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We just started using AI like ChatGPT, and it may already be making us dumber
- A new study suggests that the use of AI programs like ChatGPT can lower critical thinking skills in certain individuals.
- While relying on AI and search engines like Google aids in finding information, it can lead to overreliance on AI help and potentially hinder our ability to critically process information.
- The study warns about the adverse effects of excessive dependence on artificial intelligence in our cognitive abilities.
- The findings suggest that although AI can be beneficial, it is important to maintain a balance and not solely rely on it for every task or decision.
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Microsoft Removes 'How to Uninstall Edge' Page After Backlash Over Misleading Content
- Microsoft has quietly taken down its controversial 'How to uninstall Microsoft Edge' support page following criticism over its misleading content.
- The page, which was intended to guide users on removing the Edge browser, instead highlighted the browser's features and advantages, without providing actual uninstallation instructions.
- The removal of the page comes amid ongoing debates about Microsoft's approach to promoting Edge, including making it the default browser in Windows.
- As of now, Microsoft has not issued an official statement regarding the removal of the support page.
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Understanding and Managing the Recycle Bin in SharePoint Embedded
- SharePoint Embedded is an API-only service that lets you manage files and documents throughout Microsoft 365.
- The recycle bin in SharePoint Embedded is like a safety net for your files. It moves deleted files or folders to the Recycle Bin instead of permanently deleting them.
- The storage space used by files/folders in the Recycle Bin counts towards the total storage space used by your container.
- By default, deleted files and folders stay in the Recycle Bin for 93 days.
- One thing to remember is SharePoint Embedded has a simpler recycle bin compared to regular SharePoint.
- There are several endpoints provided by the Microsoft Graph API to manage the recycle bin in SharePoint Embedded.
- Organizations can effectively manage the Recycle Bin by implementing best practices like regular monitoring and setting appropriate retention periods.
- Managing the Recycle Bin often involves using the Microsoft Graph API. By leveraging these tools and educating users, you can ensure a secure and efficient document management environment.
- Educating users on how to use the recycle bin and what its limitations are is crucial to effective management.
- Always keep an eye on the amount of storage space used by items in the Recycle Bin and regularly check it to see what's in there.
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A software engineer shares the résumé that got him onsite interviews at Meta, Amazon, and Dropbox — and hired at Microsoft
- Akshay Phadké, a senior software engineer at Webflow, shared four résumé strategies that helped him land a job at Microsoft and on-site interviews at Meta, Amazon, and Dropbox.
- First, he focused on key technical strengths, listing only top technologies he confidently mastered.
- Second, he kept his résumé concise, limiting it to one page with clear, brief descriptions of key projects.
- Third, he made it visually appealing using tools like Figma and adding company logos for brand recognition.
- Lastly, he clearly distinguished his individual contributions from team efforts, showcasing adaptability and problem-solving skills across various software engineering fields.
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Unlocking Potential, Managing Risk: The Cloud AI Conundrum
- Cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) is a pay-as-you-go service that lets companies access advanced AI capabilities over the internet to develop AI applications, analyze data and other tasks.
- The cloud refers to third-party owned computers, servers, software programs and networks that purchase, store, maintain and rent out their use to clients.
- Using cloud-based AI services benefits companies due to cost efficiency, accessibility, flexibility, speed and maintenance-free services.
- There are different types of clouds, including public clouds, private clouds, hybrid clouds and others.
- Amazon Web Services offers Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Rekognition, and Amazon Comprehend for specialized AI services and generative AI with Amazon Bedrock.
- Microsoft Azure provides Azure Machine Learning and pre-built APIs for its Azure AI Services, as well as exclusive access to OpenAI's AI models through its Azure OpenAI Service.
- Google Cloud's tools include TensorFlow, AutoML and pre-trained models for vision, language, and structured data analysis. Its Vertex AI offers access to more than 160 foundation models.
- Other noticeable cloud AI providers include IBM Cloud, Oracle Cloud, and smaller niche platforms that cater to specialized needs.
- Cloud AI services have their downsides, including network dependency, the limited control and flexibility by the cloud provider and possible Pay as-you-go costs for high-volume or complex tasks.
