Category: Application Software

January 16, 2024

Microsoft has spent billions on integrating ChatGPT into its Copilot AI assistant for Edge, Bing and Windows 11 – and a new code leak suggests it could be planning to claw back some of that investment very soon. As spotted […]

January 10, 2024

Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser Apple first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed the ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ to test features that may be introduced into future release versions of Safari. ‌Safari Technology […]

January 9, 2024

Microsoft has published a beta release of its Fluid Framework 2.0, an upgrade to the company’s open source platform for building collaborative applications. Unveiled January 8, the Fluid Framework 2.0 beta features an intuitive programming model for developers to synchronize […]

January 8, 2024

Extract, transform, and load (ETL) tools provide a way to extract data from a system, transform it, and load it into a target repository. In practice, an ETL pipeline essentially serves as a data pipeline for cleaning, enriching, and transforming […]

January 8, 2024

As generative AI (genAI) platforms such as ChatGPT, Dall-E2, and AlphaCode barrel ahead at a breakneck pace, keeping the tools from hallucinating and spewing erroneous or offensive responses is nearly impossible. To date, there have been few methods to ensure […]

January 4, 2024

Google made a big change to its Google Maps design recently, and I can’t say it bothered me as much as it upset some users. The color palette might be different than the colors Google has used for years on […]

January 4, 2024

Late last year, Google shared more details about its plans to eliminate third-party cookies in the Chrome browser once and for all. The first major step of the plan goes into effect today, January 4, as Google is rolling out […]

January 2, 2024

Business leaders and IT departments can hold very different views on the priority and outcomes of application modernization, and these opposing views often hinder or block modernization efforts. While everyone wants modern applications that support organizational objectives, executive leadership and […]

January 2, 2024

In the recently published State of Mozilla for 2023, the open-source foundation made some bold statements about its plans for the future. The organization aims to build a better internet “by the people, for the people,” countering the overwhelming influence […]

December 28, 2023

Companies striving to increase productivity and efficiency can utilize tools to help them manage their employees effectively. Workforce management software is a valuable solution that can help companies streamline their workforce-related processes and boost performance. It offers various features to […]

December 22, 2023

You should get an iPhone if you want an iMessage chatting experience and are on Android. That’s what I and many others have told you, especially since the Beeper Mini saga started. That’s the only way to get iMessage. Expecting […]

December 15, 2023

Microsoft has introduced Copilot for Azure, an AI-based tool designed to enhance the management and operation of cloud infrastructure and services. It leverages the capabilities of large language models (LLMs) with Azure’s Resource Model to provide a comprehensive understanding and […]

December 15, 2023

Google says that its update to Google Maps will give users more control over their location data. The navigation app’s Location History feature, which is turned off by default, stores your activity in the cloud, showing where you’ve recently been. […]

December 15, 2023

The Spring Boot team released Spring Boot 3.2 in November 2023. This latest release is packed with features, the most noteworthy of which is the support for virtual threads and Coordinated Restore at Checkpoint (CRaC). Other features include SSL-bundle reloading, […]

December 14, 2023

Apple today released an iTunes 12.13.1 update for Windows users, with the software introducing security improvements. According to Apple’s release notes, there are no notable new features, but the new version of iTunes should be installed as soon as possible […]

December 13, 2023

On Wednesday, news quickly spread on social media about a new enabled-by-default Dropbox setting that shares your Dropbox data with OpenAI for an experimental AI-powered search feature. Dropbox says that user data shared with third-party AI partners isn’t used to […]

December 8, 2023

Meta has introduced Purple Llama, a project dedicated to creating open-source tools for developers to evaluate and boost the trustworthiness and safety of generative AI models before they are used publicly. Meta emphasized the need for collaborative efforts in ensuring […]

November 29, 2023

Google Chrome is a fast, simple, and secure web browser, built for the modern web. Chrome combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. Google builds powerful tools that help you connect, play, […]

November 27, 2023

Despite its popularity, Microsoft has decided to kill off its 365 browser extension for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. It’s currently unclear what the company will be replacing the extension with (if anything at this point). In a support document, […]

November 27, 2023

According to SFGate, Shelby Easler, her brother Austin, and their partners were driving back to Los Angeles from Las Vegas on November 19, using Google Maps for navigation. The group reportedly decided to take an alternative route off Interstate 15 […]