France and Germany unveil Docs, a homegrown alternative to Google Docs
In a push for digital independence, Europe debuts its own collaboration tool
Productivity articles
IBM CEO says AI will boost programmers, not replace them
Meanwhile, Anthropic CEO forecasts AI could write up to 90% of code within the next 3-6 months
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Review: The Best High-End CPU
AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D has been a massive hit with gamers. Now, AMD is back with the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D, aiming to deliver both top-tier gaming and productivity power.
Sergey Brin says 60-hour in-office weeks are key to Google's AI push
Work to live or live to work?
A hot potato: Sergey Brin, the billionaire who co-founded Google alongside Larry Page in 1998, isn't the biggest believer in the idea of a work-life balance. He says that in order for Google to come out on top in the ultra-competitive AI industry, employees should work no fewer than 60 hours per week, which Brin calls the "sweet spot of productivity."
Pomera's typewriter smashes crowdfunding target, brings distraction-free writing to the US
Helping procrastinators stay focused
What's the keyboard shortcut to directly open the Windows Task Manager?
If you don't know it, it's about time you learn it... plus a few more
Unlock your productivity with the latest Microsoft Office 2024 for $119
New Office upgrades Excel and Word, and more
Chocolate maker Cadbury is fighting AI by injecting gibberish into training data
"Is AI truly reducing our workload or only causing us to work faster?"
Apple brings High Power Mode to M4 MacBook Pro and Mac mini models
A performance boost for intensive workloads
Microsoft changes how files are handled on mobile Office apps
Enterprise users with Office 365 can expect no difference
Bug alert: How to prevent Microsoft 365 from unintentionally deleting Word documents
Remember to manually save documents and check the recycle bin
Gmail's new summary cards help users track purchases, events, and more
Why it matters: Google is constantly tinkering with Gmail to make it more productive and useful. Its most recent effort is an update to the summary cards feature, which will now offer real-time information about events, bills, and other important matters. It's a handy addition to email boxes that are increasingly overflowing with junk and marketing messages – an environment, in other words, where important information can easily get lost.
Microsoft to employees: you can continue working from home unless productivity drops
Redmond wants to buck the tend of companies returning to traditional in-office work models
Microsoft Office 2024 is now available for $149, keeping the non-subscription option alive
Latest deals offer Office 2019 and 2021 editions for under $40
New Windows PowerToys feature will let you launch and arrange apps automatically
Fire up any custom app arrangements with ease
Will AI pave the way for a more proactive workplace?
Reclaiming time for more meaningful work
Generative AI could be hurting productivity at work, despite what bosses believe
"AI will make you mega productive," bosses tell overworked staff
Techies are managing their marriages the same way they run their careers
By creating tools that can tackle relationship issues
Pasting into Microsoft Word no longer ruins your formatting by default
Microsoft changes default paste option to "Merge Formatting"
Zero regrets: Firefox power user kept 7,500 tabs open for two years
Firefox fan's 7,500 simultaneous tabs show browser's memory efficiency
In brief: For most of us, having more than a couple dozen browser tabs open at once feels like a cluttered nightmare. But for one software engineer, managing nearly 7,500 active Firefox tabs is just another day at the office.
Google enhances Workspace with Gemini Pro 1.5 and new Vids application
GenAI does video enhancements in Meet, dynamic content generation in Gmail, and more
Android 15 might come with an improved desktop mode
Major improvements for one of Android's most basic features
Tech giants and the evolving productivity landscape
Qualcomm does indeed have 50,000-ish employees, double those of Nvidia and AMD
Why it matters: After looking at revenue and operating income per employee for big semiconductor companies, we thought that was a fun exercise, so we have looked at another dozen tech companies in various sectors. Broadcom and Apple are in a league of their own – it is good to have a software or licensing business.
The average employee loses a day per week to emails, according to Slack study
"Email is the cockroach of the internet - it simply won't die"
LibreOffice 7.6.2 fixes a critical WebP vulnerability
LibreOffice's latest version fixes a security bug that affects all applications that use the libwebp library, which is used to decode WebP graphics format in most browsers.