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AppWizard

March 10, 2025

March Madness 2! Robocop, Sonic, Minecraft, Persona 3 & More!

Several leading companies are committing to sustainability initiatives aimed at reducing their carbon footprints, with tech giants and manufacturing leaders pledging to achieve net-zero emissions by 2030. These commitments involve substantial investments in renewable energy sources, innovative technologies like carbon capture and storage, and sustainable practices in operations. Companies are collaborating with non-profit organizations, governments, and other stakeholders to enhance their sustainability efforts. Additionally, as consumer awareness of environmental issues grows, businesses are aligning their practices with customer values, promoting transparency, engaging customers in sustainability initiatives, and educating them about the importance of sustainability.

Winsage

February 7, 2025

Microsoft tries again with aggressive tactics against Google and Chrome, touting Edge’s “world-class performance” with a pop-up ad promo

Microsoft is intensifying efforts to promote Bing and Edge, encouraging users to stay loyal to Edge while searching for the Google Web Store via Bing. A pop-up message promotes Edge's advantages, contrasting with straightforward Google Search results that lack similar ads. Microsoft is also using its Bing Wallpaper app to recommend Bing as the default search engine and automatically adding the Bing extension to Chrome. The company has faced criticism for mimicking Google's interface, including replicating the Google Doodle, which Google Chrome lead Parisa Tabriz described as a "new low." Mozilla has raised concerns about Microsoft's misleading designs giving Edge an unfair advantage. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella acknowledged that Google generates more revenue from Windows than Microsoft does.

AppWizard

December 20, 2024

Two Epic directors step down following DOJ antitrust investigation

Tencent has removed two of its directors from the board of Epic Games following a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into potential antitrust law violations. The investigation found that the directors breached Section 8 of the Clayton Act, which prohibits individuals from serving on the boards of competing companies. Tencent has revised its shareholder agreement with Epic Games, relinquishing its right to appoint directors to the board.

Winsage

October 30, 2024

Microsoft Copilot AI use extends deep into corporate America, but companies aren’t 100% sold

Microsoft 365 Copilot has seen a surge in adoption among corporations, with 79% of technology executives reporting their organizations are utilizing the tool. However, only half of the surveyed companies plan to roll it out to all employees, while 17% have opted against full adoption, and about a third are still testing it. A quarter of tech leaders believe the investment in Copilot is justified, while another quarter disagree, and half feel it is too early to assess its value. Two-thirds of organizations are increasing generative AI investments, but many projects remain in pilot stages, with over two-thirds of firms reporting that only 30% or fewer of their generative AI experiments have moved to full production. More than 40% of organizations struggle to define and measure the impact of their generative AI initiatives, and fewer than half have established key performance indicators. Microsoft has reported a near doubling of daily users of Copilot quarter-over-quarter, with nearly 60% of Fortune 500 companies utilizing the tool. A company with 10,000 employees could incur an annual cost of approximately .6 million for Copilot. A Morgan Stanley study indicates that 94% of CIOs expect to adopt Microsoft’s generative AI products within the next year, up from 63% in the previous quarter. According to the CNBC survey, 46% of respondents report that at least half of their employees are using AI, while 42% indicate that one-quarter of their workforce has embraced AI tools. Most organizations (84%) believe generative AI tools will significantly impact their business strategies moving forward.