Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Good recap of AI risk discussions at #DF26 today - www.cnbc.com/2026/09/15/n...cnbc.comNvidia's Huang diverges with CEOs of Anthropic, OpenAI on AI safety at DreamforceComments from the two tech leaders landed days after Anthropic's Dario Amodei published an essay urging the AI industry to slow the pace of model development. 000
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 22/06/2026My InfoComm ( @infocomm.bsky.social ) #IC26 wrap-up is now available as complimentary content. I share our research-based insights into the latest announcements from Barco, @cisco.com , HP , @microsoft.com, Neat, NetSpeek, Zoom and more. Check it out below: www.metrigy.com/product/info...metrigy.comInfoComm Exhibitors Advance Video Quality, Interoperability, and Management - MetrigyAuthor: Irwin Lazar, President and Principal Analyst What's the news? The annual InfoComm trade show held in Las Vegas from June 13-19, 2026, represented an expansion of the conference’s focus on work... 031
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 24/03/2026I don't think there are any consumer routers made in the US? www.pcmag.com/news/fcc-jus...pcmag.comThe FCC Just Banned the Sale of New Wi-Router Models Made Outside USThe surprising order means any new Wi-Fi router models sold in the country must be US-made, or receive an exemption from the Pentagon or Homeland Security Department. 010
Reposted by Irwin LazarPatrick C Miller @patrickcmiller.bsky.social · 21/03/2026AI Conundrum: Why MCP Security Can't Be Patched Away www.darkreading.com/application-...darkreading.comAI Conundrum: Why MCP Security Can't Be Patched AwayThe security risks MCP introduces into LLM environments are architectural, and not easily fixable researcher says at RSAC 2026 Conference 021
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 19/03/2026www.techtarget.com/searchunifie...techtarget.comMitel elevates hybrid cloud control with Edge and WX | TechTargetExplore how hybrid UC has become a strategic advantage with Mitel's Edge and WX announcements at Enterprise Connect. 000
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Excited for #ZohoDay26 kicking off shortly. Can't wait to hear about Zoho's initiatives for the rest of 2026 and beyond. 000
Reposted by Irwin LazarMark Zuckerman @markzuckerman.bsky.social · 09/02/2026#SweetFancyMoses Thank you everyone! natsjournal.com 5542
Reposted by Irwin LazarLisa Schmeiser @lschmeiser.bsky.social · 03/02/2026What could possibly go wrong? 172
Reposted by Irwin LazarHelen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 26/01/2026You want to read this: www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-th...thebulwark.comThis Is the Vaccine Story RFK Jr. Doesn’t Want You to HearThe Trump administration says we should learn from other countries. Maybe they should have looked someplace besides Denmark. 16027
Reposted by Irwin LazarArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 20/01/2026arstechnica.comVerizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before it will unlock phonesVerizon changed prepaid brands' policy a week after FCC waived unlocking rule. 76129
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 20/01/2026My latest for No Jitter looks at how agentic AI will transform the way employees work with apps, data, and each other. www.nojitter.com/digital-work...nojitter.comAgentic AI poised to transform workplace collaborationAI in workplace collaboration is rapidly moving beyond summarization and content generation. 000
Reposted by Irwin LazarHolger Hestermeyer @hhesterm.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Another similarity of LLMs to humans: if you expose them to a lot of disinformation, they will believe it. Which you can exploit, apparently called "LLM grooming". So LLMs fail at three levels: /1 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...theguardian.comHundreds of English-language websites link to pro-Kremlin propagandaThinktank says internet flooded with disinformation by Russia-aligned Pravda network, which many websites treat as credible 810754
Reposted by Irwin LazarCarter Lusher @carterlusher.bsky.social · 24/10/2025🚨Analyst News Roundup – 3rd Quarter 2025 🚨 Thursday, Nov 20, 2025 55 minutes | 8:30 am PST | 4:30 pm GMT | 10:00 pm IST Join me for a fast-paced, insight-packed live webinar that breaks down the latest news from the IT industry analyst ecosystem. Register & more info bit.ly/3Q25_Analyst... 012
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 19/11/2025@cloudflare.social blames a configuration file issue for yesterday's outage: blog.cloudflare.com/18-november-...blog.cloudflare.comCloudflare outage on November 18, 2025Cloudflare suffered a service outage on November 18, 2025. The outage was triggered by a bug in generation logic for a Bot Management feature file causing many Cloudflare services to be affected. 000
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 18/11/2025As #MSIgnite ramps up today, here's what our latest Metrigy research says about Microsoft Teams, and more importantly, what customers are saying about it. #MicrosoftTeams www.nojitter.com/digital-work...nojitter.comIt’s time for a Microsoft Teams reality checkMicrosoft dominates the UCaaS market, but challengers dog its heels. 000
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 23/10/2025My latest No Jitter post looks at the evolution of collaboration workspaces and whether or not AI will become the de facto user interface for work. www.nojitter.com/digital-work...nojitter.comConnected Workspace Apps Aim to Minimize BusyworkThe era of app-switching could soon be over once digital workspaces harness AI to add task management and workflows to a centralized viritual space. 110
