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Real-Time Rate Shopping: Maximizing Savings and Efficiency
- Real-Time Rate Shopping allows businesses to compare shipping rates in real-time from multiple carriers.
- Users can access up-to-date rates, increase cost savings, and optimize delivery strategies.
- MetaShip's integration with Dynamics 365 Business Central simplifies the decision-making process.
- Real-Time Rate Shopping is a strategic advantage for companies seeking to optimize shipping costs and improve customer satisfaction.
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Securing Windows 11 with PowerShell: Privacy, Security, and Performance Optimization
- A PowerShell script has been created to configure and optimize Windows 11, enhancing privacy, security, and performance.
- The script turns off unnecessary telemetry, blocks ads, and tightens up security settings, offering a hassle-free way to set up a new Windows VM or declutter an existing Windows system.
- Both Windows Home and Professional editions can benefit from the script, though some settings are limited in the Home edition.
- The script ensures that Windows Defender remains fully functional, and it also provides options to configure Windows Firewall for better protection.
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Cloud market share shows vendors eyeing a $1T opportunity
- The cloud market is projected to surpass $1tn in revenue in 2025, including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS and professional services.
- Enterprise Technology Research surveyed 1,775 IT decision makers and found Microsoft and AWS tend to dominate cloud spending patterns.
- Our expanded view of the cloud market includes IBM and Oracle as well as other Chinese providers, focusing on IaaS, PaaS, SaaS and professional services.
- IaaS is projected to approach $207 billion in 2024 with AWS, Azure, GCP and Alibaba taking more than 70% market share.
- PaaS includes core database and AI services and is projected to exceed $80bn this year.
- Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Huawei Technologies Co. are major cloud players in China and APAC regions.
- SaaS and services markets are highly fragmented and non-hyperscalers capture substantial revenue.
- The report is based on top-down and bottom-up methodologies with varying degrees of confidence and interpretation.
- Overall, the cloud market is still growing rapidly and AWS, Microsoft and Google remain dominant players.
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Microsoft Officially Releases Windows 11 ISO File On ARM
- Microsoft has released an ISO image of Windows 11 on ARM, easing the installation process for ARM-based PC users.
- Previously, the ARM version of Windows 11 was only available through Windows Update or as a VHDX file.
- The ISO image allows ARM users to install Windows 11 directly from the file, eliminating the need for physical installation media.
- Newer ARM-based PCs with Snapdragon X Series processors can boot and install Windows 11 from the ISO without additional drivers.
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Microsoft bets a carbon removal bake-off will help offset its skyrocketing AI emissions
- Microsoft is investing in direct air capture (DAC) to offset its increasing AI emissions.
- To accelerate the development of DAC technology, Microsoft and the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) are pre-purchasing 10,000 metric tons of carbon over 10 years from Deep Sky, a DAC project developer.
- Deep Sky is hosting a competition among eight startups in Alberta, Canada, to determine the most efficient DAC approach.
- The project aims to be operational by April and will provide carbon credits to Microsoft and RBC by June.
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Elon Musk says OpenAI's compensation is 'lavish.' Here's how much employees get paid
- Elon Musk, in his lawsuit against OpenAI, has accused the company of offering "lavish compensation" to monopolize AI talent.
- Musk alleges OpenAI, backed by Microsoft's $14 billion investment, spends $1.5 billion annually on its 1,500 employees. Reported salaries range from $144,275 for technical writers to $1.3 million for engineers, with a median compensation of $534,197.
- Musk claims OpenAI prioritizes profits over its nonprofit origins. OpenAI defends its for-profit arm as necessary for growth, dismissing Musk's allegations as contradictory. This legal battle highlights tensions in the booming generative AI industry, where talent competition and ethics collide.
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Unlocking Speed: Top Performance Enhancements in .NET 9 Every Developer Must Know
- .NET 9 introduces groundbreaking performance enhancements to help developers build efficient applications.
- Performance improvements in .NET 9 lead to faster applications, better user experiences, reduced resource consumption, and lower operational costs.
- Stephen Toub highlighted over 350 performance improvements in .NET 9, showcasing its versatility and depth.
- This article explores key highlights of performance enhancements in .NET 9, providing examples and use cases for optimizing code and boosting efficiency.
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Internal emails: Elon Musk wanted to keep OpenAI from becoming ‘Microsoft’s marketing bitch’
- Elon Musk, an original co-founder of OpenAI, tried to prevent the organization from having a close relationship with Microsoft in a cloud computing deal.
