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Ford Disappointed with AI – Re-hires Veterans

The automaker tried the technology for automated quality control, but it was unable to detect enough problems.

By Viktor Eriksson

Jun 29, 20261 min

Artificial IntelligenceCareers

Anthropic’s latest model is deliberately less powerful than Mythos (and that’s the point)

Claude Opus 4.7 improves on performance and usability, but is intentionally dialed down in capability as Anthropic prioritizes safety and prepares for its more advanced Mythos model.

By Taryn Plumb

Apr 16, 2026 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Code Security Security

The executive body of the EU requests that Google comply, in a move viewed as 'a shift in control over how enterprise information is interpreted by machines.’

By Paul Barker

Apr 16, 2026 6 mins

Government Laws and Regulations Productivity Software

Cisco Webex SSO flaw needs manual certificate update to fix

The cloud-based Webex service has already been patched, but admins must replace an identity provider certificate in Webex Control Hub to complete the fix.

By Howard Solomon

Apr 16, 2026 4 mins

Cisco Systems Identity and Access Management Vulnerabilities

Microsoft’s Windows Recall still allows silent data extraction

A cybersecurity researcher says Recall’s redesigned security model does not stop same-user malware from accessing plaintext screenshots and extracted text, without admin rights or exploits.

By Gyana Swain

Apr 16, 2026 5 mins

Endpoint Protection Security Windows Security

OpenAI pulls out of a second Stargate data center deal

Analysts and consultants see it as taking a more conservative fiscal approach as OpenAI prepares for an imminent IPO.

By Evan Schuman

Apr 15, 2026 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Data Center

Microsoft to cut Windows 365 price for SMBs

Despite rising PC costs, the 20% price drop is unlikely to hasten adoption of the company’s Desktop-as-a-Service platform, say analysts.

By Matthew Finnegan

Apr 15, 2026 3 mins

Cloud Computing Microsoft Windows

Blancco confirms Mac adoption is accelerating

And that's not just for new Macs; Apple is also seeing growth in second-user markets.

By Jonny Evans

Apr 15, 2026 4 mins

Apple Computers and Peripherals Mac

Apple devices’ satellite link is under new ownership

Amazon’s $11.6 billion acquisition of Globalstar is set to bring D2D services to Leo, its low Earth orbit satellite network.

By Paul Barker

Apr 15, 2026 6 mins

Amazon.com Mergers and Acquisitions Telecommunications

IBM’s government DEI settlement could increase pressure to avoid tech hiring diversity

The IBM settlement with the DOJ dismantles its DEI programs and halts diversification of its workforce. HR consultants say that may mean that diversity efforts must focus on recruitment, not hiring choices.

By Evan Schuman

Apr 15, 2026 6 mins

Diversity and Inclusion Employee Experience IBM

Curity looks to reinvent IAM with runtime authorization for AI agents

Traditional authentication is incapable of securing AI agents, the company says, as it announces Access Intelligence.

By John E. Dunn

Apr 14, 2026 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence Identity and Access Management Security

Microsoft is developing Copilot features inspired by Openclaw

The company is also developing AI agents for various professional roles; it's expected to highlight the tools at its Build developer conference in June.

By Viktor Eriksson

Apr 14, 2026 1 min

Generative AI Microsoft 365 Office Suites

Global RAM shortage prompts Microsoft to hike Surface prices

Since the computers launched in 2024, prices have risen from $999 to $1,499.

By Mikael Markander

Apr 14, 2026 1 min

Computers and Peripherals

Apple Business rolls out to 200+ countries today

Device management, maintenance, and location-based ads for global business are expected to be part of the launch.

By Jonny Evans

Apr 14, 2026 4 mins

Apple Marketing and Advertising Industry Mobile Device Management

The French government eyes alternatives to Windows

The country's digitalization agency is switching from Windows to Linux on its employees' computers.

By Mikael Markander

Apr 13, 2026 1 min

Government Markets Operating Systems

Apple preps for the face race

Big Tech continues its search for the Next Big Thing. For Apple, that will apparently mean smart glasses.

By Jonny Evans

Apr 13, 2026 4 mins

Apple Augmented Reality Smartphones

Google adds end-to-end Gmail encryption to Android, iOS devices for enterprises

It's a valuable addition for organizations with compliance or privacy concerns, but to use the feature, customers must subscribe to the Enterprise Plus with Assured Controls edition of Premium Workspace.

By Howard Solomon

Apr 10, 2026 5 mins

Data and Information Security Encryption Gmail

Agentic AI – Ongoing coverage of its impact on the enterprise

Agentic AI has given rise to autonomous systems that learn, adapt, and even communicate with each other. Follow this page for coverage of its impact on work and ethics.

