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Apple will be 50 years old on April 1, 2026. What can we expect from the company in the year ahead?
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What Apple has planned for its 50th anniversary year in 2026
Hardware, software, and services are highlights for a company that invests in its future.
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December 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Apple will be 50 years old on April 1, 2026. What can we expect from the company in the year ahead?
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This has been a pivotal 12 months for Microsoft, a year in which it faced increasing competition that threatened to knock the company off its perch as the world’s leader in AI. Even so, Microsoft managed to add about $400 billion to its valuation this year.
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The 5 big events that shaped Microsoft’s 2025
The past year wasn’t just about AI for the Redmond, Washington company.
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December 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
This has been a pivotal 12 months for Microsoft, a year in which it faced increasing competition that threatened to knock the company off its perch as the world’s leader in AI. Even so, Microsoft managed to add about $400 billion to its valuation this year.
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A combination of trade disputes, sanctions that affect access to technology, and the possibility of tariffs on digital services has prompted many European organizations to reconsider their reliance on US hyperscaler clouds.
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Global uncertainty is reshaping cloud strategies in Europe
Digital sovereignty has gained new urgency amid rising geopolitical tensions, with some European IT leaders reconsidering their reliance on global cloud providers.
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December 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
A combination of trade disputes, sanctions that affect access to technology, and the possibility of tariffs on digital services has prompted many European organizations to reconsider their reliance on US hyperscaler clouds.
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A saga played out Tuesday between Anthropic and the CEO of a Swiss cybersecurity company whose account was shutdown. www.computerworld.com/article/4108...
Using AI to automatically cancel customers? Not a smart move
When Anthropic cancelled the AI account of a Swiss company that depended on the service, the move was entirely automated. A lawyer got involved and the account was restored within a day — minus 80% of...
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December 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A saga played out Tuesday between Anthropic and the CEO of a Swiss cybersecurity company whose account was shutdown. www.computerworld.com/article/4108...
The need to train people in AI at a faster pace is driving the multibillion-dollar merger announced this week between tech education giants Udemy and Coursera.
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The $2.5B Coursera-Udemy merger is being driven by AI speed
The two tech education giants hope to be able to offer AI skills training in what one analyst called ‘bite-sized learning cycles.’
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December 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The need to train people in AI at a faster pace is driving the multibillion-dollar merger announced this week between tech education giants Udemy and Coursera.
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AI is now as much a utility as any other ongoing business cost, and IT leaders setting out their AI budgets for 2026 need to consider the costs of the underlying resources — the GPUs in modern data centers that are unlocking AI’s potential.
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GPU pricing, a bellwether for AI costs, could help IT leaders at budget time
As AI becomes more like a recurring utility expense, IT decision-makers need to keep an eye on enterprise spending. The costs of GPU use in data centers could track with overall costs for AI.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
AI is now as much a utility as any other ongoing business cost, and IT leaders setting out their AI budgets for 2026 need to consider the costs of the underlying resources — the GPUs in modern data centers that are unlocking AI’s potential.
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After disturbing mental health incidents involving AI chatbots, state attorneys general sent a letter to major AI companies, warning them to fix “delusional outputs” or risk legal action. www.computerworld.com/article/4104...
US state attorneys general ask AI giants to fix ‘delusional’ outputs
An open letter calls for third parties to ‘evaluate systems pre-release without retaliation and to publish their findings without prior approval’ from the vendors.
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December 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
After disturbing mental health incidents involving AI chatbots, state attorneys general sent a letter to major AI companies, warning them to fix “delusional outputs” or risk legal action. www.computerworld.com/article/4104...
It’s clear the future will be dire for OpenAI if Gemini continues to best ChatGPT. Not so clear are the effects on Microsoft, which uses OpenAI’s GPT-4 and GPT-5 models to power its own Copilot chatbot. www.computerworld.com/article/4103...
What does OpenAI’s 'Code Red' warning mean for Microsoft?
Google’s new Gemini 3 AI model is beating the pants off OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and it’s embedded in an array of Google products — a threat that Microsoft can’t ignore.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
It’s clear the future will be dire for OpenAI if Gemini continues to best ChatGPT. Not so clear are the effects on Microsoft, which uses OpenAI’s GPT-4 and GPT-5 models to power its own Copilot chatbot. www.computerworld.com/article/4103...
AI can write songs in seconds. But does anyone care? The tools are here to stay—now the question is whether AI music will find an audience or fade into the noise.
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Who would listen to AI 'music?'
The tools to generate AI music are here to stay. But the question remains: just who is this music for?
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December 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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AI browsers including Perplexity Comet and OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas present security risks that cannot be adequately mitigated, and enterprises should prevent employees using them, according to Gartner.
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Keep AI browsers out of your enterprise, warns Gartner
They’re already in use but may lead to “irreversible and untraceable” data loss, analysts said.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
AI browsers including Perplexity Comet and OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas present security risks that cannot be adequately mitigated, and enterprises should prevent employees using them, according to Gartner.
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Google last week launched Workspace Studio, promising to let a wide range of employees build and use their own AI agents.
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With Workspace Studio, Google wants workers to build their own AI agents
The no-code application lets users create and customize up to 100 agents using natural language and muti-step actions.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Google last week launched Workspace Studio, promising to let a wide range of employees build and use their own AI agents.
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Microsoft 365 customers will pay more for subscriptions next year, with price hikes across most subscription plans set to begin July 1. The changes will affect customers with Business, E3/E3, Frontline, and Government subscriptions. www.computerworld.com/article/4101...