- Musk expressed his disappointment in an email thread in 2016, stating that the proposed deal would make OpenAI look like 'Microsoft's marketing bitch'.
- Eventually, Microsoft agreed to a revised proposal without any marketing obligations, leading Musk to be fine with the agreement.
- The emails were disclosed as part of a lawsuit where Musk accuses Altman, OpenAI, and now Microsoft of attempting to monopolize the generative artificial intelligence market.
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Inside Microsoft's struggles with Copilot
- Microsoft's flagship AI product, Copilot, is struggling to live up to the hype a year after its launch. Many customers are dissatisfied with the AI tool, complaining that it is ineffective, costly, and not secure. The company's employees and executives are privately concerned about the tool's rollout, and some harbor doubts about what it will ultimately achieve. Copilot's struggles have created an opening for Microsoft's rivals, some of whom have seized on the opportunity to promote their own agendas. Even Wall Street has begun to sour on the huge AI swings that some companies have begun to take.
- Customers also complain that Copilot — which at $30 a month per user can effectively double the licensing fee for Microsoft 365 — is far too costly. Perhaps the biggest concern customers have raised about Copilot involves its security. It can enable employees to read an executive's inbox or access sensitive HR documents. To free up more capital for AI, the company has made significant cuts — including to its main businesses. And over the summer, the company considered a sweeping plan to repackage AI features into existing licenses.
- According to employees with direct knowledge of the company's strategy, Microsoft intends to make its massive bet on AI pay off in two primary ways: by boosting sales and by repackaging prices. The company has also cut the number of employees working on its Teams chat app. Last month, a year after his sweeping claims that Copilot would uplift all of humanity, Nadella delivered a far more modest keynote address. Competitors also scoffed at the presentation as show over substance. Despite the internal concerns, those at the top of the company express no doubt about going all in on artificial intelligence.
- Microsoft considers AI as important as the invention of the internet and PCs and would stay the course, despite the massive investments it will require. But critics believe the tech industry is headed toward an "AI winter," in which Microsoft and other tech giants will pay a steep price for their extravagant investment.
- The spending spree on AI delayed budgets for several teams for the current fiscal year. Copilot-specific sales goals have been set for the first time, turning up the pressure to wring revenue out of its massive investment in AI. Employees say that the company tends to slap the Copilot brand on everything in sight. Microsoft has also been paying significantly more for AI employees than for other roles. The message is clear: If you're applying to Microsoft, it pays to find a role in AI.
- Microsoft defended its new product — and its larger strategy of going all in on AI. The company told BI that its investments in Copilot are already paying off, and that many customers are coming back to purchase additional access to the tool. According to company insiders, Copilot has also been hampered by a program Microsoft introduced this year called the Secure Future Initiative. The move — which makes security their top priority — follows years of security issues at Microsoft.
- Internally, Microsoft employees are still bullish on the company's future in AI. Spataro said Microsoft considered AI as important as the invention of the internet and PCs — and would stay the course, despite the massive investments it will require. "You have to have that strategic patience — no matter what's happening — to just focus and execute," Spataro said. "That's what we're trying to do as a company."
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Trump revoking Biden AI EO will make industry more chaotic, experts say
- The incoming Trump administration is anticipated to carry out several changes to existing policies, and AI regulation will not be exempt. This will likely include repealing an AI executive order by current President Joe Biden.
- The order established government oversight offices and encouraged model developers to implement safety standards. Its repeal could present some challenges for enterprises to overcome.
- Some companies, like Trump-ally Elon Musk’s xAI, could benefit from a repeal of the order, while others are expected to face some issues.
- This could include having to deal with a patchwork of regulations, less open sharing of data sources, less government-funded research and more emphasis on voluntary responsible AI programs.
- Before the EO’s signing, policymakers held several listening tours and hearings with industry leaders to determine how best to regulate technology appropriately.
- Under the Democratic-controlled Senate, there was a strong possibility AI regulations could move forward, but insiders believe the appetite for federal rules around AI has cooled significantly.
- Industry-led responsible AI has always existed. However, the burden on companies to be more proactive in being accountable and fair may heighten because their customers demand a focus on safety.
- Model developers and enterprise users should spend time implementing responsible AI policies and building standards that meet laws like the European Union’s AI Act.
- Even if no sprawling law governs AI, it’s always good practice to bake responsible AI and safety into the models and applications from the onset. Understanding what is in the data used to train large language models (LLMs) that enterprises use might be harder.
- While the new administration does not mean money will not be allocated to AI; it’s unclear if the Trump administration will abolish the newly created AI Safety Institute and other AI oversight offices, the Biden administration did guarantee budgets until 2025.
