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On paper, Informatica, a Redwood City-based cloud software firm with 5,000 white collar employees, is exactly the type of company that should be gung-ho to pay up and buy Office 365 Copilot, the version of Microsoft’s flagship software that comes with artificial intelligence features.
And more than a year ago, Informatica did test out Office 365 Copilot for a handful of its employees, according to CIO Graeme Thompson. But Thompson said he has passed on buying seats primarily because he hasn’t seen uses for
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A good webcam makes a big difference whether you’re jumping on work calls, streaming gameplay or catching up with friends across the country. Built-in laptop cameras often fall short, so investing in one of the best webcams gives you sharper video, better colors and features like background control or low-light correction.The market is full of options at different prices, which makes picking the right one tricky. Some focus on 4K... Read more ›
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CEO Ali Agha is getting robots out into the world quickly to feed a data collection flywheel that just started spinning faster. Read more ›
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Google’s journal app might be a Pixel-exclusive, but that doesn’t mean it’s the best out there. Read more ›
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Milan-based NanoPhoria Bioscience today announced the successful first close of its €83.5 million Series A financing round – the largest ever Series A round in Italian BioTech history – for its lung-to-heart drug delivery platform. The round was led by XGEN Venture, Sofinnova Partners, and CDP Venture Capital, with Panakes Partners also investing and one ... Read more ›
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HMD is teasing a new phone launch, and it’s apparently aiming to deliver a bridge between feature phones and smartphones with the HMD Touch 4G. The device is set to launch tomorrow, October 7 and is touted as “India's first-ever hybrid phone”. India's first-ever hybrid phone is just around the corner.HMD Touch 4G. Better starts here. 3 days to go.#HMD #HMDTouch4G #ComingSoon #HMDIndia pic.twitter.com/5UiJrFfSZv— HMD India (@HMDdevicesIN) October 4, 2025... Read more ›
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Paris-based DJUST, a SaaS company specialising in the design of digital platforms for B2B, has secured €7M financing extension. The round includes support from New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Elaia Partners, and returning investors, along with new participation from Speedinvest, a pan-European investment fund. This new financing comes two years after they raised €12M in Series ... Read more Read more ›
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Stripe's Emily Glassberg Sands said she's hiring more new grads than ever, but worries about the mentorship needed to help them grow. Read more ›
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Jessica Winder added a second full-time HR position to her plate during the pandemic. Working two six-figure jobs for a year helped her save $100,000. Read more ›
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Over 40% of fatal crash victims had THC levels far above legal limits, showing cannabis use before driving remains widespread. The rate didn’t drop after legalization, suggesting policy changes haven’t altered risky habits. Experts warn that the lack of public awareness around marijuana’s dangers behind the wheel is putting lives at risk. Read more ›
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Why settle for tiny pieces of chocolate when you could unwrap a Pokémon card, a Funko Pop or a Star Wars LEGO ship instead? Advent calendars have gone full geek mode, with options for fans of movies, comics, games and even science. They’re the perfect way to add some holiday cheer to your desk, game shelf or living room. Consider this your guide to the best geeky countdowns for 2025.... Read more ›
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ChatGPT remains by far the most widely used chatbot among people responding to The Information Pro’s latest subscriber survey, but it lost ground over the past seven months. So did most other chatbots, possibly a sign that our readers are experimenting with fewer chatbots and have decided on those they want to primarily use. Overall, the use of artificial intelligence services has become even more widespread among our readers since... Read more ›
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Meta Platforms plans to acquire the chip startup Rivos, according to a person familiar with the matter. The deal comes after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in July said his company would spend “hundreds of billions of dollars” on expanding its computing capacity to enable its ambitions in artificial ... Read more ›
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A group of Tesla shareholders is urging investors to vote against CEO Elon Musk’s proposed pay package, which could be worth up to $1 trillion, at the electric automaker’s annual meeting next month, according to a letter included in a regulatory filing. The shareholders, which include officials ... Read more ›
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For years, Chinese billionaire He Xiaopeng has been pegged as an Elon Musk wannabe, and his electric vehicle company, XPeng, as a mere Tesla copycat. And until recently the company seemed laggardly, raising questions about whether it would survive. All of that is changing quickly. In other words, XPeng has moved up a stair from the realm of mere novelty to unignorable player with intimidating products and shrewd commercial instincts.... Read more ›
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After AI coding apps like Cursor and Replit popularized “vibe coding,” Microsoft wants to make “vibe working” happen.Microsoft on Monday unveiled Office Agent, which lets people create complex PowerPoint presentations and Excel spreadsheets based on simple written prompts in the Copilot chatbot. Read more ›
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 53 on Monday, a law that will require the largest AI companies to abide by their own safety and cybersecurity policies. One company that should take heed of the new law is Elon Musk's xAI.The ink had barely dried on xAI’s safety policy, which it published in August, when the company released its model Grok Code Fast 1 and violated the policy’s terms, according... Read more ›
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Elon Musk has been paying closer attention to his artificial intelligence company, xAI, over the past few months, pushing staff to move as quickly as possible to catch up with rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic. The xAI CEO’s increased involvement has led to frequent reorganizations, demotions and firings on the teams building the company’s AI models and products. At the same time, xAI has been integrating the social media site... Read more ›
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President Donald Trump’s recent announcement that a joint venture will oversee TikTok’s U.S. business left unanswered the important question of who will run the new company. Inside TikTok, executives say there’s a very obvious candidate: Adam Presser, the longtime No. 2 to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, and one of the top Americans at the company. In August, Presser became the new head of TikTok’s U.S. Data Security unit, which... Read more ›
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You might think the $55 billion buyout of Electronic Arts would be today’s biggest business event. But that’s yesterday’s news—word of the deal broke on Friday. (For more on that, see below). Today’s biggest news, in reality, is OpenAI’s launch of its shopping feature, which puts the ChatGPT creator in competition with everyone from Amazon to Instagram. OpenAI unveiled what it calls an Instant Checkout feature, which it said was... Read more ›
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Snyk, a startup that sells security tools for developers, seemed like a shoe-in for a lucrative initial public offering a few years ago. Sales were doubling or tripling every year, reaching into the hundreds of millions of dollars annually, as exploding corporate use of open-source software code created vulnerabilities that businesses needed to patch. Snyk’s valuation soared to more than $8 billion. Now, the decade-old company seems stuck. The tech... Read more ›
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