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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

Apple wants to build a circular manufacturing economy

The big consulting firm, McKinsey, has published an Apple case study explaining work on a circular manufacturing ecosystem.

Jul 24, 2025 4 mins

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Trump gets aggressive with new US AI action plan

Goal is to come out on top in global race, but groups such as Center for Democracy & Technology have major concerns.

Jul 23, 2025 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Government Laws and Regulations

Clorox sues Cognizant for $380M over alleged helpdesk failures in cyberattack

Filed in a California court, the complaint accuses Cognizant of gross negligence, citing transcripts where helpdesk agents gave away passwords and reset MFA without any identity checks.

Jul 23, 2025 1 min

Outsourcing Security

Kandji helps secure Apple enterprise with Vulnerability Response

The company has rolled out new tools IT can use to quickly protect corporate devices from detected vulnerabilities.

Jul 23, 2025 5 mins

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Why ChatGPT is crushing Microsoft Copilot

When generative AI was just getting going, Microsoft had a healthy head start. So what happened?

Jul 23, 2025 10 mins

Generative AI Machine Learning Microsoft

AI chatbots ditch medical disclaimers, putting users at risk, study warns

A Stanford-led study found that most AI chatbots have stopped including medical disclaimers in health responses, raising concerns that users might trust potentially unsafe or unverified advice.

Jul 23, 2025 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Healthcare Industry

Alibaba rolls out new AI coding model Qwen3-Coder, says it’s their most powerful

The company also launched a command-line tool based on Gemini Code, optimized for agentic coding and compatible with popular developer tools.

Jul 23, 2025 5 mins

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OpenAI signs agreement to help modernize UK government services

ChatGPT developer will deliver AI knowhow while expanding its UK infrastructure and workforce.

Jul 22, 2025 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Government

Microsoft will stop using Chinese workers on US DoD systems

Following criticism of the company’s use of Chinese workers to advise on operation of Department of Defense cloud systems, Microsoft has changed its policy.

Jul 22, 2025 1 min

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The first traces of GPT-5 have appeared

The new AI model is expected to represent a big step up from its predecessor, GPT-4.

Jul 21, 2025 1 min

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI

As AI agents go mainstream, companies lean into confidential computing for data security

If agentic AI is to be successful, companies will have to figure out how to protect data. With that in mind, several big tech players now offer their own flavor of confidential computing.

Jul 21, 2025 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Privacy

UK could be forced to step back on data surveillance demands

The US government is deeply opposed to the UK's attempt to destroy data encryption.

Jul 21, 2025 5 mins

Apple Cloud Security Mobile

Microsoft SharePoint zero-day breach hits on-prem servers

CISA has mandated immediate mitigation for federal agencies, while analysts urge enterprises to accelerate cloud migration and implement live threat detection.

Jul 21, 2025 1 min

Security Vulnerabilities

Under CISPE pressure, Microsoft opens the door to fairer cloud competition in Europe

The move gives CISPE members more control over pricing and the ability to privately host customers. But some say it doesn’t go far enough to address competition issues in the European cloud market.

Jul 18, 2025 7 mins

Cloud Computing Microsoft

The car as Office: Mercedes integrates Teams, Intune and Copilot

Mercedes-Benz and Microsoft are intensifying their collaboration. Their goal: to turn the car into a place of professional productivity.

Jul 18, 2025 4 mins

Automotive Industry Collaboration Software Generative AI

What everyone’s missing about the future of Android — and ChromeOS

Google's two primary platforms are on the brink of becoming one, if this week's headlines are to be believed. But — surprise, surprise — there's more to the story than those headlines suggest.

Jul 18, 2025 12 mins

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How AI is reshaping Slack

The company wants users to see Slack as a ‘work operating system,’ says Chief Product officer Rob Seaman. He offered a look at how Slack is incorporating new AI tools in the popular collaboration software.

Jul 17, 2025 6 mins

Collaboration Software Generative AI Slack

LLMs bow to pressure, changing answers when challenged: DeepMind study

The findings challenge assumptions about LLM reliability in enterprise use, where decision support and automation depend on AI-generated confidence.

Jul 17, 2025 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence Technology Industry

This will be the name of OpenAI’s rumored browser

'Aura' is expected to have built-in support for ChatGPT, SearchGPT and Operator and could arrive this summer.

Jul 16, 2025 2 mins

Browsers Generative AI Productivity Software

Microsoft employs engineers in China to manage US DoD systems: report

Under the supervision of ‘digital escorts’, foreign workers maintain US government systems, ProPublica reports.

Jul 16, 2025 5 mins

Government IT Outsourcing Technology Industry

US tech giants bet big on infrastructure-led shift in AI strategy

Google, Meta, and CoreWeave lead an expected $90 billion wave of AI and energy investments in Pennsylvania, marking a shift toward infrastructure-driven AI growth.

Jul 16, 2025 4 mins

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Cognition agrees to buy what’s left of Windsurf

The move is the culmination of a turbulent period for Windsurf, and indicates that agentic IDEs have become a new battleground.

Jul 15, 2025 1 min

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Apple to pour $500M into US rare earth supply for iPhones

The company has reportedly promised to commit $500 million in US rare earth supplies for iPhones, iPads, Macs — and everything else.

Jul 15, 2025 5 mins

Manufacturing Industry Smartphones iPhone

US Defense Department accelerates AI adoption with contracts to several genAI vendors

Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and xAI will all be part of the federal government’s efforts to enhance national security.

Jul 14, 2025 4 mins

Generative AI Government IT

Google snatches Windsurf execs in a $2.4B deal, derailing OpenAI’s biggest acquisition yet

In a stunning reversal, Google DeepMind acquires Windsurf’s top talent just weeks after OpenAI’s $3B deal collapsed over IP tensions with Microsoft.

