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Global AI adoption is growing, and so is the digital divide

A Microsoft AI Economy Institute study shows stark differences between nations located in 'Global North' versus 'Global South'.

By Paul Barker

Jan 8, 20266 mins

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Canva debuts foundational ‘design’ model, extends AI tools across its app

The company remains tight-lipped on how it uses customer content to train its own AI model, which can generate layered designs that are easier to edit.

Oct 30, 2025 4 mins

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GenAI can save employees 7.5 hours a week — survey

Workers who embrace generative AI tools — and have the right training — can get back more time to do their jobs, according to the London School of Economics.

Oct 30, 2025 3 mins

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Nvidia valuation reaches $5 trillion

The company's stock continues to rally on the Nasdaq stock exchange.

Oct 30, 2025 1 min

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Adobe AI assistants let you edit images in Photoshop and Express via prompts

Adobe has built content-generation tools across its suite of creative apps; now it’s turning its attention to AI assistants that can provide recommendations and make edits for users.

Oct 30, 2025 5 mins

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Tech companies break records, spending more money than ever on lobbying the EU

The top ten tech companies now spend more than the top players in pharmaceuticals, finance and automotive combined.

Oct 29, 2025 2 mins

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Signal: We have no choice but to use AWS

Signal CEO Meredith Whittaker says there are no realistic alternatives to AWS and the other cloud giants.

Oct 29, 2025 1 min

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In Memoriam: Lucas Mearian, 1962-2025

Computerworld Senior Reporter Lucas Mearian passed away suddenly last week. Here’s a look at his professional career and his life.

Oct 29, 2025 6 mins

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The revised Microsoft-OpenAI deal teases far more than it delivers

Analysts suggest that Microsoft won all of the arguments except the one about AGI – and it doesn’t care.

Oct 28, 2025 7 mins

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What’s next after agentic AI? Physical AI, Nvidia says

The company envisions the addition of generative AI in robotics, machines, autonomous vehicles, and physical devices.

Oct 28, 2025 4 mins

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M365 Copilot now lets you build apps and agents with natural language prompts

Microsoft is adding more functionality from its Copilot Studio low-code/no-code builder tool into the Microsoft 365 Copilot for business users.

Oct 28, 2025 4 mins

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Tech layoffs: A 2025 timeline

Technology companies have continued to lay off staff in 2025, despite the support of the new US administration. Here's an updated timeline of notable layoffs, and reasons why Big Tech is in turmoil.

Oct 28, 2025 11 mins

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Amazon to cut 14,000 jobs across company

There will be hiring in some areas where the Amazon sees growth potential.

Oct 28, 2025 2 mins

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AI data center building boom risks fueling future debt bust, bank warns

Investors are pushing huge sums into building data centers to fulfil the promise of AI. But is this based on rosy assumptions?

Oct 27, 2025 5 mins

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The latest genAI scam: fake expense receipts

The receipts, created using generative AI tools, accounted for about 14% of all fraudulent receipts in September, compared to 0% a year earlier.

Oct 27, 2025 1 min

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Windows 10 continues to help boost Mac sales

Apple continues to be one of the big beneficiaries of the end of support for Windows 10, recent analysis shows.

Oct 27, 2025 5 mins

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Microsoft sued in Australia over alleged deceptive Copilot bundling

Australia’s competition regulator alleges Microsoft misled 2.7 million users by hiding cheaper Microsoft 365 plans without Copilot, raising global concerns over AI transparency.

Oct 27, 2025 6 mins

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OpenAI’s company knowledge wants access to all of your internal data

Mirroring AI in general, the newest OpenAI service has the potential to deliver massive productivity gains. But the potential for errors and data leakage are equally great.

Oct 24, 2025 8 mins

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Scammers try to trick LastPass users into giving up credentials by telling them they’re dead

Oddly worded pitch aimed at the living aims to get victims to click on a malicious link if they think the message isn’t for them.

Oct 24, 2025 6 mins

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Apple may turn off key privacy tool in Europe

'Intense lobbying efforts in Germany, Italy and other countries in Europe may force us to withdraw this feature to the detriment of European consumers,' the company said.

Oct 24, 2025 5 mins

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Microsoft adds Copilot Mode to Edge as AI browser race heats up

With Chrome still dominant and AI-native browsers gaining ground, Microsoft is banking on Copilot Mode and enterprise-grade governance to revive Edge’s fortunes.

Oct 24, 2025 6 mins

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OpenAI seeks to automate ‘computer use’ for Macs in the enterprise

With Sky, OpenAI aims to automate workflows across macOS apps, joining rivals Anthropic and Google in the race to bring agentic AI to everyday computing.

Oct 24, 2025 3 mins

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Enterprises should not install OpenAI’s new Atlas browser, analysts warn

The genAI browser from the company that created ChatGPT brings with it security concerns that could hinder widespread corporate adoption.

Oct 24, 2025 6 mins

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Infosec leaders need to be prepared for AI sidebar spoofing attacks, say researchers.

Oct 23, 2025 7 mins

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Reddit sues Perplexity, three other firms, for AI scraping

Millions of posts from the popular social media site were allegedly collected without permission.

Oct 23, 2025 1 min

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Google’s Quantum chip claims 13,000x speed advantage over supercomputers

The Willow processor runs the first verifiable algorithm with real-world applications, marking shift from theory to practical quantum computing.

Oct 23, 2025 5 mins

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US considers new software export curbs on China, threatening global tech supply chains

The move could deepen the tech trade rift with Beijing and force multinational companies to rethink how they design, source, and ship technology worldwide.

