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Microsoft is finally fixing app updates on Windows

1 day ago | computerworld.com | Chris Hoffman

Windows 8 might have made waves for its short-lived removal of the beloved Start button, but the platform’s launch of an ill-fated storefront for streamlined app management was arguably Microsoft’s biggest blunder of all. With the Windows 8 Store, the company attempted to shrug off traditional Windows desktop software and leap toward an overly ambitious vision that almost immediately collapsed.
WWDC: Apple’s Shortcuts makes a grab at AI

3 days ago | computerworld.com | Jonny Evans

Next week, we should have a clear view of what Apple already knows it is rolling out at this year’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC). At the moment, expectations are low, but one updated feature could make a major difference to some people’s workflow: Shortcuts are expected to get much smarter. Shortcuts to AI? Not really, but helpful all the same Shortcuts help you automate tasks on Apple devices.
New Perplexity Labs platform launched for those 'who want to bring an entire idea to life’

5 days ago | computerworld.com | Taryn Plumb

Perplexity this week released Perplexity Labs, a new tool for Pro users that can craft reports, spreadsheets, dashboards, and visual representations, to meet users’ increased demand for AI productivity tools with greater autonomy and ever more sophisticated capabilities. The platform, a rival to Anthropic Claude, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and Google Gemini, can even work on its own for 10 minutes (or more) as it reasons through complicated assignments.
Ahead of WWDC, Apple hits its 'dead cat' moment

6 days ago | computerworld.com | Jonny Evans

What’s a company to do when it faces a multitude of existential crises and seems unable to regain control of the media message? It throws a few dead cats on the table to distract everybody. This aeons-old approach to public relations has recently been rechristened as “flooding the zone” — and it is what I think Apple is doing as news surfaces that it plans to announce a change to the way it names its operating systems in June at its big developer event, WWDC.
DeepSeek releases new version of its R1 reasoning AI model

6 days ago | computerworld.com | Mikael Markander

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has released an update to the R1 reasoning AI model that took the tech world by storm when it was launched at the beginning of the year. The open-source model sent shockwaves through the AI industry as its efficient use of compute and memory resources helped it match leading US models’ performance at a fraction of the cost.
OpenAI’s Skynet moment: Models defy human commands, actively resist orders to shut down

6 days ago | computerworld.com | Gyana Ranjan Swain

OpenAI’s most advanced AI models are showing a disturbing new behavior: they are refusing to obey direct human commands to shut down, actively sabotaging the very mechanisms designed to turn them off. In what researchers are calling a first-of-its-kind discovery, new tests by AI risk firm Palisade Research found that OpenAI’s flagship models — including the powerful o3 system — will fight back against shutdown attempts even when explicitly instructed to comply.
Microsoft and Google pursue differing AI agent approaches in M365 and Workspace

6 days ago | computerworld.com | Agam Shah

Microsoft and Google are taking distinctive approaches with AI agents in their productivity suites, and enterprises need to account for the differences when formulating digital labor strategies, analysts said. In recent months, both companies have announced a dizzying array of new agents aimed at extracting value from corporate documents and maximizing efficiency.
AI chatbots deliver minimal productivity gains, study finds

1 week ago | computerworld.com | Lucas Mearian

A new study by economists analyzing a wide range of jobs and employees found that AI chatbots do not markedly improve an organization’s productivity or efficiency. At the same time, AI is being adopted faster than any technology in history, according to industry analysts, economists, and technology historians. Generative AI (genAI) has seen the fastest uptake.
When AI fails, who is to blame?

1 week ago | computerworld.com | Mike Elgan

To state the obvious: Our species has fully entered the Age of AI. And AI is here to stay. The fact that AI chatbots appear to speak human language has become a major source of confusion. Companies are making and selling AI friends, lovers, pets, and therapists. Some AI researchers falsely claim their AI and robots can “feel” and “think.” Even Apple falsely says it’s building a lamp that can feel emotion.
Apple catches its breath as US court rejects tariff tax

1 week ago | computerworld.com | Jonny Evans

Apple — and almost everybody else — has gotten a slight reprieve as a US court yesterday set aside the Trump tariff tax. But conflict and confusion continue to batter global trade, and while the news will provide a glimmer of relief, it will probably be short-lived. There’s always another dead cat to throw into the flames.