News Analyses
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.
Apple is ramping up its fight against malware
Apple is updating fundamental Mac protection at a higher release cadence than ever before.
The real problem with Google's new Gemini Android assistant
Hey, Google: We've gotta talk.
Digital work apps arrive for Apple’s Vision Pro
Though AR/VR devices have yet to catch on for general work tasks, several major office software vendors have already launched apps for Apple’s new Vision pro headset. Can Apple succeed where others have struggled?
Apple improves iCloud for Windows, kills iTunes
Among the changes to the widely used application are support for physical security keys, dark mode, and an improved user interface.
Google throws down the gauntlet with Gemini — its multimodal genAI engine
Google has introduced the market's first native multimodal generative AI model capable of ingesting and providing content based on text, audio, images, and video.
AI-enabled PCs and genAI smartphones set to take off
As hardware manufacturers move to take advantage of new genAI apps on their devices, PCs and smartphones will become home to processing, taking over for the cloud for several key reasons, analysts say.
Apple's Vision Pro is getting MDM support
People will soon realize that Apple’s Vision Pro is a well-equipped virtual office you can take anywhere — and now it's a managed device.
Android's Circle to Search is déjà vu all over again
When it comes to Google, a little déjà vu can occasionally be a good thing. But hopefully that feeling won't stretch too far this time.
What a future without browser cookies looks like
As Google and others plan to eliminate third-party search and website trackers, other ways of identifying users and discovering their habits will replace them.
Cisco Webex comes to Apple’s Vision Pro
“...With the launch of Apple Vision Pro, Apple is on the brink of reinventing personal electronics yet again, marking the next frontier of collaboration with spatial computing,' says Cisco Executive Vice President Jeetu Patel.
Apple has eye on building bigger genAI data sets
Apple is planning its first AI acquisition for 2024, a German firm called brighter AI, according to an online news report.
Vision Pro’s killer feature? It’s a wearable Mac
Unlike other mixed-reality hardware, the Vision Pro isn’t confined to entertainment. In fact, compared to others in the field, productivity is the device’s killer app.
Apple accuses UK gov't of ‘unprecedented overreach’ on privacy
Apple warns that proposed UK laws are a “serious and direct threat to data security and information privacy.”
Women, high performers and millennials flee return-to-office policies
Companies that require workers to be in the office for a set number of days each week face losing a significant number of employees who cherish work flexibility, new studies showed.
Zoom gets mixed-reality makeover for Apple’s Vision Pro
The company’s “spatial computing” app will launch alongside Apple’s headset this week, but some features — such as collaboration around 3D objects — won’t arrive until spring.
As Apple opens the App Store (a little) in EU, winners and losers emerge
Apple has revealed its complex plans to support app sideloading in the European Union, and opened the door for cloud gaming services and contactless payments beyond Apple Pay.
