Day: March 23, 2023

By Rob Enderle Disclosure: Microsoft is a client of the author. In a sense, Microsoft Office and I grew up in this industry together. We both entered tech at around the same time, and I was one of its first users — when it had a problem that continues to plague it. Office was largely built through acquisition, and as a result, it has often suffered from a lack of integration and consistency. While its various parts have grown more similar over the years, even now, I could argue, they aren’t as integrated as Lotus Symphony was because Symphony’s parts came from the same code base. Integration g… Read More “Microsoft Copilot could fix a long-running Office problem”

By Layli Foroudi PARIS (Reuters) – France’s National Assembly on Thursday approved the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) video surveillance during the 2024 Paris Olympics, overlooking warnings from civil rights groups that the technology posed a threat to civil liberties. The government says algorithmic video surveillance can detect “pre-determined events”, abnormal behaviour and crowd surges, helping ensure the safety of millions of tourists who are expected to flood the French capital next summer. With favourable preliminary votes in the Senate and Assembly, the biggest legislative hurdles… Read More “France looks to AI-powered surveillance to secure Olympics”

Former President Donald Trump shared an artificial intelligence-generated picture of himself kneeling and praying to his Truth Social account on Thursday afternoon, triggering a blizzard of mockery on social media. Despite it looking like a real photograph, Matt Novak of Forbes explained what clues lie within it that are tell-tale signs of it being an “almost certainly fake” image. “For starters, you always want to look at the hands. AI image creation tools have tremendous difficulty with generating realistic hands, and this image is no different. Trump appears to be missing his ring finger on… Read More “‘Send more p to grab’: Donald Trump brutally mocked over fake prayer photo”

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been at the centre of fake news and bizarre conspiracy theories circulating on social media this week. The Russian leader received his Chinese counterpart Xi JinPing in Moscow on Monday. But one particular photo of the two men gave rise to various reactions and interpretations on social media. Viewed by millions of people on Twitter, it was also shared by journalists, including a correspondent for the Kyiv Post. It claims to show Vladimir Putin kneeling on one knee and kissing the Chinese leader’s hand. The caption says this is “Putin attempting to persuade… Read More “Debunk: Did Putin kiss Xi JinPing’s hand and did he send a body double to Mariupol?”

Morning Markets March S&P 500 futures (ESM23) this morning are up +0.46%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are up +0.90%. U.S. stock index futures this morning are moderately higher as bank stocks recover in pre-market trading from Wednesday’s rout. U.S. bank stocks tumbled Wednesday after Treasury Secretary Yellen told lawmakers that the government wasn’t considering “blanket” deposit insurance to stabilize the U.S. banking system. Some positive corporate news today was also positive for stock index futures. Accenture climbed more than +4% in pre-market trading after reporting bett… Read More “Markets Today: Stock Indexes Climb as Bank Stocks Rebound”

By Bryan Kirschner, Vice President, Strategy at DataStax It’s high time to treat HR as every bit as important to your company’s artificial intelligence strategy as IT. Alongside all the evidence that getting your developers working on AI is good for your business, there’s mounting proof that even providing the opportunity to work on—and work with—AI has a positive effect on job satisfaction, recruitment, and retention. Getting this right matters a lot today. In 2022, McKinsey’s State of AI Report notes that “[s]oftware engineers emerged as the AI role that survey responses show organizations h… Read More “Why AI is key to hiring and retaining developers”