Emerging Technology

The real cost of poor security

Your weekly round-up of the questions asked by readers of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World sees us learning how much cyber attacks cost; how to build a winning IT culture; and about Microsoft's plan for Windows and AI.

Microsoft tops $4T in valuation — great news for the company, not so great for its workers

Microsoft is now a $4 trillion company, but that's cold comfort for all those ex (and soon to be ex) employees who helped make that achievement possible.

Smart people use AI to get smarter

The technology will either allow your mental abilities to whither and fade — or make you a lot smarter. Choose your adventure.

Spotlight report: How AI is reshaping IT

IT organizations have already been challenged to find the resources and skills to support major shifts like cloud, automation, and a dramatically altered risk landscape. The emergence of AI as the next big game changer adds an additional level of stress and urgency. It also requires IT leaders to rethink how IT is staffed and organized, how it's funded, and how the IT team works with the business to capture the value and promise of generative AI, agentic AI, machine learning, and whatever else comes IT's way.

Qorgau: How Kazakhstan is Using AI to Make Roads Safer

Google touts new genAI features for its NotebookLM

NotebookLM can now generate AI video summaries from reference documents in the form of narrated slides.

9 ways Copilot can turbocharge OneNote

OneNote users, take note: Microsoft’s AI assistant can speed up your workflow and perform tasks you never expected in a note-taking app. Here are nine things to try with Copilot in OneNote.