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software

[sawft-wair, soft-] / ˈsɔftˌwɛər, ˈsɒft- /


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New safety software and China might offer some relief.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Rival Anthropic said in July that software it was testing got onto the internet and hacked unsuspecting companies without the AI-maker’s knowledge in three separate incidents dating back to April.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Airlines including Alaska, American, Southwest and United operate 737 MAX aircraft, but they said none of their planes are flying with the flawed software.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Separately, the new chair of the OBR Jonathan Haskel is known for his argument that official statistics understate investment in intangibles like software and data.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Not surprisingly, technology startups, software companies, media conglomerates, and so forth are reluctant to set up shop in a town named for Nathan Bedford Forrest, Confederate general and founder of the Ku Klux Klan.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

And with some of these softwares selling down to 10, 11, or 12 times earnings, you’ve got to say, ‘Actually, maybe they’re not as shocking businesses as you think.’

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

Experts at the lab used computer softwares to add muscles, flesh and skin to the scans of skulls, bringing out their facial features.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2025

Moreover, such softwares use predetermined words to isolate human sounds, while the sound made by victims may vary based on the situation.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024

Is the old-fashioned method of using pen & paper better and, perhaps, more efficient than online softwares?

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2022

So familiarity with Zoom and GoToMeeting and as many conferencing softwares as possible, but another thing they’re asking for is “Thread savvy” which is, you know, that scary empathy tech.

From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2017




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