George Fitzmaurice
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George Fitzmaurice
@george-fitzmaurice.bsky.social
Staff writer @ ITPro
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Becoming too reliant on AI tools at work? You might want to take a step back.

Popular tools such as Copilot or ChatGPT may impact the critical thinking skills of employees - and that's according to research from Microsoft.

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Microsoft says AI tools such as Copilot or ChatGPT are affecting critical thinking at work – staff using the technology encounter 'long-term reliance and diminished independent problem-solving'
AI tools might be convenient for workers, but there's a risk they'll become too reliant in the future
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February 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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UnitedHealth has confirmed that the total number of customers impacted by last year’s Change Healthcare breach is far higher than previously thought.

190 million US citizens may have been affected in the breach.

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UnitedHealth reveals 190 million US citizens were impacted by the Change Healthcare breach
Experts said the Change Healthcare breach should serve as a warning to other firms that think paying the ransom is a guaranteed fix
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January 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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📉 Today's school-leavers could have worse digital literacy than those a decade ago – challenging long-held assumptions that those who grew up with the internet will have better tech skills by default.

📝 In their latest piece for ITPro, @peterrayallison.bsky.social takes a look at the issue:
Are we facing a generational decline in digital literacy?
Digital natives are now entering the workforce, but are there gaps in their technical knowledge?
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January 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Microsoft staff are facing their second round of layoffs in as many weeks as the firm continues its cost-cutting measures.

Staff spanning its security, sales, experiences and devices, and gaming segments will be affected.

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Microsoft staff face second round of layoffs as firm continues cost-cutting measures
The size of the layoffs has not been specified, though Microsoft has said they will be small
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January 15, 2025 at 11:14 AM