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...In November, Microsoft rolled out Copilot, its AI productivity assistant in enterprise versions of its widely used Microsoft 365 suite of productivity apps, which includes Word, PowerPoint and Excel, for...
...It has expanded into areas such as invoice financing and credit cards, and acquired a business that connects customers with professional contractors....
...After interviews with 88 Cruise employees and contractors and an analysis of more than 200,000 documents, the report said it had not found evidence that Cruise leadership had “sought to intentionally mislead...
...Last month, enterprise giant Microsoft rolled out a generative AI assistant, dubbed Copilot, in its widely used Microsoft 365 suite of productivity apps, which includes Word, PowerPoint and Excel....
...Pixalate, discovered that consumer apps, like a simple weather app, were running bits of code that exploited the same Android feature and were harvesting data for a Panamanian company with ties to US defence contractors...
...Nearly a decade ago, in 2014, Blue Origin struck an agreement with the United Launch Alliance, an American aerospace manufacturer and defence contractor, to jointly fund the development of the space company...
...Russian records suggest it has shipped about $2.1mn of goods to Orlan LLC — a St Petersburg company that is a self-described fishing equipment supplier....
...The group were told over a video call that their contracts would not be renewed after asking for better working rights, one UK contractor said....
...Last week, Google announced AI enhancements to Google Workspace — which includes Google Docs, Gmail and Excel rival Sheets — showing how its tools can write emails based on a few prompts, using different...
...Retirement plans including that of US defence contractor Lockheed Martin are among the backers of crypto prime broker Hidden Road, according to people with knowledge of the matter, providing the financing...
...Under the proposal, L3Harris, a top-10 US defence contractor, would acquire the code behind Pegasus as well as NSO’s engineers. 2....
...For anyone with shareable passions such as dance crazes, sea shanties, knitting patterns or Excel spreadsheets, TikTok is the place to be....
...Its drivers are contractors, so it only pays them when they are carrying passengers. If the driver is waiting around at the airport, say, it’s not Uber’s problem....
...New EU rules on gig economyGig economy companies will be forced to prove their workforces are self-employed contractors rather than employees, for the first time, under new draft legislation being published...
...Playing to win When he joined Citadel in 2004, Matthew Andresen was given the book Good To Great by Jim Collins, about how companies excel....
...“It has been very demanding on our teams, and it’s been quite demanding on our relationships with venue partners and contractors.”...
...An Excel document dated to early November, which Alphaville made public last week, details more than $5.4bn of investments across almost 500 “projects”, via 10 investment vehicles....
...“This would be contrary to the explanations the government received from Oyu Tolgoi LLC and Rio Tinto,” it said in a statement....
...The digital age has given rise to the “fissured workplace”, where independent contractors often outnumber employees, and the gig economy in which workers battle in real time for piecemeal work at fluctuating...
...There are stark differences between the science disciplines at which the US and China excel....
...The criticisms relate to injuries and deaths among workers and contractors....
...Klain, 59, was born to a Jewish family in Indianapolis: his mother was a travel agent and his father a building contractor....
...After all, what influence can a corporate exert on an independent contractor on a one-time job?...
...Babcock International has hired former Cobham head David Lockwood as chief executive to drive change at the UK defence contractor. More here....
...Separately, a 30-strong military construction force from 36 Engineer Regiment has helped civilian contractors with plumbing, electrical work and carpentry....
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