2023-09-12 18:29
IDC: Collaboration software spending growth slows; AI features to drive future increases
Global business spending on collaboration software — including videoconferencing apps, team chat, email, and more — reached $33.9 billion in 2022, according to a recent IDC report. It was the seventh consecutive year of double-digit gro
2023-09-12 15:27
WWDC 2024: Is Apple on the road to Siri 2.0?
With Apple spending a lot of money on generative AI and machine learning models, is it time for us to start prepping for Siri 2.0?
2023-09-12 13:30
Onboarding remote employees doesn't have to be hard
Last month, I noted that staffers work from home just fine. Yes, I know some companies, including Zoom, demand that employees return to the office after making their fortune with remote work. And Congressional Republicans want to turn back
2023-09-12 12:00
HP exec: There’s no going back to the pre-pandemic workplace
While some companies in recent months have been rolling back remote-work policies, Hewlett-Packard (HP) has been reticent to set any in-office mandate — or even informal goals — for its workers.
2023-09-11 16:58
IBM's software unit issues global return to office mandate
Employees in IBM's software division have become the latest tech workers to face a return-to-office mandate, in this case requiring them to be in the office for a minimum of three days a week, starting from today.
2023-09-11 15:39
Apple extends Qualcomm iPhone 5G modem supply deal into 2026
Apple’s attempt to build its own 5G modems may have hit some kind of wall as the company has reached a deal with Qualcomm to supply 5G modems for smartphone launches all the way to 2026.
2023-09-11 12:00
Here’s how Slack envisions adding gen AI to its software
Having announced plans in May to build generative AI into its collaboration application, Slack now expects to make its the new features available to select customers as part of a pilot this winter, with a full rollout next year.
2023-09-11 12:00
Here’s how Slack envisions adding genAI to its software
Having announced plans in May to build generative AI into its collaboration application, Slack now expects to make its the new features available to select customers as part of a pilot this winter, with a full rollout next year.
2023-09-08 18:29
Chinese-made 7nm chips in Huawei phone raise questions over US export ban
The US government has reportedly opened a probe into Chinese chips being used in Huawei’s latest 5G-enabled smartphone, a move that has raised questions around the effectiveness of President Joe Biden’s recent executive orders that we
2023-09-08 18:18
The Donald Trump deep fake ‘interview’ and the problem with avatars
One of the technologies being explored by videoconferencing software vendors involves the use of Deep Fake avatars to present at, or attend, meetings. The avatars allow a presenter to alter their appearance so they always look sharp and to