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February 18, 2025
GenAI can make us dumber â even while boosting efficiency
Knowledge workers who used genAI tools found it could boost efficiency â at the risk of diminishing critical thinking and problem-solving skills, according to research from Carnegie Mellon and Microsoft.
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Why your next co-worker will be a âdigital employeeâ
Going beyond traditional generative AI chatbots and even agentic AI workflows, the next phase within the workplace, especially for mundane tasks, will be performed by âdigital employeesâ alongside humans. But what does this mean? Will digital employees be treated the same as other human co-workers? Will they have to sit through job interviews and meetings? (short answer: yes) Gou Rao, co-founder of NeuBird, chats with host Keith Shaw about this brave new future of work that might be right around the corner.
Arm secures Meta as first customer in chip push, challenging industry giants
The UK-based chip designer pivots to selling its own chips, securing Meta as its first major customer, and challenging long-time industry partners.
For Februaryâs Patch Tuesday, Microsoft rolls out 63 updates
Included in the mix of patches released this month are two zero-day flaws affecting Windows; admins, that means itâs time to patch now.
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Itâs really happening: Are you prepared for the sunsetting of Exchange Server 2016 and 2019?
Microsoft has released its final cumulative update (CU) for Exchange Server 2019, which means customers need to get ready to upgrade or move to hosted Exchange.
Apple's Chinese AI problem (perhaps) solved with Alibaba
Apple might use Alibaba's Qwen instead of ChatGPT to roll out Apple Intelligence in China.
Adobe Firefly expands with 'commercially safe' video generator
A paid subscription is required to use the video generator, which is available as a beta in Firefly.
