Europe forces a search reset: Google experiments with fairer rankings
Google continues to find itself in hot water over its alleged antitrust tactics and monopolization of certain market segments. Now its parent company, Alphabet, seems to be ceding to EU scrutiny of its search practices. The company will reportedly begin testing changes to its search engine results in the EU to more fairly represent vertical […] more…NATO approves iPhone and iPad to handle classified info
In an impressive and unique industry first that reflects the work Apple has done on mobile device security since the first iPhone arrived almost 20 years ago, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) says iPhones and iPads running iOS 26 are secure enough to handle classified information in NATO-restricted environments — pretty much out-of-the-box. That’s going […] more…ServiceNow plans automation of L1 Service Desk roles, promises more AI ‘specialists’ to come
ServiceNow plans to unleash the first member of its Autonomous Workforce, the Level 1 Service Desk AI specialist, next quarter. The agent will autonomously diagnose and resolve common IT support requests such as password resets, provisioning of software access, and network troubleshooting. It will base its actions on information from enterprise knowledge bases, historical incident […] more…Anthropic buys Vercept, deepening push into AI task automation
Anthropic has acquired Seattle-based AI startup Vercept, signaling further consolidation in the emerging market for AI agents that can directly operate software applications. Vercept, a graduate of Seattle’s AI-focused incubator A12, developed cloud-based agents capable of controlling a remote MacBook, part of a broader effort to rethink how work gets done as enterprises explore AI-driven […] more…LinkedIn moves to offer skill validations in the AI era
Job seekers can list skills in LinkedIn profiles, but verifying whether they actually have them typically falls to recruiters. But with more and more employers now seeking AI fluency in candidates, LinkedIn is taking steps to prove that job candidates really have they skills they claim. The Verified AI Skills program unveiled in January involves […] more…US orders diplomats to push back on data sovereignty
The US government has ordered its diplomats to actively oppose other countries’ attempts to introduce so-called data sovereignty laws that restrict how and where foreign technology companies can store and handle citizens’ data, according to Reuters. In an internal memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the US describes such rules as a threat to […] more…US DoD to Anthropic: compromise AI ethics or be banished from supply chain
A growing rift between the US Department of Defense (DoD) and Anthropic over how AI can be used by the military has led to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issuing a blunt ultimatum: work with us on our terms or risk being banned from Pentagon programs. According to news site Axios, Hegseth gave Anthropic until Friday, […] more…MWC: When it comes to 6G, Apple is a leader, not a follower
Does anyone remember when Apple was about to collapse because it didn’t offer 5G iPhones? Well, things have changed since then and as we make our way toward the 6G network transition expected in 2030 or so, Apple is ready to take part. How do I know this? Because Apple will have a presence at […] more…Australia’s WiseTech to cut 2,000 jobs as AI renders manual coding obsolete
Australian logistics software firm WiseTech Global plans to eliminate around 2,000 jobs as it embeds artificial intelligence across its engineering and customer service operations, the company said Wednesday. The cuts, which will begin in the second half of FY26 and extend into FY27, will “reduce teams – initially product & development and customer service across […] more…3 future Android features you can give yourself today
Here in the land o’ Android, things are always evolving — and it isn’t only because of big operating system updates. Thanks to the way Google’s for years now been deconstructing Android and pulling OS-level pieces out of the operating system itself — so they exist as regular ol’ apps and can consequently be updated […] more…With attention shifting to AI smart glasses, VR faces another reality check
As tech vendors shift their attention to AI-enabled smart glasses, the momentum behind virtual reality (VR) headsets appears to slowing once again. It’s not the first time the technology has seen expectations outstrip real-world demand. An initial wave of interest in the early 1990s generated predictions of mainstream adoption, before fading as the decade progressed. […] more…AI agent platforms could push down SaaS license costs, report argues
A suggestion by Anthropic that its Claude Code tool could be used to automate the modernization of an antediluvian programming language, COBOL, still an important sideline for IBM six decades after it was first deployed, sent IBM stock tumbling on Monday. The company suffered a 13.2% drop in its stock price, its biggest fall since […] more…Apple plans to make Mac minis in the US
Illustrating the extent to which it is willing to work with the Trump Administration — and as President Donald J. Trump prepares for tonight’s State of the Union address — Apple now says it will begin to make Mac minis in Houston later this year. The Macs will be made at the same factory where the company now […] more…What really caused that AWS outage in December?
For the first time, AWS has confirmed that one of its AI systems did indeed delete and recreate one of its environments in December, shutting down part of that service for about 13 hours. What happened behind the scenes — including an aggressive AWS statement against the media outlet that initially reported the issue — […] more…Nvidia plans a Windows PC SoC, setting up direct competition with Qualcomm, Intel, and AMD
Nvidia is developing a system-on-chip (SoC) for Windows PCs, with Dell and Lenovo among the OEMs planning to build notebooks and desktops around the processor later this year. The chip would be based on the GB10, which Nvidia developed with MediaTek and launched in October 2025, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with […] more…Microsoft undercuts its kinder, gentler image with big ICE contract
For at least the last six or so years, Microsoft has worked hard to portray itself as a kinder, gentler tech company, a stark contrast to other Big Tech behemoths like Meta, Google, Amazon, and — since Donald J. Trump’s election to the presidency in 2024 — Apple. Even The New York Times has noted […] more…More information
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