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 21/10/202543 years in the game and Donny Baseball finally makes it to the fall classic after multiple near-misses. 0326
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 14/10/2025At #AIWorld Oracle's Larry Ellison talks about the impact of AI noting that the "biggest opportunity is the use of models to solve humanity's most difficult and enduring problems." 120
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Kicking off the @cisco.com press and analyst meeting at #WebexOne 2025 in San Diego with Anurag Dhingra! 020
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Spending a few days with Lumen at their annual analyst forum. This year's theme is "The Trusted Network for AI” #lumenAR 220
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 06/09/2025RHP Davey Johnson - the guy who got the Nationals over the hump and into the playoffs. 000
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 10/08/2025Red teams quickly hack #GPT-5: www.securityweek.com/red-teams-br...securityweek.comRed Teams Jailbreak GPT-5 With Ease, Warn It's ‘Nearly Unusable’ for EnterpriseIndependent red teams have jailbroken GPT-5 within 24 hours of release, exposing severe vulnerabilities in context handling and guardrail enforcement, warning model is not enterprise-ready. 110
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 10/08/2025End of an era: AOL cancels dial-up Internet services. appleinsider.com/articles/25/...appleinsider.comYou had mail: AOL finally discontinues dial-up Internet serviceMore than 40 years after starting as a very early Apple service, AOL is finally ending its dial-up Internet service, shuttering a service that helped usher in the Internet age for tens of millions of ... 010
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 30/07/2025As you probably have heard by now, NiCE has announced an intent to acquire Cognigy to expand its #Agentic #AI offerings. Metrigy's Robin Gareiss shares her take, and provides guidance for #CX leaders, in this complementary research note: metrigy.com/product/metr...metrigy.comMetriNote - NiCE Plans Cognigy Buy to Bolster Conversational AI, AgenticsNiCE has announced plans to acquire industry-leading AI agent provider, Cognigy, for $955 million; regulatory approval is pending. Once the deal is finalized, NiCE plans to operate Cognigy as a separa... 111
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Been a rough week for music, lost in all the other news is the passing of George Kooymans, lead guitarist and co-vocalist for Golden Earring. He's credited with writing their iconic hit "Twilight Zone". RIP. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1sf...youtube.comGolden earring - Twilight zoneYouTube video by I-Ascend 020
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 22/07/2025RIP Ozzy. www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...nbcnews.comOzzy Osbourne, pioneering heavy metal singer and Black Sabbath frontman, dies at 76Word of Osbourne’s demise came weeks after the ailing front man reunited with his original Black Sabbath bandmates. 010
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Microsoft SharePoit vulnerability info: www.cnbc.com/2025/07/21/m...cnbc.comMicrosoft hit with SharePoint attack affecting global businesses and governmentsPatches have been issued for two versions of Microsoft's SharePoint software, while one version remains vulnerable. 001
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 29/06/2025Great post by Dr. Peter Attia on what the recently hyped MIT study on cognition and AI may mean, and what it doesn't mean: --------------- peterattiamd.com/ai-and-cogni...peterattiamd.comThinking critically about a new study on AI and cognitionNew results suggesting that the use of AI causes cognitive deficits have triggered widespread fear, but is this interpretation justified? 010
Reposted by Irwin LazarInfoComm @infocomm.bsky.social · 17/06/2025The 2025 #InfoComm wrapped with 39,579 registrants, 817 exhibitors and 30,998 verified attendees from 97 countries. And 35% of verified attendees were end users - a new record! 🎉 Huge thanks to everyone who made it happen. See you in Vegas in 2026 and back in Orlando in 2027! 012
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Apple announces phase-out of Intel-based Mac support - arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...arstechnica.comApple details the end of Intel Mac support and a phaseout for Rosetta 2Rosetta app translation features for Intel apps won’t stay around indefinitely. 000
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Really nice post by AudioCodes detailing the various integration models for connecting Microsoft Teams and contact center platforms: www.audiocodes.com/blog/3-ways-...audiocodes.com3 Ways to Integrate a Contact Center with Microsoft TeamsConsidering a CCaaS integration with Microsoft Teams? Get a detailed look at all three CCaaS integration models offered by Teams and how they’re different. 010
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 28/05/2025ChatGPT refuses to turn itself off - www.the-independent.com/tech/ai-safe...the-independent.comNew ChatGPT model refuses to be shut down, AI researchers warnOpenAI’s o3 model raises AI safety fears after sabotaging commands for its own self-preservation 000
Reposted by Irwin LazarDavid Danto @njdavidd.bsky.social · 26/04/2025@astrokatie.com - a wonderful discovery is if you add a random curse/swear word to your Google search it bypasses the AI response in the results ... and is surprisingly satisfying. 261