Jul 14, 2025 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Engineer Technology Industry

AI coding tools can slow down seasoned developers by 19%

Despite glowing reviews, a rigorous study shows experienced coders take longer to complete tasks with AI, while still believing they’re faster.

Jul 11, 2025 1 min

Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Microsoft’s 19-hour Outlook outage exposes fragility in cloud infrastructure

The global disruption highlights recurring issues in Microsoft 365 services and raises concerns over the resilience of hyperscale cloud platforms amid rising complexity and data loads.

Jul 11, 2025 5 mins

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Tariff uncertainty hits US PC shipments in Q2

A slowdown in the US could spread around the globe, though the situation is ‘a moving target.’

Jul 10, 2025 6 mins

Technology Industry

Zoom’s long-term vision: From conversation to task completion

The videoconferencing company knows workers don’t want to be stuck in meetings all the time, so it’s turning to agentic AI to bolster productivity.

Jul 10, 2025 4 mins

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EU finalizes General-Purpose AI Code of Practice for enterprises

The code of practice arrives just in time to help enterprises comply with the second wave of EU AI Act rules, which will enter force on August 2.

Jul 10, 2025 1 min

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Laws and Regulations

OpenAI and Perplexity enter browser wars to take on Chrome

The AI-native browsers aim to streamline workflows and redefine web interaction, posing a serious threat to Google’s dominance.

Jul 10, 2025 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence Browsers

US Treasury Department sanctions individuals and entities over illegal IT worker scheme

Russians and North Koreans contributed to the scheme to provide illegal remote IT workers to US companies to fund the North Korean regime.

Jul 9, 2025 4 mins

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Apple’s succession plans enter the spotlight

What happens when the leaders of a world-beating company are all about the same age?

Jul 9, 2025 5 mins

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No more blue screens: How Microsoft is making Windows more resilient

Say goodbye to the blue screen of death — and hello to its replacement.

Jul 9, 2025 11 mins

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New Nvidia technology provides instant answers to encyclopedic-length questions

‘Helix Parallelism’ can process millions of words and support 32x more concurrent users. It’s a breakthrough, but is it useful for enterprise?

Jul 8, 2025 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Nvidia

UK Post Office’s Horizon IT system flaws drove users to consider suicide, inquiry finds

First part of the UK Horizon IT Inquiry Report points finger at Post Office and Fujitsu managers who “should have known that Legacy Horizon was capable of error.”

Jul 8, 2025 5 mins

Government IT Technology Industry

Laid-off Microsoft staffers told to use AI tools to manage their emotions

Xbox producer Matt Turnbull wrote in a post on LinkedIn that those affected could use AI to help them cope.

Jul 8, 2025 2 mins

Generative AI IT Jobs Microsoft

Microsoft slashes prices 60% on genAI tech that understands audio, video, and text

The Azure AI Content Understanding is a three-step process, with each step priced according to content type and engagement levels with documents.

Jul 8, 2025 4 mins

Generative AI Microsoft Microsoft Azure

For Apple, it’s been a long week — and it’s only Tuesday

This week has not been a good year for Apple. And there's still three days to go.

Jul 8, 2025 5 mins

Apple Generative AI Manufacturing Industry

Cat content disturbs AI models

A new study shows that even reasoning models are surprisingly easy to confuse.

Jul 8, 2025 3 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI

Hotter than a GPU in July: some tech jobs skyrocket, unemployment rate slides

US tech hiring jumped in June, adding 90,000 jobs and cutting the industry unemployment rate to 2.8%. AI demand is growing, employers are favoring skills over degrees, but some sectors still saw cuts.

Jul 8, 2025 6 mins

Employee Experience Generative AI IT Jobs

Capgemini to buy WNS to boost its business process services with AI

The French IT consulting firm is framing the acquisition as an AI play.

Jul 7, 2025 4 mins

Mergers and Acquisitions

China’s AI unity fractures as Huawei faces model theft allegations from the Alibaba camp

A public feud over model originality threatens China’s collaborative AI front, with Huawei denying whistleblower claims of cloning Alibaba’s Qwen model amid rising global scrutiny.

Jul 7, 2025 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Technology Industry

Ingram Micro confirms ransomware attack after days of downtime

The multi-day outage has disrupted order processing, delayed shipments, and highlighted weak links across the global tech distribution ecosystem.

Jul 7, 2025 1 min

Ransomware Security

Most managers now rely on AI for hiring and firing, study finds

A Resume Builder survey found 60% of US managers use AI for key staff decisions, often with little oversight or training.

Jul 7, 2025 5 mins

Generative AI Hiring IT Jobs

Controversial US budget bill is now law; here’s what it means for tech

Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is big on AI, but the environment will suffer as tax credits and spending on clean energy are slashed.

Jul 4, 2025 3 mins

Enterprise Laws and Regulations Technology Industry

Ingram Micro’s IT outage stretches into second day

The company’s website has been unavailable since Thursday, with customers venting their frustration on social media.

Jul 4, 2025 2 mins

Cloud Computing Technology Industry

EU AI compliance guide may be delayed until late 2025, commission says

There will, however, be no delays in implementation of the EU AI Act itself, despite calls from over 40 European CEOs to delay it by two years.

Jul 4, 2025 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence Laws and Regulations

Nearly half of agentic AI projects will be killed by ’27 due to hype, costs, and risks

Though agentic AI offers a lot of promise, poor performance, high costs, and unclear value could lead to projects being canceled without showing ROI, according to Gartner Research.

Jul 4, 2025 7 mins

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