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The Guardian view on Labour’s competition policy: don’t let big tech set the agenda | Editorial
- Labour in the UK is leaning towards a more conciliatory approach with big tech and AI firms, potentially undermining efforts to build a more productive economy.
- Recent moves by Labour to relax competition regulations in favor of tech giants could lead to short-lived and uneven growth according to the Institute for Public Policy Research.
- Dominant firms with significant market power are leading to higher living costs across various sectors such as vet surgeries and funeral businesses, eroding living standards.
- The emphasis should be on targeting corporate power to promote a healthier and dynamic economy, rather than pandering to incumbents that may contribute to the low-wage, low-productivity slump.
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Skype is dead. Long live Teams? Why Microsoft finally pulled the plug in 2025
- Skype, once an iconic app, has been officially shut down by Microsoft as of May 2025, redirecting users to Microsoft Teams.
- Skype's journey from a revolutionary peer-to-peer voice and video platform to a forgotten app was marked by unnecessary redesigns and confusing updates.
- Microsoft's decision to replace Skype with Teams was driven by the need for a more integrated, robust communication tool suitable for remote work and collaboration.
- Teams offers features like real-time chat, video conferencing, file sharing, and deep integration with Office 365, making it a strategic choice for Microsoft.
- The decline of Skype was evident in its failure to keep up with evolving technology trends and meet the needs of businesses and users.
- Despite Skype's legacy as a pioneer in video calling and global connectivity, it could not compete with newer platforms like Zoom, Discord, and FaceTime.
- The shutdown of Skype signifies the rapid evolution of technology and the importance of adapting to changing user demands and industry standards.
- Lessons from Skype's shutdown include the significance of good UX, continuous innovation, and prioritizing user feedback in tech development.
- Users are advised to export their Skype data before the app is fully discontinued and transition to Microsoft Teams for future communication needs.
- Skype's shutdown represents the end of an era and a shift towards more integrated, all-encompassing productivity tools like Microsoft Teams.
- While Skype may have faced a slow decline, its impact on global connectivity and video calling will be remembered in the tech hall of fame.
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Microsoft’s Satya Nadella is choosing chatbots over podcasts
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella prefers chatbots over podcasts for consuming content.
- He uploads podcast transcripts to Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant and discusses the content during his commute.
- Nadella relies on at least 10 custom agents in Copilot Studio for summarizing emails, preparing for meetings, and other office tasks.
- AI is significantly impacting Microsoft, with layoffs affecting programmers as AI contributes to code writing within the company.
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TechCrunch Week in Review: Coinbase gets hacked
- Coinbase experienced a data breach where hackers demanded $20 million for stolen personal information and IDs, which the company refused to pay.
- Chime filed for an IPO after reaching a deal with the Dallas Mavericks in 2018, displaying the Chime logo on the team's jerseys.
- InventWood created 'Superwood,' as strong as steel, for structural beams using wood chips, eliminating the need for finishing.
- Other highlights include Granola raising $43 million, Y Combinator's allegations against Google's monopolistic practices, Apple's accessibility updates, layoffs at Microsoft affecting 6,500 employees, Uber's Route Share shuttle service, and HBO Max's name change back.
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12 Cool Games We Saw At PAX East, A Fond Farewell To Andor, And More Of The Week's Takes
- This week, at PAX East, various games were showcased, providing a mix of big names and indie titles for attendees to enjoy.
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, unexpectedly popular, is currently highly rated and a potential Game of the Year contender.
- A writer shared a nostalgic moment about their preferred Microsoft MultiMedia Keyboard and the impending need to switch to a new one.
- The second and final season of Andor ended with 12 episodes of Star Wars drama, leaving viewers with a shorter but impactful viewing experience.
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Former Activision Boss Bobby Kotick Wants To Buy Tiktok: Report
- Former Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick is reportedly interested in buying TikTok amidst potential U.S. ban due to data sharing concerns with the Chinese government.
- Scrutiny of TikTok has heightened in the U.S., with a bill requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok under threat of a ban, driving interest from potential buyers like Kotick.
