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Microsoft drops .NET 10 RC 'go-live' with 55,000 words on why it's faster

2 months 3 weeks ago
Benchmark bonanza shows big wins across JSON, compression, JIT, and more

The first release candidate of .NET 10 is out, complete with a "go-live" license, meaning that Microsoft supports production use. The company has also detailed performance improvements in this long-term support release, translating to real-world savings for users.…

Tim Anderson

AirPods Live Translation Feature Won't Launch in EU Markets

2 months 3 weeks ago
Apple's Live Translation feature for AirPods won't reach European Union users when it launches next week. The restriction applies to users physically located in the EU who also have EU-registered Apple Accounts. Apple hasn't specified reasons for the limitation, though the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act and GDPR impose requirements on speech processing and translation services. The feature enables real-time translation between English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish on AirPods Pro 2, AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation, and the newly announced AirPods Pro 3. Translation requires iOS 26 on iPhone 15 Pro or newer models.

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Walmart's bet on AI depends on getting employees to use it

2 months 3 weeks ago
The technology isn't the hard part, says enterprise business services SVP, it's managing people

At Walmart, "everybody's using AI every day across the enterprise," according to David Glick, senior vice president of the retail behemoth's enterprise business services.…

Thomas Claburn