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Some Google Pixel Alarms Aren’t Working All of a Sudden
There was a time when we all had dedicated alarm clocks on our nightstands to wake us up in the morning. Now, I’d wager a smartphone does the job for most of us (whether we like it or not). The thing about alarms, though: They kind of need to work every time they’re scheduled to go off. There’s no acceptable…
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Lenovo: Enterprises aren’t ready to take advantage of AI productivity gains
Most IT leaders believe AI will help employees focus on “more impactful” work, yet fewer than half believe their organizations are ready with sufficient digital workplace solutions to support that shift. That’s according to a survey of 600 global IT leaders from Lenovo, which found 79% believe AI will help support employees to work on more interesting tasks. However, only…
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Turn-Based RPGs Aren’t Boring, You’re Just Playing the Wrong Games
Summary Turn-based RPGs have varying levels of complexity, catering to beginners and veterans alike. Not all turn-based RPGs have slow combat, some provide fast-paced, exciting battles. Compelling stories are the main draw of many turn-based RPGs, offering rich and often linear narratives and memorable characters. Turn-based RPGs are one of gaming’s largest genres, yet they’re also one of the most…
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No, Apple and Meta aren’t making humanoid robots – Computerworld
The experimental lamp robot I wrote about recently uses humanlike “body language” but is shaped like a lamp. It’s “anthropomorphic” but not “humanoid.” Apple is investing in a systematic exploration of “robots” that express themselves in reaction to a human user without that robot looking anything at all like a person and even without robot speech. Apple’s first “robot” will likely be…
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The Best Valentine’s Day Gifts That Aren’t Flowers
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Like it or not, Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. “But the holiday is made up!” you cry. “All holidays are made up,” I reply. “You need to get your partner a gift.” No matter how badly you want to stick it to the Hallmark industrial complex, and no…
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I love magic links – why aren’t more services using them?
As someone who spends a lot of time writing about cybersecurity, I often find myself at risk of sounding like a broken record when it comes to the frailties of using passwords to sign into digital services. By now people are probably all too aware that passwords are an imperfect security solution. The dangers of poor password hygiene have been…
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‘Maybe we aren’t going to hire anybody this year’: Marc Benioff says Salesforce might not hire any software engineers in 2025 as the firm reaps the benefits of AI agents
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has suggested the company may freeze software engineering hires owing to the firm’s success with AI agents. Productivity gains delivered by AI agents internally at Salesforce mean the firm may not need to onboard new staff in development, Benioff told ‘The Logan Bartlett Show’ podcast. “In engineering this year at Salesforce, we’re seriously debating – maybe…
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Worried About VoIP Security and Encryption? We Aren’t
Any modern business using a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone system knows that maintaining security is essential for confidentiality, customer trust, and regulation compliance. Industries like healthcare, for example, have strict regulations governing communications, and HIPAA-compliant VoIP providers offer security, privacy, and access management tools to help companies follow these regulations — even when employees access the network from…
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AI coding tools aren’t the solution to the unfolding ‘developer crisis’ – teams think they can boost productivity and delivery times, but end up bogged down by manual remediation and unsafe code
Despite its efficiency benefits, AI code generation and similar solutions may not be the panacea to the ongoing ‘developer crisis’, new research warns. AI code generation tools may have helped increase velocity, but deployment errors mean devs are becoming increasingly bogged down in manual tasks remediating the systems’ various failings. A new report from Harness interviewed 500 engineering leaders and…
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OpenAI says ads aren’t coming soon – if ever
Advertising may be coming to OpenAI’s consumer-facing products as the company shifts to a non-profit model and seeks cash to cover the high costs of developing AI – but the company says it’s an if, not a when. That is according to an interview in the Financial Times, in which CFO Sarah Friar told the newspaper that OpenAI was considering…
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