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  • Cloud Blog: New Google Workspace cost-saving offer available for U.S. federal government

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/public-sector/new-google-workspace-cost-saving-offer-available-for-us-federal-government/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: New Google Workspace cost-saving offer available for U.S. federal government Feedly Summary: Government agencies rely on IT providers to provide secure, compliant, and efficient technology to help complete their vital missions. At the same time, cost-savings and productivity are taking center stage. These priorities – lower cost with…

  • Cloud Blog: Delivering an application-centric, AI-powered cloud for developers and operators

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/application-development/an-application-centric-ai-powered-cloud/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Delivering an application-centric, AI-powered cloud for developers and operators Feedly Summary: Today we’re unveiling new AI capabilities to help cloud developers and operators at every step of the application lifecycle. We are doing this by: Putting applications at the center of your cloud experience, abstracting away the infrastructure…

  • Cloud Blog: EU のデジタル政府における AI 革命: 「信奉」から「積極的な導入」へ

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/ja/topics/google-cloud-europe/the-ai-opportunity-for-egovernment-in-the-eu/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: EU のデジタル政府における AI 革命: 「信奉」から「積極的な導入」へ Feedly Summary: ※この投稿は米国時間 2025 年 3 月 26 日に、Google Cloud blog に投稿されたものの抄訳です。 Implement Consulting Group が今回発表した新しいレポート「The AI opportunity for eGovernment in the EU」によると、生成 AI を導入することで、生産性の向上を通じて EU の行政機関に 1,000 億ユーロの機会がもたらされ、EU の市民と企業が大きなメリットを得られる可能性があります。 AI は、単なる技術進歩として導入を検討するものではなく、EU 全域の電子政府の進化に「不可欠」な要素であり、生産性の向上がその鍵となります。 太字で示したこの一文は、転換期の到来を告げるものです。理論面での議論を超えて、ヨーロッパの政府が今後どのように市民との交流を図り、生活に不可欠なサービスを提供していくかを決定するうえで、AI が果たす必要のある重要な役割を示しています。Google の委託を受けて作成されたこのレポートは、EU とその加盟国にとって重要な、ある機会を浮き彫りにしています。それは、AI の可能性を「信奉する組織」から、デジタル インフラストラクチャ内にこの画期的なテクノロジーを「迅速に導入する組織」への進化です。 「信奉」から「迅速な導入」への切り替えには、大きな意味があります。長年にわたり、公共部門における効率の向上、サービスのパーソナライズ、イノベーションの推進に関して、AI が秘める可能性が認識されてきました。 生成 AI…

  • Slashdot: The US Cities Whose Workers Are Most Exposed to AI

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/03/03/2011256/the-us-cities-whose-workers-are-most-exposed-to-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: The US Cities Whose Workers Are Most Exposed to AI Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The analysis highlights the potential impact of generative AI on the workforce, particularly in high-skill metropolitan areas, revealing that cities with economies focused on white-collar jobs face greater exposure to automation…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Notes from my Accessibility and Gen AI podcast appearence

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/2/accessibility-and-gen-ai/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Notes from my Accessibility and Gen AI podcast appearence Feedly Summary: I was a guest on the most recent episode of the Accessibility + Gen AI Podcast, hosted by Eamon McErlean and Joe Devon. We had a really fun, wide-ranging conversation about a host of different topics.…

  • Slashdot: US Workers See AI-Induced Productivity Growth, Fed Survey Shows

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/02/28/1817248/us-workers-see-ai-induced-productivity-growth-fed-survey-shows?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US Workers See AI-Induced Productivity Growth, Fed Survey Shows Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Recent research indicates that the utilization of generative AI significantly enhances worker productivity, with findings revealing an average productivity increase of 33% per hour of AI usage. The study highlights substantial time…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Introducing Operator

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/23/introducing-operator/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Introducing Operator Feedly Summary: Introducing Operator OpenAI released their “research preview" today of Operator, a cloud-based browser automation platform rolling out today to $200/month ChatGPT Pro subscribers. They’re calling this their first "agent". In the Operator announcement video Sam Altman defined that notoriously vague term like this:…

  • The Register: UK unveils plans to mainline AI into the veins of the nation

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/13/uk_government_ai_plans/ Source: The Register Title: UK unveils plans to mainline AI into the veins of the nation Feedly Summary: Government adopts all 50 venture capitalist recommendations but leaves datacenter energy puzzle unsolved Britain’s government is adopting all 50 recommendations made by a venture capitalist to use AI to drive economic recovery, without even…

  • Slashdot: ‘Omi’ Wants To Boost Your Productivity Using AI and a ‘Brain Interface’

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    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/01/08/2310255/omi-wants-to-boost-your-productivity-using-ai-and-a-brain-interface Source: Slashdot Title: ‘Omi’ Wants To Boost Your Productivity Using AI and a ‘Brain Interface’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The announcement of the AI wearable device, Omi, by Based Hardware at CES highlights a novel approach to personal productivity enhancement through AI integration. The device’s open-source platform addresses…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Using LLMs and Cursor to become a finisher

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/4/llms-and-cursor/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Using LLMs and Cursor to become a finisher Feedly Summary: Using LLMs and Cursor to become a finisher Zohaib Rauf describes a pattern I’ve seen quite a few examples of now: engineers who moved into management but now find themselves able to ship working code again (at…