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Microsoft touts M365 Copilot momentum, claims 15M paid users
  

Microsoft touts M365 Copilot momentum, claims 15M paid users

Microsoft has for the first time reported Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption stats, boasting this week of 15 million paid seats

Apple touts ‘unparalleled’ protection for M5 Macs
  

Apple touts ‘unparalleled’ protection for M5 Macs

Apple overnight updated the Apple Platform Security guide, its Bible for everyone involved in Apple security. The new edition confirms

Chrome auto browse can help with work, says Google
  

Chrome auto browse can help with work, says Google

Google is looking to expand Chrome’s role in enterprise productivity with a new auto-browse feature built on its Gemini 3

Windows 11 Insider Previews: What’s in the latest build?
  

Windows 11 Insider Previews: What’s in the latest build?

Windows 11 25H2 has been released, but behind the scenes, Microsoft is constantly working to improve the newest version of

Is it time to reconsider DaaS?
  

Is it time to reconsider DaaS?

Desktop as a Service (DaaS) has made some radical strides and improvements in recent years, making it a more compelling

How to reduce Windows driver bloat
  

How to reduce Windows driver bloat

Over time on Windows systems, it’s inevitable that old device drivers get supplanted by new ones. Even on systems where

Nuclear safety rules quietly rewritten to favor AI
  

Nuclear safety rules quietly rewritten to favor AI

The US Department of Energy (DoE) program that would see three new experimental commercial nuclear reactors launched by July 4

WhatsApp gets new security features
  

WhatsApp gets new security features

The popular messaging app WhatsApp got a range of new security features Tuesday with the launch of “Strict Account Settings.”

Happy Data Privacy Week from Apple
  

Happy Data Privacy Week from Apple

Happy Data Privacy Week. While it’s sad the cause of data privacy has moved several steps back in the last 12 months

How two companies are moving AI prototypes to production
  

How two companies are moving AI prototypes to production

With many AI projects failing, there’s no one-size-fits-all formula for advancing AI proofs of concept to real-world use in the

Amazon confirms 16,000 job cuts, including to AWS
  

Amazon confirms 16,000 job cuts, including to AWS

Amazon is cutting about 16,000 jobs across the company, SVP of People Experience and Technology Beth Galetti wrote in an

11 cool things Copilot can do in Excel
  

11 cool things Copilot can do in Excel

Microsoft has woven its generative AI technology throughout Microsoft 365, the company’s productivity suite. Its Copilot AI assistant is most

A brand new Android voice typing supertool
  

A brand new Android voice typing supertool

For all the things I’m endlessly tweaking and fine-tuning on my mobile devices, my Android keyboard app is typically quite

Engineers rush to master new skills for AI data centers
  

Engineers rush to master new skills for AI data centers

The explosive growth of AI infrastructure is creating a mad dash for new data center capacity – and more data

Fixes released for a serious Microsoft Office zero-day flaw
  

Fixes released for a serious Microsoft Office zero-day flaw

Microsoft is warning admins of an Office security bypass zero day vulnerability that can be triggered simply by a user

Power shortages, carbon capture, and AI automation: What’s ahead for data centers in 2026
  

Power shortages, carbon capture, and AI automation: What’s ahead for data centers in 2026

The data center industry is racing toward a power crisis that technology alone will not be able to solve, according to Uptime

French authorities to ban Teams, Zoom, other video apps for gov’t use
  

French authorities to ban Teams, Zoom, other video apps for gov’t use

France plans to phase out American video conferencing services such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams within government agencies and replace

In Davos, warnings about AI and jobs
  

In Davos, warnings about AI and jobs

The impact of AI on the labor market is more serious than previously expected, with entry-level jobs collapsing and white-collar

It’s time to upgrade those old Intel Macs
  

It’s time to upgrade those old Intel Macs

IT admins and CIOs should be aware that 2026 is effectively the final year of support for Intel-based Macs. Apple told

