Bloomberg – Microsoft, Adobe and OpenAI are all pledging to defend their customers against intellectual property lawsuits, but that guarantee doesn’t apply to everyone. “AI companies are pledging to defend their customers against intellectual property lawsuits. Those indemnities are narrower than the announcements suggest. But first: The fine print Last Monday, twelve minutes into his… Continue Reading
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Microsoft lays hands on login data: Beware of the new Outlook
“The free new Outlook replaces Mail in Windows, and later also the classic Outlook. It sends secret credentials to Microsoft servers. (This is a translation of this german article.) The new Outlook is not what it seems at first glance: a replacement for Microsoft Office Outlook – at least not yet. What it definitely is,… Continue Reading
Microsoft Outlook can be a pain. 8 ways to make email work for you.
Washington Post: “Do you struggle with using your Microsoft Outlook? You’re not alone. Despite its being one of the most widely used corporate email systems, many workers find it confusing and frustrating. Maybe you regularly miss important emails from your boss. Perhaps you’re inundated with meeting invitations at times you planned to focus. Or maybe… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 4, 2023
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 4, 2023 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on… Continue Reading
LinkedIn created AI-powered chatbot that can help job seekers find a job
CNBC: LinkedIn said it surpassed 1 billion members and debuted an AI chatbot billed as a “job seeker coach” and other generative AI tools for Premium members. For months, LinkedIn has been unveiling AI tools as the company focuses on automated recruiter messages and job descriptions. Two weeks ago LinkedIn announced nearly 700 job cuts,… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, October 29, 2023
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, October 29, 2023 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, October 21, 2023
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, October 21, 2023 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on… Continue Reading
22 awesome open source programs that do everything you need
PC World: Open source software is available free of charge on the internet. There are solutions for almost every field of application with which you can work comfortably. “Good software is the basis of all PC use, but many professional programs are too expensive for private use. This is where the free software-based applications step… Continue Reading
Firefox 118 brings browser-based website translation
Liliputing.com: “Web browsers have had tools that let you translate websites for years. But they typically rely on cloud-based translation services like Google Translate or Microsoft’s Bing Translator. The latest version of Mozilla’s Firefox web browser does things differently. Firefox 118 brings support for Fullpage Translation, which can translate websites entirely in your browser. In… Continue Reading
We Found 650,000 Ways Advertisers Label You
Via LLRX – We Found 650,000 Ways Advertisers Label You – If you spend any time online, you probably have some idea that the digital ad industry is constantly collecting data about you, including a lot of personal information, and sorting you into specialized categories so you’re more likely to buy the things they advertise… Continue Reading
Microsoft removed a set of bizarre travel articles made with ‘algorithmic techniques’
Business Insider – But it won’t blame AI: “Microsoft took down a string of embarrassing and offensive travel articles last week. The company said the articles were not published by “unsupervised AI” and blamed “human error.” But the scope of the errors should concern anyone worried about AI’s impact on the news.” See also Tech… Continue Reading
Dark Mode Is Coming to Bing’s Website
How to Geek: “Microsoft has been rapidly building up the Bing website over the past few months, as Bing Chat adds new features and AI responses appear in regular web searches. However, the Bing site was still missing an option for a dark mode, making it stand out (in a bad way) against all the… Continue Reading
