Sometimes I wonder if boards think CEO is a throwaway job. Considering that boards used to have a ton of ex-CEOs on them, and given the historic bad choices that have badly hurt or destroyed companies, you'd think someone would have developed a decent process to pick a good CEO. You'd think that firms at least would learn from thei...
Microsoft has learned a lot of very hard lessons over the last couple of decades, and it continues to surprise and annoy me that other firms seem to have the suicidal tendency to learn the same lessons the hard way. My view is that it is far better and cheaper to avoid the mistakes of others, but fi...
HP just took over the PC market worldwide. You probably don't get how incredible this is, so here's an analogy: It's as if a crooked referee put a bunch of lead on an overweight racer and shuffled him to the back of the pack, but in the end, the guy finished first. You'd seriously want to look under...
President Trump offers a good emulation for a future artificial intelligence system, suggests a column I read earlier this month, and his presidency may be an early warning of what could happen if we should fail to think through its training and information sources. Cathy O'Neil, the author of the p...
I've been involved in mergers and acquisitions for decades, and I used to run an acquisition cleanup team while at IBM. I've seen so many bad acquisitions that it is generally far easier to point out the good ones. What is somewhat ironic, given my background, is that the best largely have been exec...
I was at Dell's analyst conference last week and HP Discover is this week. As I was considering the contrast between the two companies, I started to think the contrast between Apple and HP is greater. Given how many Apple employees used to work at HP before its massive layoffs, there is a lot of cr...
People get sick, and back in the Middle Ages they would use leeches and razors to bleed them until they got better. The practice didn't work that well -- yet if we look at what we do to sick divisions and companies, it is effectively the same thing. We cut investments, freeze salaries, make layoffs,...
Microsoft last week announced a large staff reduction tied to the acquisition of Nokia. There is actually a science to how to make layoffs, but much of that appears to have been lost over the last couple of decades. I have some theories as to why -- I blame the Democrats and financial analysts -- bu...
One of the recurring themes in the technology industry is that very successful companies become arrogant and start taking unnecessary risks or abusing customers -- the two aren't mutually exclusive. That behavior can accomplish what competitors have failed to do: It can kill them. I was in IBM in th...
Tesco, a UK-based supermarket giant, is installing hundreds of screens that will scan shoppers' faces while they wait in line at its gas stations. The information gathered from the shoppers will then be dished to advertisers. Tesco struck a deal with Amscreen, which makes OptimEyes, a system that wo...
British retailer WH Smith has shuttered its UK site and will keep it offline until all particularly objectionable sexual content is removed from its offerings. Last week, technology news site The Kernel reported that WH Smith -- along with Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other retailers -- was sellin...
China's Supreme Court announced new guidelines for Internet use, including years-long jail stints for people who author "online rumors" that are viewed more than 5,000 times or reposted 500 times. Such a post would qualify as defamation, which in China carries a max sentence of three years in jail.
Apple is still doing relatively well, but its valuation is falling like a rock, while Nokia and RIM are ascending from catastrophically low levels. Yet judging from Twitter feeds and relevant articles, it appears the people who disbelieve that Apple can fall are matched by those who can't believe RI...
If you've been anywhere near a consumer electronics retailer lately or have leafed through the consumer electronics circulars and ads that supplement Sunday newspapers, you've no doubt noticed the words "Smart TV" shouting out at you. And if you've been wondering what a Smart TV is, or whether whate...
Since the latter days of the 20th Century, business and political leaders have moved between each others' fields with increasing ease. Vice President Dick Cheney was one; Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is another. Right now, two former leaders of high-tech companies are running for office: former ...
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Apple Goes All-In on a Privacy-Based AI Experience
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AV Tech Innovations Transforming Higher Education
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AI-Capable PCs Capture 14% of Global Q2 Shipments
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Kubuntu Focus Iridium Laptops Set New Built-for-Linux Standard
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Experts Weigh In on Refusing or Paying After a Ransomware Attack
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Database Admins See Brighter Job Prospects Amid IT Challenges
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Post-Open Licensing Could Offer Software Devs Funding Alternatives
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Monopoly Preservation, Risk Aversion Hurt Google AI Development, Says Gmail Creator
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More Linux Malware Means More Linux Monitoring
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Acer Chromebook Plus 516 GE Redefines Gaming Style, Computing Performance
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Malware-as-a-Service Golden Business for Hackers: Darktrace Report
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New Qualcomm Chip Could Supercharge Sub-$100 Global 5G Phone Market
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SevaCare Blood Pressure Monitor Offers Affordable Home Health Assurance
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Current Backyard Smart Grill: Perfect for Condo and Apartment Living
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Upgrading to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Noble Numbat: Step-by-Step Guide
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AI, IoT, Quantum Security Among Top 10 Emerging Technologies: Forrester
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Our Entire Approach to AI Is Flawed
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Cat-Phishing, Living-Off-The-Land, Fake Invoices Top Q1 Cyberthreats: Report
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Meta Wants To Get Small With Its AI Language Models
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Windows 10 End of Life Could Flood Landfills With E-Waste
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Balance, Not Mandates, Needed To Keep Kids Safe Online: Report
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Compelling New Headphones From Heavys and Sonos
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AI-Powered Software Offers Breakthrough for Treating Dyslexia
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AI-Enhanced Searches May Pose Threat to Creators, Publishers
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Intel Announces New Tech To Battle in AI Market
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Pundit Predicts Apple AI Will Be Bound to iPhone, Analysts React
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Meta and Nvidia: The Future of Social Media and Personal Technology
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Amazon’s Competitor to Musk’s Starlink Takes Critical Step Toward Deployment
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How To Leverage Gen AI Without Losing the Corporate Shirt
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Apple Muscles Up iPad Pro With M4 Silicon and Tandem OLED Display
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Intel AI and the Olympics
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The Case Against Noncompete Agreements
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A Glimpse Into the Future of AI Electric Cars
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Vision Pro Revives One-and-Done App Purchases
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Apple Vision Pro Impressions: One Week Later
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‘Women Don’t Play’ Confronts Gender Disparity in the Tech Industry
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