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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

Artificial IntelligenceGenerative AI

Zoom’s AI Companion 3.0 wants you to skip meetings and get more done

New features rolling out over the next year aim to reduce digital overload and boost productivity, including smart meeting skip recommendations, automated preparation, and in-depth research across platforms such as Slack and SharePoint.

Sep 17, 2025 3 mins

Collaboration Software Zoom Video Communications

Google unveils payments protocol for AI agents with major financial firms

Analysts say this may create interest, but boards will ask: if an agent errs, who pays – the enterprise, the merchant, or the issuer?

Sep 17, 2025 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence Google

Copilot Chat comes to M365 apps for no extra cost

Microsoft 365 customers will no longer have to pay to access the Copilot Chat AI assistant inside Office apps such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Sep 17, 2025 2 mins

Artificial Intelligence Microsoft Microsoft 365

New WalkMe offering embeds training directly into apps

Now in beta, the AI-based initiative is designed to help users of SAP and non-SAP applications avoid mistakes before they happen.

Sep 16, 2025 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Enterprise Applications IT Skills and Training

Microsoft and Workday team up to secure human-AI collaboration

With an ID from Microsoft and a records in Workday, AI agents will be able to securely interoperate with each other and with their human coworkers.

Sep 16, 2025 1 min

Artificial Intelligence Microsoft Workday

Half of workers are ‘job hugging’ — too scared to quit

Concerns about job security, AI, and a weak market are freezing employees in place.

Sep 15, 2025 7 mins

Generative AI Hiring IT Jobs

OpenAI, Microsoft discuss shape of future relationship

Microsoft said they are still negotiating, but declined to provide details; OpenAI talked up a possible $100 billion bonanza for its non-profit.

Sep 12, 2025 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Microsoft

Microsoft, EC reach deal on Teams app bundling

The company, which committed to offer productivity app suites without Teams for a lower price, won’t be fined. It also agreed to improve interoperability with rival collaboration apps.

Sep 12, 2025 3 mins

Laws and Regulations Microsoft 365 Microsoft Office

M365 Copilot customers get access to sales, service and finance AI assistants

Three role-based Copilots will be available to M365 Copilot subscribers beginning in October at no extra cost.

Sep 12, 2025 2 mins

Generative AI Microsoft Productivity Software

Anthropic adds Memory to Claude for Team and Enterprise plan users

Memory is designed to help enterprise users retain the context of a project or a business division, driving better output and increasing productivity.

Sep 12, 2025 4 mins

Generative AI

Box’s new AI features help unlock dormant data

New features aim to tap into unstructured data with smarter analysis by AI — and protect that data from being misused.

Sep 12, 2025 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Storage Data and Information Security

What Oracle’s $300B OpenAI deal means for enterprise cloud strategy

Oracle has signed what may be the largest-ever cloud contract with OpenAI. How could that shake up the cloud and genAI landscape?

Sep 11, 2025 1 min

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Oracle

Senator Cruz introduces an AI ‘sandbox’ bill to ease regulatory burdens

As states push ahead with their own AI laws, enterprises face a fragmented and often conflicting regulatory landscape.

Sep 11, 2025 3 mins

Artificial Intelligence Laws and Regulations Technology Industry

Apple is making MDM migration so much easier

For IT admins, Apple gets easier to work with — one OS update at a time. That's especially true for companies that use MDM to handle large fleets of devices.

Sep 11, 2025 4 mins

Apple Mobile Device Management iPhone

Atlassian says its ‘Don’t F— the Customer’ principle drove cloud-only decision

The company will end all on-premises licenses in March 2029, impacting thousands of enterprises.

Sep 10, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Computing Collaboration Software

Microsoft to tap Anthropic for Office 365 as enterprises weigh risks of AI lock-in

This broadens the options but may also raise costs as the company leans on rival AWS to deliver the models.

Sep 10, 2025 4 mins

Generative AI Microsoft Office

Proposed $1.5 billion Anthropic copyright settlement raises questions about generative AI costs

Some argue that the settlement — which has not yet been approved by the court — will fuel price hikes for generative AI models used in the enterprise.

