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sholto writes:
Coding may be generative AI’s breakout application – just look at billion-dollar startups like Cursor and WindSurf. But what if a bigger killer application is the user interface itself?
Oracle NetSuite’s head of AI, Brian Chess, says we are on the verge of a “usability revolution” that will make enterprise software usable by – well, anyone.
If that’s true, then why do you need to build a dumbed-down version for small business? Oracle NetSuite’s CEO Evan Goldberg is already there. Scale100: Do you think then we'll have a big consolidation? I mean, you won't need a Xero or QuickBooks if you can just go with –
Goldberg: How cool would that be? “The last ERP system you'll ever have to use.” When that florist goes public, they're still on NetSuite. (Laughs)
Scale100: But why not?
Goldberg: That is definitely a vision that we have.
Scale100: So are you redrawing the TAMs? Is this real?
Goldberg: More to come.
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sholto writes:
When Buzzfeed wrote about LinkedIn's stalker problem in June, LinkedIn claimed it had enough privacy tools "to effectively minimize unwanted connections". But a petition by a 24-year-old Ohio woman sexually assaulted by her boss and harassed through the network appears to have won the day for privacy advocates.
“Users on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and other sites can easily block other users. LinkedIn appears to be an outlier among other top social media sites,” said petitioner Anna R.
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sholto writes:
An aggressive expansion strategy by LinkedIn has backfired spectacularly amid accusations of identity fraud. Users complained the social network sent unrequested invites from their accounts to contacts and complete strangers, often with embarrassing results.
One man claimed LinkedIn sent an invite from his account to an ex-girlfriend he broke up with 12 years ago who had moved state, changed her surname and her email address.
“This ex-girlfriend's Linked in profile has exactly ONE contact, ME. My wife keeps getting messages asking ‘would you like to link to (her)? You have 1 contact in common!,” wrote Michael Caputo, a literary agent from Massachussetts.
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sholto writes:
One laptop per child is so last year. Private secondary schools in New South Wales, Australia are in discussions to upgrade their wireless networks so they can handle the strain of supporting a two-to-one ratio — a laptop and tablet for every student.
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sholto writes:
Ever wondered why you can't find the perfect 802.11n router? You know, the one with dual band, great range, USB print server AND storage. Australian ISPs used to give away modem routers with expensive ADSL plans to consumers, but competition has forced them to drop the plans' prices so low they can't subsidise the boxes any more. D-Link says R&D into N routers is now caught in a Catch-22.
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sholto writes:
US intelligence agencies are advising top US IT executives to weigh their laptops before and after visiting China as one of many precautions against corporate espionage. Symantec Chief Technology Officer Mark Bregman said he was also requested to buy a new cellphone for each visit and to throw it away after leaving. Bregman said he kept a separate MacBook Air only for China which he reimages on returning, but claimed he didn't subscribe to the strictest policies.
