Computerworld US First Look
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February 11, 2025
Tech unemployment jumps, even as job openings increase
Even though companies added job openings in January, the number of unemployed US tech workers rose almost a full percentage point.
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EXL Insurance LLM offers industry-specific language model for insurance firms
With an industry-specific large language model to support claims and underwriting-related tasks, EXL is helping insurers with claims reconciliation, data extraction and interpretation, and providing summaries to help speed up the insurance claims process. Sumit Taneja, senior vice president and global head of AI consulting and implementation at EXL, demonstrates key features of the Insurance LLM offering.
Windows PowerToys: Your handy productivity toolbox
Get more done more quickly in Windows with the help of a growing number of free mini-tools from Microsoft.
Muskâs $97B offer to buy OpenAI rejected as leadership stands firm
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly called the acquisition attempt âembarrassing to watch.â
Half of C-Suite leaders likely to leave in two years, 27% in six months â survey
Job burnout, combined with frustration and delayed retirements, could be pointing to an exodus of top leaders.
Musk furious as judge shuts down DOGE access to Treasury payment system
Access by unauthorized staff broke Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and risks âirreparable damage.â
Your ânewâ Seagate data center hard drive is likely a used one
Some of these drives have had their internal usage logs reset to appear as new, deceiving customers.
UK orders Apple to let it access everyone's encrypted data
It's a top secret request that Apple can't even confirm or deny.
