management firm Addigy.The MDM Watchdog Utility monitors the MDM framework on devices and automatically forces software patches to be installed if they're not...
Microsoft advances mixed-reality plans with Teams avatars, Mesh update
Amid the numerous AI-related announcements at its Build developer conference this week, Microsoft also delivered updates on key aspects of its vision of a workplace “metaverse,” with the release of avatars for Teams and private previews of its Mesh mixed-reality...
After China’s Micron ban, US lawmakers urge sanctions on chips from CXMT
After the Chinese government said it was banning the use of some Micron chips due to security risks, US lawmakers lobby for a ban on one of its biggest Chinese competitors.
OneNote vs. Evernote: A personal take on two great note-taking apps
What’s the king of the note-taking apps?There are two leading contenders for the crown: Microsoft’s OneNote and the independent Evernote. Launched in 2003, OneNote was added to the Microsoft Office suite (most versions of which are now called Microsoft 365) in 2007....
Microsoft’s M365 Copilot AI assistant gets third-party app integrations
Microsoft will let customers connect its Microsoft 365 Copilot to other applications via “plugin” integrations, effectively giving the generative AI assistant access to data from thousands of third-party software tools, the company announced today at its Build...
Growing enterprise revenue boosts Zoom’s first-quarter growth
Despite falling revenue from online sign-ups, videoconferencing company Zoom remains positive about its future outlook, posting a 5% year-on-year increase in total revenue for the three months to April 30.The company saw unprecedented levels of growth during the...
Adobe brings Generative AI to Photoshop
Adobe has thrown a grenade at the heart of the creative industries with the introduction of generative AI-driven features in the latest beta of its classic creative application, Photoshop.What is Generative Fill AI in Photoshop? Generative Fill lets users make major...
Microsoft 365 suffers another outage, its sixth this year
Microsoft 365 suffered another outage on Monday, preventing users from accessing Microsoft 365 apps.“We’re investigating an issue affecting access to https://msft.it/6016gbJ06 and Microsoft 365 apps,” the company said in a Tweet.Users reported that they were...
Google killer, killed: Neeva and the limits of privacy as a philosophy
Well, that was fast.Just under two years after splashing into the world with all sorts of provocative promises, a search startup that was set on convincing people to pay for a privacy-centric Google alternative is shutting its doors.Neeva, founded by a pair of former...
Ethics — what ethics? For Microsoft, it’s full speed ahead on AI
Microsoft is all in on artificial intelligence (AI) for a very simple reason: it believes its lead in the technology will make it the tech world’s top dog again. Microsoft is far behind Google in search and browsers, but it believes AI can help it eat into that lead,...
G7 leaders warn of AI dangers, say the time to act is now
Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations on Saturday called for the creation of technical standards to keep artificial intelligence (AI) in check, saying AI has outpaced oversight for safety and security.Meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, the leaders said nations must...