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Give yourself an on-demand Android taskbar
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (747+ words) Holy moly, I am flying around my phone this week. It's a wild feeling " especially since Google's grand I/O gala, which is traditionally the time when shapeshifting new Android additions are supposed to command our attention, isn't for another…...
Edge browser leaves passwords exposed in plain text, says researcher
1+ week, 6+ day ago (474+ words) A Norwegian researcher has identified an issue with Microsoft Edge's Password Manager that could be a serious concern for businesses. Tom J'ran S'nstebyseter R'nning found that passwords are being saved within the browser in plain text, with the effect that…...
Apple can't make chips fast enough, but that's only part of the story
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (287+ words) I doubt this means Apple doesn't want to work with TSMC, nor does it mean TSMC is cooling on Apple. I suspect company management is far more concerned about what might happen in the event China attacks TSMC's home nation....
Microsoft, Google push AI agent governance into enterprise IT mainstream
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (601+ words) Microsoft and Google are adding new controls for AI agents, as enterprise IT teams try to keep up with tools that can access corporate data and act across business applications. Microsoft's Agent 365, made generally available for commercial customers on May…...
AI is more accurate than doctors in emergency diagnoses " study
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (194+ words) Computerworld A new study from Harvard Medical School indicates that AI can outperform doctors in initial assessments in emergency care, according to The Guardian. The study, published in the journal Science, compared AI tools with doctors in triage situations " the…...
Start small, but start now: How to bring AI into your small business
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (516+ words) Small and medium-sized businesses recognize the transformative nature of AI, with two-thirds of respondents in a recent ASUS survey agreeing AI is creating a significant evolution in business practices, and some even calling it "generational." The question, then, is how…...
Microsoft now has more than 20 M paying Copilot users
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (171+ words) Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella last week announced that the company now has more than 20 million enterprise users paying for Microsoft Copilot, according to Tech Crunch. That's up 3. .. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella last week announced that the company now has more…...
Relying on LLMs is nearly impossible when AI vendors keep changing things
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (556+ words) The new Computerworld. com hybrid search: Explore Computerworld content smarter, faster and AI powered. Try now! Over the years, enterprise IT execs have gotten frighteningly comfortable having little control or visibility over mission-critical apps, from Saa S to cloud and…...
AI chatbots need "deception mode
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (1453+ words) The new Computerworld. com hybrid search: Explore Computerworld content smarter, faster and AI powered. Try now! AI is getting faster. But slow-responding AI is perceived as better by users." At least that's the conclusion reached by new research presented at…...
Friendlier chatbots can be less reliable, study says
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (151+ words) Computerworld New research from the Oxford Internet Institute indicates that AI chatbots trained to be extra warm, friendly, and empathetic can also become less reliable, according to the BBC. The researchers analyzed more than 400, 000 responses from five different AI models…...