The robots are coming for your monthly budget — but for some, that might not be a bad thing.
Zoom in: A clear majority of younger Americans are embracing artificial intelligence as a way to help them achieve their financial goals, according to data released this week by Northwestern Mutual.
Microsoft brought more humility than ever to a highly anticipated congressional hearing Thursday about its recent security failures.
Why it matters: The shifting strategy underscores just how seriously Microsoft is taking the criticism that competitors and government officials have raised against it — and how much trust the company has lost among many of its federal government customers.
Microsoft won't include the controversial Recall feature as part of new Copilot+ PCs that ship next week, the company said late yesterday.
Why it matters: In both Washington and Silicon Valley, Microsoft has faced mounting scrutiny over the feature, which tracks and stores users' screen activity for AI to search. Security and privacy experts warn it could accidentally expose confidential materials, passwords and other sensitive data.
Zoom in: Microsoft is delaying the Recall rollout to test it further with its Windows Insider Program over the "coming weeks," the company said in an updated blog post.
Pope Francis made history Friday as the first pontiff to speak at the Group of Seven meeting in Fasano, Italy, where he discussed his concerns with artificial intelligence.
Why it matters: The pope has long urged caution around AI, calling it "a fascinating tool and also a terrifying one," during his remarks Friday even as he acknowledged its potential applications in medicine, labor, culture, communications, education and politics.
Apple's move deeper into the world of generative AI will test the public's willingness to embrace the company's sanitized style.
The big picture: Microsoft has "no taste," Steve Jobs famously said in 1995 of the company that — back then — had eclipsed Apple in every other way. "They don't bring much culture into their products... Their products have no spirit to them... they are very pedestrian."
Microsoft won't include the controversial Recall feature as part of new CoPilot+ PCs that ship next week, the company said Thursday.
Why it matters: Microsoft has faced mounting scrutiny over the feature in both Washington and Silicon Valley — with security and privacy experts warning it could accidentally expose confidential materials, passwords and other sensitive data.
