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Podcast: Business of Tech: Daily 10-Minute IT Services Insights
Episode: AI Crawlers Threaten Open Source, Microsoft Recall Launch, and IT Budget Cuts Amid Tariff Uncertainty
Description: Microsoft is rolling out a preview of its new feature called Recall, which captures screenshots of user activity on CoPilot Plus PCs. This feature, initially intended for launch alongside CoPilot Plus PCs, faced delays due to security concerns. Users must opt-in to save snapshots with Recall and can pause the feature at any time. This development raises important questions about data ownership and how organizations should approach the use of scraped data, especially as automated bots increasingly threaten the sustainability of open-source projects like Wikimedia.The podcast also discusses the impact of tariffs on IT budget planning...