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Apple's iPhone partners make plans for US manufacturing

Foxconn, Pegatron, and Quanta Computer are ready to rapidly ramp up US manufacturing investment in response to any changes in national policy.

By Jonny Evans

14 Nov 20245 mins

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IT in-depth

What the Trump election means for Microsoft’s AI dreams

This is the first of a two-part look at how President-elect Donald J. Trump’s return to the White House could affect Microsoft. Today’s focus: the future of AI.

By Preston Gralla

13 Nov 2024 6 mins

RegulationGovernmentTechnology Industry

OpenAI’s SimpleQA tool for discerning genAI accuracy — right message, wrong messenger

In a perfect universe, the persuasiveness of an argument would not be based mostly on who said it. In the world we live in, though, it is. And it’s hard to find a less credible entity to create a genAI accuracy test than OpenAI.

By Evan Schuman

13 Nov 2024 6 mins

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Baidu releases new AI offerings on the way to broader commercialization of the technology

China's tech giant unveiled an LLM-based text-to-image generator and no-code platform, similar to offerings from US competitors OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft.

By Elizabeth Montalbano

12 Nov 2024 5 mins

Generative AI

Europe gives Apple yet another regulatory nightmare

Apple needs to open up its own internal media market, and European regulators have given the company a month to act.

By Jonny Evans

12 Nov 2024 5 mins

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Microsoft 365: A guide to the updates

Get the latest info on new features, bug fixes, and security updates for Microsoft 365/Office 365 for Windows as they roll out from Microsoft. Now updated for Version 2410 (Build 18129.20158), released on Nov. 12, 2024.

By Preston Gralla

12 Nov 2024 20 mins

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Windows 11: A guide to the updates

Here’s what you need to know about the latest updates to Windows 11 as they’re released from Microsoft. Now updated for KB5046617, released on Nov. 12, 2024.

By Preston Gralla

12 Nov 2024 33 mins

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Windows 10: A guide to the updates

Here's what you need to know about each update to the current version of Windows 10 as it's released from Microsoft. Now updated for KB5046613, released on Nov. 12, 2024.

By Preston Gralla

12 Nov 2024 61 mins

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Box adds AI agent and no-code app builder tools

Box will introduce a variety of new AI-powered features in early 2025 that will be available via a new top-tier payment plan.

By Matthew Finnegan

12 Nov 2024 5 mins

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Will the CHIPS Act survive a Trump presidency?

The CHIPS Act is providing funding and tax breaks for multiple semiconductor makers to build new plants and R&D facilities on US soil. But President-elect Trump has said that's the wrong way to get manufacturers back.

By Lucas Mearian

12 Nov 2024 10 mins

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US orders TSMC to halt advanced chip exports to China

In a new export control directive, the US is clamping down on AI chip supplies to China, citing concerns over Huawei’s potential violation of restrictions.

By Gyana Swain

11 Nov 2024 4 mins

CPUs and ProcessorsTechnology IndustryComputer Components

The FTC’s ‘Click-to-Cancel’ rule for subscriptions is long overdue

This new regulation will change how you deal with your subscriptions — and how your business charges customers for Software-as-a-Service.

By Steven Vaughan-Nichols

11 Nov 2024 4 mins

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Mistral's new tool automatically deletes offending content

The online moderation tool is based on the AI model Ministral 8B.

By Mikael Markander

08 Nov 2024 1 min

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Apple's iPhone partners make plans for US manufacturing

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What the Trump election means for Microsoft’s AI dreams

OpenAI’s SimpleQA tool for discerning genAI accuracy — right message, wrong messenger

Baidu releases new AI offerings on the way to broader commercialization of the technology

Europe gives Apple yet another regulatory nightmare

Microsoft 365: A guide to the updates

Windows 11: A guide to the updates

Windows 10: A guide to the updates

Box adds AI agent and no-code app builder tools

Will the CHIPS Act survive a Trump presidency?

US orders TSMC to halt advanced chip exports to China

The FTC’s ‘Click-to-Cancel’ rule for subscriptions is long overdue

Mistral's new tool automatically deletes offending content

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