TechCrunch
DECEMBER 21, 2023
“Shall I say thou art a man, that hast all the symptoms of a beast? How shall I know thee to be a man? By thy shape? That affrights me more, when I see a beast in likeness of a man.” — Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy I propose that software be prohibited from […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
CIO
DECEMBER 21, 2023
We have seen a lot of companies promising AI solutions for Cybersecurity in the Cloud, but let’s be clear: when it comes to AI in Cybersecurity, it is important to understand that not all AIs are created equal. Quality and volume of data, scalability of solution, and ability to process inference effectively are key aspects to enable efficient AI solutions.
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TechCrunch
DECEMBER 21, 2023
One of the longest-running hyperloop startups is reportedly shutting its doors. Hyperloop One, once backed by Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, will cease operations on December 31 according to Bloomberg News. It’s the latest stumble in the tech industry’s attempt to bring life to an idea Elon Musk first put forth in a white paper in […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
CIO
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Ken Kremer, chief technical officer at Involta, points out that the company’s inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report reflects its commitment to set an example for the IT industry. It also emphasizes Involta’s focus on the three pillars of its ESG strategy: environmental sustainability, employee well-being, and strong governance practices.
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Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 21, 2023
A woman in a blue tracksuit is on the floor of a bright asylum-like room, stretching in a pigeon yoga pose when she turns to the stranger she plans to live with for 100 days. “What are you going to do with this money?” she asks. The two contestants in MrBeast’s newest video, Suzie Taylor […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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TechCrunch
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Cisco announced this morning that it intends to acquire Isovalent, a cloud-native security and networking startup that should fit well with the company’s core networking and security strategy. The companies did not share the purchase price. Isovalent has helped develop eBPF, a key open source technology that gives developers deep insight into the operating system […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
CIO
DECEMBER 21, 2023
The diversification of payment methods and gradual increase in the volume of online transactions have cast a spotlight on the need for payment security compliance within the airline industry. With the new, recently onboarded Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) v4.0, it’s important to explore the intricacies of PCI DSS compliance and uncover some of the challenges and opportunities that are in the wings for this dynamic sector.
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Warden thinks one of the biggest avenues for real world use cases is tokenization of assets and areas that aren’t even tradable yet. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 21, 2023
As AI proliferates, companies are using it to offer data-driven recommendations on a wide range of activities, from whom to hire to what product a salesperson should recommend to customers. How much to rely on these data-driven recommendations should hinge on two questions: How high are the decision stakes? And how reliable is the data-driven insight?
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TechCrunch
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Will 2024 be the year you do whatever it takes to move your startup ambitions to the next level? Heck, yeah! In that entrepreneurial spirit, we’re offering you a holiday gift wrapped inside a New Year’s resolution you’ll actually want to keep. Take 20% off the already low launch price on founder and investor passes […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Many MBA graduates consider moving internationally for their careers. But beyond the opportunities for personal and professional enrichment and the challenges of adjusting to new environments, what are the implications for their careers over the longer term — and especially for their compensation? To find out, the authors conducted a study of the career histories of MBA graduates from a leading European business school.
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 21, 2023
In recent years, tools such as Figma, TLDraw, Apple’s Freeform, and Arc browser’s Easel functionality have tried to sell the idea of using an ‘infinite canvas’ for capturing and sharing ideas. French startup Kosmik is building on that general concept with a knowledge-capturing tool that doesn’t require the user to switch between different windows or apps […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
Crunchbase News
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Artificial intelligence was big in 2023 — and that could be the understatement of the year. For a time — especially in the middle of the year — it seemed like nine-figure rounds were being thrown out by investors every week to the latest and greatest AI startup. Sometimes, there were so many huge rounds it was hard to keep track. However, that’s why we’re here.
Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage
Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 21, 2023
As if last year’s fabulous Dual Asteroid Redirection Test firing a satellite bullet into an asteroid wasn’t enough, now researchers are doing detailed simulation of the nuclear deflection scenario envisioned in 1998 space disaster film Armageddon. At Lawrence Livermore National Lab, a team led by Mary Burkey (above) presented a paper that moves the ball […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 21, 2023
The allure of building indoors in a controlled environment instead of in the mud, muck, and maelstrom of a conventional site has made prefabrication a strong candidate for the future of construction for architects, engineers, and construction futurists. But time and again, the revolutionary potential of the approach has failed to materialize. The barriers to industrial building — the decentralized nature of the industry and the limited number of employers in a position to make long-term investme
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 21, 2023
We are fast approaching half a billion people listening to podcasts, and today one of the independent players hoping to cash in on that activity has announced some funding to grow. Podimo, the Copenhagen-based podcasting startup that’s built around a Netflix-style monthly subscription fee, has raised another €44 million ($48 million at today’s rates) in […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
Honeycomb
DECEMBER 21, 2023
In a keynote at AI.Dev , Robert Nishihara (CEO, Anyscale) described the shift: A year ago, the people working with ML models were ML experts. Now, they’re developers. A year ago, the process was to experiment with building a model, then put a product on top of it. Now, it’s ship a product, find the market fit, then create customized models. The general-purpose generative AI models available to all of us today (such as ChatGPT) change the way work is done.
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Multi-tenant architecture allows software vendors to realize tremendous efficiencies by maintaining a single application stack instead of separate database instances while meeting data privacy needs. When you use a data warehouse to power your multi-tenant analytics, the proper approach is vital. Multi-tenant analytics is NOT the primary use case with traditional data warehouses, causing data security challenges.
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Beeper is giving up on its mission to bring iMessage to Android after implementing a series of fixes that Apple has knocked down one by one over the past month. Although the company has issued a complex workaround, it says it has no plans to roll out another one if this one is knocked down […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Dzone - DevOps
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Despite years of discussing DevSecOps, achieving security and development collaboration remains an uphill battle in most organizations. This article explores why real-world DevSecOps adoption lags behind expectations, common barriers faced, and how the Stream Security platform bridges visibility and policy gaps to foster joint ownership between siloed teams, finally working from a "single source of truth.
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 21, 2023
India’s parliament has passed a telecommunications bill that replaces its century-old rules as the country, with over 1.17 billion telephone connections and 881 million internet subscribers, aims to modernize connectivity and embrace new services including satellite broadband, just months before general elections. On Thursday, the upper house of the Indian parliament approved the Telecommunications Bill, […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
InfoWorld
DECEMBER 21, 2023
ChatGPT can answer questions about a wide range of technology subjects, including how to write R code. That means ChatGPT's power is available to every R programmer, even those who know little about large language models. An ecosystem is forming around ChatGPT and R, making it easy to incorporate AI technology into your R language workflow. But before you begin using LLMs and related tools for your R projects, there are a few important things to keep in mind: Everything you ask using these tools
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Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 21, 2023
As promised, Apple has officially removed the Watch Series 9 from its online shop. Word on the surprise move arrived earlier this week, when the company confirmed that an on-going patent dispute has forced it to pause sales of the flagship smartwatch. Click through to the site, and you’ll find the words “Currently Unavailable” in […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
Crunchbase News
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Generative AI startup Anthropic is reportedly in talks to raise $750 million in fresh capital in a deal that would value it upwards of $18 billion. The San Francisco-based startup is in talks to raise funding in a Menlo Ventures -led deal, The Information first reported Wednesday, citing three sources familiar with the matter. The funding would value Anthropic at $15 billion premoney, the publication reported — more than triple its valuation earlier this year — and more than $18 billion in the f
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Amid rising geopolitical tensions, many Chinese tech companies find themselves recalibrating their overseas pursuits, often sidestepping any reference to their origin. One bold startup called DP Technology stands out from the crowd. Working to apply artificial intelligence to molecular simulations, DP, short for “Deep Potential,” believes that the unifying power of “scientific research for humanity” […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
Dataiku
DECEMBER 21, 2023
The data, analytics, and AI space is in a state of perpetual motion and upheaval, and nothing encapsulates that better than Alteryx’s acquisition announcement this week. Make no mistake: This is a wake-up call.
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“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 21, 2023
A few years ago, Karine Mellata and Michael Lin met while working at Apple’s fraud engineering and algorithmic risk team. Both engineers, Mellata and Lin were involved with helping to address online abuse problems including spam, botting, account security and developer fraud for Apple’s growing customer base. Despite their efforts to develop new models to […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
InfoWorld
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Microsoft used the developer-focused parts of its Ignite 2023 event to introduce a series of AI development tools. Azure AI Studio supports large-scale AI development for cloud-hosted applications, using Azure OpenAI models or others, while Copilot Studio extends the older Power Virtual Agents low-code AI tools with OpenAI-powered “boosts.
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Google is launching updates to Chrome on desktop this week to make your browsing experience safer and give you more control over your browser's memory usage. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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