Microsoft joins AI race at last: two models mark its first move
In March 2024, Microsoft set up its own AI team. The goal was clear: to break away from its reliance on OpenA...
Applications
Everyone uses applications on a daily basis. Building, integrating and running them requires quite a bit from people and systems. Application development has recently undergone a huge metamorphosis. In particular, the emergence of cloud-native application development has caused fundamental changes. AI, especially GenAI, has also caused a major shift. Finally, the world’s largest OS, Microsoft Windows, also makes regular appearances on this page. You will stay up to date on all relevant application developments here.
Timeline
Microsoft tries new way to deliver Windows 10 features
The company is trying out a new way to deliver features through the Microsoft Store. Microsoft is testing ...
Apple patches actively exploited vulnerabilities in iOS 14.4 update
Apple has released the latest version of iOS and iPadOS. Version 14.4 brings some minor improvements and patc...
Microsoft increases the usability of Excel on the web
The latest news out of Redmond is that the world's most popular spreadsheet app just got a whole lot easier t...
Microsoft’s computer vision AI beats humans at captioning images
In its efforts to improve the quality of life for the visually impaired by using AI systems, Microsoft has ma...
ServiceNow launches vaccine management software to help rollout
ServiceNow said it is launching COVID-19 vaccine management tools to scale the distribution, administration, ...
Italy consumer association sues Apple for ending the iPhone 6 series
The Italian consumer association, Altroconsumo, announced on Monday that it informed iPhone maker Apple that ...
Microsoft adds “drag and drop” from Outlook directly to Teams
The ability to drag and drop attachments between the two applications should have been available from the sta...
Microsoft and SAP expand partnership to integrate Teams
Microsoft and SAP are committing to integrating Microsoft Teams with SAP business applications by mid-2021. ...
Judge rejects Parler’s demand for reinstatement on Amazon
The ruling means the insurgent social media alternative to Twitter faces some difficult times ahead. A fed...
Apple’s Silicon M1 Macs can now run Ubuntu Linux
Users of Apple Silicon Macs running the Apple M1 chip, like the entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro, Macbook Air,...