- In summary, cloud AI services provide AI capabilities to companies without expensive infrastructure or software, but have downsides that companies should acknowledge and be prepared for.
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The Business Professionals’ Guide to AI Prompting
- A prompt is a request to do a task, written in natural language given to an AI chatbot or assistant such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Meta AI, etc. The better the prompt, the better the response. Good prompts generate more relevant, accurate, insightful, efficient, and helpful responses.
- AI works best when it understands the background of the task. Instead of a generic prompt, provide a scenario. Use reference texts to reduce errors and break down complex tasks into simpler steps for better results.
- The most fruitful prompts average around 21 words with relevant context. Give the AI assistant context and constraints to avoid getting generic output responses. Rephrase the prompt to see if results improve and experiment and iterate for better output.
- Although AI can help one with email writing, research, meetings summary, and more, how well they perform depends on the quality of instructions given to it. Some AI assistants can also generate images, code, video, and audio.
- To avoid getting a response that sounds like a generic AI-generated output, be more specific and add restrictions. Make your prompts longer and assign persona if needed.
- Before using an AI assistant for business purposes, don’t forget to check the results for accuracy. Use different prompts can help the model learn more about the task and experiment with the same.
- AI prompts matter because a well-crafted email can mean the difference between a good and a great customer experience, which, in turn, can impact business. A detailed prompt on market research for a new product can help make more insightful decisions and a rich summary of a meeting plus automatically generated follow-up emails can ensure attendants do not miss key themes and actions.
- Even the best AI assistant can slip up. Make sure to review the results for accuracy before using it for business purposes.
- The article guides through different best practices for AI prompting like clear, direct, and detailed instructions, adding context, examples and adopting a persona for better results, using reference texts to reduce errors, breaking down complex tasks into simpler steps, iterating to get better output, and more.
- The author cites the insider tips to improve the quality of prompts ranging from making them more specific, rephrasing the prompts and asking AI assistants to improve on it, giving AI context and constraints to avoid getting generic responses, among others.
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On theCUBE Pod: IBM stock soars as DeepSeek news continues to shake up industry
- IBM’s stock has received a boost, rocketing to its best day since 2000.
- Experts have been discussing how the stock surge could impact the tech industry.
- Commentators suggest that DeepSeek might have played a role in boosting IBM’s profits.
- IBM has previously touted its Granite models at investor meetings, highlighting their impressive cost and performance.
- The success of DeepSeek has helped to highlight the intricacies of model integration in a way that benefits IBM’s integration layer for its install base, startups, and developers.
- DeepSeek effectively helps to broker integrations, setting the stage for a new era of highly collaborative and integrated tech development.
- The wave of sustainable productivity in model integration could lead to more instances like what we’ve seen with IBM’s recent stock surge.
- Experts suggest that the rise of new developer motions could fuel industry growth in new, unexpected ways.
- Further trends in terms of how cloud vendors and their partners adapt to AI and its exponential growth has added an additional layer of complexity to the industry and its underlying products.
- The executive leaders of tech giants like Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft will spend at least $300 billion in capital expenditures next year on AI.
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Tech Moves: Google Cloud hires Microsoft exec Hayete Gallot in new president role; Impinj CRO retires; WSU names president
- Google Cloud has hired former Microsoft executive Hayete Gallot as its new president of customer experience in a move to become more agile in implementing AI solutions for businesses. Several Google Cloud teams will undergo a drastic reporting structure revamp to report to Gallot, including executive briefing centres and innovation centres under the Strategic Customer Experiences group, Strategic Accounts, Global Solutions & Industries, Global Customer Engineering, Global Partner Ecosystem & Channels, and Google Cloud Consulting & Learning Services.
- Jeff Dossett, chief revenue officer at Seattle RFID tagging devices maker Impinj, will retire from his role on 21 February. Dossett has worked at Impinj for nearly eight years, with prior leadership roles at Yahoo, Leaf Group, Porch and others. He spent almost 17 years at Microsoft, holding executive director and general manager positions. Impinj has yet to name a successor.
- Kirkland AI document management start-up Docugami has appointed new hires including Eric Amblard as chief financial officer adviser, Dan Blanchard as head of sales, Greg Renard as head of applied machine learning, and Daniel LeBlanc as machine learning engineer, among others.
