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February IT job market shows mixed signals as unemployment rises

IT unemployment rose and hiring slowed in February, the second month in a row that's happened.

By Lucas Mearian

07 Mar 20255 mins

HiringIT JobsTechnology Industry

IT in-depth

Alibaba says its new AI model rivals DeepSeeks’s R-1, OpenAI’s o1

The one caveat: ‘Comparing these models is like comparing the performance of different teams at NASCAR,’ says analyst.

By Paul Barker

06 Mar 2025 1 min

Alibaba

Chrome Enterprise moves to better differentiate work, personal browsing

Google's latest upgrades now offer clearer distinctions between business and personal log-ins for workers, while also increasing data protection and secure access.

By Lucas Mearian

06 Mar 2025 3 mins

Browser SecurityChromeGoogle

LibreOffice downloads on the rise as users look to avoid subscription costs

The free open-source Microsoft Office alternative is being downloaded by nearly 1 million users a week.

By Agam Shah

06 Mar 2025 3 mins

Office SuitesProductivity Software

With new division, AWS bets big on agentic AI automation

Spying a profitable new sector, the cloud giant looks set to consolidate multiple agentic AI tools and services under one mega-unit.

By John E. Dunn

06 Mar 2025 4 mins

Generative AIRobotic Process Automation

Without being there, Apple hits Mobile World Congress

If people weren't discussing Apple's new 5G modem, they should have been.

By Jonny Evans

06 Mar 2025 5 mins

AppleMobileiPhone

Android 15 Upgrade Report Card: What the…?!

Goodness gracious — what a mess.

By JR Raphael

06 Mar 2025 24 mins

Android SecurityGoogleOppo OnePlus

Google experiments with AI-only search as competition heats up

Past AI missteps, including accuracy issues and misinformation, raise concerns over reliability and user experience.

By Prasanth Aby Thomas

06 Mar 2025 3 mins

Google Search

Apple appeals UK encryption backdoor demand

Company wants to discourage other governments from using the same tactics; the appeal also likely objects to Apple being singled out for this requirement, analysts said.

By Evan Schuman

05 Mar 2025 5 mins

Encryption

Microsoft-OpenAI investigation closed by UK regulators

Changing nature of the relationship between the two might have been ‘just the lever the CMA needed to close the investigation’ says analyst.

By Paul Barker

05 Mar 2025 5 mins

MicrosoftRegulation

Microsoft launches genAI sales agents, also focuses on finance and supply chain

The agents are part of Microsoft 365 Copilot and can be used to automatically generate and communicate with sales leads.

By Agam Shah

05 Mar 2025 4 mins

Generative AIMicrosoftMicrosoft 365

Trump calls CHIPS Act ‘horrible,’ wants to defund it

The comments came during an address to Congress, where the President also said tariffs on foreign imports are a more effective way to bring semiconductor manufacturing back to the US.

By Lucas Mearian

05 Mar 2025 6 mins

CPUs and ProcessorsGovernmentIntel