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I tested the Surface Pro's new privacy filter, and it's Microsoft's best business feature yet

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Microsoft's 12th-edition Surface Pro for Business doubles down on its reputation as a premium, ultra-portable device with a sophisticated build and some net new features: a privacy screen built into the display to limit viewability from off-axis viewers, support for Windows' new OS-level Advanced Haptics, and Intel's latest Series 3 processors.

I recently used the 13.8-inch Surface Pro 5G for Business with an Intel Core Ultra 5 as my main driver over the course of two weeks and found it to be a responsive, flexible device that successfully replicates the laptop experience while being a capable tablet in its own right.

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Q&A with Harvey CEO Winston Weinberg on launching the legal AI startup in 2022, how AI could shake up law firm business models, legal AI competition, and more

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Two research papers describe how Google's Co-Scientist and nonprofit FutureHouse's AI tools can succeed at drug-retargeting tasks by forming hypotheses

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Three precedent-setting court rulings in China have said that employers replacing workers with AI is voluntary cost-cutting that does not justify mass layoffs

Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data