IT Trends :: Thursday, March 30, 2006

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Spitzer G'es After Spammer Harvesters

Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is calling the situation "the biggest deliberate breach of Internet privacy ever." He's after Datran Media, which has already paid $1.1M in an earlier settlement…(CNN.com)

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Online Classes: Bane or Boon?

The University of Central Florida finds a balance between campus and online classes by offering mixed-mode courses that take place in both places. This benefits nontraditional students who may have full-time jobs or families to support, and it's also benefiting school funds. (Daytona Beach News-Journal)

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Students Plan to Toss Council Votes After Glitch

Student government folks in Madison are pretty ticked off: "It's a mess-up and I understand. But it's hard to get students to vote once and now it'll be even harder."...(Wisconsin State Journal)

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Apples and, Well, Apples

The Beatles’ Apple Corp. and Apple Computer agreed some time ago on equitable use of an apple logo. Now Apple Corp. says that iTunes breaches a boundary – since it IS music, after all – and wants Apple Computer to stop...(CNN.com)

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Law Professor Bans Laptops in Class Over Student Protest

A University of Memphis law professor has forbidden laptops during lectures, concerned that students are "focusing on trying to transcribe every word that [he] was saying, rather than thinking and analyzing." Students petitioned against the ban, but both the American Bar Association and university officials are siding with the professor. (USA Today)

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Online Classes: Bane or Boon?

The University of Central Florida finds a balance between campus and online classes by offering mixed-mode courses that take place in both places. This benefits nontraditional students who may have full-time jobs or families to support, and it's also benefiting school funds. (Daytona Beach News-Journal)

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IT Spending to Increase 6.3% in 2006, IDC Says

The IDC believes the largest purchases will probably include equipment, outsourcing, and software. Global IT spending totaled about $1 trillion in 2005, and should grow by about $100 billion in 2006. By 2009, IDC predicts IT spending to increase about 5%. (NetworkWorld)

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Apple is 30 Years Old on April Fools' Day

They’ve gone from a garage to a sprawling campus in three decades. Apple's award-winning designs for its iPods and curvy computers, of course, don't even resemble the wood-box prototype Apple I that got it all started. That said, at age 30, Apple faces some unique problems that aren't easy to solve. (Tech News World)

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    Apple and Google Strike AI Deal to Bring Gemini Models to Siri

    Apple and Google announced they have embarked on a multiyear partnership that will put Google's Gemini models and cloud technology at the core of the next generation of Apple Foundation Models, a move that could help Apple accelerate long-promised upgrades to Siri while handing Google a high-profile distribution win on the iPhone.

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    Newly Launched Agentic AI Foundation Brings Together Tech Giants for Open Source AI Development

    The Linux Foundation has announced the formation of the Agentic AI Foundation, bringing together Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, and other major tech companies to advance open source development of autonomous AI systems.

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    The Higher Ed Playbook for AI Affordability

    Fulfilling the promise of AI in higher education does not require massive budgets or radical reinvention. By leveraging existing infrastructure, embracing edge and localized AI, collaborating across institutions, and embedding AI thoughtfully across the enterprise, universities can move from experimentation to impact.

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    Microsoft Unveils Maia 200 Inference Chip to Cut AI Serving Costs

    Microsoft recently introduced Maia 200, a custom-built accelerator aimed at lowering the cost of running artificial intelligence workloads at cloud scale, as major providers look to curb soaring inference expenses and lessen dependence on Nvidia graphics processors.