Month: October 2024
Virtual assistant for HR with cascading AI
Trying to find answers to HR-related questions can be a time-consuming and stressful process for employees.The startup has developed an AI assistant that can answer HR questions from employees related to benefits, bonuses, leave, retirement, internal conflicts, return to work policies, and more. The bot is trained on a company’s HR policies. Cascade is working
Microsoft partners with Ebb Carbon
Ebb Carbon uses a technology already employed by winemakers and in sewage plants that can be applied to the ocean, creating water that is chemically more basic than acidic. The basic or alkaline water can capture carbon from the ocean and safely store it — which also helps combat ocean acidification. Microsoft today announced a
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s compensation
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was awarded more than $79 million in total compensation for the tech giant’s 2024 fiscal year, up from $48.5 million a year earlier, according to the company’s proxy statement, released Thursday afternoon. Microsoft shares are up 28% over the past year, driven largely by investor optimism about the potential for artificial
Workplace safety with Advances in artificial intelligence
Workplace safety is an increasing concern in modern environments. Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are driving innovative hardware solutions to reduce the risk of unauthorized access. Managing any facility or organizational team now involves greater responsibility for safety, whether in workplaces, campuses, hospitals, or other settings. These challenges are driving demand
Apple Vision Pro Ecosystem stagnant growth
Apple’s pricey Vision Pro augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) headset hasn’t been a magnet for developers. The growth of Vision Pro apps is far slower than that of other Apple products. Nearly a year after the iPhone’s introduction, it had 50,000 apps in the App Store, and Apple Watch had 10,000 apps within five months of
Reddit, Snapchat Intrusive Social Media Platforms ranked best in protecting privacy
The ranking performed by data removal service Incogni was based on 14 criteria across five key categories: transgressions, data collection and retention, user control and consent, transparency, and user-friendliness. A new privacy report ranking the top 15 social media platforms found Reddit and Snapchat as the least intrusive on their users’ privacy. At the other
Pay reduction for Microsoft CEO
Microsoft’s security business generated more than $20 billion in revenue in 2022, more than total revenue for many security companies. Microsoft gave CEO Satya Nadella a pay raise for the 2024 fiscal year of more than $30 million. But his total package would have been $5.5 million higher if not for a series of cyberattacks.The
Delta sues CrowdStrike for outages
Days after the outage, Delta hired David Boies of law firm Boies Schiller Flexner to seek damages from CrowdStrike and Microsoft . Delta asked for damages to cover its losses, along with litigation costs and punitive damages. Delta Air Lines on Friday filed a lawsuit against CrowdStrike in Georgia, accusing the security software vendor of
Embracing ChatGPT in our daily lives
For many everyday internet users, figuring out what to even do with ChatGPT can be quite perplexing. Some people use it for watching movies, as tour guide, drawing contacts and write ups. Since its launch in November 2022, OpenAI’s ChatGPT has revolutionized the field of artificial intelligence, along the way lifting the company’s valuation to
Wise CEO fined $454 million by UK Financial Conduct Authority over tax issues
The value of the FCA’s fine is substantially lower than the potential maximum fine he could have faced. Käärmann could have been fined as much as £500,000 for his tax failings, but qualified for a 30% discount because he agreed to resolve the issues. Kristo Käärmann, the billionaire CEO of money transfer firm Wise, was