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OnlyOffice accuses Euro-Office of licensing violations, suspends Nextcloud partnership
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (655+ words) A group of European technology companies including Nextcloud, Ionos, and Proton, announced Euro-Office last week, billed as a sovereign, open-source productivity software suite that's compatible with Microsoft's proprietary Office file types. The software is built on the open-source code base…...
Slack’s AI updates signal shift towards agent orchestration
1+ week, 1+ day ago (606+ words) Slack has taken further steps to reposition Slackbot from a simple assistant to a more capable AI agent that can orchestrate workflows across external apps. " The updates to Slackbot "signal a clear shift from a collaboration tool to what it…...
Apple — 50 years in fifteen minutes
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (761+ words) It felt churlish to let Apple's50th birthdaypass without adding to the hagiographic choir, so what follows isan unapologetically selective tour through some of the moments that shaped one of the most influential companies of the modern era. These were the…...
Euro-Office billed as Europe’s sovereign alternative to Microsoft Office
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (526+ words) A group of European technology firms has launched a new open-source office suite aimed at offering a sovereign alternative to Microsoft Office. Euro-Office consists of four core applications " a document editor, spreadsheet program, presentation tool, and PDF editor " and is…...
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2+ day, 8+ hour ago (14+ words) IT lesson from the Iran war: AI makes your data problems so much worse'Computerworld...
A critical Windows security fix puts legacy hardware on borrowed time
1+ week, 2+ day ago (813+ words) Microsoft is finally blocking a long-since retired program that it said led to "abuse and credential theft," yet remained widely trusted for years. Beginning in April, Redmond will remove trust for kernel drivers that haven't been vetted through its Windows…...
Don't sleep on this powerful new Chrome security booster
1+ week, 3+ day ago (561+ words) When it comes to staying safe online, the teensiest shred of common sense goes an impressively long way. That's absolutely true on Android, as I've been preaching for more years than I can even remember at this point " and it's…...
Hexnode CEO: MacBook Neo forces IT to rethink its budget laptop strategy
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (548+ words) Apple's MacBook Neo (reviewed here) challenges what we expect from'budget laptops. Accompanied by shrewd enterprise-focused moves, the new model gives Apple a chance to convert hitherto resistant IT purchasers to adopt its platforms. I spoke with'Hexnode'CEO'Apu Pavithran'to get some sense…...
Enterprise laptops adopt Intel’s new Core Ultra Series 3 chips
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (383+ words) Intel's Core Ultra Series 3 processors with Intel vPro, built for business PCs, are off to a fast start, already powering more than 125 designs including newly-announced systems from Dell and HP, the company said. Unveiled this week at an event in…...
Apple's AI endgame: Why waiting for Siri could make it a winner
1+ week, 1+ day ago (416+ words) Not only does Apple already make the'world's best AI PC with the'M5 Max MacBook Pro capable of handling up to 90-billion parameter models, now it's preparing to introduce what it hopes will be the world's leading personal AI app. If…...