By Dan Muse

Apr 10, 2026 32 mins

Artificial Intelligence Emerging Technology Generative AI

DARPA wants to help AI agents to talk to one another

Decades after helping servers talk to one another over what became the internet DARPA wants to develop a new means of communication for agentic AI.

By Maxwell Cooter

Apr 10, 2026 2 mins

Artificial Intelligence

Apple unveiled a new high-end market opportunity this week

Apple this week gained FDA clearance for the Medical Imaging Calibration feature the company introduced within the Studio Display XDR.

By Jonny Evans

Apr 10, 2026 5 mins

Apple Healthcare Industry Medical Devices

Hungarian government email passwords exposed ahead of election

Ahead of Hungary’s parliamentary elections hackers have been stealing passwords, not stealing votes.

By Maxwell Cooter

Apr 10, 2026 2 mins

Access Control Authentication Passwords

Microsoft adds hidden feature flags to Windows Insider builds

Users looking for an easier way to turn experimental features on or off will still have to wait for an official announcement.

By Maxwell Cooter

Apr 10, 2026 2 mins

System Administration Windows Windows 11

Meta moves fast toward a world where AI builds the software

Engineers are being reassigned to a new AI unit charged with making autonomous agents do most of the work of building, testing, and shipping Meta’s products.

By Gyana Swain

Apr 10, 2026 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Technology Industry

PC sales rise in Q1 despite memory shortage — IDC

The research firm estimated that 65.6 million PCs were sold in the first three months of the year, but there are dark clouds on the horizon.

By Mikael Markander

Apr 10, 2026 1 min

Computers Computers and Peripherals

Apple worst, Asus best for laptop repairability

Enterprises can benefit from a consumer group’s findings when it comes to keeping laptops in service.

By Maxwell Cooter

Apr 9, 2026 4 mins

Computers Computers and Peripherals Laptops

US court refuses to stay Pentagon’s ‘supply-chain risk’ blacklisting of Anthropic

The ruling conflicts with a California court’s decision last month and leaves defense contractors navigating contradictory compliance signals over Claude deployments.

By Gyana Swain

Apr 9, 2026 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Government Laws and Regulations

The top priority for Adobe’s next CEO? Prepping for the ‘age of agents’

Whoever gets the top job after Shantanu Narayen departs will have to help the creative tools company take advantage of real-world agentic AI, analysts say.

By Matthew Finnegan

Apr 9, 2026 6 mins

Adobe Artificial Intelligence Generative AI

Questions raised about how LinkedIn uses the petabytes of data it collects

A European company selling browser extensions that leverage LinkedIn data is accusing the Microsoft unit of using its data to identify religious and political beliefs, and selling that info to third-parties.

By Evan Schuman

Apr 8, 2026 5 mins

Data Privacy Privacy Security

Z.ai unveils GLM-5.1, enabling AI coding agents to run autonomously for hours

The Chinese company said its new open-source model can continue to improve over hundreds of iterations, as AI vendors race to build tools that can handle longer software tasks.

By Prasanth Aby Thomas

Apr 8, 2026 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence Developer

As Middle East tensions continue, IDC sees worsening tech environment

The research firm had already lowered its spending growth forecast for this year to 9%. Now it’s saying the drop could be even sharper.

By Agam Shah

Apr 8, 2026 5 mins

Budgeting IT Strategy Technology Industry

AI often doesn’t deliver ROI for IT departments either

A Gartner survey reveals the bulk of AI projects in I&O stall before they achieve ‘meaningful’ quantitative returns.

By Paul Barker

Apr 7, 2026 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence IT Leadership ROI and Metrics

OpenAI calls for a four-day workweek — and a ‘robot tax’

The AI company released a policy paper outlining its proposals on how to address the impact of AI on the labor market.

By Viktor Eriksson

Apr 7, 2026 1 min

Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia’s SchedMD acquisition puts open-source AI scheduling under scrutiny

With Nvidia now controlling Slurm’s roadmap, enterprises running mixed-vendor GPU clusters are asking whether open-source guarantees are enough.

By Gyana Swain

Apr 7, 2026 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Technology Industry

That's up 2.4 percentage points from 2024 and yet another indicator that Apple is broadening its reach into the business world.

By Jonny Evans

Apr 7, 2026 5 mins

Apple Computers and Peripherals Mac

US tech sector lost jobs in March, stalling growth

Analysts expect to see more losses during the year as AI's influence in the workplace drives personnel decisions.

