5 handy hidden tricks for Google’s Pixel 9 Pro Fold (and Pixel Tablet, too!)

5 handy hidden tricks for Google’s Pixel 9 Pro Fold (and Pixel Tablet, too!)

Google’s new Pixel 9 Pro Fold isn’t your average smartphone. And that’s putting it mildly. The second-gen Pixel Fold’s unusual folding setup really does change the way you think about your phone — and think about interacting with Android in general, as I’ve learned during my first several weeks living with the device. And while…

Microsoft acquisitions: A timeline of growth (and a few missteps)

Microsoft acquisitions: A timeline of growth (and a few missteps)

The tech industry has changed dramatically since Bill Gates and Microsoft introduced the Windows operating system in 1985.  While other tech giants (at the time) — including Compaq, Lotus, and Netscape — were eventually acquired, Microsoft has continued to adapt and thrive, buying companies along the way as it sought to grow. Microsoft, of course,…

EU privacy regulation stifling AI innovation, claims open letter masterminded by Meta

EU privacy regulation stifling AI innovation, claims open letter masterminded by Meta

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…

Amazon’s RTO mandate likely to boomerang, other companies ‘should not follow suit’

Amazon’s RTO mandate likely to boomerang, other companies ‘should not follow suit’

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 slams Apple with yet another iPhone demand

Europe slams Apple with yet another iPhone demand

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…

With genAI models, size matters (and smaller may be better)

With genAI models, size matters (and smaller may be better)

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…