- Kotick has discussed a potential acquisition with ByteDance's co-founder and is seeking partners like Sam Altman of OpenAI for the purchase, with the intent to use TikTok to train AI models.
- TikTok's sale is estimated to be valued in the hundreds of billions, and Kotick's interest comes after exiting Activision Blizzard post-Microsoft sale in 2023.
- Kotick faced scrutiny at Activision Blizzard in 2021 over allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination, leading to a settled lawsuit with $54 million paid by the company.
- The settlement stated that no court or investigation substantiated claims of widespread harassment at Activision Blizzard, and the company's transparency report supported the absence of systemic issues.
- Kotick departed Activision Blizzard with a $15 million golden parachute, and the article has been updated to include details of the settlement confirming the lack of substantiated claims of wrongdoing.
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What are Hallucinations in AI? | VBM
- Hallucinations in AI remain a persistent challenge despite advancements in the technology, leading to inaccurate outputs with real-world consequences.
- AI-generated misinformation can mislead users and erode confidence in AI-driven solutions across various fields like journalism, healthcare, and legal proceedings.
- Factors contributing to AI hallucinations include incomplete training data, flawed inference mechanisms, and the inherent limitations of AI reasoning.
- Efforts to mitigate hallucinations in AI include techniques like Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), improved model training, and external verification mechanisms to enhance accuracy, but experts emphasize the need for vigilance and fact-checking by users.
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Docker on Windows: Eating Your C: Drive? How I Reclaimed Over 350GB from Bloated VHDX Files!
- Docker on Windows with WSL 2 can unexpectedly consume large amounts of disk space on the C: drive due to VHDX files like ext4.vhdx and docker_data.vhdx.
- Deleting data inside VHDX files doesn't automatically shrink them. Docker images, containers, and volumes within VHDX files grow dynamically, leading to bloating.
- Using Docker's pruning commands may help recover some space, but manually compacting the VHDX files using Optimize-VHD is necessary to release the internally freed space back to the Windows OS.
- Compacting the VHDX files resulted in a significant space reclamation, with ext4.vhdx going from 377.7 GB to 117.2 GB and docker_data.vhdx shrinking from 145.2 GB to 52.0 GB, totaling over 353 GB reclaimed on the C: drive.
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Newman’s Own Uses GenAI to Compete With Consumer Products Giants
- Newman’s Own is using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to compete in the highly competitive food industry dominated by large corporations.
- By leveraging Microsoft 365 Copilot, Newman’s Own has improved operational efficiencies across various departments:
- - Marketing team tripled the number of campaigns using GenAI for content creation.
- - Logistics team reduced task time from half a day to 30 minutes by summarizing digital content with GenAI.
- - Research time reduced significantly from two days to two hours with GenAI.
- - GenAI assists the legal team by handling legal queries and citations.
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Microsoft’s Command Palette is a powerful launcher for apps, search, and more
- Microsoft has launched an updated Command Palette app for Windows that functions as a powerful launcher for commands, apps, and development tools.
- Command Palette provides quick access to apps, folders, files, calculations, system commands, and more, targeting power users and developers.
- The app allows users to access Windows commands, launch command prompts, switch between open windows, and customize features with extensions support.
- Microsoft has made Command Palette customizable and available in the PowerToys app, with an activation shortcut of Win+Alt+Space.
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Xbox is going to let you pin your favorite games on your homescreen
- Microsoft is introducing the option for Xbox owners to pin apps and games directly to the Home UI, providing more customization for users.
- Xbox Insiders will have access to this feature, allowing up to three recently played games or apps to be pinned for quick access.
- Users will also have the ability to hide system apps, choose the number of apps and games displayed, and adjust the size of the tiled UI on the homescreen.
- These changes are a response to user feedback requesting more personalized and customizable options for the Xbox Home interface.
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27858 (Canary Channel)
- Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27858 has been released to the Canary Channel, with no SDKs planned for 27xxx series builds yet.
- A new system tray icon on the taskbar now improves the discoverability of emojis and more panel in Windows 11.
- Several fixes have been made, including resolving black screen issues, text disappearance, and improving File Explorer accessibility.