Restrictive H‑1B policies drive tech talent back to India, reshaping global IT
  

Restrictive H‑1B policies drive tech talent back to India, reshaping global IT

US enterprises are experiencing a fundamental reversal in global technology talent flows as restrictive H-1B visa policies and India’s rapidly

Alibaba’s Qwen3-Max-Thinking expands enterprise AI model choices
  

Alibaba’s Qwen3-Max-Thinking expands enterprise AI model choices

Alibaba Cloud’s latest AI model, Qwen3-Max-Thinking, is staking a claim as one of the world’s most advanced reasoning engines after

Enterprise PC upgrades in 2026: Higher prices, worse configurations
  

Enterprise PC upgrades in 2026: Higher prices, worse configurations

For companies looking to upgrade PCs this year, gear up: laptops will be more costly and configurations slower, analysts said.

Will the Microsoft-Anthropic deal leave OpenAI out in the cold?
  

Will the Microsoft-Anthropic deal leave OpenAI out in the cold?

Microsoft wasted little time last fall after reaching a deal to finalize its new relationship with OpenAI to find a

Microsoft launches its second generation AI inference chip, Maia 200
  

Microsoft launches its second generation AI inference chip, Maia 200

Signaling that the future of AI may not just be how many tokens an AI model generates, but how optimally

Windows 10: A guide to the updates
  

Windows 10: A guide to the updates

Windows 10 has reached the end of mainstream support, which means most users will no longer receive new features, bug

Windows 11: A guide to the updates
  

Windows 11: A guide to the updates

A Windows launch isn’t the end a process — it’s really just the beginning. Microsoft continually works on improving Windows

OpenAI’s GPT is getting better at mathematics
  

OpenAI’s GPT is getting better at mathematics

OpenAI’s GPT-5.2 Pro does better at solving sophisticated math problems than older versions of the company’s top large language model,

Microsoft handed over BitLocker keys to law enforcement, raising enterprise data control concerns
  

Microsoft handed over BitLocker keys to law enforcement, raising enterprise data control concerns

Microsoft gave Windows users’ BitLocker encryption keys for to US law enforcement officers, providing access to encrypted data, according to

Microsoft releases second out-of-band fix for Windows in a week
  

Microsoft releases second out-of-band fix for Windows in a week

Outlook users have reported difficulties with Microsoft’s January Patch Tuesday updates, forcing Microsoft, once again, to patch some of its

Apple to upgrade Siri’s AI by April — Bloomberg
  

Apple to upgrade Siri’s AI by April — Bloomberg

While Apple CEO Tim Cook spent an evening at the movies, Bloomberg reported that his company intends to introduce a much-improved, Google Gemini-boosted AI in

Why AI assistants still face barriers at scale
  

Why AI assistants still face barriers at scale

AI assistants and more advanced agent-based tools are gaining visibility in the workplace, even as most organizations remain cautious about

Intel’s AI pivot could make lower-end PCs scarce in 2026
  

Intel’s AI pivot could make lower-end PCs scarce in 2026

In 2026, lower-end PCs may be more difficult to come by, and for those that are available, price tags may

Amazon layoffs expected to disproportionately hit AWS and tech talent
  

Amazon layoffs expected to disproportionately hit AWS and tech talent

As the market slows down, AWS and other Amazon units are preparing for another round of layoffs, which is expected

Experts warn: Swarms of AI bots threaten democracy
  

Experts warn: Swarms of AI bots threaten democracy

A group of researchers from Berkeley, Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge, and Yale warn that the rise of AI bots and AI

How much does AI improve work efficiency? Managers and employees disagree
  

How much does AI improve work efficiency? Managers and employees disagree

A new survey conducted by AI consulting firm Section among 5,000 white-collar workers in the US, UK, and Canada shows

Google’s AI search gets support for ‘personal intelligence’
  

Google’s AI search gets support for ‘personal intelligence’

