I just returned from SAP Sapphire 2025 in Orlando, and while SAP painted a compelling vision of an AI-powered future, I couldn’t help but think about the gap between their shiny new announcements and where most SAP customers actually are today. Let me cut through the marketing hype and give you the analyst perspective on … Read more
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Can nuclear power really fuel the rise of AI? In the AI arms race, all the major players say they want to go nuclear. Over the past year, the likes of Meta, Amazon, … Read more
TL;DR The upcoming OnePlus 13s replaces the traditional Alert Slider with a customizable hardware button called the Plus Key. Amongst other remappable functions, this key launches AI Plus Mind, which uses contextual intelligence to save and organize screen content within a dedicated Mind Space. While similar to Nothing’s Essential Key and Essential Space, OnePlus offers … Read more
Hours before a federal law was set to take effect in January mandating that Chinese tech giant ByteDance sell TikTok’s U.S. operations, the social media app shut down. Though service was restored the next day, thousands of TikTok content creators were faced with the prospect of their source of income disappearing in an instant. The … Read more
Booz Allen Hamilton plans to lay off roughly 7% of its workforce amid a government-wide push to reduce spending on contracts, primarily at civilian agencies. About 2,500 positions will be eliminated during the first quarter of the company’s new fiscal year that started April 1. Booz Allen employed 35,800 people at the end of the … Read more
What if we could design a machine that could read your emotions and intentions, write thoughtful, empathetic, perfectly timed responses—and seemingly know exactly what you need to hear? A machine so seductive, you wouldn’t even realize it’s artificial. What if we already have? In a comprehensive meta-analysis, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy … Read more
Why MSPs are the key to a better enterprise cloud experience [Q&A] 5 In recent years more and more organizations have been turning to the cloud for their IT requirements. But with public, private and hybrid options to choose from the cloud landscape is complex. It’s no surprise then that enterprises are increasingly leveraging MSPs … Read more
Google Gemini for Workspace is the latest, most comprehensive iteration of the cloud giant’s generative AI assistant, now available to business and enterprise users across the full gamut of Google Workspace apps. The AI productivity assistant is accessible in all apps via a diamond-shaped logo in the top right, next to the user’s profile picture. … Read more
Readers discuss the biology of sex, plastic in the brain and more 10 It’s a matter of size A January executive order by President Donald Trump designates people as female if they make the “large” reproductive cell (the egg) and male if they make the “small” one (the sperm). But the human sexes don’t fit … Read more
BBC Listen to this article. I step into the booth with some trepidation. I am about to be subjected to strobe lighting while music plays – as part of a research project trying to understand what makes us truly human. It’s an experience that brings to mind the test in the science fiction film Bladerunner, … Read more
