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☆ This startup used its own AI avatar technology, instead of a pitch deck, to help raise its Series B. Here's why.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA startup has showcased its AI platform by using it to pitch potential investors while trying to raise its Series B. These AI avatars can answer real-time questions, give presentations, and ask questions. Touchcast's platform allows people to ask these digital twins questions asynchronously. Since the launch of ChatGPT-3 in November 2022, startups creating AI avatars have caught investor attention. Segal said this investor frenzy was being driven by the "huge market potential" of AI avatar technology.

Persons: —, Touchcast, asynchronously, Edo Segal, Ziv Navoth, Navoth, Segal, Touchast, Sky Fernandes Organizations: Service, Business, VU Partners, Accenture Ventures, VU Ventures Partners, Sky, McKinsey, NVIDIA, BI, Google Locations: New York, San Francisco

☆ For Microsoft and OpenAI, after a year in the 'hype cycle,' the Copilot corporate spending boom is just getting started
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-20 | by ( Eric Rosenbaum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

While another third (32%) said they have not made the spending decision, only 13% said they would not be acquiring similar gen AI capabilities. Microsoft has pointed to customers including Visa, BP, Honda and Pfizer using Copilot, and professional services firm partners on Copilot AI including Accenture, EY, KPMG, and PwC. And even amid the hype, it's important to keep in mind that as gen AI spending grows, it is still dwarfed by companies' cybersecurity budget needs. That means roughly $5 will be spent on security for every dollar spent on gen AI. But it's growing, and for now at least, when it comes to the billions in gen AI spending, Microsoft is in the pole position.

Persons: Dan Ives, Google Bard, Satya Nadella, Sam Altman, Altman, Jason Wong, Wong, Joe Atkinson, That's, Copilot, It's, Gartner, it's, Will, John Lovelock Organizations: Microsoft, Wedbush Securities, " Enterprises, Google, CNBC Technology, Survey, Gartner, Visa, BP, Honda, Pfizer, Accenture, EY, KPMG, CNBC, CNBC TEC, SAP, Adobe, Amazon Web, Meta, SharePoint Locations: San Francisco , California, U.S, Copilot, Salesforce, that's

☆ It seems Microsoft realized asking why you want to close down OneDrive wasn't a great idea
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Microsoft software update forced some users to answer a survey before they closed OneDrive. It told The Verge in a statement: "Between Nov. 1 and 8, a small subset of consumer OneDrive users were presented with a dialog box when closing the OneDrive sync client, asking for feedback on the reason they chose to close the application. Perhaps Microsoft hoped the poll would reveal why some users don't like a system that offers only an all-or-nothing approach to storing files. AdvertisementAdvertisementPart of the problem has been Microsoft's insistence on pushing the clunky and unpopular OneDrive cloud storage system on users. X users were also not umimpressed with the change, with one pointing out that using Microsoft was "quickly becoming an abusive relationship."

Persons: —, Microsoft's OneDrive, I'm, they're, clingy, It's, We're, Clippy Organizations: Microsoft, Service

☆ Microsoft releases big Windows 11 update with Copilot AI assistant included
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Microsoft on Tuesday said it started rolling out the next major update to its Windows 11 PC operating system. Windows 11 now represents about 24% of desktop PCs, according to StatCounter data, while Windows 10, which will be supported until October 2025, controls almost 72% of the market. After that, Windows 11, which debuted in 2021, could become more popular. Copilot is probably the biggest part of this year's Windows 11 release. Here's a list of some of the other new features of the Windows 11 2023 Update, also known as 23H2:A virtual video editor.

