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No one knows what the hell an AI agent isTrue, but IT professionals don't care about the semantics. Just tell us what your solution does...

No one knows what the hell an AI agent is

True, but IT professionals don't care about the semantics. Just tell us what your solution does and how it works

https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/14/no-one-knows-what-the-hell-an-ai-agent-is

One of my Rokus was part of this experiment. If it becomes permanent then I will switch from being a long-time customer (since the beginning...

One of my Rokus was part of this experiment. If it becomes permanent then I will switch from being a long-time customer (since the beginning of Roku) to a former customer.

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/18/roku-further-enshittifies-its-streaming-product-with-compulsory-ads-on-login/ #Roku

We've used Brother printers for many, many years. They run like tanks....

We've used Brother printers for many, many years. They run like tanks. Unbreakable.

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/17/brother-says-it-was-falsely-accused-of-bricking-printers-that-use-cheaper-third-party-ink-cartridges/

Another case where paper is superior to the phone because of utility: "we find that QR code menus diminish customer loyalty (compared...

Another case where paper is superior to the phone because of utility: "we find that QR code menus diminish customer loyalty (compared to traditional menus) due to perceived inconvenience"

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1447677024001190

There is a certain arrogance, tinged with a strong dose of ageism, that people who prefer paper boarding passes are judged by the often...

There is a certain arrogance, tinged with a strong dose of ageism, that people who prefer paper boarding passes are judged by the often young, tech-hip travel elites as luddites or ignoramuses.

In truth, it is observably awkward to go through security juggling a phone, passport and backpack when reducing one of these items to a slip of paper makes this process less cumbersome and more efficient.

Your naïve and slavish devotion to high-tech blinds you to your insulting and stupid stereotypes.

New #Microsoft365 Roadmap item: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): M365 Copilot for GCC Environments: Wave...

New #Microsoft365 Roadmap item: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): M365 Copilot for GCC Environments: Wave 2

#MicrosoftCopilot

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=483357

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat offers pay-as-you-go agentsA low-cost entry point, according to a Gartner...

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat offers pay-as-you-go agents

A low-cost entry point, according to a Gartner pro

https://www.itbrew.com/stories/2025/01/21/microsoft-365-copilot-chat-offers-pay-as-you-go-agents #Microsoft365 #MicrosoftCopilot #Copilot

Gartner clients can read more about document-grounded AI assistants (what SharePoint agents provide) from my recent research, "Create...

Gartner clients can read more about document-grounded AI assistants (what SharePoint agents provide) from my recent research, "Create AI Assistants to Chat With Your Content"

Available here: https://www.gartner.com/document-reader/document/5994271

#Microsoft365 #MicrosoftCopilot #CopilotAgents #SharePointAgents

This could be a big deal for M365 shops, the confluence of consumption-based licensing and SharePoint agents (and other copilot...

This could be a big deal for M365 shops, the confluence of consumption-based licensing and SharePoint agents (and other copilot agents)

SharePoint agents in Copilot Chat provide a kind of M365 Copilot-lite solution that is cheaper to launch (PAYG), role-based (more focused response) and safer that BizChat (ground these two documents not the entire search index).

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/01/15/copilot-for-all-introducing-microsoft-365-copilot-chat/

#Microsoft365 #Copilot #MicrosoftCopilot

Max Gouges The West Wing Fans, Locks Series Behind New Plan"At exactly 12:00 AM, January 1, Max removed the entire TWW (The West Wing)...

Max Gouges The West Wing Fans, Locks Series Behind New Plan

"At exactly 12:00 AM, January 1, Max removed the entire TWW (The West Wing) series."

Box sets for The West Wing are available on eBay starting at $70, about the cost of four months of Max

This is why I still buy physical, personal copies of shows that I enjoy, including TWW.

https://www.webpronews.com/max-gouges-the-west-wing-fans-locks-series-behind-new-plan/

Hulu and Fubo to merge"[Disney] will continue to offer both Hulu + Live TV and Fubo under distinct brands, with Hulu continuing to be...

Hulu and Fubo to merge

"[Disney] will continue to offer both Hulu + Live TV and Fubo under distinct brands, with Hulu continuing to be available in the larger Disney bundle."

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-hulu-live-tv-with-fubo-1236100636/

"It's hard to resist the urge to smarten up everything in a home"No, it is not that hard, at all. Just imagine these devices...

"It's hard to resist the urge to smarten up everything in a home"

No, it is not that hard, at all. Just imagine these devices not working after you change your WiFi router

https://www.wired.com/story/commercial-electric-smart-bathroom-exhaust-fan-rave/

We've lost our collective minds with this hype about drone sightings. A big nothingburger, just like Roswell, New Mexico. Maybe this...

We've lost our collective minds with this hype about drone sightings. A big nothingburger, just like Roswell, New Mexico. Maybe this inspires a remake of The X-Files (XX-Files?). Instead of Cigarette Smoking Man, we have Joint Toking Woman. :)

A terrific piece explaining TNMs (typical Netflix movies), which are "designed to be played but not watched"Long, but worth the...

A terrific piece explaining TNMs (typical Netflix movies), which are "designed to be played but not watched"

Long, but worth the read

https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-49/essays/casual-viewing/

This post provides an introductory yet comprehensive exploration of RAG, highlighting the diversity and richness of RAG methods.RAG is more...

This post provides an introductory yet comprehensive exploration of RAG, highlighting the diversity and richness of RAG methods.

RAG is more art than a science. The quality of a RAG implementation is just as important as the choice of LLM.

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azure-ai-services-blog/rag-best-practice-with-ai-search/4357711

"The competitors are not sports stars but data scientists who’ve come for the final round of the Big Data Bowl. Launched by the NFL...

"The competitors are not sports stars but data scientists who’ve come for the final round of the Big Data Bowl. Launched by the NFL in 2018, this competition challenges teams of researchers to apply analytics and AI tools to football data."

https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/technology/2024/how-next-gen-data-analytics-changing-american-football

Happy belated World Toilet Day...

Happy belated World Toilet Day https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2024/11/19/g-s1-34231/health-toilet-sanitation-world-toilet-day?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

A concise, organized and running summary of Microsoft Ignite announcements is available here: https://larry.cannell.org/preview.htmlThis...

A concise, organized and running summary of Microsoft Ignite announcements is available here: https://larry.cannell.org/preview.html

This summary is based on Microsoft RSS feeds and will update with new posts during the conference. It currently monitors 50 feeds (mostly Tech Community)

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During Ignite last year the “What’s New in Office 365” mailing list captured 99 new posts across 32 Microsoft websites (normally it...

During Ignite last year the “What’s New in Office 365” mailing list captured 99 new posts across 32 Microsoft websites (normally it captures about 25/week)

Sign up now before the barrage of announcements this week. Friday morning’s email digest will be a great resource for the coming months

https://o365.cannell.org/2023/11/17/whats-new-in-O365.html

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