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Spain will create foundational AI model in local languages
Spain plans to build a foundational AI large language model trained in Spanish and in the country’s co-official languages, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on the eve of the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona.The Spanish LLM will be transparent and open...
Killing VMware
When Broadcom bought VMware for $69 billion last November, we knew there would be changes. What we didn't know is that Broadcom's radical changes would leave partners and customers alike questioning their commitment to VMware.Personally, I've never been fond of...
AI chip sales are driving stock markets to new records
The Dow Jones Industrial Average shot up more than 450 points on Thursday, rocketing past 39,000 for the first time — with much of that gain attributed to one company’s earnings buoyed by artificial intelligence and cloud tech.Nvidia’s fourth-quarter earnings report...
Apple gets smart about tech support and genAI
Self-healing machines are becoming a reality, one generative AI (genAI) fault diagnosis tool at a time; one day, even your iPhone will tell you when it thinks it has a problem.That’s the logical next step to this Apple AI story from MacRumors, which explains that the...
The highest-paid IT skills — and why you need them on your resume
The top 10 highest paid skills in tech can help workers earn up to 47% more — and the top skill among them is generative artificial intelligence (genAI), according to a new report from employment website Indeed and other sources.For example, the top three skills —...
Microsoft plans €2B investment in AI and cloud infrastructure in Spain
Microsoft plans to quadruple its investments in artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud infrastructure in Spain, spending €1.95 billion ($2.1 billion) there in the next two years as part of CEO Satya Nadella’s commitment to promote digital innovation and the...
Google’s Gemini for Workspace expands genAI access to SMBs
Google has expanded access to generative AI (genAI) features within its Workspace office app suite, with a lower-priced payment tier aimed at small and mid-sized businesses.The move came as Google rebranded Duet AI for Workspace to Gemini for Workspace, the company...
JAMF warns: Many Apple-using businesses still aren’t secure
Your enterprise security does not live in isolation — the threat environment extends across all your colleagues, partners, and friends.That's why it’s very concerning that so many businesses continue to fail to meet basic security hygiene standards, according to the...
The 5 most intriguing Android 15 features (and how to enjoy 3 of ’em on any device today)
Holy leapin' lizards, Larry! It may seem like Google's Android 14 update is still sizzling and fresh out of the fryer, but we're officially on our way toward 2024's Android 15 release — with the first developer preview now out in the wild and in front of us.To be...
Chrome Remote Desktop: 4 easy steps to get started
Once upon a time, in a world not so far away, accessing a computer remotely required all sorts of costly, complicated software and technical know-how.These days, it's a different story. Google's free Chrome Remote Desktop service makes it dead-simple to get on any...
Apple’s iMessage gains industry-leading quantum security
Apple is preparing for future threats to iMessage by introducing upgraded encryption for its messaging service by using quantum computers.Think of it as state-of-the-art quantum security for messaging at scale, the company says, resulting in Apple's messaging system...
US forms task force to explore guardrails for AI
In a new effort to push for AI regulations, the US House of Representatives members have formed a bipartisan task force to explore legislation to address the growing worries and concerns related to AI adoption.“The task force will seek to produce a comprehensive...