Musk’s xAI Unveils Grok 3 with Advanced Deep Search & Reasoning
Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI has introduced Grok 3, the latest version of its chatbot model, which Musk describes as the most advanced AI system yet. xAI claims Grok 3 outperforms rival AI models from Alphabet’s Google Gemini, DeepSeek’s V3, Anthropic ’s Claude, and OpenAI’s GPT-4o in benchmarks for math, science, and coding. “About a […]
AI Agents as Employees: The Future of Workforce Management
Human employees and AI agents that are seen as employees need to be managed differently than the workforce is today, says Carolyn Balkin, general manager for Global Client Solutions at staffing firm ManpowerGroup. Generative AI (genAI) projects will move from pilot phase to production for many companies this year, which means the workforce will be […]
Trump and EU Commission Set Course for Confrontation on Big Tech
US big tech companies are demanding more support from Donald Trump in the fight against European regulations — but the EU antitrust watchdogs don’t want to let Apple, Meta and co. off the hook. The recently inaugurated US President Donald Trump has turned the trusting relationship between the United States and Europe on its head, […]
Top Ecommerce Trends Shaping Online Business in 2025
E-commerce isn’t just about selling products online anymore — it’s about keeping up with your customers’ ever-evolving expectations. With technology advancing rapidly and shopping habits shifting constantly, businesses that adapt to these changes will thrive, while those that don’t risk falling behind. As an online business owner, staying on top of the latest trends in […]
What Are Biometric Payments & How Do They Work?
Biometric payment technology combines convenience with high-level security to create re liable and fast transactions. But what does it take to adopt biometric payments?Key takeaways: Biometric payments make use of a customer’s unique physical attributes to authenticate a transaction.Touch ID on smartphones — using fingerprints to confirm digital wallet payments — is the most widely […]
GenAI Can Make Us Dumber — Even While Boosting Efficiency
Knowledge workers who used genAI tools found it could boost efficiency — at the risk of diminishing critical thinking and problem-solving skills, according to research from Carnegie Mellon and Microsoft.Generative AI (genAI) tools based on deep learning are quickly gaining adoption, but their use is raising concerns about how they affect human thought. A new survey […]
Ransomware Gangs Now Extort Victims Within 17 Hours of Intrusion
The window for intrusion detection keeps getting shorter as ransomware group’s time-to-ransom (TTR) accelerates.Ransomware gangs are operating much more quickly than before, leaving less time for organizations to detect them. According to analysis of ransomware incidents over the past year, the average time-to-ransom (TTR) is around 17 hours; for some groups, it is as little […]
AI Chatbots Surpass Physicians in Diagnostic Reasoning
Chatbots quickly surpassed human physicians in diagnostic reasoning — the crucial first step in clinical care — according to a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine. The study suggests physicians who have access to large language models (LLMs), which underpin generative AI (genAI) chatbots, demonstrate improved performance on several patient care tasks compared to colleagues without access to […]
OpenAI’s New Operator: AI Agent Revolutionizing Web Tasks
OpenAI recently announced Operator, an AI agent designed to perform tasks on the web. After testing it (yes, I paid the $200 bucks, but, more importantly, I kept the subscription), this is a game-changer, but not for the reason you think. This article will probably get me in trouble with my business partner. I’m about to […]
Microsoft Introduces Windows Copilot Runtime for AI Development
Microsoft has finally delivered an experimental release of the Windows App SDK with artificial intelligence APIs. I took it for a spin.Announced at the May 2024 launch of Arm-powered Copilot+ PCs, the Windows Copilot Runtime is at the heart of Microsoft’s push to bring AI inferencing out from Azure and on to the edge and our laptops. Since […]
JetBrains’ Ktor 3.1.0 Introduces CLI for Easier Project Setup
Kotlin-based web framework introduces a new command-line tool to create projects and enhances server-sent events with serialization, reconnection, and heartbeat features. JetBrains’ Ktor 3.1.0, an update to the Kotlin-based framework for asynchronous server-side and client-side applications, is n ow available, featuring a command-line tool for simpler creation of projects. The update also brings new features to […]
Perplexity AI: A Superior Alternative to Google’s Gemini Assistant
I’m an Android user and have been since version 1.5 of the OS. Over the p ast year or so, Google has switched its default assistant to its powerful AI solution, Gemini. For a while, I used Gemini on Android to get answers to my questions. I even made use of Gemini Live (which is quite impressive). […]