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CES is undeniably the most famous and influential tech show on the planet, held yearly in Las Vegas With the pandemic still hanging over the world last year, its 2022 attendance was a shadow of its former self, attracting only 45,000 people -- down from its pre-Covid high 150,000 -- with dozens of exhibitors canceling their on-floor presence days b...

When I received the AnkerWork SR500 Speakerphone shown above, it seemed like a useful multipurpose office accessory to make business phone use and video conferences more productive. It turned out as little more than a one-trick device only helpful in corporate and SMB conference rooms The disconnect in this device's purpose escaped me at first. It ...

In the face of economic headwinds and a worsening problem with code vulnerabilities, 2022 was still a successful year for open source and The Linux Foundation (LF) Leadership and security in innovation chart the theme of the LF's year in review for open source. Contributors to LF's projects, and open source in general, comprise the largest distribu...

New models of the Mac mini desktop and MacBook Pro laptop with an upgrade to Apple's M2, M2 Pro, and M2 Max chips were announced by the company Tuesday In addition, Apple has lowered the price of an entry-level mini with an M2 processor to US$599, $499 for the education market....

Retailers face a challenging environment in 2023 as global economic growth slows and the U.S. remains at risk of recession. At the same time, fraud against retailers continues to rise The combination of slow spending growth and increased fraud threats to revenue and customer relationships requires retailers to adjust their fraud prevention strategi...

Meta is taking to court a law enforcement intelligence company for gathering data about users of its Facebook and Instagram properties The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in California, alleges that Voyager Labs, an international scraping and surveillance service, improperly collected data from those properties through fake accounts, which is a v...

The signs and symptoms of the tech world's decline in 2022 abound. "Peak Tech," suggests writer Brian Merchant in an article from The Atlantic titled "The End of the Silicon Valley Myth." His blunt pronouncement: "The companies that define our digital lives have hit a wall." If true, it's a serious indictment and raises the critical question: What's next?...

Robots have been around for decades, but they've been mostly stupid. They were either remotely controlled by humans or ran fixed scripts that allowed for virtually no latitude in terms of how they operated or what they did. Even though I was born in the year Robby the Robot became famous, the robots I grew up with weren't anything like Robby. They were about as smart as an old toaster...

TikTok has become the go-to app for Gen Z and others who prioritize social commerce influencers. However, U.S. lawmakers and citizens with growing concerns about data security and surveillance are pushing for congressional action to ban TikTok's operation Meanwhile, TikTok's social media platform holds considerable influence on consumers thanks to...

The new year is booted and running, destined to bring solutions and challenges that will impact all industries. As the floundering economy continues to hopscotch around broken supply chains and the worsening cybersecurity breakdowns, businesses and analysts alike are sharpening their focus on what lies ahead TechNewsWorld spoke with IT executives t...

Microsoft researchers have announced a new application that uses artificial intelligence to ape a person's voice with just seconds of training. The model of the voice can then be used for text-to-speech applications The application called VALL-E can be used to synthesize high-quality personalized speech with only a three-second enrollment recording...

Many workers and managers in the United States and the United Kingdom place a higher value on trust in the workplace over financial compensation, according to new research released Tuesday A survey of 500 workers and managers in the U.S. and U.K. conducted by Osterman Research for cybersecurity firm Cerby found that nearly half of the participants ...

Copycat websites increasingly surface on the web stealing customers' cash and damaging e-tailers' branding and trustworthy reputations. Until now, most brands tolerated the threat but seemed powerless to prevent it; that scenario may be starting to change Digital perpetrators offer bogus sales on products and services to get consumers to place orde...

Often, much of the interesting drama at CES happens off the floor by firms that aren't directly participating in the show. That was true again this year when Lenovo and Nvidia stood out from their peers by aggressively moving in a variety of directions and showcasing a depth of products that were largely unmatched in their segments Let's talk about...

Not all the gadgetry announced at the Consumer Electronics Show this year solves only business problems. Some of the new tech helps people have fun, keep track of stuff, or improve personal spaces Here is a summary of three new items that check those boxes. We found this emerging tech intriguing, and you might wonder why somebody did not think of t...

Predicting the future is a fool's errand, even, or maybe especially, in CRM, yet we're all over it like a cheap suit this time of year I was recently part of a series of panels on CRM Playaz, a streaming show from my friends Paul Greenberg and Brent Leary. The show consisted of a panel of CRM industry executives, another panel of analysts, and a th...

With the ongoing shift in workplace strategies, HP, on Wednesday at CES 2023, introduced a new hybrid line of computers and workplace accessories to meet the growing needs of displaced workers The hybrid design provides greater flexibility and freedom in users' personal lives. However, it also brings its own set of challenges for people to stay pro...

While founder and CEO Elon Musk's unpredictable management of Twitter has forced Tesla stock into a precipitous decline, the car maker's models continued to remain popular for most of 2022, according to Cox Automotive's Kelley Blue Book For the first nine months of 2022, it reported four of the top six best-selling electric cars were Teslas. At the...

Nvidia, on Tuesday at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), announced significant updates to its Isaac Sim robotics simulation tool The Isaac SDK is the first open-source robotic AI development platform with simulation, navigation, and manipulation. Developing partners use the software tool to build and test virtual robots in realistic environments ...

More online fraud, recession-resistant budgets, and continued talent shortages can be expected in 2023, according to cybersecurity pros who spoke with TechNewsWorld Online fraud, driven by persistent supply chain shortages and bot proliferation, will continue to rise in the coming year, predicted Benjamin Fabre, co-founder and CEO of DataDome, make...