- Updates to desktop icons logic, input fixes, windowing issues, taskbar improvements, and graphics and network problem mitigation have also been addressed.
- Known issues include Windows Hello sign-in problems, an error message in Group Policy Editor, and non-responsive pen input on some PCs.
- Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel are reminded that these builds represent early platform changes and features may not be guaranteed for release in future Windows versions.
- Feature rollouts are gradual in the channel, and some features may appear in Dev and Beta Channels first before reaching the Canary Channel.
- Insiders on the Canary Channel may need a clean install to switch channels, and the desktop watermark is normal for pre-release builds.
- For detailed information on build releases, users can refer to Flight Hub for updates on Insider channels.
- Overall, the new Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27858 brings enhancements and fixes to various aspects of the operating system in the Canary Channel.
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OpenAI launches research preview of Codex AI software engineering agent for developers — with parallel tasking
- OpenAI has launched Codex AI software engineering agent as a research preview to compete with other AI coding tools like Windsurf and Cursor.
- Unlike the previous Codex model, the new version is a cloud-based AI software engineering agent capable of executing multiple development tasks in parallel.
- The new Codex is available for ChatGPT Pro, Enterprise, and Team users, with support for Plus and Edu users expected in the future.
- It marks a significant advancement from the original Codex model, which focused on code generation and completion.
- The new Codex can write features, fix bugs, answer codebase-specific questions, run tests, and propose pull requests in a secure cloud sandbox.
- OpenAI envisions Codex as a tool that can operate autonomously to accomplish substantial work by interacting with the real world.
- The Codex-1 SWE agent outperforms OpenAI's latest reasoning models on internal SWE tasks.
- External use cases include Cisco, Temporal, Superhuman, and Kodiak utilizing Codex for various engineering tasks.
- Codex executes tasks in an air-gapped environment with human review to ensure secure operation, making it more than just a model API.
- OpenAI has launched Codex CLI for local development with updated pricing plans and a free rollout period.
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This Week in AI: CPOs Say AI Still Needs a Human Touch
- Chief product officers emphasize the need for human oversight in AI, even for routine tasks like fraud detection, due to AI's adoption across industries.
- Klarna CEO attributed a 40% staff reduction to AI investments, with plans to automate jobs using AI by 2024. The company also saw natural attrition.
- Perplexity partnered with PayPal for agentic commerce on its platform, allowing users in the US to check out instantly using PayPal or Venmo.
- Allpay in the UK leverages AI and cloud intelligence for back-office efficiency, resulting in a 10% boost in coding productivity and a 25% increase in production releases.
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Winds of change: Dell Technologies retools its portfolio to meet enterprise AI’s full stack demands
- Dell Technologies is retooling its portfolio to fulfill the demands of enterprise AI, positioning it as the backbone of new infrastructure from datacenter to edge.
- With a history of adapting to industry changes, Dell is now focused on addressing complex enterprise needs for scaling AI workloads, efficient compute, and hybrid cloud integration.
- The emergence of a new computing era driven by AI is reshaping the technology stack and Dell aims to be a leader in AI solutions for the full stack.
- Dell's enterprise AI infrastructure strategy includes disaggregated architecture to support expanding AI workloads and the deployment of the PowerEdge XE8712 liquid-cooled server.
- Collaborating with Nvidia, Dell offers the AI Factory solution for end-to-end AI enterprise implementation, enabling scalable and flexible deployment options.
- Dell's open portfolio emphasizes customer choice, essential for AI deployments, and its PC enhancements support on-device AI processing, catering to edge applications.
- Dell's NativeEdge platform aids in managing edge applications, exemplified by its use in cold chain applications for large grocery store businesses.
- Partnering with Red Hat Inc., Dell's integration of RHEL AI with PowerEdge servers simplifies containerized applications management for AI development.
- Dell's cloud-native solutions, like the Data Lakehouse and Storage Services for Public Cloud, aim to streamline AI deployment and provide flexibility and control for customers.
- Dell's focus on multicloud solutions aligns with its 'ground-to-cloud' vision, enabling seamless transitions and operations across diverse computing environments.
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