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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

Microsoft’s Exchange Server Subscription Edition now GA to replace standalone Exchange 2016 and 2019

Enterprises must soon have subscription licenses for all on prem users and servers. The shift comes with a significant price increase.

Jul 2, 2025 5 mins

Microsoft Exchange Software Licensing

Google to give enterprises control over beta Workspace feature rollouts

The company wants to make sure companies can slow walk the arrival of new beta features.

Jul 2, 2025 3 mins

Generative AI Google Productivity Software

Apple reaches out to OpenAI, Anthropic to build out Siri technology

The company’s own home-grown efforts to improve its voice assistant have reportedly fallen short.

Jul 1, 2025 2 mins

Apple Generative AI Technology Industry

US Senate crushes attempt to ban state AI regulations

In a 99-1 vote, the Senate rejected a proposed 10-year ban on state regulation of AI; the ban had the support of tech giants, but drew opposition for removing local protections.

Jul 1, 2025 4 mins

Generative AI Government Laws and Regulations

Zuckerberg announces Meta Superintelligence Labs

Meta Superintelligence Labs will oversee the company’s AI products and applied research, led by former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang.

Jul 1, 2025 2 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI

Cloudflare offers to make AI pay to crawl websites

Cloudflare will block AI bots from crawling websites by default for new customers, and broker pay-per-crawl deals between its customers and bot operators.

Jul 1, 2025 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence Content Management Systems Productivity Software

OpenAI to review compensation after Meta poaches several researchers

'I feel a strong, instinctive feeling right now, as if someone has broken into our home and stolen something,' OpenAI's chief scientist Mark Chen said in a corporate Slack message.

Jun 30, 2025 1 min

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI

AI regulation freeze could fracture US digital future

As a vote in the US Senate over BEAD and a 10-year ban on state AI regulations moves ever closer, state officials band together to try and stop it.

Jun 27, 2025 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Internet Laws and Regulations

Some Brother printers have a remote code execution vulnerability, and they can’t fix it

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the printers, hardcoded at the factory, can be chained with another flaw for remote code execution on affected devices.

Jun 27, 2025 1 min

Computers and Peripherals Security Vulnerabilities

Apple changes EU App Store rules, but will fight Europe’s demands

The company argued there's been a lack of transparency and malicious compliance requirements in Europe.

Jun 27, 2025 8 mins

Apple Engineer Laws and Regulations

Don’t trust that email: It could be from a hacker using your printer to scam you

New research reveals a simple way threat actors are using Microsoft 365 Direct Send to phish employees, without even having to steal credentials.

Jun 26, 2025 1 min

Hacking Network Security Vulnerabilities

Microsoft/OpenAI AGI argument unlikely to impact enterprise IT

The contract between the two AI giants has an exit clause once AGI is achieved. The problem: It is impossible to prove when that happens. Either way, IT execs at Macy’s, Bank of America, doubt it will matter.

Jun 26, 2025 7 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Microsoft

OpenAI productivity suite could change the way users create documents

The hard part might be getting Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace users to actually make a switch.

Jun 26, 2025 4 mins

Generative AI Google Microsoft 365

Meta adds privacy feature to WhatsApp days after US House ban

The company's genAI technology can generate quick private summaries of messages WhatsApp users receive on their devices.

Jun 26, 2025 3 mins

Facebook Generative AI Mobile Apps

Microsoft has revived a classic text editor from 1991

Edit, a new version of MS-DOS Editor, is open source and can run on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Jun 25, 2025 1 min

Open Source Windows

Google launches new genAI model for robots

Gemini Robotics On-Device runs locally without an internet connection.

Jun 25, 2025 1 min

Emerging Technology Generative AI Robotics

Is Microsoft really axing Windows 10? Here’s what you need to know

Microsoft remains committed to killing off Windows 10 come October, but the situation isn't quite as black and white as it seems.

Jun 25, 2025 10 mins

Microsoft Windows 10 Windows 11

Microsoft offers free Windows 10 security updates, but only for consumers

Enterprises must still pay up to $244 per device annually, as Microsoft nudges businesses toward Windows 11 and its cloud ecosystem.

Jun 25, 2025 6 mins

Security Windows 10 Windows Security

This is (probably) the unreleased Google Pixel Tablet Pen

This abandoned Pixel product was never meant to see the light of day.

Jun 25, 2025 11 mins

Android Android Phones Google

What are Gemini, Claude, and Meta AI doing with enterprise data?

Quite a bit, according to new findings from Incogni that uncover ‘alarming data collection and sharing practices’ by leading LLMs.

Jun 24, 2025 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Privacy

Mosyle’s AccessMule makes employee access a little easier for SMBs

A lot of small businesses don't manage employee access and off-boarding well.

Jun 24, 2025 4 mins

Apple Mobile Device Management Security

US House reportedly bans WhatsApp from staffers’ devices over security concerns

Meta’s messaging platform joins growing list of restricted applications as officials cite data transparency issues

Jun 24, 2025 5 mins

Government IT Messaging Apps Network Security

DeepSeek accused of powering China’s military and mining US user data

Explosive allegations reveal the AI firm’s role in battlefield simulations, chip smuggling, and exploiting systemic export control loopholes.

Jun 24, 2025 7 mins

Artificial Intelligence Technology Industry

College grads face a chaotic, nearly indiscernible IT job market

A new ISC2 study finds that outdated hiring practices are blocking entry-level cybersecurity talent and worsening the IT skills gap.

Jun 24, 2025 3 mins

Certifications Data and Information Security Hiring

Microsoft’s new genAI model to power agents in Windows 11

The small language model, which the company named Mu, can respond to natural language queries in Windows.

