WWDC 2024: Yes, we live in interesting times
Apple has a lot to prove at WWDC 2024. Not only must it fend off the negative attention it has been picking up from regulators, but it must also galvanize loyal developers and disabuse the industry…
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Kill meetings (before meetings kill your company)
Meetings have been problematic for decades. They’re often used as a catch-all solution to unresolved problems. And a chronic lack of meeting discipline means that, for all the time spent getting people together, little is…
Air Canada chatbot error underscores AI’s enterprise liability danger
A civil tribunal in Canada has ordered Air Canada to pay for a mistake made by a customer-service chatbot, highlighting the need for companies to better train and monitor their artificial intelligence (AI) tools. British…
Europe will investigate Apple’s compliance with DMA
Perhaps seeking to grab the limelight from the Department of Justice’s ludicrously articulated antitrust suit against Apple, the European Commission this morning confirmed it will investigate the company, along with Google, Amazon, and Meta, for…
Latest US alert on Chinese companies sparks supply chain concerns
Raising supply chain concerns, the US Department of Defense has unveiled a new list of Chinese companies alleged to have ties to the country’s military. Notable entities on this list include Yangtze Memory Technologies Company…
Apple uses AI to boost recycling efforts, Tim Cook confirms
The challenge to build a more sustainable enterprise is high on the business agenda these days, in part to meet government-mandated climate goals, in part because consumers demand it, and — perhaps — simply because…
EC to grill Meta on Facebook ‘subscription for no ads’ plan
The European Commission (EC) on Friday said it needs more information from Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta to assess its compliance with applicable privacy and security laws in the European Union (EU). The EC,…
Apple’s iMessage gains industry-leading quantum security
Apple is preparing for future threats to iMessage by introducing upgraded encryption for its messaging service by using quantum computers. Think of it as state-of-the-art quantum security for messaging at scale, the company says, resulting…
The future of work looks like sci-fi
The “Augmented Connected Workforce” is one of Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2024. Which raises the question: “Wait, what?” The Augmented Connected Workforce (ACWF) is a concept or a paradigm where advanced technologies are…
US pushes to weaken international human rights treaty on use of AI software
The US government is lobbying Council of Europe members to weaken an international treaty on human rights and AI software by exempting private vendors from compliance. Diplomats are meeting in Strasbourg, France, this week to…