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Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates: Keeping up with the latest fixes

Long before Taco Tuesday became part of the pop-culture vernacular, Tuesdays were synonymous with security — and for anyone in

  

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

Windows 11 24H2 has been released, but behind the scenes, Microsoft is constantly working to improve the newest version of

  

For July, a ‘big, broad’ Patch Tuesday release

With 133 patches in its Patch Tuesday update this month, Microsoft delivered a big, broad and important release that requires

  

Agentic AI – Ongoing coverage of its impact on the enterprise

Over the next few years, agentic AI is expected to bring not only rapid technological breakthroughs, but a societal transformation,

  

Apple’s done innovating? Be serious

Everytime anyone says there’s no innovation left at Apple, I think of the big innovation that made so much of the technology

  

Tariff uncertainty hits US PC shipments in Q2

The impact of threatened tariffs from the Trump administration could cause shrinking PC sales, particularly in the US market, and

  

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

Microsoft’s Outlook service suffered a massive global disruption on Wednesday, leaving millions of users unable to access email through Outlook.com,

  

The fast way to fix a frozen Start menu or taskbar in Windows

From time to time, certain key elements in the Windows 10 or 11 user interface can go dormant. You click

  

AI coding tools can slow down seasoned developers by 19%

Experienced developers can take 19% longer to complete tasks when using popular AI assistants like Cursor Pro and Claude, challenging

  

Send in the clones

We’re all so busy that it’s tempting to wish for a digital clone to share the workload. And now, thanks

  

Will IT turn the AI bot battle into a money maker? (And is that even a good idea?)

Enterprise IT has been waging a difficult battle against generative AI (genAI) bots and crawlers, and banning some crawlers has simply

  

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

Because workers don’t want to be in meetings all day — especially if they’re unproductive — Zoom is packing more

  

Now, they’re coming for Apple CEO Tim Cook

It was only a matter of time before they came for America’s only openly gay CEO, and it’s got nothing to do with

  

EU finalizes General-Purpose AI Code of Practice for enterprises

The European Commission has published the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice to help enterprises comply with their obligations on transparency,

  

Microsoft OneDrive cheat sheet: Using OneDrive for Web

Microsoft’s cloud storage, OneDrive, works both as a web app that you use through a browser and as a storage

  

OpenAI and Perplexity enter browser wars to take on Chrome

Google Chrome’s dominance in the browser market is facing new threats as OpenAI and Nvidia-backed Perplexity unveil AI-powered browsers aimed

  

A magically minimalist Android makeover

When people ask me about the difference between Android devices and an iPhone these days, my answer is almost shockingly

  

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

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Tuesday imposed sanctions on two individuals and four

  

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

Microsoft is cutting prices by 60% on generative AI (genAI) technologies in Azure designed to provide better understanding and insights

  

New Nvidia technology provides instant answers to encyclopedic-length questions

Have a question that needs to process an encyclopedia-length dataset? Nvidia says its new technique can answer it instantly. Built

  

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

With Microsoft preparing to lay off more than 9,000 employees, Xbox producer Matt Turnbull urged those affected to use AI

  

Apple’s succession plans enter the spotlight

In yet more top-level Apple news, Chief Operating Officer (COO) Jeff Williams plans to step down pending his retirement later

  

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

Post Office managers and supplier Fujitsu allowed erroneous data from the Horizon IT accounting system to be used to prosecute

  

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

The Crowdstrike disaster in July 2024 gave Microsoft a black eye. How could third-party security software fail so spectacularly —

  

Microsoft 365: A guide to the updates

Microsoft 365 (and Office 365) subscribers get more frequent software updates than those who have purchased Office without a subscription,

  

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

  

Windows 10: A guide to the updates

The launch of a major Windows 10 update isn’t the end of a process — it’s really just the beginning.

  

OpenAI: Latest news and insights

OpenAI is an artificial intelligence organization comprised of the non-profit OpenAI, Inc. and several for-profit subsidiaries. The company is perhaps

  

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

It rains. It pours. Apple has lost its top AI models exec to Meta on the same day the Trump Administration slaps

  

Cat content disturbs AI models

Cat owners know that house pets not only promote productivity, but can sometimes also be a huge hindrance and cause

  

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

US employers added more than 90,000 tech workers in June, pushing the industry’s unemployment rate down from 3.4% to 2.8%,

  

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

IT consulting firm Capgemini wants to beef up its agentic AI expertise with its planned $3.3 billion acquisition of business

  

Google finally gets strict about web server certificates

Historically, when companies roll out new capabilities, they start out lenient to encourage usage. Take facial biometrics for example. When

  

Apple appeals fine, says EU has ‘gone beyond’ the law

Even though threats of additional fines mean it has been forced to make so many changes to bring its business into compliance with Europe’s Digital Markets

  

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

Huawei’s AI research division has rejected claims that its Pangu Pro large language model copied elements from an Alibaba model,

  

Ingram Micro confirms ransomware attack after days of downtime

Ingram Micro is facing a major cybersecurity crisis as a ransomware attack has triggered a multi-day IT outage, disrupting services

  

Passkeys: How they work, how to use them

Once upon a time, signing into sites and apps was simple. You remember those days, right? (They really weren’t that

  

How to start a career in the age of AI

In the latest episode of First Person we meet Daniel Avancini, an academic turned entrepreneur, analyst and business person turned

  

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

A significant number of workplace managers are using generative AI (genAI) tools — particularly OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google

  

How to make agentic AI work for your organization

This secret for agents Despite the hype, IT leaders tell us that there’s an approaching reset of agentic AI expectations.

  

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

US President Donald Trump today signed what he called his “One Big Beautiful Bill” during Fourth of July celebrations at

  

Ingram Micro’s IT outage stretches into second day

Ingram Micro is grappling with an IT outage that has stretched into a second day, leaving partners and customers of

  

Must-have Android apps for business

Trying to find the right app for any given area on Android is a lot like trying to order dinner

  

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

A long-awaited code of practice to guide businesses on EU AI rules may not take full effect before late 2025,

  

Tech layoffs this year: A timeline

Among a range of factors leading to a wave of tech sector layoffs in 2025 is the rapid rise of

  

Why I hope Apple keeps investing in on-device AI

Recent reports say Apple may use artificial intelligence models from OpenAI or Anthropic to provide the smarter Siri experience it promised us over a year ago.

  

US lets China buy semiconductor design software again

The US has lifted export restrictions on semiconductor design software to China, reversing a controversial policy imposed just six weeks

  

Google to give enterprises control over beta Workspace feature rollouts

Google is adding a new feature that allows system administrators to control when users try out beta features in Workspace. The

  

Robert Half exec details how to use AI to snag a tech job — and what not to do

As tech hiring has slowed to a near standstill, organizations have begun using generative AI (genAI) to screen hiring prospects

  

The one secret to using genAI to boost your brain

We’ve got a big problem on our hands. The public is using generative AI (genAI) to write, create, and think.

  

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

If you’re an enterprise still hosting on-premises Exchange 2016 or Exchange 2019 email, it’s time to stop dragging your feet:

  

DDM: A glorious dawn for Apple device management?

Since its introduction in 2021, Apple has always seen Declarative Device Management (DDM) as the future for device management on its platforms. At

  

How to make the most of Google’s Find Hub (Find My Device) network

Losing your phone is one of the most stressful predicaments of modern-day life. We’ve all been there: You pat your

  

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

Apple’s many AI setbacks are now forcing the company to look at Anthropic and OpenAI for help powering its Siri voice assistant