A file extension bug in Microsoft 365 can delete Word documents

A file extension bug in Microsoft 365 can delete Word documents

A bug in version 2409 of Microsoft 365 can cause Word documents to be deleted instead of saved, Microsoft has warned. The bug affects files that contain the # character or have file extensions in uppercase, such as .DOCX or .RTF. Until the company releases a permanent fix, users are being urged to check whether missing…

Think data leaks are bad now? Wait until genAI supersizes them

Think data leaks are bad now? Wait until genAI supersizes them

The concept of data leakage — and all of its privacy, legal, compliance and cybersecurity implications — today has to be fundamentally re-envisioned, thanks to the biggest IT disruptor in decades: generativeAI (genAI). Data leakage used to be straight-forward. Either an employee/contractor was sloppy (leaving a laptop in an unlocked car, forgetting highly-sensitive printouts on…

Enterprise buyer’s guide: Digital whiteboard software

Enterprise buyer’s guide: Digital whiteboard software

Many people think of digital whiteboards as a simple adjunct to their videoconferencing software, an online space where remote and in-office participants — often software developers — can brainstorm, post ideas, and create simple diagrams on a whiteboard “canvas” using basic text and drawing tools. But with the current crop of dedicated tools, those are…

The EU wants to know more about social media algorithms

The EU wants to know more about social media algorithms

Via the Digital Services Regulation (DSA), the European Commission has requested information from Youtube, Snapchat and Tiktok about which parameters their algorithms use to recommend social media content to users. The Commission then wants to evaluate the extent to which these algorithms can amplify risks linked to, for example, democratic elections, mental health and children’s well-being. The…

OpenAI demands investors shun rivals such as Anthropic, Elon Musk’s xAI

OpenAI demands investors shun rivals such as Anthropic, Elon Musk’s xAI

OpenAI has raised $6.6 billion from investors like Thrive Capital and Tiger Global, but the AI company also sought assurances that investors would avoid funding five competing firms, according to a Reuters report. The competitors include Anthropic, Elon Musk’s xAI, and Safe Superintelligence (SSI), a startup launched by OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever. These companies directly…

What to expect from Apple this October and beyond

What to expect from Apple this October and beyond

The Apple product machine continues to whirr, with a host of new products, including Macs, iPads, and iPhone SE, expected to appear this fall.  Some of these new products will represent powerful improvements compared to older hardware, as the intention is to ensure Apple Intelligence runs well on all the company’s devices. That means a…

It’s a wrap for the HoloLens 2 headset

It’s a wrap for the HoloLens 2 headset

Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed it is no longer producing the HoloLens 2, the company’s second-generation augmented reality headset first launched five years ago at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. At the time of launch, analysts predicted the new device could build momentum for augmented reality (AR) technology, which had so far failed to get…

WWW creator Tim Berners-Lee closes down his foundation

WWW creator Tim Berners-Lee closes down his foundation

The World Wide Web Foundation, the organization whose mission has been to make the web safer and more accessible, has shut down, according to The Register. The foundation, which close its virtual doors Sept. 27, says its mission has largely been fulfilled and other organizations can take over the work. When the organization was founded in…

JNUC 2024: Jamf brings AI and more to Apple enterprise

JNUC 2024: Jamf brings AI and more to Apple enterprise

Apple management and security services provider Jamf unveiled a series of tools and features to support Apple admins at its well-attended JNUC event Oct. 1, with a focus on AI, security, and all-new solutions to make it easier to manage large Apple fleets. “In today’s environment, support of hybrid and remote work is the norm and the need…