News Analyses
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.
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.
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.
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.
