Microsoft being investigated over new ‘Recall’ AI feature that tracks your every PC move

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Microsoft Recall

Microsoft's new AI-powered computer history feature, Recall, has been receiving criticism among PC users for being very Black Mirror-like.

However, it's not just critics who are coming after Microsoft over Recall. The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is now investigating the company's new AI feature, too.

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How to take over the fashion world, according to the women who made J.Crew cool again

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Olympia Gayot and Libby Wadle at the 2024 Parsons Benefit.
Olympia Gayot and Libby Wadle at the 2024 Parsons Benefit.

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  • On Tuesday night, Libby Wadle and Olympia Gayot of J.Crew were honored at the 2024 Parsons Benefit.
  • Speaking with BI, they shared advice for finding success in fashion careers like theirs.
  • Wadle said a nurturing work environment is key, and Gayot noted the importance of creativity.

If you've started shopping at J.Crew a

Volkswagen is delaying its ID.7 electric sedan in North America

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The European spec ID.7 electric sedan. | Image: The Verge

Volkswagen’s impressive ID.7 all-electric sedan — a vehicle type that is increasingly uncommon in the US — won’t be showing up on our shores anytime soon, the automaker announced on Wednesday. It cites changes in “market dynamics” as a reason as well as strong SUV sales in the US.

The ID.7, which launched in Europe

Blackstone is set to give workers a stake in the companies it buys

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The Blackstone Group's headquarters in New York.

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  • Blackstone is set to grant shares to workers at the businesses it buys, The Wall Street Journal reported.
  • It's set to award stock to employees at Copeland, which it bought last year for $14 billion.
  • Other private equity giants including KKR and Apollo also offer equity to portfolio companies' staff.

Blackstone is set to start granting

Target comparable sales have dropped for 4 straight quarters, and it's scrambling to avoid a 5th

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Unfortunately for Target, the moves over the past several months haven't resulted in people shopping more often or buying bigger baskets.

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  • Target's comparable sales fell 3.7% last quarter, the fourth consecutive quarter of decline.
  • Improvements in e-commerce weren't enough to cover a 4.8% slide for in-store comps.
  • The company is pulling out a number of stops to avoid a fifth down

How Bayer monitors complex ocean shipments to avoid supply-chain disruptions

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Bayer ships soybeans around the world.
Bayer ships soybeans around the world.

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  • Large companies such as Bayer are seeking more real-time visibility for their global supply.
  • With FourKites' AI-powered tracking systems, Bayer improved its ocean-shipment prediction quality by 48%.
  • This article is part of "The Future of Supply-Chain Management," a series on companies' manufacturing and distribution strategies.

iOS 18: A mysterious new audio feature is reportedly coming to Apple Music

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The iOS 18 update might come with an Apple Music release related to the existing Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos feature.

According to AppleInsider, the tech giant is planning to introduce something called "Passthrough" for its music app. The details are unclear, but it's said to be related to spatial audio, an immersive type of audio mixing that plays music so that it sounds like it's coming from