Let us git rid of it, angry GitHub users say of forced Copilot features
Let us git rid of it, angry GitHub users say of forced Copilot features Summary Developers on GitHub are increasingly frustrated by Copilot being pushed into more parts of the…
UK Government Trial of M365 Copilot Finds No Clear Productivity Boost
UK Government Trial of M365 Copilot Finds No Clear Productivity Boost Summary A UK Department for Business and Trade pilot of Microsoft 365 Copilot (licenses issued Oct–Dec 2024) found that,…
Amazon’s Project Kuiper Strikes Its First Satellite Internet Deal With an Airline
Amazon’s Project Kuiper Strikes Its First Satellite Internet Deal With an Airline Summary Amazon’s Project Kuiper has signed its first airline agreement with JetBlue to provide satellite‑powered in‑flight Wi‑Fi. Amazon…
Google Deletes Net-Zero Pledge From Sustainability Website
Summary Canada’s National Observer reports that Google quietly removed its high-profile net-zero-by-2030 pledge from its Sustainability website between June and July 2025. The commitment, once highlighted on the site, was…
Uber India Starts Offering Drivers Gigs Collecting and Classifying Info For AI Models
Uber India Starts Offering Drivers Gigs Collecting and Classifying Info For AI Models Summary Uber’s India arm has begun offering ride-hail and delivery drivers short digital gigs via the app…
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices Summary The European Commission has fined Alphabet’s Google $3.45 billion for anti-competitive behaviour in its adtech business. The action,…
Slashdot Asks: Can Panasonic Reinvent Itself?
Slashdot Asks: Can Panasonic Reinvent Itself? Summary Panasonic’s market value has remained roughly flat at about $25 billion over the past decade while rivals such as Hitachi, Sony and NEC…
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions
Columbia Tries Using AI To Cool Off Student Tensions Summary Columbia University is testing Sway, an AI debate platform developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, to see if it…
Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms
Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms Summary Anthropic has expanded restrictions on access to its AI services to block companies that are majority-owned by entities from countries…
Geoffrey Hinton: ‘AI Will Make a Few People Much Richer and Most People Poorer’
Geoffrey Hinton: ‘AI Will Make a Few People Much Richer and Most People Poorer’ Summary Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton tells the Financial Times that AI is likely to concentrate wealth…