Showing all posts tagged Big Tech
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Your Google Account Doesn’t Need a Password Anymore
Google has rolled out passkey support in yet another sign the biggest tech platforms are moving away from passwords.
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Microsoft Teams Plans to Make Users Open Links in Edge
Microsoft 360 users in the EU and Canada report an update that forces some links to open with Edge.
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Meta Hopes to Rival ChatGPT with New AI Investments
Meta’s recent pivot to AI is proving lucrative. But how does its AI model weigh up against the competition?
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Meta Will Cut More Jobs This Week, With More to Come
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Reality Labs employees will be affected, with a further round of job cuts expected in May.
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Here’s What the CEO of Google Thinks About the Future of AI
“This is going to impact every product across every company."
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Biden Administration Taking Steps to Regulate ChatGPT and AI
The US Commerce Department is seeking feedback on how to control AI development, but should lawmakers be moving faster?
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Tech CEOs Taking Pay Cuts to Keep Costs Low
During the recession, these chief executives have opted to take pay cuts in hopes of avoiding other cost cutting measures.
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Amazon’s Rushed Return-to-Office Mandate Creates Delay
The entire company was meant to be back in the office by May, but many offices say they won't be ready until September.
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Report: Google Bard Could Be Used to Spread Misinformation
A new report from NewsGuard found that Google's generative AI platform is all-too ready to spread misinformation.
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Amazon Plans to Shrink Employee Stock Awards as Recession Looms
As big tech continues to feel the squeeze, Amazon is reconsidering the way it compensates its staff.
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Apple Considering Layoffs: Staff Told to Reapply for New Roles
Apple's new cost-cutting measures mean employees will have until Friday to apply for new roles or they'll be let go.
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Here’s What Google, Meta and Co Have Cut to Save Costs
The world's most powerful tech companies have all cut costs already this year - but can anything stem the dire economic tide?
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Apple to ‘Wallop’ Competition with New Buy Now Pay Later Service
When a big tech firm enters a new market, it's safe to assume that competitors are going to have a bad day.
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Microsoft: Stop Using Bing Data to Make Your Own AI Chatbots
The company has threatened to restrict its rivals from using Bing search data if it keeps being used for other AI projects.
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Twitter Presses GitHub to Reveal Who Leaked Its Source Code
The data has now been removed from GitHub, but the social media giant wants to know how the culprit obtained it.
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Apple Threatens to Discipline Staff Who Won’t Return to Office
Employee attendance is being tracked, with threats of escalating warnings for those that don't comply.
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Microsoft Bing’s New ‘DALL-E’ Feature Lets You Create AI Images
Is Microsoft's slick AI image-creation feature enough to give it the edge over Google search?
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Report: Disney Could Cut 4,000 Jobs Next Month
Disney has reportedly directed its managers to plan out budget cuts and put together lists of employees to be laid off.
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Amazon Will Lay Off 9,000 More Employees
The cuts impact four divisions of the ecommerce company: Amazon Web Services, advertising, Twitch, and human resources.Â
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Internal Amazon FAQ Tells of Strict Back to Office Mandate
Amazon's employees are already upset about the company's return-to-work plans, and this will do nothing to quell tensions.
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Microsoft Office’s New ‘Copilot’ AI Tool Can Create PowerPoints
The tool draws on large language models, pairing them with the personal user data available within Office apps.
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