Latest articles by Nicole Kobie
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
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
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
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
Everything you need to know about GitLab Duo Enterprise
News GitLab wants to drive developer productivity with its Duo Enterprise AI coding tool
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Google Meet can now take notes so you don’t have to
News The new Google Meet features will begin rolling out immediately
Everything you need to know about OpenAI’s GPT-4o updates
News OpenAI has announced a raft of new features for GPT-4o as part of a sweeping update
American tech workers want AI regulation – but they might have to wait a while
News AI regulation is critical to ensure the technology is safe and accountable, American tech workers believe
Zoom wants to take on Google and Microsoft with its own Docs
News Zoom Docs arrives loaded with generative AI – and the company hopes to mount a serious challenge against industry heavyweights
Google has a monopoly over the online search market, US court rules
News Google violated antitrust law by paying to be default search engine, US court says
Hyperscaler AI spending is getting out of control
News Tech giants' results show billions being poured into AI infrastructure, but big leaps in revenue remain elusive
CrowdStrike faces shareholder lawsuit after global IT failure
News Investors are lining up a class action lawsuit amid allegations CrowdStrike misled them
Apple: Our AI data was gathered responsibly
News Apple is keen to quell concerns over the source of the data used to build its AI models
Open source AI just got a major seal of approval from US regulators
Analysis Regulators in the US appear very keen on supporting open source AI developers
Google DeepMind's chief scientist says AI energy use not as bad as it looks
News Jeff Dean admits energy use is rising, but says AI still makes up a small portion of data center use
