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The end of SaaS as we know it?

In a recent interview Satya Nadella from Microsoft suggested that SaaS (Software as a Service) applications are likely to be replaced by AI agents. This has been a constant pattern for some time now. At Microsoft’s Ignite 2024 conference, Nadella introduced a suite of AI-driven “autonomous agents” designed to perform tasks on behalf of users,...

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TinyTroupe: Simulating Human Behaviour with AI

Microsoft has released TinyTroupe, an open-source Python library that uses large language models to simulate human behaviour in virtual environments. This allows for testing digital advertising, software, and generating synthetic data for machine learning. The library enables the simulation of multiple AI agents ("TinyPersons") with individual personalities interacting within a simulated world ("TinyWorld"), facilitating virtual...

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Microsoft’s New “Recall” Feature: A Double-Edged Sword?

At the recent Build conference, Microsoft unveiled an ambitious new feature for Windows 11 called "Recall," integrated into the new Copilot+ PCs. This AI-powered tool aims to revolutionize how users search and retrieve past activities on their PCs. However, while innovative, Recall raises significant privacy and security concerns that cannot be ignored. How Recall Works...

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Windows 10: PWA Office Apps

German platform deskmodder.de reports that Mircosoft is experimenting with PWA (Progressive Web App) versions of their office suite with some users.  According to the author of the article, PWA versions of Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Word appear in the startmenu. It turned out that these apps were created by Microsoft Edge (Stable). The path of...

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Coronavirus and the impact on global supply chains – MIT Technology Review Insights

The coronavirus turns out to be a massive disruptor of global supply chains. For example, ´ the automotive industry óperates still at less than 50% of its pre-virus production levels. Companies producing electronics are operating at 40 to 60% of their capacities. This hits products like smartphones very hard, since the production requires asselmby lines....

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