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Shock: Sam Altman fired from OpenAI, and Greg Brockman leaves also

[German]It is a real quake and the employees of OpenAI are probably shocked. The founder and figurehead of OpenAI has been fired as CEO and Greg Brockman has also been removed from the board. Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati is … Continue reading

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Microsoft Ignite 2023

Microsoft will hold its Ignite 2023 conference from November 14 to 17, 2023, with a split event (online and in-person conference). Microsoft Ignite is an annual conference for developers and IT experts. Advertising

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

HP toner: Purchase from distributor only after B2B registration?

[German]Strange development in the area of printer consumables at the manufacturer HP. The fact that ink cartridges from third-party suppliers are blocked by firmware updates is nothing new. I have also discussed ink subscriptions for HP devices here on the … Continue reading

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BlueSky Invite codes to give away

[German]I'm at BlueSky (@etguenni.bsky.social) and I have some spare invite codes for BlueSky (the X/Twitter alternative at bsky.app) to give away to my blog readers. Just leave a comment with a valid email address and why you are interested in … Continue reading

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Microsoft discontinues the Windows Insider MVP as of Dec. 31, 2023

[German]A short info for the colleagues who were still awarded the title "Windows Insider MVP" by Microsoft. December 31, 2023 is finito, the program will be discontinued then. A spokesperson confirmed this to The Register. Microsoft's goal, according to the … Continue reading

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AI in medicine, questions and answers from Stanford

How will or can generative AI find its use in the medical field and what are the potentials as well as risks with this technology? In the USA, scientists are also dealing with this topic. Among them is the dean … Continue reading

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It's done: 30 years as a freelance writer …

[German]On today's October 1, 2023 I'm 30 years as a freelance writer and now as a blogger on the road. And now I actually look back on these three decades quite incredulously. Advertising

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Vivaldi developer complains in letter to EU about Microsoft's approach to Edge

[German]Jon von Tetzchner, CEO of Vivaldi and former founder of Opera, both browsers intended as alternatives to Chrome or Edge, has written an open letter to the EU Commission. In it, he laments Microsoft's practice of discouraging users from using … Continue reading

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BMW kicks subscription for heated seats

[German]U-turn at BMW, when it comes to seat heating as a subscription. Announced as recently as 2020, this option is to disappear in the future. Instead, the car manufacturer wants to focus on other software services. This was announced by … Continue reading

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Cisco plans to acquire Splunk monitoring platform for $28 billion

Advertising [German]The next big takeover in the IT industry seems to be imminent. The US company Cisco has announced that it wants to take over Splunk. It's a really big deal, which will be done by a cash purchase. No … Continue reading

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