Persons: OpenAI, Siri, Satya Nadella, It's, Clipchamp, You'll, Notepad Organizations: Microsoft, Windows, Bluetooth, BP, RBC, Adobe, Bing, Google Locations: Kantar, United Kingdom, India, OneDrive, North America, Asia, South America

☆ Microsoft is bringing an A.I. chatbot to data analysis
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-23 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Scott Guthrie, executive vice president of Microsoft's cloud and artificial intelligence group, speaks at the Microsoft CIO Summit in Redmond, Washington, on Feb. 1, 2023. Microsoft 's hefty investment in artificial intelligence chatbots is finding its way into data analysis. For example, the data can be tapped in Synapse Data Science for collaborating on AI models and Power BI business intelligence software for building charts and dashboards. A single Copilot will be available for the tools in the Microsoft Fabric portfolio, which includes Data Factory, Synapse Data Engineering, Synapse Data Warehousing, Synapse Real-Time Analytics and a new monitoring tool called Data Activator, in addition to Power BI and Synapse Data Science, a Microsoft spokesperson said. He said that Copilot will be able to write formulas using Microsoft's Data Analysis Expressions language in Power BI.

☆ How to protect yourself from iPhone thieves locking you out of your own device
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A complex but concerning method of gaining control over a user’s iPhone and permanently locking them out the device appears to be on the rise. Some victims also told the publication their bank accounts were drained after the thieves gained access to their financial apps. It requires a criminal essentially watching an iPhone user enter the device’s passcode – for example, by looking over their shoulder at a bar or sporting event – or manipulating the device’s owner so they’ll share their passcode. By enabling this, a thief would be prompted for that secondary password before changing an Apple ID password. Back up phone regularlyFinally, users can protect themselves by regularly backing up an iPhone – via iCloud or iTunes – so data can be recovered in the case an iPhone is stolen.

French cloud computing services provider and complainant OVHcloud (OVH.PA) is also waiting for a more concrete proposal from Microsoft, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said. Resolving the complaints with the companies could help Microsoft stave off a possible EU antitrust investigation that could lead to a fine as much as 10% of its global turnover. The complaints by OVHcloud, Italian cloud service provider Aruba and a Danish association of cloud service providers focused on Microsoft's cloud practices and licensing deals. "We are grateful for the productive conversations that led us there and appreciate the feedback that we have received since," a Microsoft spokesperson said. Cispe's members include cloud computing market leader Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O).

☆ Microsoft adds OpenAI technology to Word and Excel
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Photographer: Charles Pertwee/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesMicrosoft is bringing generative artificial intelligence technologies like the popular ChatGPT chatting app to its Microsoft 365 suite of business software. features, dubbed Copilot, will be available in some of the company's most popular business apps like Word, PowerPoint and Excel. The Copilot technology is built upon a type of artificial intelligence software known as a large language model, or LLM. Microsoft executives demonstrated some of the capabilities of its Copilot tool on Thursday during an online presentation. In February, Microsoft debuted a new version of its Bing search engine that included a chatbot powered by OpenAI's GPT-4 language technology.

You can delete photos from your iPhone but keep them in iCloud by turning off iCloud photo sharing. You can also use a different iCloud account to keep the previous account's iCloud photos safe. The connectivity between iPhone and iCloud means that if you delete a picture on your iPhone, it's also removed from iCloud. Tap Photos. Tap Remove from iPhone to delete all the photos from your phone but leave photos intact on iCloud.

So I was super excited that my teammate Paayal Zaveri wrote about how this model could actually change soon. The market crash could finally break Big Tech's addiction to subscriptions. Paying for things with a subscription has become the norm, in our personal and work lives, Paayal Zaveri writes. That's why industry experts told me usage-based pricing, or paying for only what you use, has gained ground. Today's team: Diamond Naga Siu in San Diego, Paayal Zaveri in San Francisco, Lisa Ryan in New York, and Hallam Bullock in London.

☆ Microsoft cloud outage hits users around the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Akriti Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Microsoft Teams app is seen on the smartphone placed on the keyboard in this illustration taken, July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationJan 25 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) on Wednesday was hit with a networking outage that took down its cloud platform Azure along with services such as Teams and Outlook, potentially affecting millions of users globally. "We've determined the network connectivity issue is occurring with devices across the Microsoft Wide Area Network (WAN)," Microsoft said. During the outage, users faced problems in exchanging messages, join calls or use any features of Teams application. Among the other services affected were Microsoft Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, according to the company's status page.

