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Zoom announces partnership with Anthropic for AI call center services
Videoconferencing giant Zoom will team up with AI startup Anthropic to bring AI features into its products, starting with its Contact Center product line.
Apple innovates in accessibility as WWDC nears
Apple has introduced a range of innovative accessibility features to celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). These make powerful use of LiDAR and machine vision intelligence.
Google I/O and the curious case of the missing Android version
Google barely mentioned its upcoming Android 14 update during its I/O keynote — and it turns out there's a carefully considered reason.
Amazon is working on infusing generative AI into its shopping app
Job postings on the company’s website show that Amazon has plans to add generative AI to its shopping application.
ChatGPT adds plugins, will search the web for you
ChatGPT Plus subscribers will soon be able to use the generative AI service to search the web, as a third-party plugin feature rolls out this week.
Survey: Most workers would welcome digital monitoring to boost productivity
Knowledge workers in the US, UK, India, and China are often overwhelmed by the number of applications they use, according to research firm Gartner, and would are okay being monitored if it helps them do their jobs better.
EU Commission OKs Microsoft’s $69B acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Less than a month after the UK's CMA ruled against the deal, the EU Commission has approved the acquisition, providing new licensing agreements by Microsoft are kept in place for the next decade.
India’s Tata joins Apple’s exclusive iPhone-manufacturing club
Tata Group has reportedly joined the world’s exclusive group of iPhone manufacturers and will begin building iPhones in India later this year.
Foxconn commits $500 million to set up new manufacturing unit in India
The new unit in the state of Telangana is expected to create 25,000 new jobs, the state’s IT minister KT Rama Rao said via a tweet.
Tech layoffs in 2023: A timeline
Technology companies have picked up the pace of layoffs in 2023 as they face an uncertain global economy and slowing revenue growth. Here's an updated timeline of the more notable layoffs, and the reasons why Big Tech in turmoil.
The most significant Google Pixel news no one's noticing
Google's Pixel Fold, Pixel Tablet, and Pixel 7a are taking center stage this week — but another Pixel product holds the most pressing pivot of all.
Figma wants to make digital whiteboards fun with new FigJam updates
The digital whiteboarding tool launched by collaborative interface design company Figma three years ago will offer users new ways for users to customize their workspace and make ideation a more playful experience.
Google unveils AI updates for Workspace collaboration suite
The company announced a variety of AI-based upgrades to Workspace, its suite of collaboration tools and applications for business users.
AI startup Anthropic unveils moral principles behind chatbot Claude
Amid controversy about generative AI programs giving wrong, biased, or potentially dangerous responses to queries, Anthropic reveals how it is training ChatGPT rival Claude to give safe, helpful information.
IBM takes on AWS, Google, and Microsoft with Watsonx
The generative AI platform comes with a suite of tools for tuning large language models, a data store built on lakehouse architecture, and an AI governance toolkit.
Steve Wozniak: ChatGPT-type tech may threaten us all
“AI is so intelligent it’s open to the bad players, the ones that want to trick you about who they are,” the Apple co-founder warns.
Microsoft adds M365 Copilot to more apps, extends customer trial to 600 firms
Hundreds of customers will be able to access Copilot in a paid early access trial as the generative AI assistant is rolled out more widely across the Microsoft 365 app suite.
Post-PC? Apple gives iPads Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro
The Apple tablet now has a host of pro apps available, making it an even more viable PC replacement.
AI to create new ways to work, and users are all for it: Microsoft report
Data from Microsoft’s latest Work Trend Index shows that workers are set to embrace the benefits AI can offer to help boost innovation and eliminate productivity disrupters.
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