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Microsoft Mandates Three-Day Office Return by 2026, Shuttering Employee Speech Channels
Microsoft is compelling thousands of its employees back to their desks for a minimum of three days a week by the end of February 2026, a stark shift from its earlier hybrid work embrace that has been...
Gemini Gets Ears: Google’s AI Assistant Now Transcribes and Analyzes Your Audio
Google’s Gemini app can now ingest audio files, a long-awaited upgrade that finally lets users upload MP3s, WAVs, and other common formats for transcription, summarization, and deeper AI-powered...
AI Scepticism Collapses Among Irish SMEs, But Privacy Fears Spike to 58%
The proportion of Irish business leaders who dismiss artificial intelligence as overhyped has collapsed from 45% to 23% in just six months, according to new data from Grant Thornton’s International...
Apple Explores Google Gemini Deal to Revive Siri Amid AI Setbacks
Apple is in exploratory discussions with Google to license its Gemini AI model for a next-generation Siri, according to multiple reports. The talks, still early and without a final agreement, signal...
KB5065426: Windows 11's Giant Update Packs On-Device AI, UI Polish, and Privacy Controls
Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday cumulative update for Windows 11, KB5065426, marks a significant shift in how the operating system delivers AI capabilities. Over a gigabyte in size on many...
Veterans’ Affairs Launches Public Beta of AI Search While Testing Claims Extraction Tool
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) has flipped the switch on a public beta of AI-powered website search, the first federal agency to do so, and disclosed parallel experiments with Microsoft...
Microsoft Resurrects Windows 10's In-Your-Face Clock for Windows 11, Pairs It With Quick AI Image Edits
Microsoft is finally restoring one of the most missed elements from Windows 10: a large, seconds-accurate clock in the Notification Center. The change, now rolling out to Windows Insiders across Dev,...
Rutgers Business School Partners with Google Cloud to Embed Generative AI into MBA and Core Curriculum
Rutgers Business School is launching a dedicated MBA concentration in Artificial Intelligence starting spring 2025, part of a sweeping initiative that integrates generative AI tools into virtually...
Ralph Lauren Debuts Ask Ralph, an AI Stylist Built on Microsoft Azure, to Transform Mobile Shopping
Ralph Lauren is giving its mobile app users a personal stylist powered by generative AI. The iconic fashion brand today launched Ask Ralph, a conversational shopping assistant built on the Microsoft...
Mysterium VPN on Windows Tested: WireGuard Shines, but Reliability Gaps Emerge
Mysterium VPN’s Windows client arrived with a promise that few VPNs can make: route your traffic through a global mesh of residential nodes, encrypt it with modern WireGuard cryptography, and let...
Windows 11 Canary Build 27938 Introduces AI-Powered Image Editing in File Explorer Context Menu
Right-click a photo in Windows 11’s newest Canary build, and a new “AI actions” submenu appears—offering one-click background removal, object erasure, background blur, and Bing Visual Search...
Windows 11’s Default Apps Are Slowing You Down: Here Are 6 Free Replacements to Supercharge Your Workflow
The Snipping Tool, Photos app, and Windows Search are familiar faces on any Windows 11 PC—but familiarity doesn’t mean efficiency. While these built-ins handle the basics, they often stumble when...