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The gloves are off at Intel as new CEO plots major strategy shift
Intel’s incoming CEO has some big plans for the firm’s business strategy, sources familiar with the matter have told Reuters. Lip-Bu Tan appears primed to overhaul Intel’s chip and AI strategies to breathe new life into the firm following a rocky period of layoffs and faltering revenue returns. Tan will restructure the company’s approach to AI as well as cut…
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A Major Privacy Upgrade is Coming Soon
Image: vinnikava/Envato Elements Cross-platform encrypted messaging between iPhone and Android is coming soon, thanks to updated Rich Communication Services (RCS) standards. The GSM Association has announced that the latest RCS specifications now include end-to-end encryption based on the Messaging Layer Security protocol. This breakthrough, initially teased back in September, will finally allow secure, encrypted messaging between different mobile platforms. This…
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Samsung soundbar owners report major problems after latest firmware update
Samsung’s flagship soundbar, the HW-Q990D, is being rendered useless for some owners after a faulty firmware update that the company rolled out this week. The sheer number of reports on Samsung’s community forums, Reddit, and AVSForum confirm that something has gone very wrong with the premium Dolby Atmos system in recent days. The issue isn’t limited to any specific region,…
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Green Bubble Chats on iPhone Still Have a Major Security Issue
It’s been about six months now since Apple’s big iOS 18 update introduced RCS support to the iPhone. In many ways, it’s been a game changer: Ditching SMS for RCS has meant group chats function better, and videos are sent in higher quality. But there’s still one big drawback to RCS on iPhone that has yet to be fixed: Your…
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Google’s AI Overviews just got a major Gemini 2.0 upgrade – here’s what’s new
Google is rolling out Gemini 2.0 in AI Overviews and introducing AI Mode, a powerful new experimental feature in Search. These updates promise faster, higher-quality responses, expanded accessibility, and enhanced reasoning capabilities to tackle more complex queries. Since its debut, AI Overviews — Google’s AI-generated summaries that answer search queries—have been used by over a billion people worldwide. With the…
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Workplace ‘tech overload’ is becoming a major productivity drain for enterprises – employees are overwhelmed, want simpler tools, and have considered quitting because of application sprawl
Employees across the UK are struggling with workplace technology overload, new research shows, and many are going out of their way to avoid using it where they can. A study by digital workplace provider, Workplace 365, found that six-in-ten employees feel overwhelmed by workplace tech solutions. Two-thirds of respondents called for greater simplification and consolidation of tools to reduce strain.…
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Global PC sales could face a major hurdle in 2025
Global PC and tablet sales could face a major hurdle in 2025, according to new research from IDC, with the looming prospect of US tariffs stunting growth. IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker shows global PC volume is now expected to reach 273 million in 2025 – slightly less than the previous forecast and only 3.7% up on last…
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Microsoft Copilot Free Plan Gets Major Upgrade: Unlimited o1 Model and Voice Mode
Microsoft recently gave the Copilot app a major update with a warm and inviting UI, but it has struggled to gain traction among users. Now, to drive adoption, the Redmond giant has brought unlimited free access to OpenAI’s powerful o1 reasoning model on Copilot. Users can now use the “Think Deeper” tool on Copilot which is powered by the o1…
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Russia warns financial sector of major IT service provider hack
Russia’s National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents (NKTsKI) is warning organizations in the country’s credit and financial sector about a breach at LANIT, a major Russian IT service and software provider. According to the bulletin, which was also published on the website of GosSOPKA (State System for Detection, Prevention, and Elimination of Consequences of Computer Attacks), the attack took place on…
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Here’s How Four Major Newsrooms Are Using AI
AI is everywhere these days, but when you see an article online from what has historically been a trusted source, it’s reasonable to think an AI wasn’t involved. At major newsrooms across the country, though, that reality is increasingly becoming less clear cut. While not every use of AI in the newsroom is as blatant as an AI just drafting…
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