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At the beginning of the summer, I saw a reaction video on Tiktok where two people who worked as product owners in IT talked about their jobs and what they do during the day. It would have been completely undramatic if it hadn’t been for the fact they were both working in the bright sun,…
The European Union risks becoming an artificial intelligence backwater thanks to a “fragmented and unpredictable” regulatory environment that is damaging the technology’s development. That’s according to a blunt open letter and newspaper advertisement signed by 49 executives, researchers and industry organizations, notably including the CEOs of SAP, Spotify, and Ericsson. But it is the appearance…
The iPhone has come a long way since its arrival in 2007. Here’s our look at every iPhone that Apple has released since the original iconic iPhone arrived in 2007. Every iPhone model from 2007 to 2023 The original iPhone (2007) The iPhone 3G (2008) The iPhone 3GS (2009) The iPhone 4 (2010) The iPhone…
IBM has apparently begun layoffs of as many as 8,000 people — layoffs that were announced back in January. But those layoffs are avoiding the age-related criticisms of IBM’s past and are also too early to reflect the IBM-promised generative artificial intelligence (genAI) layoffs, according to Jason Andersen, a former IBM manager who today serves…
Beginning with the new year, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy wants his employees back in the office five days a week, returning to an office routine that was common before the COVID-19 pandemic upended the workplace. The backlash from employees was nearly instantaneous, as they berated Jassy — and the return-to-work policy — and vowed to…
Europe’s bureaucrats continue to do their best to ensure Apple is forced to sell the world’s worst operating system, announcing plans to force Apple to open up its systems even more than it already has. In a triumph of bureaucratic doublespeak, the European Union doesn’t argue that it’s attempting to force the issue. Instead, it says it wants…
As organizations continue to adopt generative AI (genAI) tools and platforms and explore how they can create efficiencies and boost worker productivity, they’re also grappling with the high costs and complexity of the technology. The foundation of genAI and AI in general are language models, the algorithms and neural networks that power chatbots like OpenAI’s…
Ah, the morning ritual: Once you’ve booted up your computer, it’s time to open all those application windows you need to get work done. You might want to position them just so, especially if you use a variety of apps or rely on multiple displays in your workflow. But wait: Computers are designed to automate…
OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman has stepped away from his role as co-director of an internal commission the company created in May to oversee key safety and security decisions related to OpenAI’s artificial intelligence (AI) model development and deployment. OpenAI’s Safety and Security Committee will become “an independent board oversight committee focused on safety and security”…
Business spending to adopt and use AI in existing operations, and to deliver better products and services, is expected to drive 3.5% of global GDP by 2030, adding $19.9 trillion to the world economy, according to a new report from research firm IDC. AI spending by businesses alone is expected to reach $632 billion by…