M365 customers should explore alternatives, plan to dicker as prices hikes loom — analysts
Microsoft’s announcement this week of higher subscription costs follows the company’s decision last month to end volume discounts on products such as Microsoft 365.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Microsoft 365 customers will pay more for subscriptions next year, with price hikes across most subscription plans set to begin July 1. The changes will affect customers with Business, E3/E3, Frontline, and Government subscriptions. www.computerworld.com/article/4101...
A bill making its way through the US House of Representatives to strengthen controls around government software management holds lessons for enterprises too. www.cio.com/article/4101...
Can you legislate against shadow IT? Congress gives it a try
The biggest take-away for enterprises from the proposed software asset management bill may be that negotiating software contracts is a skill that requires training.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
A bill making its way through the US House of Representatives to strengthen controls around government software management holds lessons for enterprises too. www.cio.com/article/4101...
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about digital twin replicas of actual, individual people. And while there are real potential benefits to the idea, it turns out there are some drawbacks as well. www.computerworld.com/article/4101...
Digital twin tech is a double-edged sword
Digital twins of real people can be both powerful and problematic, depending on how you use them.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about digital twin replicas of actual, individual people. And while there are real potential benefits to the idea, it turns out there are some drawbacks as well. www.computerworld.com/article/4101...
In a departure that took almost as long as Siri needs to find some obscure music requests, Apple has announced a new vice president of AI: Amar Subramanya, who will replace former AI chief John Giannandrea.
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Apple has a new AI chief for its AI future
Amar Subramanya takes the AI wheel; he replaces replace former AI chief John Giannandrea.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
In a departure that took almost as long as Siri needs to find some obscure music requests, Apple has announced a new vice president of AI: Amar Subramanya, who will replace former AI chief John Giannandrea.
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Microsoft should drop the Copilot+ moniker for AI PCs, as it has sown confusion among buyers and failed to deliver on over-hyped promises, according to analysts.
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Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC hype needs to end, analysts say
In pushing ‘AI PCs,’ the company has done little more than leave Windows users and PC buyers confused.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Microsoft should drop the Copilot+ moniker for AI PCs, as it has sown confusion among buyers and failed to deliver on over-hyped promises, according to analysts.
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MIT has started taking a count of AI agents around the world to get a larger view on how technology could replace human labor. The “Iceberg Index” counts the different types of AI agents conducting work previously done by human labor.
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MIT creates an AI labor index as agents invade human economies
The organization’s ‘Iceberg Index’ is designed to track the different types of AI agents now doing work once conducted by people.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
MIT has started taking a count of AI agents around the world to get a larger view on how technology could replace human labor. The “Iceberg Index” counts the different types of AI agents conducting work previously done by human labor.
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Gunslinging IT leaders with high generative AI (genAI) experiment failure rates are creating high-tech junk that will cost money to maintain after projects are abandoned.
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The cost of abandoned genAI projects? Garbage code, orphan apps, and security issues
IT leaders rushing ahead on generative AI projects often don’t realize the technical junk they might inadvertently be creating.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Gunslinging IT leaders with high generative AI (genAI) experiment failure rates are creating high-tech junk that will cost money to maintain after projects are abandoned.
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When compliance is baked into how systems work, it stops slowing teams down and starts giving businesses the trust and confidence to innovate faster.
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Managing multiple clouds isn’t just about choice — it’s about control. From governance gaps to security risks, multicloud can derail fast. This spotlight shows you how to avoid the pitfalls and make multicloud worth the investment.
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Learn how to take advantage of the benefits of using multiple clouds, avoid common pitfalls, and ensure that multicloud is worth the investment.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Managing multiple clouds isn’t just about choice — it’s about control. From governance gaps to security risks, multicloud can derail fast. This spotlight shows you how to avoid the pitfalls and make multicloud worth the investment.
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Microsoft has lost two senior data center and AI infrastructure leaders at a time when the company is racing to expand capacity for its Copilot and Azure AI services, raising questions about its ability to meet surging demand for power-intensive AI workloads. www.computerworld.com/article/4096...
Microsoft loses two senior AI infrastructure leaders as data center pressures mount
Their exits may strain Microsoft’s push to expand AI capacity as energy constraints and infrastructure bottlenecks increasingly dictate the pace of cloud growth.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Microsoft has lost two senior data center and AI infrastructure leaders at a time when the company is racing to expand capacity for its Copilot and Azure AI services, raising questions about its ability to meet surging demand for power-intensive AI workloads. www.computerworld.com/article/4096...
The company’s restructuring and memory cost warnings signal challenges ahead for enterprise buyers on pricing and service delivery.
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HP to slash up to 6,000 jobs as component costs and AI reshape operations
The company’s restructuring and memory cost warnings signal challenges ahead for enterprise buyers on pricing and service delivery.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The company’s restructuring and memory cost warnings signal challenges ahead for enterprise buyers on pricing and service delivery.
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The era of “vibe coding” is over.
Generative AI in the enterprise isn’t about clever prompts anymore—it’s about engineering, governance, and risk-aware design.
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Generative AI in the enterprise isn’t about clever prompts anymore—it’s about engineering, governance, and risk-aware design.
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It’s the end of vibe coding, already
As genAI takes hold in the enterprise, improvisation is giving way to engineering. Can organizations build the guardrails needed to turn clever prompts into dependable systems?
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November 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The era of “vibe coding” is over.
Generative AI in the enterprise isn’t about clever prompts anymore—it’s about engineering, governance, and risk-aware design.
Are you ready for the shift?
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Generative AI in the enterprise isn’t about clever prompts anymore—it’s about engineering, governance, and risk-aware design.
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