By Agam Shah

Apr 6, 2026 4 mins

IT Jobs IT Skills and Training Technology Industry

AI shutdown controls may not work as expected, new study suggests

Researchers observed AI models sabotaging shutdown mechanisms and inflating evaluations to protect peer systems, highlighting emerging risks for enterprise AI deployments.

By Nidhi Singal

Apr 6, 2026 7 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI

Anthropic cuts OpenClaw access from Claude subscriptions, offers credits to ease transition

OpenClaw co-creator says he managed to delay the move by a week; subscribers raise cost and competition concerns.

By Gyana Swain

Apr 6, 2026 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Technology Industry

A core infrastructure engineer pleads guilty to federal charges in insider attack

Analysts say CISOs and IT leaders can do a better job of preventing such attacks via what should be standard security procedures.

By Evan Schuman

Apr 3, 2026 3 mins

Cybercrime Malware Security

AI chatbot use can hinder students’ knowledge retention

Educators should be wary of extensive use of AI, researchers warn.

By Maxwell Cooter

Apr 3, 2026 2 mins

Education Industry IT Skills and Training Markets

Microsoft builds its own AI stack to help wean it from its reliance on OpenAI

New proprietary models reduce Microsoft's dependence on its biggest AI partner, even as the two maintain a fragile alliance.

By Taryn Plumb

Apr 2, 2026 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Microsoft Vendors and Providers

Cloudflare’s new CMS is not a WordPress killer, it’s a WordPress alternative

WordPress's massive installed base isn't going anywhere, but many developers and AI agents are not opting for the product for new sites. Will they go for Cloudflare instead?

By Evan Schuman

Apr 2, 2026 7 mins

Content Management Systems Enterprise Applications

OnlyOffice accuses Euro-Office of licensing violations, suspends Nextcloud partnership

The dispute between vendors highlights the difficulty in creating European sovereign alternatives to established productivity software providers, and could create uncertainty among IT buyers, according to one analyst.

By Matthew Finnegan

Apr 2, 2026 6 mins

Government Markets Office Suites

Slack’s AI updates signal shift towards agent orchestration

Slack is adding more than 30 features, including new ways to interact with its Slackbot AI assistant.

By Matthew Finnegan

Apr 2, 2026 4 mins

Collaboration Software Messaging Apps Slack

As cheap PCs vanish, enterprises might still find value in upgrades

Dell and HP are among the PC makers unveiling new hardware equipped to handle AI tools and services while delivering better battery life and improved security.

By Agam Shah

Apr 2, 2026 5 mins

CPUs and Processors Desktop PCs Laptops

Asana’s chief product officer: Why enterprise AI agents should be ‘multiplayer by design’

The work management vendor believes its collaborative approach gives it an edge over general-purpose agents, and argues its data layer remains valuable either way.

By Matthew Finnegan

Apr 1, 2026 5 mins

Collaboration Software Generative AI SaaS

Microsoft facing CMA probe of its business software portfolio

The regulator will commence its investigation in May, examining concerns emerging from its cloud market probe.

By Paul Barker

Apr 1, 2026 5 mins

Government Laws and Regulations Markets

Euro-Office billed as Europe’s sovereign alternative to Microsoft Office

The new open-source initiative is led by European vendors including Nextcloud, Proton, and Ionos, and built on existing open-source project OnlyOffice.

By Matthew Finnegan

Mar 31, 2026 5 mins

Government Microsoft 365 Microsoft Office

Beware of headlines touting impossible AI benefits, analysts warn

But, they say, don’t lock your enterprise into a long-term contract for specific AI technologies in case breakthroughs occur elsewhere.

By Evan Schuman

Mar 31, 2026 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Robotics

California to bar AI vendors that can’t prove bias safeguards

New executive order forces AI suppliers to certify protections against illegal content, algorithmic bias, and civil liberties violations or lose access to the world’s fourth-largest government procurement market.

By Gyana Swain

Mar 31, 2026 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Government Laws and Regulations

Microsoft adds multi-model AI to Copilot Researcher, raising accuracy stakes

The update separates generation from review and enables side-by-side model comparisons to improve output quality.

By Prasanth Aby Thomas

Mar 31, 2026 3 mins

Generative AI Microsoft 365 Microsoft Office

Leak reveals Anthropic’s ‘Mythos,’ a powerful AI model aimed at cybersecurity use cases

The draft blog post describes a compute‑intensive LLM with advanced reasoning that Anthropic plans to roll out cautiously, starting with enterprise security teams.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Mar 30, 2026 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Security