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The Pros and Cons of ‘Time of Use’ Utility Plans
It’s not just eggs—all the basics we need to live our lives are getting more expensive, including the energy we use to run our appliances, heat our homes, and do just about everything else. The average monthly cost for electricity and gas is already over $200, so when your utility bill spikes, it’s often a cause for panic. After all,…
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We spoke to over 700 IT leaders to hear their tech strategy plans for 2025 – here’s what we learned
IT leaders across a range of industries are ramping up AI adoption plans in the year ahead, but traditional focus areas such as cybersecurity, cloud, and privacy still remain critical. That’s according to ITPro’s 2025 Future Focus report, a piece of in-house research fielding responses from IT executives and business leaders. Conducted as an online survey, we collected responses from…
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HPE plans to “vigorously defend” Juniper Networks deal as DoJ files suit to block acquisition
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) said it plans to “vigorously defend” a legal challenge by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) that seeks to block the tech giant’s acquisition of Juniper Networks. HPE bid $14 billion to acquire the networking company in January 2024 in a move that would double HPE’s networking business and potentially make it a major player in…
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Apple makes a change to its AI team and plans Siri upgrades
Apple is making an executive change to try and improve its AI efforts and Siri. Kim Vorrath, who recently helped get the Vision Pro software out the door and has been at Apple for 36 years, has been brought over to Apple’s artificial intelligence and machine learning division and will serve as a “top deputy” to AI boss John Giannandrea,…
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Netflix’s cloud plans include co-op and party games
Netflix plans to offer couch co-op and party games that it will stream over the cloud to TVs, co-CEO Greg Peters said as part of the company’s Q4 2024 earnings announcements this week. The company has offered cloud gaming as a beta to a “subset” of subscribers since 2023, so this news from Peters indicates that the company is going…
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Google Workspace Plans See Price Hike as Gemini AI Expands to All Tiers
Google announced on Wednesday that Gemini AI will be available to all Google Workspace Business or Enterprise users, integrating directly into the productivity suite. While all Gemini features will be offered at no additional cost initially, Workspace plan prices will rise to account for the expanded offering. “By removing the need to pay for an add-on to access our latest…
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Microsoft plans to force-install its new Outlook app on Windows 10 PCs – Computerworld
Microsoft plans to force-install its new Outlook client on Windows 10 computers in conjunction with a new security update being released Feb. 11, according to Bleeping Computer. The change affects Microsoft 365 users and the new Outlook client will run alongside the classic Outlook app. It will not change a user’s default settings or any configurations. Microsoft says that while it’s…
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Samsung tri-fold smartphone may be part of company’s 2025 release plans
Huawei launched the world’s first triple fold phone last fall, followed almost immediately by rumors that Samsung would produce a tri-fold device of its own. Those plans could be taking shape, as a report out of Korea from Sisa Journal (via leaker Jukanlosreve) claims that Samsung’s version of a phone with a triple folding display will launch this year. Reportedly,…
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CMA sets out plans for new digital markets regime – with Apple and Google expected to be first in its sights
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced plans for action as part of UK’s the new digital markets competition regime. Under the Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Act (DMCCA), which came into force on 1 January, the CMA will designate large organizations that hold a significant influence over a specific market with ‘Strategic Market Status’ (SMS). The CMA…
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US government plans overhaul of security standards for healthcare industry
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed extensive modifications to existing standards governing how healthcare information is stored and protected in the region. Set to be published in the Federal Register on 6 January, the changes set out by the HHS would impact the ‘security rule’ of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The…
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