Oct 23, 2025 5 mins

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AI chatbots are wrong about news 45% of the time, study finds

Google's Gemini was the worst performer; it had problems with 76% of its responses, according to an international study of public service broadcasters.

Oct 22, 2025 2 mins

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Call to ban AI superintelligence could redraw the global tech race between the US and China

An open letter signed by over 850 prominent figures warns that superintelligent AI could “break the operating system of human civilization.”

Oct 22, 2025 6 mins

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AI PCs — get the latest news and insights

AI PCs are equipped with powerful processors and AI accelerators designed to increase productivity and creativity. With our round-up of the latest news, learn how AI PCs are poised to shape the future of computing.

Oct 22, 2025 8 mins

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Intel’s Panther Lake chip could allow Windows 11 to morph into an agentic OS — analysts

Though much of the current hype around ‘AI PCs’ is marketing, building blocks are being put in place that could make future computers much more powerful and useful.

Oct 22, 2025 5 mins

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Amazon to replace 600,000 US workers by 2033 with robots

Amazon says the leaked data, reported on by The New York Times, does not reflect the company's full strategy.

Oct 21, 2025 1 min

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Security patch or self-inflicted DDoS? Microsoft update knocks out key enterprise functions

The transition from CSP to KSP has triggered failures in smart card authentication, IIS connectivity, and recovery mode devices.

Oct 20, 2025 6 mins

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Claude just got a skill upgrade and it’s coming for your workflows

Anthropic’s new ‘Skills’ feature lets Claude autonomously perform structured tasks, another sign that AI agents are moving beyond chat and into action.

Oct 17, 2025 6 mins

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For October’s Patch Tuesday, a scary number of fixes

This month’s release from Microsoft includes 175 updates — and four zero-day flaws that should be patched ASAP.

Oct 17, 2025 10 mins

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A mini-CrowdStrike moment? Windows 11 update cripples dev environments

A critical October patch has disrupted many development environments in Windows 11, forcing companies to roll back updates and causing them to question Microsoft’s QA process.

Oct 16, 2025 7 mins

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Anthropic releases new version of its smaller Haiku model

Claude Haiku 4.5, the latest version of the company's smallest language model, will be available in all Anthropic free subscriptions.

Oct 16, 2025 1 min

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Voice AI issues – the clunky speech, weird pauses and inaccuracies — are being fixed, execs say

The CEOs at Zoom and Twilio weighed in at a recent Goldman Sachs event on how problems that have slowed the adoption of voice AI are gradually being corrected.

Oct 16, 2025 3 mins

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The newest Windows Copilot agent can send emails, update documents on its own

Copilot Actions can complete tasks autonomously on behalf of Windows users, with Microsoft promising security and privacy controls to prevent unwanted actions.

Oct 16, 2025 5 mins

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Microsoft set to escape French antitrust probe as Qwant complaint falters

The complaint touches vendor dependence and platform terms. A dismissal would likely shift scrutiny to DMA enforcement.

Oct 16, 2025 4 mins

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Microsoft accused of trying to manipulate AI pricing via its OpenAI investment

The lawsuit seeks treble damages for businesses who might have been overcharged by OpenAI and Microsoft by ‘an eye-popping 100 to 200 times competitors’ prices.’

Oct 15, 2025 6 mins

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Driven by upgrades and AI, the smartphone market is growing – IDC

Apple and Samsung each delivered solid results in the third quarter.

Oct 15, 2025 2 mins

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Apple boosts Macs, iPads, Vision Pro with powerful M5 processors

The best AI PCs are made by Apple.

Oct 15, 2025 6 mins

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Nvidia’s DGX Spark desktop supercomputer is on sale now, but hard to find

The DGX Spark is already sold out at Nvidia’s online store, although retail chain Micro Center has a few hundred in stock at stores scattered around the US.

Oct 15, 2025 3 mins

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GenAI agents are changing language translation in the enterprise

Agentic AI tools can translate more than just words — they can also incorporate video and audio sources to further refine and add context to their actions and results.

Oct 14, 2025 5 mins

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It’s here! Windows 10’s end-of-support deadline arrives

It’s the end of the road for routine support for the aging operating system, but businesses can continue to pay for security updates for the next three years.

Oct 14, 2025 3 mins

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Apple makes a major energy investment in Europe

It wants to ensure the electricity its customers use to power Apple products is matched by renewables.

Oct 14, 2025 5 mins

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Slack’s Slackbot is now a fully-fledged AI assistant

There’s also a native “channel expert” agent coming to Slack, as well as enterprise search across third-party apps, and integrations with Salesforce agents. It’s all part of the plan to make Slack the “agentic OS”

Oct 13, 2025 3 mins

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Intel bets on on-device AI and US fabs to power the next generation of PCs

The chip maker’s first 18A processors arrive as Windows 10 sunset drives refresh cycles, but the business case for on-device AI remains elusive.

Oct 10, 2025 6 mins

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Apple doubles security bounty at Hexagon 2025

Apple’s head of Security Engineering and Architecture announced a big increase in the top award available under the Apple Security Bounty scheme. Here's why the company pays so much to protect its platforms.

Oct 10, 2025 4 mins

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AWS’s new AI agentic platform aims to automate business workflows

With deep integrations into platforms like Salesforce, Jira, and Slack, the system lets agents research, create reports, and execute tasks autonomously.

Oct 9, 2025 6 mins

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