A week ago, Google decided to add “personal intelligence” to Gemini, which gives the AI tool access to your searches,

European tech leaders advise caution on tech sovereignty drive
  

European tech leaders advise caution on tech sovereignty drive

European tech leaders at this year’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, warned against an overzealous approach to digital

AI needs a course correction, say World Economic Forum speakers
  

AI needs a course correction, say World Economic Forum speakers

Discussions around artificial intelligence dominated the 2026 World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Prognosticators said the situation may get

Why Apple is the best investment for future AI
  

Why Apple is the best investment for future AI

The AI industry is moving incredibly fast. It’s almost as though you can close your eyes for ten minutes and

Europe votes to tackle deep dependence on US tech in sovereignty drive
  

Europe votes to tackle deep dependence on US tech in sovereignty drive

European lawmakers on Thursday adopted a comprehensive report on technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure that directs the European Commission to

The best Android feature you (probably) aren’t using
  

The best Android feature you (probably) aren’t using

Here in the land of Android, we’ve got an almost comical kind of first-world problem: So many new features fly

Workers challenge ‘hidden’ AI hiring tools in class action with major regulatory stakes
  

Workers challenge ‘hidden’ AI hiring tools in class action with major regulatory stakes

Workers are getting fed up with AI-based hiring practices. A new class action lawsuit filed in California alleges that human

Always disclose how you use AI
  

Always disclose how you use AI

AI chatbots have been with us three years and one month (at least the kind that use large language models

Spotify lawsuit behind shutdown of pirate library domains
  

Spotify lawsuit behind shutdown of pirate library domains

A lawsuit filed by Spotify and several major record labels was behind the shutdown of several of Anna’s Archive’s domains

Anthropic’s Claude AI gets a new constitution embedding safety and ethics
  

Anthropic’s Claude AI gets a new constitution embedding safety and ethics

Anthropic has completely overhauled the “Claude constitution”, a document that sets out the ethical parameters governing its AI model’s reasoning

Nadella warns of AI bubble unless more people use the technology
  

Nadella warns of AI bubble unless more people use the technology

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns that the AI boom could become a speculative bubble if the technology does not gain

Apple’s Siri to see two major AI improvements this year
  

Apple’s Siri to see two major AI improvements this year

More details about the expected cadence of Apple’s plans to turn Siri into an AI-driven chatbot are emerging, and Mark Gurman tells

Critical Cisco UC bug actively exploited
  

Critical Cisco UC bug actively exploited

Cisco has released patches for a critical remote code execution vulnerability in its unified communications products that attackers are actively

The Windows PC is dying, thanks to cloud-based services and AI
  

The Windows PC is dying, thanks to cloud-based services and AI

For years, I’ve been watching the slow evening up of classic Windows PCs to cloud-based Windows and Office services. Sure,

Work-from-office mandate? Expect top talent turnover, culture rot
  

Work-from-office mandate? Expect top talent turnover, culture rot

Work-from-office mandates are accelerating as the world moves further away from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the push toward in-person work

Nadella redefines ‘sovereignty’ for the AI era — analysts call it smart, self‑serving
  

Nadella redefines ‘sovereignty’ for the AI era — analysts call it smart, self‑serving

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wants Europe to rethink its stance on data sovereignty just as AI systems become more deeply

1 month with Google’s new ‘CC’ experiment: AI in the inbox
  

1 month with Google’s new ‘CC’ experiment: AI in the inbox

Forgive me, but I’m starting to get a teensy bit weary of The Future™. Surely you can relate — right?

Tech layoffs: A 2026 timeline
  

Tech layoffs: A 2026 timeline

Among a range of factors leading to a wave of tech sector layoffs in 2026 is the rapid rise of

OpenAI to add age verification to ChatGPT
  

OpenAI to add age verification to ChatGPT

OpenAI has adding age verification to ChatGPT following reports that several children and young people have taken their own lives