4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (451+ words) | News, analysis, features, how-tos, and videos While companies continue to seek people with advanced AI skills, younger workers remain in danger of seeing their jobs automated. Digital employee experience software helps companies optimize their workplace technology, which makes for happier…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (546+ words) Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg has been abruptly put on a paid leave of absence from the company by its board of directors, despite his objections. But enterprise IT executives who rely on WordPress may find the shift doesn’t mean much…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (375+ words) All of these features must be consciously enabled by the user and are not on by default. What they have in common is use of artificial intelligence along with always-on microphones. While all four of these tools are being presented…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (711+ words) Qualcomm is taking an unusual approach to the launch of its next-generation premium Snapdragon mobile platform this year. Instead of holding everything for its annual Snapdragon Summit in Maui happening later this month, the company has been methodically disclosing the…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (585+ words) Gartner on Wednesday said that it expects 30% of the positions eliminated by AI-related layoffs to be refilled by 2029, suggesting that the initial terminations were ill-advised and excessive. The Gartner report noted that it is finding that the cuts “deplete talent…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (898+ words) AI is evolving faster than most people, even those building it, could even fathom, and its impact on the workforce and the economy is, at this point, really anyone’s guess. Researchers from The Anthropic Institute are offering a few possibilities:…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (596+ words) Twenty-five years ago, I sat near the front of the room while then-Apple CEO Steve Jobs rolled out Apple’s digital hub strategy, a vision in which the Mac would become the central manager of all manner of portable digital devices....

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (617+ words) A slew of recent studies indicate that AI isn’t dramatically displacing workers. At the same time, there were no indicators that the fast-moving technology is creating a lot of jobs, even as AI skills remain in high demand. Stanford University…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (470+ words) Computerworld Late-breaking reports suggest Apple has built a new Siri AI ‘Recaps’ feature that summarizes your day for you The idea sounds great until you recognize that this summary will also include overheard conversations Suspending the huge red flag…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1200+ words) AI note-taking applications are increasingly used by workers to record meetings, generate conversation summaries and suggest post-meeting action items. Along with the promised productivity benefits — enabling users to focus on meetings rather than actively taking notes — the emergence of these…...