Jun 23, 2025 4 mins

Generative AI Microsoft Windows 11

AI, cybersecurity, and quantum computing shape UK’s new 10-year economic plan

The UK government is plotting an ambitious path to a world where compute and AI capacity rival GDP for national significance.

Jun 23, 2025 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence Government Quantum Computing

GitHub’s AI billing shift signals the end of free enterprise tools era

Premium request limits reflect the industry-wide transition to sustainable AI business models.

Jun 23, 2025 1 min

Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Despite its ubiquity, RAG-enhanced AI still poses accuracy and safety risks

Though Retrieval-Augmented Generation has been hailed — and hyped — as the answer to generative AI's hallucinations and misfires, it has some flaws of its own.

Jun 23, 2025 8 mins

Data and Information Security Generative AI Privacy

Apple Pay is going to get faster and more reliable

An upcoming update to the Near Field Communications standard should allow devices to connect more swiftly when doing contactless payments and will add support the Digital Product Passport specification.

Jun 20, 2025 5 mins

Apple Mobile Payment iPhone

Microsoft announces Windows 365 Reserve: Backup cloud PCs for the enterprise

Soon to be in preview, Windows 365 Reserve will provide enterprise users with up to ten days of a preconfigured cloud PC per year to fill the gap when a physical machine is unavailable.

Jun 20, 2025 3 mins

Cloud Computing Computers and Peripherals

Meta’s $14.3B stake triggers Scale AI customer exodus, could be a windfall for rivals like Mercor

OpenAI, xAI, and Google are putting the brakes on their work with Scale, and more performant competitors like Surge are garnering more attention.

Jun 19, 2025 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Technology Industry

OpenAI walks away from Scale AI — triggering industry-wide rethink of data partnerships

Following Meta’s $14.3B stake in Scale AI, OpenAI exits the long-standing partnership, raising questions about vendor neutrality, talent wars, and the future of AI data governance.

Jun 19, 2025 5 mins

Generative AI Technology Industry

Microsoft to cut thousands more jobs, mainly in sales

AI is being blamed, but deeper strategic and financial motives may be at play.

Jun 19, 2025 4 mins

IT Jobs Technology Industry

Sam Altman: Meta tried to lure OpenAI employees with billion-dollar salaries

But the OpenAI CEO says the recruitment attempts have largely failed.

Jun 18, 2025 2 mins

Artificial Intelligence

The latest Jamf security report reflects an increasingly complex and organized threat environment for Apple users.

Jun 18, 2025 5 mins

Apple Endpoint Protection iOS

China’s MiniMax launches M1: A reasoning model to rival GPT-4 at 0.5% the cost

The open-source M1 boasts a record-breaking context window and lean training budget, promising enterprise-grade reasoning without hyperscaler resources — and reshaping the AI playing field.

Jun 18, 2025 6 mins

Generative AI Technology Industry

Copilot finally has a feature that beats ChatGPT on Windows PCs

With Copilot Vision, there's at last a reason to use Microsoft's AI chatbot.

Jun 18, 2025 9 mins

Machine Learning Microsoft Windows 11

Global Microsoft 365 outage disrupts Teams and Exchange services

Aggressive traffic rerouting blamed for service failures; experts warn of architectural brittleness and rising cloud fragility.

Jun 17, 2025 4 mins

Microsoft 365

Grammarly looks to evolve into an always-on desktop AI agent

Fresh off a $1 billion infusion of money, the company is looking to move beyond grammar and grow into a more comprehensive agentic AI-based platform.

Jun 17, 2025 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Productivity Software

OpenAI-Microsoft tensions escalate over control and contracts

OpenAI reportedly wants to scale back Microsoft's exclusive control over hosting its AI models.

Jun 17, 2025 3 mins

Generative AI Technology Industry

Canalys: Companies limit genAI use due to unclear costs

The research firm believes generative AI's broader potential remains untapped because companies fear recurring cloud costs.

Jun 16, 2025 1 min

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing Generative AI

WWDC: What is Apple Sparse Image Format (ASIF)?

It's a new format that optimizes and improves VMs and general storage on Macs running macOS Tahoe.

Jun 16, 2025 4 mins

Engineer Mac WWDC

Uptime’s AI-in-a-box offers turnkey enterprise-grade AI —without the cloud

The Lemony device aims to deliver private, secure AI using a company’s own data without internet connectivity, allowing organizations to reap the benefits of genAI with less risk.

Jun 16, 2025 6 mins

CPUs and Processors Generative AI

AI isn’t taking your job; the big threat is a growing skills gap

Despite tech layoffs, AI talent remains scarce, slowing adoption and driving wages up through 2027.

Jun 16, 2025 6 mins

Generative AI IT Jobs IT Skills and Training

Meta officially ‘acqui-hires’ Scale AI — will it draw regulator scrutiny?

The social media giant is getting CEO Alexandr Wang in a $14.3 billion deal with Scale AI, as it plans to build out ‘superintelligent’ systems.

Jun 13, 2025 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI

Apple WWDC 2025: News and analysis

This year's Worldwide Developers Conference showcased Apple's Liquid Glass design and Apple Intelligence updates,. But underwhelming AI news caused Apple stock to dip as investors sought more competitve AI innovation.

Jun 13, 2025 4 mins

Apple Engineer Technology Industry

Meta’s new architecture helps robots interact in environments they’ve never seen before

It is Meta’s next step toward achieving “advanced machine intelligence,” and could be useful in manufacturing automation, surveillance analytics, in-building logistics, robotics, and other more advanced use cases.

Jun 12, 2025 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Robotics