- Washington State University has named Elizabeth Cantwell as its 12th president, who will become the university's first-ever woman head. Cantwell has a mechanical engineering PhD and has held roles at national labs and departments of Energy and Defense, the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and NASA. She will take over from Kirk Schulz, who has served as WSU’s president since 2016.
- Precision technologies firm Fortive has spun-off from parent company Danaher to form independent, publicly traded firm Ralliant. The new company provides test and measurement technologies, including specialty sensors for aerospace, defence and space subsystems. Tami Newcombe will be Ralliant's president and CEO.
- Former Microsoft director Jill Tracy took on the CEO role of United Planet, which fosters a global community via volunteer abroad programs, internships abroad and remotely held exchange programs.
- Skip Newberry, CEO of the Technology Association of Oregon, has assumed the post of an honorary consul for Estonian authorities.
- Matt Welsh has joined Palantir as head of AI systems.
- Michelle Flandreau has been appointed vice president of e-commerce for Holland America Line.
- Eric Amblard has been named chief financial officer adviser at Docugami.
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Bill Gates says Steve Ballmer was the business partner he badly needed — so he gave up 4% of Microsoft to recruit him
- Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer developed a strong partnership during their time at Microsoft.
- Gates recognized Ballmer's qualities of energy and social skills.
- Ballmer played a crucial role in Microsoft's success, leading Gates to give him a 4% stake in the company.
- Ballmer's stake in Microsoft is now worth over $120 billion.
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Tech Giants Plan Massive $320 Billion AI Spend for 2025
- America’s tech giants, including Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft, are planning to spend over $320 billion on artificial intelligence (AI) in 2025.
- AI investments by these companies increased by 63% in 2024 and are expected to continue rising in the coming years.
- However, investors are concerned about the lack of revenue growth compared to the high AI expenditures.
- Despite the concerns, the executives at these companies remain committed to increasing their investments in AI.
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Trump appoints VP JD Vance to oversee TikTok negotiations as US ownership talks intensifty
- U.S. President Donald Trump has appointed Vice President JD Vance to oversee the negotiations on a deal to save the operations of TikTok in the U.S.
- TikTok, owned by ByteDance Ltd., has been in a legal limbo since being banned in the U.S. on Jan. 19.
- Potential buyers for TikTok's U.S. operations include Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., and Amazon.com Inc.
- TikTok and its backers are exploring the option of a joint venture with U.S. investors to address data security concerns.
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Trump appoints VP JD Vance to oversee TikTok negotiations as US ownership talks intensify
- U.S. President Donald Trump has appointed Vice President JD Vance to oversee negotiations for a deal to save TikTok's operations in the U.S.
- TikTok, owned by ByteDance Ltd., has been banned in the U.S. but was granted a temporary reprieve by President Trump.
- Potential suitors for TikTok's U.S. operations include Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., and Amazon.com Inc.
- TikTok is also exploring options to keep American user data separate, potentially through a joint venture with U.S. investors.
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AI execs at big consulting firms share their favorite prompts and how they use the technology
- Companies turning to top consulting firms for advice on AI strategy. These firms are developing chatbots and agents to organize firms knowledge and streamline routine tasks. Executives at large firms were asked how they use the technology and for their best tips. Firms from OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic are among the tools regularly used. The firms also use internal chatbots and AI tools like McKinsey's Lilli, EY's EYQ, and ChatPwC. AI is emerging as a thought partner in research and analysis. Companies are broadening their business strategy to take advantage of AI capabilities. Firms help clients understand how AI agents can integrate with their workforce.
- PwC's chief AI officer, Dan Priest, uses AI tools to improve labor productivity. EY's American chief technology officer, Matt Barrington, believes context management is paramount and always validates the output before using it. McKinsey's global leader, Rodney Zemmel finds AI to be excellent for brainstorming and thinks AI agents can integrate with their workforce offering growth and productivity. KPMG head of ecosystems, Todd Lohr uses AI to synthesize information to understand trends and communication.
