In a new study co-authored by Apple researchers, an open-source large language model (LLM) saw big performance improvements after being told to check its own work by using one simple productivity trick. Here are the details. A bit of context After an LLM is trained, its quality is usually refined further through a post-training step known as reinforcement learning from …
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What if you could turn an AI chatbot into your personal productivity powerhouse? ChatGPT isn’t just a clever conversationalist, it’s a tool with untapped potential to transform the way you work, create, and problem-solve. Imagine automating tedious tasks, brainstorming ideas in seconds, or crafting polished content without breaking a sweat. The secret lies in knowing how to harness its full …
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Cesar Cadenas/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Windows has a long list of keyboard shortcuts that perform helpful actions in Windows 11. For example, hitting the CTRL and C keys together allows users to copy text or files. Mastering these shortcuts can help boost your overall productivity, but most people only know a few. …
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — August 19, 2025 — Today, Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) launched Acrobat Studio, a transformative home for productivity and creativity that unites Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Express and AI agents to empower people to quickly, easily and intuitively do their best work. Acrobat Studio transforms PDFs into conversational knowledge hubs that enable people to use customizable AI Assistants to unlock …
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“Quiet cracking” is the new workplace phenomenon sweeping offices. As AI looms over jobs and promotions stall, workers’ mental health is quietly fraying. For employers, it has resulted in a staggering $438 billion loss in global productivity in the past year alone. But not all hope is lost. A career expert tells Fortune there are ways for managers and employees …
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Workers are down in the dumps about a lack of career growth opportunities and emptying offices as companies slash staffers to make way for AI, all while being put under constant pressure to do more with less. Scared of speaking out and putting their neck on the line in a dire job climate, staff are silently but massively disengaging with …
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Welcome to Decoder! This is Casey Newton, founder and editor of Platformer and cohost of the Hard Fork podcast. I’ve had a lot of fun guest-hosting a few episodes of Decoder while Nilay is out on parental leave this summer. If you listened to the last couple of Monday shows, you know I’ve been doing a series with founders who …
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OPINION From desktop alerts begging you to sign up for Xbox Game Pass to a second-chance out-of-the-box experience that insists you need Microsoft 365, Windows has a hard time taking “no” for an answer. The operating system’s corporate parent isn’t a good listener either, festooning the OS with useless features no one asked for. In recent years, we’ve seen Redmond …
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Training Camp Notebook 8/10: Tre Tucker, Alex Bachman see high productivity day Raiders.com Training Camp Practice: 8.9.25 Raiders.com A QB2 battle brewing? Five things we learned this week at Raiders training camp The New York Times Six Veterans Whose Future Needs a Big Week at Raiders Camp Sports Illustrated Raiders preseason Week 1 Ballers & Busters Raiders Wire Source link
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By Dan Burns (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits ticked up to the highest level in a month last week, suggesting the labor market was largely stable even though job creation is weakening and it is taking laid-off workers longer to find new jobs. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits for the week ended August …
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