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What is the proper etiquette when chatting with AIs? Do you say “thank you”, “please” or “see you next time”, or do you prefer the direct approach and avoid any form of politeness when communicating with AI tools? OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was recently asked about the electricity costs that these pleasantries would generate. According…
Microsoft is changing how Microsoft 365 and Office 2024 handle documents with ActiveX content. Currently, Office displays a prompt that informs users that ActiveX content found in the document is disabled and that they may enable it. Going forward, Office simply shows “The ActiveX content in this file is blocked” instead, with no option to…
Mozilla has officially launched a preview of the upcoming Link Preview feature of its open source Firefox web browser. Unlike traditional link preview extensions, Firefox’s implementation offers a modern take by incorporating AI for summarizing key points. The AI runs locally on the device, which is excellent for privacy. The tradeoff is that computing will…
The Thunderbird open source email project is making huge strides. After readying the first mobile version of Thunderbird for Android, the team has set its sight on the second big mobile operation system Apple iOS. The details: Philipp Kewisch, mobile engineer at MLZA Technologies, the organization behind Thunderbird, revealed the good news officially in a…
I have to admit that I’m not a huge fan of Arc Browser, a Chromium-based browser by the Browser Company that has been making some waves lately in the influencer-sphere. While I like some features, I disliked others like the forced registration on start or the lack of customization options. Some time ago, the makers…
France and Germany have announced an open source collaboration tool called Docs. Its description says that Docs was designed to be a secure alternative to Notion, Outline or Confluence. Well, that definitely applies to Microsoft 365, and Google Docs, because they are the big players on the field. Docs was developed as a joint initiative…
Microsoft plans to retire the communication software Skype in May 2025 and recommends that users switch to Microsoft Teams for all their communication needs. You may ask yourself now how that works. How do you get data like your contacts migrated to Microsoft Teams? This guide walks describes what Microsoft has in store for you…
Most interactions with AI follow a chat-like system. You write or say something, and the AI responds. This may go back and forth, for instance when you have follow-up questions or need corrections. Opera Software unveiled AI Browser Operator today. The integrated AI agent is more capable than traditional AI, as it is designed to…
Wow, this week has to be one of the worst for the people over at Mozilla. There has been tremendous backlash to the organization’s updated Terms of Use. Maybe not has big of a deal to Mozilla’s Mr. Robot blunder or the announcement to drop Firefox’s custom extensions system for that of Chromium, but still….
The writing has been on the wall for a long time: Microsoft plans to shut down the communication software Skype in May 2025. While Microsoft has yet to formally announce the end of the once-popular communication software, a notification about the end of Skype was found in the latest preview of the software. The discovered…