- Challenges to using AI are changing muscle memory, keeping pace with the innovation, and the biggest challenge for KPMG's Todd Lohr is connecting all his disparate individual data sources together. Developing a writing style took a lot of years, and it is difficult to change but is better for having done so says PwC's Priest. AI leaders suggest using clear instructions for AI outputs like providing a concise, bullet-point summary or to act as a finance expert.
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Investors cool on cloud but CEOs double down
- Earnings reports from the big three cloud players disappointed investors this week. As is often the case, when a new wave hits, it tends to be overhyped at the beginning of the cycle and underestimated at the eventual steady state. The infrastructure-as-a-service and platform-as-a-service revenue alone for the Big Three approached $200 billion in 2024 and grew 25%. All three cited capacity constraints and, along with Meta Platforms Inc., are committing more than $300 billion in capital spending this year, most of it to support current and future AI demand.
- Despite investor expectations, the hyperscalers Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon all experienced triple-digit AI growth and cited capacity constraints. The capex required to pursue long-term AI benefits created an environment in which the hyperscalers were doubling down investments at a time when more traditional investors wanted faster returns. The current environment is marked by short-term skepticism toward cloud investments, yet executive teams are doubling down on AI-driven strategies with the expectation of massive future returns.
- The Big Three cloud players and Alibaba accounted for $210 billion in revenue in 2025; a 24% growth on a $200 billion market. With Azure and GCP growing in the mid-30s, as you may recall in 2023, we adjusted our Azure figures to strip out some of the non-cloud revenue. In this context, investors will likely begin evaluating long-term opportunity instead of the short-term growth challenges and uncertainties.
- The hyperscaler cloud market is likely to expand to above $425 billion by the end of this decade, with AWS maintaining 50% of the market but expected to drop below 50% this year. In January 2023, Microsoft’s Azure AI was ahead of Google, with 175N to Google’s 127 (with Google as a percentage of AWS at the time of 72%). AWS operates at $115 billion annual rate, yet is capacity-constrained by chips and certain other components.
- The data indicates that Google is rapidly closing the AI gap with AWS when measured in account penetration and seems to underscore Google's strong technology platform. Despite the current skepticism toward cloud spending, the imperative to capture unprecedented AI opportunities drives continued high levels of investment. Firms that successfully manage near-term cost concerns while positioning for AI dominance stand to reap substantial rewards, validating the cloud’s indispensable role in the AI revolution.
- Overall, the potential payoffs and efficiency gains offered by AI are compelling, which encourages CEO's to double down on investments amid short-term financial pressures. As cloud services mature, the next wave of AI capabilities can emerge, which might become the leading differentiator in the market giving firms a contemporary edge.
- The data illustrates that, unlike typical market scenarios where a single leader dominates revenue, three major hyperscalers can simultaneously generate strong returns, supported by the market's vast size. Multiple major vendors, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google, can thrive thanks to the sector's scale, with additional players such as Oracle, IBM, Snowflake, and Databricks carving out niches.
- Google cites its strong tech stack as giving it a competitive edge. The cloud ecosystem accommodates specialized firms such as Snowflake and Databricks, which build on top of the cloud, which further reinforces the ecosystem's flexibility and breadth.
- Firms that invest prudently in both cloud and AI today are positioned to realize outsized gains in the future. The cloud market's size means three companies can dominate and make a lot of money, and, as the emerging consensus suggests, DeepSeek-like cost reductions in AI tooling are likely to accelerate adoption building on the cloud foundation.
- The need to capture unprecedented AI opportunities drives continued high levels of investment in the cloud market, and firms successfully positioning for AI dominance stand to reap substantial rewards. Despite the current skepticism toward cloud spend and the short-term earnings sentiment, sumptuous potential and upside opportunities — particularly in driving operational efficiencies — are too significant for CEOs to overlook, highlighting the cloud's deep-seated position in the AI revolution.
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Xbox Series S/X Sales Numbers Revealed
- Sony’s PlayStation 5 has sold approximately 65 million units, while Microsoft’s Xbox Series X/S has sold around 30 million units since launch.
- Combined sales for Sony and Microsoft total about 94 million consoles.
- Nintendo's Switch leads in console sales with over 150 million units sold.
- Microsoft is focusing on services like Xbox Game Pass and cross-platform gaming to remain competitive.
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