☆ Samsung unveils new smart fridge with a huge 32-inch screen that lets you watch TikTok and order from Amazon in your kitchen
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Samsung announced its latest smart fridge called the Bespoke Refrigerator Family Hub Plus. The new fridge includes a 32-inch screen so users can watch TikTok videos and buy Amazon groceries. The fridge has a 32-inch, built-in vertical touchscreen — more than double the screen on its existing model — that lets users watch TikTok videos and order groceries on Amazon. The Family Hub Plus also comes with the Samsung TV Plus service which includes more than 190 TV channels in the US and 80 channels in South Korea that can be accessed for free. The Family Hub Plus is an expansion of Samsung's SmartThings home product line, which launched in 2016 and aims to automate tasks through a connected home.

☆ Australia takes aim at Apple, Microsoft over child protection online
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Byron Kaye | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The disclosure confirms gaps in the child protection measures of some of the world's biggest tech firms, building public pressure on them to do more, according to the commissioner. Meta Platforms Inc, (META.O) which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, and Snapchat owner Snap Inc (SNAP.N) also got demands for information. The responses overall were "alarming" and raised concerns of "clearly inadequate and inconsistent use of widely available technology to detect child abuse material and grooming", commissioner Julie Inman Grant said in a statement. Microsoft and Apple "do not even attempt to proactively detect previously confirmed child abuse material" on their storage services, although a Microsoft-developed detection product is used by law enforcement agencies. An Apple announcement a week ago that it would stop scanning iCloud accounts for child abuse, following pressure from privacy advocates, was "a major step backwards from their responsibilities to help keep children safe" Inman Grant said.

☆ Box CEO explains how the cloud company boosted revenue by $246 million amid the downturn by paying closer attention to its biggest enterprise deals
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-01 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Public cloud companies are seeing plummeting stock prices amid the market downturn. Some cloud companies, like the $4.61 billion cloud-storage firm Box, aren't worried about the dip. It's been a tough year for public cloud companies. The $4.61 billion firm announced a $246 million increase in revenue in its second-quarter earnings, a 15% revenue increase compared to the previous year. To stay profitable, Box cut cloud-infrastructure costs by moving its operations to the public cloud, according to Levie.

☆ Microsoft представила новую ОС Windows 11
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-28 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Microsoft официально представила операционную систему Windows 11. Одно из самых заметных визуальных изменений ОС − перемещение меню "Пуск" в центр нижнего бара. У пользователей появилась возможность расположить окна запущенных приложений мозаикой, специально адаптированной для разметки конкретного экрана. В Windows 11 много внимания уделили работе с тач-дисплеем: изменилась логика функционирования сенсорной клавиатуры, значки приложений и настроек стали больше. Как ожидается, пользователи начнут получать обновление с Windows 11 в ближайшие месяцы.

Organizations: Microsoft

☆ Renovarea sistemului de iluminat public în municipiul Edineț
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +6 min

Titlu: Renovarea sistemului de iluminat public în municipiul EdinețNumărul de identificare al acestei licitații este: FY21-CM-ED (02)Data Lansării: 14 ianuarie 2021, orele 17:00 (GMT+2:00)Data limită pentru primirea ofertei: 04 februarie 2021, orele 10:00 (GMT+2:00)Categoria: lucrări de construcțieProgramul Comunitatea Mea, un program administrat de Consiliul pentru cercetări și schimburi internaționale (IREX) și finanțat de Agenția Statelor Unite pentru Dezvoltare Internațională invită contractori competenți și experimentați pentru renovarea sistemului de iluminat public în municipiul Edineț. Caietul de sarcini: Proiectul presupune renovarea sistemului de iluminat public din municipiul Edineț. Proiectul propune renovarea / extinderea a aproximativ 9,6 km a sistemului actual de iluminat stradal și instalarea a 213 corpuri de iluminat. Ofertele primite după termenul limită, precum și Ofertele incomplete nu vor fi luate în considerare. Ofertanții suportă toate costurile asociate pregătirii și depunerii ofertelor și negocierii contractului.