Reposted by Irwin LazarBrian Elliott @elliottsf.com · 24/04/2025"This isn't just about hitting numbers. It's about creating shared understanding, fostering collaboration across teams, and helping people see how their work connects to the bigger picture." @atlassian.bsky.social 's Molly Sands on goals and culture: theworkforward.substack.com/p/goals-that...theworkforward.substack.comGoals That Matter: The Atlassian BlueprintHow transparent tracking and ruthless focus created their culture of accountability 021
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Microsoft updated its Contact center integrations for Microsoft Teams page. The "Power" model is now "Unify" (using Teams Phone Extensibility). The page also now shows contact center vendors and which model that Microsoft has certified them for. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/micros...learn.microsoft.comTeams Contact Center - Microsoft TeamsAn overview of the integrated contact center as a service (CCaaS) solution for Microsoft Teams 010
Reposted by Irwin LazarBluesky @bsky.app · 21/04/2025We’re introducing a new layer of verification on Bluesky — a user-friendly, easily recognizable blue check. In addition to account verification issued by Bluesky, we're also introducing Trusted Verifiers. Select independent organizations can verify accounts directly. 2114398195404
Reposted by Irwin LazarJay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 22/04/2025What we’ve launched today is the first step for how we’re going to evolve verification. The initial set of trusted verifiers includes news orgs who’ve agreed to take on the task of verification for their journalists. In the future, this set will expand, as well as how apps can choose to use them. 469132661322
Reposted by Irwin LazarDavid DiMolfetta @ddimolfetta.bsky.social · 18/04/2025New: CISA’s threat hunting division warned 500+ staff it will discontinue Google-owned VirusTotal and has already ceased use of Censys. Nightwing and Peraton contractors also had to turn in their phones Thursday: www.nextgov.com/cybersecurit...nextgov.comCISA warns threat hunting staff of end to Google, Censys contracts as agency cuts set in“We understand the importance of these tools in our operations and are actively exploring alternative tools to ensure minimal disruption,” said the email sent to several hundred CISA cyber threat hunt... 13524
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Zoom currently experiencing a meetings outage per their status page - status.zoom.usstatus.zoom.usZoom StatusWelcome to Zoom's home for real-time and historical data on system performance. 001
Reposted by Irwin LazarDavid DiMolfetta @ddimolfetta.bsky.social · 16/04/2025NEW: In an 11th hour move, CISA spokesperson says the agency extended the contract for the MITRE-backed CVE Program last night: 58430
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 09/04/2025New Google Workspace announcements from #GoogleCloudNext include new analytics tools for Sheets, audio summarization of Docs, workflow automation, video creation, new Gemini capabilities in Meet and Chat, and new data residency capabilities. workspace.google.com/blog/product...workspace.google.comAnnouncing the latest AI capabilities in Google Workspace with Gemini | Google Workspace BlogNew AI capabilities in Google Workspace help every business drive results, including with automated workflows powered by agentic AI. 010
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Summary of #GoogleCloudNext announcements this morning - cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...cloud.google.comWelcome to Google Cloud Next '25 | Google Cloud BlogWelcome to Google Cloud Next 25. Discover AI innovations, advancements in infrastructure, and learn how AI is transforming business. 000
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 09/04/2025#GoogleCloudNext opening keynote starts at 9 AM PT - watch live here cloud.withgoogle.com/next/25 #AIcloud.withgoogle.comExperience Google Cloud Next 25Save the date! #GoogleCloudNext is back in Las Vegas on April 9–11, 2025. 010
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 09/04/2025At #GoogleCloudNext www.stocktitan.net/news/SPHR/go...stocktitan.netGoogle's Revolutionary AI Transform Wizard of Oz for Sphere's Massive 16K DisplayGoogle Cloud and DeepMind AI technology will enhance the classic film to stunning 16K resolution across Sphere's 160,000-square-foot display. Full tech details inside. 010
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai opens up #GoogleCloudNext at The Sphere 011
Reposted by Irwin LazarBrian Elliott @elliottsf.com · 06/04/2025Focus on creating joy at work? In this market? In the chaos of 2025, employee-centric leadership is the only way to build teams capable of the resilience and drive needed for long-term success. My latest, based on an interview with Debbie Lovich: theworkforward.substack.com/p/joy-in-thi...theworkforward.substack.comJoy? In This Job Market?Debbie Lovich on Employee-Centric Workplaces and the Implications for Gen AI Adoption 011
Irwin Lazar @imlazar.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Trump tariffs driven by a math error: www.aei.org/economics/pr...aei.org 110
Reposted by Irwin LazarJay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 01/04/2025We’re hiring a Head of Product! This is the perfect role for a creative, strategic, and experienced product leader who wants to help shape the future of social. Apply here: jobs.gem.com/bluesky/am9i... 1333268785