They say comedy is all about the timing. Japanese researchers are teaching companion robots to laugh at the right time in the right way. Cool or creepy? 

#RobotCompanions #TooReal #AIConversation

https://www.cnet.com/science/to-bond-with-humans-robots-are-learning-to-laugh-at-the-right-time/

When it comes to search engines, we all have a favorite. So, here’s how to disable Bing Search in Windows 11

#Microsoft #Windows11 #BingSearch

https://www.onmsft.com/how-to/how-to-disable-bing-search-on-windows-11

Updated your iPhone to iOS 16? You might have noticed a lot of annoying copy-paste notifications. It’s not part of the update and a fix is coming soon

#Apple #iOS16 #CopyPaste

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/apple-admits-ios-16-has-copy-paste-bug-and-a-fix-is-coming

Slack is adding video calling, just like rival Teams does. Do you use Slack in your business? Do you like everything in one package, or prefer specific software for specific tasks?

#VideoCalling #SlackVsTeamsVsZoom

https://www.techradar.com/news/watch-out-zoom-slack-is-here-to-eat-your-lunch

If you tap the ‘dislike’ or ‘not interested’ buttons on YouTube you’re probably wasting your energy. More than half the time you’ll still be recommended similar content

#YouTube #dislike #RecommendedContent

https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/20/23356434/youtube-dislike-not-interested-buttons-bad-…

Password manager LastPass says no customer data was stolen despite criminals having internal access for 4 days. We still say password managers are safer than weak passwords

#LastPass #CyberAttacks #DataBreach

https://www.engadget.com/lastpass-hacked-no-user-data-was-compromised-064640557.html

Do you use the extended spellchecker in your Chrome or Edge browser? It might be leaking your business’s login credentials…

#Chrome #Edge #CredentialsLeak

https://www.techradar.com/news/your-browser-spellchecker-could-be-leaking-your-passwords

Do you use Waze as your GPS? This’ll be fun for tomorrow morning… it has a new voice called Biz Jargon featuring the crazy things people say in the office

#BizJargon #OfficeCatchphrases

https://blog.google/waze/brush-up-on-your-office-lingo-with-biz-jargon-voice-navigation/ 

Excited for the iPhone 14? Here are some of the ‘new’ features Android did first

#iPhone14 #Android #Apple

https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/all-the-new-iphone-14-features-that-already-exist-on-android/

Microsoft’s changing the way Office apps like Excel update. For the first time ever, they’ll update even if left open. Is this a gamechanger for your business?

#Microsoft #OfficeApps #updates

https://www.neowin.net/news/update-under-lock-microsoft-is-improving-the-office-app-update-experience/

We may soon see an Apple hardware subscription service for iPhones and other products. Would your business use this?

#Apple #SubscriptionService #LoanAniPhone

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/iphone-subscription-service-could-reportedly-launch-this-year

Now is the time to do your end of season tune-up and winterization. Preparation is key to storing your outdoor power equipment.

Do you miss how Outlook used to look? This new update lets you customize it with some retro icons

#Microsoft #Outlook #RetroLook

https://www.techradar.com/news/this-microsoft-outlook-update-will-bring-back-some-much-loved-retro-visuals