Hacker News with Generative AI: Office

PSA: Microsoft may be training on your private data without your knowledge (garymarcus.substack.com)
This just in: Microsoft is apparently, at least for some Office subscribers, maybe most, scraping private documents.
Privacy, Microsoft, Data, Office, Software
26 points by ZeroMinx 53 days ago | 10 comments
Standing desks may be bad for your health, study suggests (theguardian.com)
They have been billed as the ultimate antidote to sitting in front of a screen all day at the office. But a study suggests standing desks, which have soared in popularity in recent years, do not compensate for being inactive and may even increase the risk of conditions such as swollen veins and blood clots in the legs.
Health, Office, Ergonomics, Standing Desks, Research
38 points by n1b0m 94 days ago | 18 comments
Microsoft releases Office 2024, latest buy-once-own-forever version of Office (arstechnica.com)
Microsoft's push to get Windows and Office users to buy Microsoft 365 subscriptions can be irritating, but to the company's credit, it's one of the few that has continued to sell buy-once, use-forever versions of its flagship software after launching a subscription model.
Microsoft, Office, Software, Subscription Models
12 points by rbanffy 107 days ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: What are some cheaper Herman Miller alternatives? (ycombinator.com)
Ergonomics, Furniture, Design, Budget, Office
18 points by petargyurov 207 days ago | 30 comments