
Nicole Kobie
Nicole Kobie first started writing for ITPro in 2007. As a freelance journalist covering technology and business, Nicole's work includes bylines in New Scientist, Wired, PC Pro and many more.
Nicole the author of a book about the history of technology, The Long History of the Future.
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In the age of AI, finding staff with ‘soft skills’ has become a critical enterprise focus
News Cornerstone research shows importance of so-called soft skills when it comes to finding work and driving innovation at enterprises
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Why the world is about to be swamped with AI PCs
News With adoption rates set to surge, AI PCs will become far more mainstream in years to come
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Amazon unveils AI chatbot for sellers
News The Project Amelia artificial intelligence assistant has arrived in beta
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OpenAI Strawberry: What is o1-preview and what can it do?
News The newest model from OpenAI is capable of more powerful reasoning – but is slower than users might be used to
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Amazon demands workers return to office for five-day week
News The latest in a line of big tech firms to demand workers stop working from home, Amazon is set to limit all but certain remote work exceptions
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OpenAI seeks $6.5 billion investment as costs continue to mount
News OpenAI is in talks to raise more funds amid reports of heavy spending
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Microsoft patches rollback flaw in Windows 10
News Patch Tuesday includes protection for a Windows 10 "downgrade" style attack after first being spotted in August
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The US government wants big tech to prove how secure its AI, cloud services are
News The Department of Commerce may require AI and cloud providers to show they are secured against hackers
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Gen Z is tired of working from home
News Research into Gen Z work preferences shows many are concerned they'll miss out on mentorships, training, and career opportunities by working fully remote
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OpenAI's former chief scientist just raised $1bn for a new firm aimed at developing responsible AI
AI researcher Ilya Sutskever is the latest former OpenAI staffer to start their own firm focused on AI safety
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Why are so many AI projects destined for failure?
While agile development practices work well in many circumstances, devs are encountering serious problems applying the methodology in AI projects
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It looks like we’re stuck with Windows Recall: Microsoft confirms option to uninstall was just a ‘bug’
News The controversial feature can be disabled, but Microsoft isn't saying much else
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Why AI is paying dividends for Dell Technologies
News Despite a troubling period for Dell Technologies, the outlook remains positive amid surging enterprise demand for AI solutions
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California lawmakers approve sweeping AI legislation – here's what it means for the industry
News State legislators have taken a big step toward the introduction of sweeping new AI regulations despite pressure from some industry stakeholders
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Everything you need to know about GitLab Duo Enterprise
News GitLab wants to drive developer productivity with its Duo Enterprise AI coding tool
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OpenAI pledges support for AI watermarking rules
News The legislation will require AI-generated content to be watermarked and comes amid a fierce debate over the scope of regulation facing the sector
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Why big tech is investing heavily in geothermal energy
News Meta’s partnership with Sage Geosystems comes amid a sharpened focus on alternative data center energy sources
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Australia and Google turn to AI to protect critical infrastructure
News Australia's CSIRO partners with Google to develop homegrown AI security tools for infrastructure
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Microsoft changes financial reporting to highlight AI, cloud successes
News The move comes as investors want more evidence that Microsoft’s AI investment will pay off
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DARPA wants to accelerate translation of C code to Rust – and it’s relying on AI to do it
News The TRACTOR program from DARPA will help ditch legacy code and accelerate the translation to memory-safe languages such as Rust
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MIT just launched a new database tracking the biggest AI risks
News The newly-launched AI Risk Repository from MIT aims to track the technology's most glaring issues
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Cisco layoffs cut deeper than expected as firm ramps up AI focus
News The move marks the second round of Cisco layoffs so far this year, with 7% of its global headcount expected to be cut
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We asked IT leaders if generative AI delivers results – their feedback gave a mixed picture
Analysis Firms embracing generative AI could be waiting some time for a return on investment, but IT leaders are seeing some tangible improvements to productivity
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Google Meet can now take notes so you don’t have to
News The new Google Meet features will begin rolling out immediately
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