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Inside Microsoft’s plans to reshape M365 apps with AI – Computerworld
“Power users can keep their muscle memory while we democratize that power to everyone through Copilot, making those accumulated enterprise features accessible to everybody.” How are you approaching third-party plugins like Adobe Express? And regarding security, how do you manage appropriate data access with AI handling so much information? ”For plugins, we think there will be high-value tools Microsoft builds, but…
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Apple plans to make all US iPhones in India by end of 2026 – Computerworld
In other words, while the company’s move to make iPhones for US market in India may seem sudden, it is something that has taken years. That effort proves that shifting manufacturing to new nations is not an overnight task; it takes time, a lot of investment, an available and accessible skilled workforce, and more. With that in mind, it is…
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Google breakup plans would ‘hurt America’s consumers, economy, and technological leadership’, senior exec claims
Google has struck back against US regulators, claiming that plans to dismantle the company would “hurt the economy”. Last year, a court case brought by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) found Google had a monopoly in search. A trial that began this week seeks to decide the correct remedies, which could include breaking up aspects of Google, selling Chrome…
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First Microsoft, now AWS: Tech giants are hitting the breaks on costly data center plans
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has paused plans for some data center leases, according to analysts, sparking further concerns about the cost of AI infrastructure spending plans. According to reports from Reuters, Wells Fargo analysts spotted that AWS had paused discussions over data center leases in overseas markets specifically. It wasn’t clear, the analysts said, exactly how much capacity was being…
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Google revises Privacy Sandbox plans amid antitrust ruling – Computerworld
Typically users can be located by capturing and tracking the IP address. The feature will anonymize the IP address, and it will be part of the Incognito mode, which creates a temporary browsing window that deletes browsing data on exit, Google said in a blog post on its Privacy Sandbox website. “The feature will be initially available in certain regions,…
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Meta just revived plans to train AI models with European user data – here’s how you can opt out
Meta has confirmed plans to train AI models using European users’ public content and conversations with its Meta AI chatbot. Last year, Meta announced plans to train its AI on user data, but pressure from activists and regulators, as well as tighter data privacy laws in the EU, led it to pause that plan indefinitely. Meta also held back the…
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Tired of price hikes? Xfinity launches 5-year price lock on its home internet plans
About a year ago, I gave my internet service provider the heave-ho, after a steady stream of price increases kept driving my internet bill upward. And I’m betting that I’m not the only person tired of ever-changing internet prices. Word of customer dissatisfaction with escalating internet prices must have reached Comcast, the largest internet service provider in the U.S. The…
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Google shakes off tariff concerns to push on with $75 billion AI spending plans – but analysts warn rising infrastructure costs will send cloud prices sky high
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has confirmed the company will still spend $75 billion on building out data centers despite economic concerns in the wake of US tariffs. While many were paused or reduced yesterday, heavy tariffs still remain on China, potentially raising the cost of infrastructure projects deemed necessary to enable the development and rollout of AI. Speaking at the…
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Google Cloud wants to tackle cyber complexity – here’s how it plans to do it
Google Cloud has announced a new unified security platform for enterprises, delivering new interoperability and AI capabilities for cyber teams and reducing time spent investigating threats in cloud environments. Google Unified Security combines products, telemetry, and context from Google Threat Intelligence, Mandiant, Google Security Operations, and Google Security Command Center, to provide organizations with an intelligent overview of threats. Referred…
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DOGE plans now reportedly include an IRS ‘hackathon’
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is planning to hold a “hackathon” next week in order to create a “mega API” for accessing Internal Revenue Service data, reports Wired. The outlet says the API would be used to move the data into a cloud platform — potentially a third-party one — to serve as the “read center” of the…
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