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Google apologizes for ahistorical and inaccurate Gemini AI images: 'We missed the mark' | VentureBeat

After Google's AI chatbot Gemini generated embarrassing and inaccurate images of historical figures, the company apologized and paused the feature, capping a rocky start to its AI ambitions versus rivals like OpenAI.

Xbox 360 was best-selling console in July | Network World

Microsoft's revision of the Xbox 360 brought results in July when the console topped the U.S. video game sales ranking for the first time in three years, according to figures from NPD Group.

From sneakers to smartphones: The man behind Microsoft’s Windows Phone design | Network World

One of the key figures in redefining the Windows experience on smartphones is Albert Shum, who’s been with Microsoft for barely two-and-a-half two years. His previous employer for 12 years: sneaker manufacturer Nike, where he worked in design.

US video game sales sink in June, biggest drop in 9 years | Network World

Sales of video game hardware and software were down by around one-third in June compared to the same month last year, according to data released late Thursday. After initially showing positive growth as the U.S. slid into recession, the latest figures mark the fourth month of declines and the largest year-on-year decline in almost 9 years.

4 Telecommuting Security Mistakes | Network World

According to figures released recently by the Nemertes Research Group, an Illinois-based research advisory firm, as many as 71% of U.S. companies offer full-time or part-time telecommuting to employees. Despite the large number of employees who work out of office, another recent study from The Center for Democracy and Technology found many continue to sideline the issue of telecommuting security in favor of more urgent needs. (For more on telecommuting risks see: Telecommuting Poses Privacy, Security Risks

AOL posts modest profit but revenues decline | Network World

AOL's revenues dropped 17 percent due to declining subscriptions and a weak online advertising market as the company reported its first quarterly financial figures since spinning off from Time Warner.

DRAM maker Elpida forecasts big full year loss | Network World

Japan's Elpida Memory made a massive loss in the year to March 31 due to falling DRAM prices, according to preliminary figures published Monday.

India’s mobile boom over-stated, government figures suggest | Network World

India’s mobile boom may be exaggerated if one takes into account the large number of mobile connections that are currently inactive.

Is SharePoint unstoppable, or mostly smoke and mirrors? | Network World

Guessing what eye-popping growth figures Microsoft Corp. will trumpet for its popular portal and collaboration app, SharePoint, has become an annual parlor game for fans and detractors alike.

China’s Huawei reveals board members to boost transparency | Network World

Huawei, China's largest telecommunications equipment provider, has for the first time revealed its board of directors along with its overseas sales figures, in a move to further clear its reputation following U.S. concerns that the company is tied to the Chinese military.

Startups see dollar signs in sex | Network World

Technology can help mitigate the new dangers presented by online dating and the "hook-up" culture of today's youth, as well as the long-present threat of sexual misconduct by trusted authority figures, according to three companies presenting at the DEMO conference on Tuesday.

SAP revenue rises 11 percent in first quarter, but margin shrinks | Network World

SAP published preliminary figures for its first-quarter results on Friday, showing revenue up 11 percent year on year, but margins shrinking with operating profit up only 6 percent.

IT hiring forecast optimistic … for now | Network World

Despite the recent lackluster employment figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there's cause for optimism on the IT hiring front, according to Dice.com. In a poll of 800 IT-focused hiring managers and recruiters, the tech jobs site found 73% plan to increase hiring in the second half of the year compared to the first six months of 2012.

INFOSEC – Microsoft figures show some users may like adware | Network World

It would seem logical to think most Internet users are annoyed by software that causes pop-up advertisements to appear on their screens.

Pharmaceutical finds intelligent solution with BI | Network World

It was a stalemate. Allergan's top executives faced each other off, refusing to acknowledge the other's sales figures. As each defended his end of the table unwilling to accept a version of the truth that the different numbers wove, the tension in the room rose. The standoff wasn't the first. Finance had a set of sales figures, the logistics department had their own and sales insisted that both were wrong. The conversation between executives went something like this says K.T. Rajan, director operations IS

China Mobile subscribers sent 607 billion SMSs last year | Network World

Chinese mobile phone users love text messaging, reading mobile newspapers and downloading songs, according to figures from China Mobile.

Router market healthy in third quarter | Network World

Last time, we looked at the Dell'Oro Group's newly released figures on the markets for LAN switches, carrier Ethernet and wireless networks. This time - in keeping with the new newsletter name of LANs & Routers and our somewhat expanded focus - let's look at the research firm's figures on routers and optical transport.

Blades and virtualization, a perfect match, Part 2 | Network World

Last time, I talked about the upcoming Server Blade Summit, which is subtitled “Blades & Virtualization: The Perfect Marriage.” IBM is holding its Blade System Insight event agenda.aspx this week and virtualization figures prominently in that event, as well.

Be sure of the real performance figures of multifunction security devices | Network World

A recent Network World story points out a simple truth that might come as a surprise to some people considering the purchase of multifunction security devices that include firewalls and VPNs.

Financial servies firm figures out how to do social safely | Network World

The freewheeling flow of information on public social media sites may cause many people in conservative, highly regulated industries such as financial services to shudder. But one Canadian firm has taken the plunge, believing its employees can use social tools in a safe and ultimately profitable way.

Server shipment increases but virtualization continues to slow new server sales | Network World

IDC announced its server market share figures last week. Server factory revenue grew almost 1% to $12.3 billion in the second quarter of 2006. IDC says server factory revenue represents those dollars recognized by multi-user system and server vendors for industry standard servers and upgrade units sold through direct and indirect channels.

Despite recession, it’s still a good time to be in IT | Network World

April's Bureau of Labor Statistics report on unemployment suggests that the lackluster economy may be on the upswing. Although jobs fell by 20,000 and the unemployment rate dipped to 5%, those figures were much lower than expected.

SMB – Vendor goes after SMBs with BSM offering | Network World

Startup BSM (business service management) vendor FireScope this week launched a low-priced product aimed at providing small and medium-size businesses with easier entry into BSM, where implementations can run into the six figures.

Xerox to patch scanner glitch that can alter numbers | Network World

Xerox will disable a scanner setting in some of its WorkCentre products that can sometimes result in figures being altered in scanned documents.

US patent office rejects claims of Apple ‘pinch to zoom’ patent | Network World

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has rejected claims of an Apple patent that figures prominently in a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Electronics, according to documents filed by the South Korean company in a U.S. federal court.