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Elon Musk targets Microsoft in expanded OpenAI lawsuit
- Elon Musk has expanded his lawsuit against OpenAI, adding federal antitrust and other claims.
- The lawsuit accuses OpenAI and Microsoft of illegally seeking to monopolize the market for generative AI.
- Musk's amended lawsuit seeks to void OpenAI's license with Microsoft and divest their 'ill-gotten' gains.
- OpenAI has called the lawsuit baseless, while Microsoft declined to comment.
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AI agents are on the march, but will they justify the endless big spending on AI?
- Agentic artificial intelligence, the notion of AI agents that can semiautonomously conduct a series of tasks without much human involvement, is gaining momentum.
- Despite worries that AI and big-data spending is getting out of hand, investments continued this week with xAI seeking to raise $6 billion, CoreWeave landing a big slug from Cisco, and Writer reeling in $200 million more.
- AI and big data were unsurprisingly the big topics at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon conference in Salt Lake City; next week, the earnings kahuna is Nvidia, the most valuable public company in the world.
- This week we saw the deployment of new services from Google and Red Hat, but AI experts are cautioning that agentic AI is still largely in its hype cycle.
- Advanced Micro Devices plans to cut 4% of its staff to double down on AI, while Cisco Systems is still struggling to restore revenue growth despite its early AI progress.
- The FBI has raided the home of the CEO of Polymarket as part of an investigation into allegations that it illegally allowed US citizens to participate in betting.
- The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly looking into potential anticompetitive behavior by Microsoft's cloud practices, although it is unclear how the new presidential administration will handle the case.
- This week, data software companies including Snowflake, NetApp, and Elastic all reported their earnings.
- In terms of personnel announcements, OpenAI's co-founder Greg Brockman returned to the company, while AI developer Francois Chollet left Google to start his own company.
- There's also new industry leadership, as Bill Robbins takes on president of Menlo Security and Tony Alika Owens becomes CEO of lakehouse customer data platform Amperity.
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Enhance Efficiency by Automating Manual Data Entry
- Manual data entry is a time-consuming, error-prone, and costly process for many companies, which can lead to inefficiencies, bottlenecks and human errors.
- MetaDocs is a state-of-the-art Document Management System (DMS) that offers a comprehensive solution for businesses to streamline document handling, enhance efficiency, and minimize the risks associated with manual data entry.
- MetaDocs eliminates the inefficiencies of manual data entry through automation, using advanced technologies like Optical Character Recognition (OCR), AI-driven data extraction, and integration capabilities with other software systems.
- OCR technology allows scanned documents, PDFs, and images to be converted into searchable, editable, and structured data to eliminate manual data entry by allowing the system to read and extract information directly from documents.
- AI-driven data extraction recognizes patterns, detects relevant data fields, and extracts information based on predefined rules, which significantly speeds up data capture, reducing human intervention to a minimum and ensuring data accuracy.
- MetaDocs provides multiple benefits that enhance the efficiency of data entry, including time and cost savings, enhanced accuracy and data quality, faster document processing, improved compliance and security and simplified document retrieval.
- MetaDocs can be used in a variety of real-world applications, such as invoice processing, contract management, and HR onboarding.
- Implementing MetaDocs in an organization is a straightforward process, including identifying key processes for automation, configuring data extraction rules, and training and optimizing.
- MetaDocs is an ideal solution for businesses looking to optimize their document management and streamline operations, with its intuitive interface, robust integration capabilities, and powerful automation features.
- Automating manual data entry is a necessity in a world where efficiency and accuracy are paramount, and MetaDocs provides a comprehensive solution to tackle the challenges of manual data handling, transforming how businesses operate.
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Elon Musk Adds Antitrust Claims to Lawsuit Against OpenAI
- Elon Musk has added antitrust claims against OpenAI and Microsoft to his existing lawsuit against OpenAI.
- Musk accused OpenAI CEO Sam Altman of 'rampant self-dealing' and alleged that OpenAI and Microsoft colluded to eliminate competitors in artificial intelligence.
- OpenAI responded stating that Musk's claims are baseless and overreaching.
- In September, OpenAI announced plans to restructure as a for-profit benefit corporation.
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4510 (Beta Channel)
- Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4510 (KB5046716) is released to the Beta Channel.
- Changes in this build include the ability to share files directly from jump lists on the taskbar.
- The new Gamepad keyboard layout for the on-screen keyboard is being rolled out in Windows 11.
- Improvements have been made to Narrator scan mode and speech-to-text experience.
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