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Government’s ‘Humphrey’ AI tool helps local authorities cut costs
In a reference to the suave civil servant in 1980s comedy series Yes Minister, the UK government is trialing an AI assistant called Humphrey with local authorities. The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) said the aim is to help civil servants speed up admin tasks in areas such as planning and social care, as well as in central…
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Dell Technologies wants to cut infrastructure costs – here’s how it plans to do it
Dell has unveiled a suite of new servers and cooling systems at Dell Technologies World 2025 that it says can reduce energy usage and increase performance across a variety of workloads – most notably AI. “The industry is facing a pretty critical challenge as GPU demand is skyrocketing for energy capacity to keep pace,” said Varun Chharba, SVP of infrastructure…
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Cloud adoption isn’t all it’s cut out to be as enterprises report growing dissatisfaction
While cloud adoption continues apace, new research from Gartner suggests a significant portion of enterprises will experience ‘dissatisfaction’ in their journey in the coming years. Analysis from the consultancy predicts 25% of organizations will experience frustration in cloud adoption projects by 2028, with a host of major hurdles causing problems. Among these are unrealistic expectations of what the cloud can…
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Microsoft to cut an estimated 6,000 employees – Computerworld
Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) on Tuesday said it is laying off 3% of its employees, which equals an estimated 6,000 positions. This move will reportedly include a cut in the number of middle managers in the company, though it will affect “all levels, teams, and geographies,” Microsoft told CNBC, which reported that the company is “aiming to reduce management layers.” It reported…
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More than a third of UK tech leaders admit they’ve cut staff in favor of AI – but now they regret making hasty redundancies
With the threat of AI-related job losses growing, a significant portion of tech leaders fear they may have created longer-term problems by cutting staff in favor of the technology, new research shows. Analysis from Orgvue found that 39% of business leaders in the UK made employees redundant as a result of AI adoption last year, but of those more than…
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Microsoft says this data center cooling technique can cut emissions by one-fifth – but switching to renewables will prove far more impactful
Microsoft has published what it said is a first-of-its-kind look at the total environmental footprint of data center cooling technologies, from raw materials to retirement. The ‘cradle-to-grave’ life cycle assessment (LCA), published in Nature, tots up the total carbon, energy, and water usage across four major cooling methods: air cooling, cold plates, one-phase immersion, and two-phase immersion. “In a nutshell,…
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Digital photo frame company Nixplay cut its free cloud storage to almost nothing
One of the most frustrating realities about modern technology products is that while so many of them can get exciting new features via the internet, they can lose them just as easily. That happened to owners of Nixplay smart digital photo frames this week when they were hit with a previously announced update the company said would “remove premium features…
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Google layoffs continue with “hundreds” cut from Chrome, Android, and Pixel teams
Google has continued its long-running mission to streamline its operations with further cuts to Chrome, Android, and Pixel teams on Thursday (10 April). “Hundreds” of employees have been laid off from the devices unit, which works across Android software, Pixel smartphones, and the Chrome browser, according to a report from The Information. The cuts follow a voluntary buyout in January…
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ICO admits it’s too slow dealing with complaints – so it’s eying up automation to cut staff workloads
The UK’s data protection authority has apologized for being slow to respond to data protection complaints, saying it’s been overwhelmed by increased workloads. In the last quarter of 2024, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) responded to just 12% of complaints within 90 days, figures show, well down on its 80% target. The figure was 65% at the beginning of last…
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Beats’ best headphones just got a $170 price cut in the Amazon Spring Sale
It felt like it took years for Beats to finally put a USB-C port on its over-ear headphones, and then, suddenly, it arrived. The Beats Studio Pro dropped with massive fanfare, and a great range of colors. Right now, you can grab Beats’ AirPods Max beaters for a bargain price — the Beats Studio Pro are just $179 at Amazon…
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