Organizations: Agenția Statelor Unite, Google Locations: Edineț, Chișinău, OneDrive, IREX, Republica Moldova

☆ Renovarea sistemului de iluminat stradal din satul Talmaza
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-17 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +6 min

Caietul de sarcini: Proiectul presupune renovarea sistemului de iluminat stradal din satul Talmaza. Activitățile prevăd lucrări de renovare / extindere a sistemului de iluminat stradal cu cca 7,5 km și instalarea a 192 corpuri de iluminat. Ofertele primite după termenul limită, precum și Ofertele incomplete nu vor fi luate în considerare. Ofertanții suportă toate costurile asociate pregătirii și depunerii ofertelor și negocierii contractului. Toate datele cu caracter personal sunt destinate utilizării interne a IREX, iar confidențialitatea este garantată.

Organizations: CM, Agenția Statelor Unite, Google Locations: CM - TAL, Chișinău, Talmaza, OneDrive, IREX, Republica Moldova

☆ Renovarea rețelelor termice la școala din satul Varnița, raionul Anenii Noi
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-14 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +6 min

Titlu: Renovarea rețelelor termice la școala din satul Varnița, raionul Anenii NoiNumărul de identificare al acestei licitații este: FY21-CM-VAR (02)Data Lansării: 14 decembrie 2020, orele 17:00 (GMT+2:00)Data limită pentru primirea ofertei: 19 ianuarie 2021, orele 10:00 (GMT+2:00)Categoria: lucrări de construcțieProgramul Comunitatea Mea, un program administrat de Consiliul pentru cercetări și schimburi internaționale (IREX) și finanțat de Agenția Statelor Unite pentru Dezvoltare Internațională invită contractori competenți și experimentați la renovarea rețelelor termice la școala din satul Varnita, raionul Anenii Noi. Caietul de sarcini: Proiectul presupune renovarea rețelelor termice la școala din satul Varnița, raionul Anenii Noi. Ofertele primite după termenul limită, precum și Ofertele incomplete nu vor fi luate în considerare. Ofertanții suportă toate costurile asociate pregătirii și depunerii ofertelor și negocierii contractului. Toate datele cu caracter personal sunt destinate utilizării interne a IREX, iar confidențialitatea este garantată.

Organizations: Agenția Statelor Unite, Google Locations: Anenii Noi, Chișinău, OneDrive, IREX, Republica Moldova

☆ Renovarea sistemului de iluminat public în satul Valea Perjei, raionul Taraclia
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-10 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +6 min

Titlu: Renovarea sistemului de iluminat public în satul Valea Perjei, raionul TaracliaNumărul de identificare al acestei licitații este: FY21-CM-VP (01)Data Lansării: 10 decembrie 2020, orele 17:00 (GMT+2:00)Data limită pentru primirea ofertei: 21 ianuarie 2021, orele 10:00 (GMT+2:00)Categoria: lucrări de construcțieProgramul Comunitatea Mea, un program administrat de Consiliul pentru cercetări și schimburi internaționale (IREX) și finanțat de Agenția Statelor Unite pentru Dezvoltare Internațională invită contractori competenți și experimentați la renovarea sistemului de iluminat public în satul Valea Perjei, raionul Taraclia. Primăria Valea Perjei este beneficiarul acestui proiect. Caietul de sarcini: Proiectul presupune renovarea sistemului de iluminat public în satul Valea Perjei, raionul Taraclia. Ofertele primite după termenul limită, precum și Ofertele incomplete nu vor fi luate în considerare. Ofertanții suportă toate costurile asociate pregătirii și depunerii ofertelor și negocierii contractului.

Organizations: CM, Agenția Statelor Unite, Google Locations: Taraclia, Chișinău, OneDrive, IREX, Republica Moldova

☆ Termen extins: Izolarea termică a grădiniței din satul Crihana Veche, raionul Cahul
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-09 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +6 min

Caietul de sarcini: Proiectul presupune izolarea pereților grădiniței din satul Crihana Veche, raionul Cahul. Ofertele primite după termenul limită, precum și Ofertele incomplete nu vor fi luate în considerare. Evaluarea ofertelor: IREX va lua în considerare combinația de scor tehnic și financiar în proporție de 50-50. Ofertanții suportă toate costurile asociate pregătirii și depunerii ofertelor și negocierii contractului. Toate datele cu caracter personal sunt destinate utilizării interne a IREX, iar confidențialitatea este garantată.