Sep 10, 2025 7 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI

Apple’s big iPhone launch — what you need to know

As expected, the company unveiled more than just the iPhone 17 on Monday; from AirPods Pro 3 to the iPhone 17 Air and new Apple Watches, Apple highlighted design and new technologies.

Sep 9, 2025 10 mins

Apple Smartphones iPhone

Intel announces leadership overhaul, underscoring long road to recovery

The shake-up sharpens Intel’s foundry and data center strategy, as the chipmaker works to regain competitiveness against AMD, Arm, and TSMC.

Sep 9, 2025 5 mins

Intel Technology Industry

As Apple preps for launch, iPhone users want to be wowed

Potentially high prices, tariffs, battery life concerns and hopes for new designs are all in the mix as Apple gets ready to unveil its latest iPhone.

Sep 8, 2025 5 mins

Apple Smartphones iPhone

Uber turns drivers into AI data labelers in India pilot

Ride-hailing giant tests program letting drivers earn extra by annotating data during downtime, challenging incumbents like Scale AI and Mechanical Turk.

Sep 8, 2025 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence

Tech employment is a mixed bag, selective hiring marks a shift

US tech jobs in AI, data science, and cybersecurity are growing fast despite a slow job market, fueled by digital transformation and a growing skills gap.

Sep 8, 2025 6 mins

Generative AI IT Jobs Markets

Google’s €2.95 billion EC antitrust fine is just the beginning

The European Commission’s fine for “abusive practices” might just signal the start of EU regulatory moves that could impact quantum, genAI, open source and more.

Sep 5, 2025 5 mins

Google Laws and Regulations Technology Industry

OpenAI launches jobs platform, pledges to train 10M Americans by 2030

The ChatGPT maker moves beyond tech to talent, introducing certifications and a hiring hub as enterprises grapple with a costly AI skills gap.

Sep 5, 2025 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence IT Jobs

AI and clean energy drive job growth, reshape US labor market

AI and clean energy are reshaping jobs, driving tech demand, and making reskilling and human-centric roles more essential than ever.

Sep 5, 2025 6 mins

Data Engineering Engineer Generative AI

Atlassian staking a claim in the AI browser space with acquisition of a developer of AI-powered browsers

The provider of Jira and other IT and collaborative apps is betting $610 million on the nascent space, hoping to turn browsers into AI-powered assistants.

Sep 4, 2025 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Browsers Generative AI

Google hit with $806M in penalties from US and French authorities over privacy issues

The tech giant was ordered to pay $425 million by the San Francisco jury, while France imposed $381 million (€325 million) fine in a coordinated assault on data collection practices.

Sep 4, 2025 5 mins

Privacy Technology Industry

Relief for European Commission as court upholds EU Data Privacy Framework agreement with US

Legal challenge by French MP rejected by the EU's General Court, but experts predict ruling will be appealed.

Sep 3, 2025 1 min

Compliance Laws and Regulations Privacy

No breakup for Google: Court opts for behavioral fixes over structural split

Judge Mehta’s ruling keeps Google’s core businesses intact, introduces a six-year data-sharing mandate, and acknowledges AI as a new competitive force.

Sep 3, 2025 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Productivity Software Technology Industry

Google US antitrust trials: A timeline

The two largest US antitrust trials of the century, which targeted Google's search and advertising businesses, both ended with decisions against the tech giant — but the company will not be forced to break up. Here's a rundown of majo

Sep 3, 2025 12 mins

Google Internet Technology Industry

Apple’s going to automate all the iPhone factories

And it wants its suppliers to be automatic too.

Sep 2, 2025 5 mins

Apple Manufacturing Industry Smartphones

Half of PCs still run Windows 10 despite looming end of support, PC makers say

Dell and HP executives said the PC upgrade cycle to Windows 11 will continue through 2026. Meanwhile, AI PCs shipments are ramping up, and PC prices are rising across the board.

Sep 2, 2025 5 mins

HP Windows 10 Windows 11

Microsoft researchers develop new tech for video AI agents

The MindJourney framework helps AI agents explore simulated 3D spaces to improve spatial reasoning.

