Latest articles by Nicole Kobie
MIT just launched a new database tracking the biggest AI risks
News The newly-launched AI Risk Repository from MIT aims to track the technology's most glaring issues
Cisco layoffs cut deeper than expected as firm ramps up AI focus
News The move marks the second round of Cisco layoffs so far this year, with 7% of its global headcount expected to be cut
We asked IT leaders if generative AI delivers results – their feedback gave a mixed picture
Analysis Firms embracing generative AI could be waiting some time for a return on investment, but IT leaders are seeing some tangible improvements to productivity
Google Meet can now take notes so you don’t have to
News The new Google Meet features will begin rolling out immediately
Everything you need to know about OpenAI’s GPT-4o updates
News OpenAI has announced a raft of new features for GPT-4o as part of a sweeping update
American tech workers want AI regulation – but they might have to wait a while
News AI regulation is critical to ensure the technology is safe and accountable, American tech workers believe
Zoom wants to take on Google and Microsoft with its own Docs
News Zoom Docs arrives loaded with generative AI – and the company hopes to mount a serious challenge against industry heavyweights
Google has a monopoly over the online search market, US court rules
News Google violated antitrust law by paying to be default search engine, US court says
Hyperscaler AI spending is getting out of control
News Tech giants' results show billions being poured into AI infrastructure, but big leaps in revenue remain elusive
CrowdStrike faces shareholder lawsuit after global IT failure
News Investors are lining up a class action lawsuit amid allegations CrowdStrike misled them
Apple: Our AI data was gathered responsibly
News Apple is keen to quell concerns over the source of the data used to build its AI models
Open source AI just got a major seal of approval from US regulators
Analysis Regulators in the US appear very keen on supporting open source AI developers
Google DeepMind's chief scientist says AI energy use not as bad as it looks
News Jeff Dean admits energy use is rising, but says AI still makes up a small portion of data center use
OpenAI dropped from AI copyright lawsuit
News Developers still targeting Microsoft and GitHub in case now focused on open-source licensing agreements
Why generative AI is becoming a "tax" on enterprises
The generative AI gold rush is driving IT spending, but not everyone is benefiting equally from the investment
Meta won't release multimodal AI models in Europe due to "unpredictable" privacy regulations
News The "unpredictable nature" of EU regulations have prompted Meta to scrap plans to release its models across the region
AI could be the key to solving the UK’s productivity problem
News The UK's stagnant productivity could get a kickstart from AI, according to Workday
Kaspersky to shut down US division ahead of sales ban
News The Russian security company will exit the US and cut staff ahead of a government-imposed sales ban
Intuit joins the ranks of companies cutting jobs to invest in AI
News 1,800 jobs are set to be cut at Intuit, but all will be replaced over next year as part of an AI-fueled hiring spree
Microsoft has settled its European cloud complaint — but rivals are calling it a "pay off"
News CISPE has accepted a $22 million settlement over Microsoft cloud licensing practices, but industry rivals aren't pleased at the announcement
Microsoft has told workers in China to ditch Android and use iPhones – here’s why
News Microsoft said it will buy employees iPhones to ensure they use verification or authentication apps when accessing corporate networks
Peloton faces lawsuit amid claims it allowed marketing firm to train AI on user chat data
News Peloton is accused of allowing marketing firm Drift to read and process data without user consent
Why cutting-edge innovation is killing the planet
In-depth AI and robots will do our work, we’ll get paid in cryptocurrency, and cars will drive themselves – but each of these technologies is a massive energy hog