Organizations: Agenția Statelor Unite, Google Locations: Crihana Veche, Cahul, Chișinău, OneDrive, IREX, Republica Moldova

☆ Reabilitarea trotuarului din satul Gribova, raionul Drochia
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-20 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +6 min

Titlu: Reabilitarea trotuarului din satul Gribova, raionul DrochiaNumărul de identificare al acestei licitații este: FY21-CM-GRI (01)Data Lansării: 20 noiembrie 2020, orele 17:00 (GMT+2:00)Data limită pentru primirea ofertei: 11 decembrie 2020, orele 10:00 (GMT+2:00)Categoria: lucrări de construcțieProgramul Comunitatea Mea, un program administrat de Consiliul pentru cercetări și schimburi internaționale (IREX) și finanțat de Agenția Statelor Unite pentru Dezvoltare Internațională (USAID), invită contractori competenți și experimentați să participe la reabilitarea trotuarului din satul Gribova, raionul Drochia. Caietul de sarcini: Acest proiect va presupune îmbunătățirea infrastructurii locale din satul Gribova, raionul Drochia, în special, reabilitarea trotuarului. Ofertele primite după termenul limită, precum și Ofertele incomplete nu vor fi luate în considerare. Ofertanții suportă toate costurile asociate pregătirii și depunerii ofertelor și negocierii contractului. Toate datele cu caracter personal sunt destinate utilizării interne a IREX, iar confidențialitatea este garantată.

Organizations: Agenția Statelor Unite, Google Locations: Drochia, Chișinău, Gribova, OneDrive, IREX, Republica Moldova

☆ Reparația acoperișului grădiniței din satul Pănășești, raionul Strășeni
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-11 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +6 min

Titlu: Reparația acoperișului grădiniței din satul Pănășești, raionul StrășeniNumărul de identificare al acestei licitații este: FY21-CM-PAN (02)Data Lansării: 11 noiembrie 2020, orele 17:00 (GMT+2:00)Data limită pentru primirea ofertei: 03 decembrie 2020, orele 10:00 (GMT+2:00)Categoria: lucrări de construcțieProgramul Comunitatea Mea, un program administrat de Consiliul pentru cercetări și schimburi internaționale (IREX) și finanțat de Agenția Statelor Unite pentru Dezvoltare Internațională invită contractori competenți și experimentați la reparația acoperișului grădiniței din satul Pănășești, raionul Strășeni. Caietul de sarcini: Proiectul presupune conservarea energiei termice prin repararea acoperișului grădiniței din satul Pănășești, raionul Strășeni. Ofertele primite după termenul limită, precum și Ofertele incomplete nu vor fi luate în considerare. Ofertanții suportă toate costurile asociate pregătirii și depunerii ofertelor și negocierii contractului. Toate datele cu caracter personal sunt destinate utilizării interne a IREX, iar confidențialitatea este garantată.

Organizations: CM, Agenția Statelor Unite, Google Locations: Strășeni, Primăria, Chișinău, Pănășești, OneDrive, IREX, Republica Moldova

☆ Специалисты рассказали, как ускорить работу компьютера
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-01 | by ( ) point.md time to read: +1 min

Специалисты рассказали, как ускорить работу медленного компьютера. Чтобы восстановить скорость работы устройства, необходимо сократить число приложений, которые запускаются одновременно с загрузкой операционной системы. Для этого нужно убрать из списка приложений автозапуска те, которые используют много оперативной памяти или мощности процессора, передает gazeta.ruУстройство будет лучше работать, если закрыть ненужные вкладки в браузере, так как запуск большего числа вкладок может повлиять на общую производительность компьютера. Также компьютер необходимо проверять на наличие вирусов и перезагружать как минимум один раз в несколько дней. Пользователям Windows 10 советуют использовать функцию ReadyBoost, с помощью которой можно использовать USB-накопитель в качестве дополнительной оперативной памяти, и приостановить работу хранилища OneDrive, так как постоянная синхронизация службы хранения данных может замедлять работу системы.

Organizations: Business, Business Insider

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