News Analyses
Coda bucks trend of additional charges for generative AI tools
Generative AI features are fast becoming table stakes for productivity and collaboration applications. Coda hopes to stand out in the market by eschewing add-on fees and integrating with multiple enterprise data sources.
How Google's Pixel 8 changes everything for Android
Think Google's new Pixel 8 is Just Another Android Phone? Think again, bucko.
Faced with back-to-office mandates, employees are ‘coffee badging’ office visits
Many employees are doing the bare minimum to satisfy in-office requirements, simply showing up long enough to get credit for being there before returning home to work.
You're probably going to use Microsoft Copilot wrong
Microsoft is pitching Copilot as a transformative productivity tool. The reality is more complicated.
With AI, there’s a trust gap based on gender, age
Two recent surveys point to a lack of confidence in AI, and an outright fear it will replace workers' jobs.
Will the FTC's Lina Khan succeed in breaking up Amazon?
The US Federal Trade Commission under legal star Lina Khan has charged Amazon with illegally maintaining a monopoly and seeks "structural relief," which could mean breaking off parts of its business.
Meta Quest 3’s mixed reality ‘passthrough’ broadens workplace appeal
Meta’s latest headset is pitched primarily at consumers. But as with other devices in its AR/VR portfolio, the Quest is also suited to immersive training for employees — and improved ‘passthrough’ capabilities make collaboration a...
Meta challenges ChatGPT with chatbot, OpenAI fires back with new features
Meta this week unveiled a new chatbot connected to the Bing search engine that can have a conversation with a user and create images based on textual inputs.
Chip industry strains to meet AI-fueled demands — will smaller LLMs help?
Large language models are growing in size, as is the number of companies using generative AI technology. The more the models grow, the more CPUs they consume — exacerbating an already-strained chip supply chain.
The AI future of Windows is here
Forget Windows 12: Microsoft’s big AI push is starting on your current Windows 11 PC on Sept. 26.
Generative AI and US copyright law are on a collision course
The way in which US copyright law interacts with the burgeoning field of generative AI remains nebulous, and could cause problems for generative AI training that will come to a head in court cases.
Cisco: Macs in business boost productivity and security, cuts costs
Mac adoption isn’t just an employee choice; Cisco CIO Fletcher Previn argues that it’s a business imperative that delivers substantial benefits.
IDC: AR/VR headset sales slide, could rebound with Apple, Meta device launches
The upcoming Meta Quest 3 is set to drive a rebound in business demand for AR/VR headsets, but Apple’s Vision Pro is expected to have only a muted impact on commercial adoption.
Jamf: Generative AI is coming to an Apple IT admin near you
Jamf believes generative AI tools can be a big benefit to tech support and IT admin and the company this week revealed its first work in that direction.
Manufacturing firms make early bets on the industrial metaverse
The metaverse concept has faced a lot of skepticism, but industrial firms appear keen to deploy technologies, such as digital twins and virtual reality devices, that serve as the precursors to more immersive and interconnected...
Google adds its Bard chatbot to Gmail, YouTube, Docs and other apps
Google is challenging Microsoft and ChatGPT for the top spot in generative AI technology with an assistant designed to handle any number of business and consumer tasks.
Experts: 'Quiet cutting' employees makes no sense, and it's costly
The recent trend of reassigning employees into roles designed to push them to quit could ultimately cost your company more money — and damage internal morale.
Apple again upsells users to the iPhone 15 Pro Max
Somewhere in Cupertino, the Spumante probably popped on news that initial quantities of Apple's top iPhone model for 2023 sold out in minutes. Delivery dates for the iPhone 15 Pro Max are now back to November.
iPhone 12: Fade away, and radiate?
Apple faces an EU-wide demand to update its old iPhone rather than engage in a costly product recall.
