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    98% of small firms are using AI tools to ‘punch above their weight’

    PM Images/Getty Images Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way many businesses advance technology in the workplace. Case in point: Open AI’s ChatGPT now has more than 1 million business users. And some smaller businesses are finding real value in AI implementation.  The US Chamber of Commerce conducted a nationwide survey of US small businesses which […] More

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    Asking medical questions through MyChart? Your doctor may let AI respond

    aldomurillo/Getty Images The next time you read a message in MyChart from your doctor, that message might be from an AI bot. According to a New York Times report, about 15,000 doctors and assistants from 150 healthcare systems across the US are taking advantage of a new tool in MyChart, a popular patient portal used by many […] More

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    X’s first transparency report since Musk reveals a surprising contradiction

    NurPhoto/Getty Images X (formerly Twitter) has released its first transparency report since its acquisition by billionaire Elon Musk in 2022. Before Musk’s buyout, the social media platform would release these reports every six months or so, covering content removals, content flagged by users, and government requests for information, according to a Wired report. The same material is […] More

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    A catastrophic browser flaw is patched almost immediately – here’s how

    Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images Last month, a security researcher discovered a pretty nasty bug in the Arc browser. The bug was centered around firestore, a database-as-a-backend that enables developers to not worry about writing a backend for their apps. The researcher — known as xyz3va — knew that firestore does not always abide by system proxy […] More

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    Buy 3 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $36 (save 28%)

    Get three months of access to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for a discount right now. Stack Social If you’ve been thinking about trying out Xbox’s subscription gaming service Game Pass, now is a great time to get started: Stack Social is offering a deal to get three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate access for […] More

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    Apple Watch owners frustrated by Verizon activation glitches – here’s why

    Kerry Wan/ZDNETHave you run into hiccups trying to activate the cellular plan for an Apple Watch with Verizon? If so, you’re not alone. Some Apple Watch owners have reported issues setting up cellular access through the carrier, a problem that seems to be affecting people who bought the watch from a different vendor.Based on complaints from several users shared with AppleInsider, an Apple Watch sold by Verizon will activate correctly. But a watch purchased from another retailer, even Apple, fails to activate. The issue also appears to be more common than might be expected.Also: Preorder the new Apple Watch Series 10 now, here’s how (plus ways to save)”I am unable to connect my brand new Apple Watch 9 to Verizon cellular via the app. I contacted Verizon and they were unable to connect my Watch to the network,” said one person on an Apple discussion forum.”I am now trying to get my BYOD Apple Watch Ultra 2 activated and have not been able to activate the watch on cellular within the Apple Watch app,” said someone on a Verizon community forum. “After logging into my Verizon account when prompted, the page loads for a minute then errors out with the text ‘Something went wrong’ followed by ‘paring of not allowed’ (yes – that is the actual grammatically incorrect error message).” More