Microsoft is Trying To Poach Meta AI Talent and Offering Multimillion-Dollar Pay Packages Summary Microsoft has mounted an aggressive recruiting push targeting Meta’s AI staff, according to reporting that cites…
Microsoft Releases Lightweight Office Taskbar Apps for Windows 11 Summary Microsoft has started rolling out “Microsoft 365 companion apps” for Windows 11 to business Microsoft 365 customers. These lightweight taskbar…
Google Will Now Let You Pick Your Top Sources For Search Results Summary Google is rolling out a new “Preferred Sources” feature in the US and India that lets users…
AI Is Forcing the Return of the In-Person Job Interview Content Summary Google, Cisco and McKinsey have reintroduced in-person interview rounds to counter AI-assisted cheating in virtual technical assessments. Recruiters…
UK Government Suggests Deleting Files To Save Water Summary The National Drought Group — cited in a press release covered by The Verge and reposted on Slashdot — has recommended…
China Urges Firms To Avoid Nvidia H20 Chips After Trump Resumes Sales Summary Beijing has urged local companies — particularly state-owned enterprises and those working on government or national-security projects…
Threads Now Has More Than 400 Million Monthly Active Users Summary Meta says Threads has surpassed 400 million monthly active users, gaining about 50 million in the last quarter. Instagram…
Sloppy AI Defences Take Cybersecurity Back To the 1990s, Researchers Say Summary At Black Hat USA 2025 researchers warned that rushed and sloppy AI deployments are reviving old-school security mistakes.…
Google and IBM Believe First Workable Quantum Computer is in Sight Summary Google and IBM say industrial-scale quantum machines with on the order of one million physical qubits could be…
Boston Public Library Aims To Increase Access To a Vast Historic Archive Using AI Summary The Boston Public Library (BPL), one of the oldest and largest public library systems in…
