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Tech layoffs in 2024: A timeline
Technology companies have continued to lay off staff in 2024, despite improving fundamentals. Here's an updated timeline of notable layoffs, and reasons why Big Tech is in turmoil.
Microsoft plans €2B investment in AI and cloud infrastructure in Spain
Microsoft’s European charm offensive continues, with a collaboration with the Spanish Government to strengthen cybersecurity and implement AI in the Spanish administration.
Google’s Gemini for Workspace expands genAI access to SMBs
In addition to rebranding Duet AI for Workspace, Google introduced a new pricing tier aimed at small and mid-sized businesses costing $20 per user a month.
JAMF warns: Many Apple-using businesses still aren’t secure
Some Apple-centric businesses still don't have security locked down tightly, Jamf warns in its latest Security 360 report. Shockingly, firewalls are disabled on 55% of Macs, the company says.
The 5 most intriguing Android 15 features (and how to enjoy 3 of 'em on any device today)
Google's first Android 15 preview has some interesting additions — and you can bring a few of 'em onto any phone this minute with a teensy touch of creative tinkering.
Apple’s iMessage gains industry-leading quantum security
Apple, already preparing for the next generation of threats, is introducing upgraded encryption to protect iMessage against future attacks using quantum computers.
US forms task force to explore guardrails for AI
The task force will produce a report including guiding principles as well as recommendations to help the country leverage AI technology by mitigating the risks.
OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video tool's impact will be ‘profound’
OpenAI is not the first to offer generative AI technology that can transform a text prompt into realistic video, but its tool appears to be among the most advanced to date.
Air Canada chatbot error underscores AI’s enterprise liability danger
The Canadian airline has been ordered to pay for a pricing mistake by a customer-service chatbot, highlighting why companies must invest in monitoring their AI tools, analysts say.
Adobe’s new Acrobat genAI assistant aims to streamline reading PDFs
The generative AI assistant provides content summaries for PDF and other file types, with users able to pose queries relating to a document in natural language.
EU begins formal investigation of TikTok over potential violations of Digital Services Act
The move could spur enterprises to consider banning the use of the controversial video-sharing platform over privacy and safety concerns.
Miro boosts security for its visual collaboration app
The Enterprise Guard suite will let business users automatically identify and classify sensitive data and gives IT admins more control over encryption.
Apple has an Xcode plan for genAI — and that's just the beginning
Following Microsoft's lead, Apple may soon announce a new version of Xcode equipped with generative AI capabilities to help developers write code.
Google turbocharges its genAI engine with Gemini 1.5
Only a week after releasing Gemini 1.0, Google has pushed out for testing its latest multimodal AI model; it offers long-context understanding through a context window that can accept more than one million context tokens.
Microsoft and Google invest in AI in Europe
The big investments by big tech could be intended to reshape their AI infrastructure ahead of new legislation from Brussels.
ChatGPT will remember what you did last summer
The new memory feature in ChatGPT is expected to increase productivity and enhance customer experience for organizations.
EU's AI Act wins fresh backing ahead of April vote
The legislation, aimed at creating guardrails based on risk for the use and development of AI technology, seems on track for full ratification this spring.
Apple accelerates its genAI efforts with LLM image-editing tool
Keyframer gives users the power to animate static images using text prompts — the latest in an accelerating rash of AI-related releases from the company.
Slack launches genAI tools for big businesses, remains mum on price
The new generative AI features offer enhanced search and chat summarization features. But, as with others in the market, Slack appears to be assessing how to price the tools.
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