Sep 2, 2025 3 mins

Augmented Reality Generative AI Robotics

Google’s estimate of AI resource consumption leaves out too much

A report in MIT’s Technology Review raises serious questions about Google’s recent estimate of its AI energy and water consumption that enterprises will need to consider too.

Aug 28, 2025 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Data Center Data Center Design

LibreOffice cuts off 32-bit support in new release

The latest version of the open-source Office alternative was released earlier this month with deprecated support for older PCs and Windows versions.

Aug 28, 2025 2 mins

Office Suites

Microsoft releases Windows Backup for Organizations to ease migration of user settings to Windows 11

Entra ID gets new feature making it easier to backup and restore systems without the need for manual IT intervention.

Aug 28, 2025 4 mins

Backup and Recovery Windows 10 Windows 11

New procedural memory framework promises cheaper, more resilient AI agents

It enables AI agents to reuse and refine past experiences, improving performance on complex, long-running tasks.

Aug 28, 2025 5 mins

Generative AI Technology Industry

AI PCs to surge, claiming over half the market by 2026

Despite some market hurdles, AI PC adoption is taking hold, with about 143 million units expected to ship next year.

Aug 28, 2025 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Computers and Peripherals Generative AI

Can Apple buy its way to AI happiness?

Or will the company design and develop its future in Cupertino?

Aug 27, 2025 6 mins

Apple Artificial Intelligence Generative AI

Anthropic invites users to test letting Claude operate Chrome browser

The AI browser extension could boost productivity, but analysts warn security gaps, governance demands, and integration hurdles may slow enterprise adoption.

Aug 27, 2025 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence Browsers Robotic Process Automation

LLMs easily exploited using run-on sentences, bad grammar, image scaling

Researchers continue to find vulnerabilities that dupe models into revealing sensitive information, indicating that security measures are still being bolted onto AI.

Aug 26, 2025 1 min

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Vulnerabilities

Dropbox to offer its genAI service Dash for download

The cloud storage provider sees its upcoming generative AI service 'Dash' as a value-add for customers.

Aug 26, 2025 3 mins

Cloud Storage File Sharing Generative AI

Apple’s silicon development leader on processor design

Johny Srouji, Apple's senior vice president of hardware technologies, earlier this year described the lessons the company learned from its Apple silicon journey.

Aug 26, 2025 5 mins

Apple CPUs and Processors iPhone

Intel warns US govt equity stake could disrupt its global business and strategic deals

The company’s SEC filing highlights regulatory risks, governance shifts, and financial opacity as enterprises reassess Intel’s role in their supply chains.

Aug 26, 2025 6 mins

CPUs and Processors Technology Industry

US threat of sanctions on EU officials over tech law raises risks for enterprises

US enterprises now face Washington’s pressure on one side and Brussels’ penalties on the other, as compliance costs and geopolitical risk reshape corporate strategy.

Aug 26, 2025 4 mins

Laws and Regulations Technology Industry

To counter AI cheating, companies bring back in-person job interviews

The rise in AI-powered cheating on job interviews, including the use of ChatGPT and deepfakes, is driving companies like Google, Cisco and McKinsey to return to in-person chats to better detect candidate fraud and assess genuine skills.

Aug 26, 2025 10 mins

Generative AI Hiring IT Jobs

Nvidia’s new computer gives AI brains to robots

The company’s Jetson Thor robotics computers can hear, detect patterns, make decisions and act — using generative AI tech that’s largely available now.

Aug 25, 2025 4 mins

CPUs and Processors Computer Components Generative AI

As US takes 10% stake in Intel, new questions arise for enterprise buyers

The Trump administration has converted CHIPS Act funding for Intel into an equity stake in the company, shifting industry procurement dynamics.

Aug 25, 2025 6 mins

CPUs and Processors Computer Components Government

Apple plans three exciting years for the iPhone

All new designs, exciting new features — all are in the pipeline.

Aug 25, 2025 4 mins

Apple Smartphones iPhone

AI bigwigs bow to US gov’t demands on pricing, but could see long-term benefits

Google, OpenAI and Anthropic have all announced special super-low-priced deals for US government access to their generative AI tools. Analysts say the moves could keep Trump Administration interference at bay.

Aug 25, 2025 5 mins

Government Government IT Technology Industry