Microsoft uses AI to update old Windows 10 versions
Windows 10 is offered by Microsoft as-a-Service, with a major new update being pushed every six months. If you keep working on an old version of Windows 10 for too long, you will no longer receive security updates or support from Microsoft. Now it enables AI to upgrade old versions anyway.
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Microsoft provides PowerPoint with new AI features
Microsoft has provided its PowerPoint with a number of updates and new features in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). For example, the software supplier launches Presenter Coach for PowerPoint. This new AI tool provides feedback while practicing a presentation on a computer.
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Supercomputing infrastructure Nvidia gets support for Arm-based chips
Chip manufacturer Nvidia has announced that its Artificial Intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing infrastructure will soon support Arm-based CPUs. The support should be there before the end of the year.
Nvidia's CUDA-X AI and HPC libraries, GPU-accelerated AI frameworks and software devel... Read more
Docker embraces Windows Subsystem for Linux 2
Docker has announced what the company's container technology will look like for developers working on Windows. Microsoft recently unveiled the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2), of which a preview version is now available.
WSL 2 has a different approach than the current WSl. WSL redirects syste... Read more
Microsoft makes public preview of Azure Bastion available
Microsoft has unveiled a new service called Azure Bastion, which should provide secure access to off-Internet virtual machines. Azure Bastion is now available as a public preview.
Bastion hosts are computers on networks specifically designed to withstand attacks. Microsoft's latest Azure service le... Read more
Blue Prism expands RPA platform with Thoughtonomy acquisition
Blue Prism has announced the acquisition of Thoughtonomy to further expand its Robotic Process Automation (RPA) platform. Thoughtonomy is a startup that has developed a cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) engine that delivers RPA-based solutions on a SaaS framework.
Blue Prism is down $100 mil... Read more
Salesforce expands Marketing Cloud, Commerce Cloud and Service Cloud with more AI
Salesforce has announced that it will provide its Marketing Cloud, Commerce Cloud and Service Cloud with various updates and expansions. Among other things, it introduces artificial intelligence (AI) improvements, as well as new features for personalized buying experiences.
Marketing Cloud will mai... Read more
HPE simplifies SimpliVity with InfoSight AI tool
With SimpliVity, HPE has a solid platform for hyper-converged infrastructure in terms of data centre virtualisation and workloads in the edge. Starting this summer, HPE will integrate InfoSight's AI capabilities into SimpliVity and expand its offering with new edge solutions for remote offices, amon... Read more
“Dutch employees are ready to abolish the password.
The Dutch employee is ready to say goodbye to the password this year. That's what the report "The Password-Free Future" from Okta says. Three out of five employees, for example, see the advantages of using biometric data as a login method at work.
More than three-quarters of the respondents use an ... Read more
Facebook introduces cryptomunt Libra
With Libra, Facebook is introducing a crypto currency that will bring financial capabilities to the whole world, including people in Third World countries who currently do not have access to financial services.
With Libra, Facebook thinks it holds the key to a usable digital currency. The social ne... Read more