Ooda Loop

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) today released its World Robotics R&D Programs 2025 report that analyzes strategies in Asia, Europe, and the U.S. While economies worldwide are increasingly investing in robotics, each government research and development program follows different strategies. The 4th edition of the World Robotics R&D Programs covers the latest funding developments, […] The post How leading countries are investing in robotics R&D appeared first on OO

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CIO

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The Salvation Army is a household name but beyond the iconic red shield logo is a vast network of retail stores, social programs, churches, and community services. Milad Kruze, executive GM for IT and also a CIO50 alum, is still learning about the scale of offerings nearly three years into the role, which is understandable considering the Salvation Army operates in about 140 countries worldwide and is Australias largest non-profit.

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AWS Machine Learning - AI

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

This blog post is co-written with Moran beladev, Manos Stergiadis, and Ilya Gusev from Booking.com. Large language models (LLMs) have revolutionized the field of natural language processing with their ability to understand and generate humanlike text. Trained on broad, generic datasets spanning a wide range of topics and domains, LLMs use their parametric knowledge to perform increasingly complex and versatile tasks across multiple business use cases.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Saudi Arabias Vision 2030 emphasizes a technology-driven transformation to achieve its social, economic, and environmental goals, focusing on adopting and producing advanced innovations to position itself as a global leader in technological disruption. By positioning itself at the forefront of technological disruption, the country aims to be a global leader in shaping the future of technology.

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Crunchbase News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Venture funding for defense tech startups grew last year, but despite some large and notable funding rounds the total amount invested was lower than some might have anticipated. Funding to VC-backed startups in defense defined here as the industries of military, national security and law enforcement hit $3 billion in 102 deals, per Crunchbase data.

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Here's why I stick with Perplexity over Google's Gemini for AI assistance, even on my Android phone.

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Ooda Loop

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The Ukrainian Parliament has approved a contentious bill allowing for the government to purchase nuclear reactors. Ukraine will purchase two unused, Russian-made nuclear reactors from Bulgaria, costing at least $600 million. The government has plans to install the reactors in western Ukraine at the Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant. The project has faced sharp criticism for […] The post Ukrainian Lawmakers Approve Contentious Purchase of Nuclear Reactors appeared first on OODAloop.

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Dataiku

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Data and AI projects require teamwork across multiple roles, from technical, hands-on builders to business users. But too often, teams work in silos, using disconnected tools that slow progress. Dataiku eliminates these barriers by creating a shared space where technical and non-technical users collaborate efficiently, ensuring AI projects move forward faster and with greater impact.

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Ooda Loop

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence in cloud environments is reshaping industries, but security vulnerabilities are mounting just as fast. The "State of AI in the Cloud 2025" report by Wiz Research highlights the rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into cloud environments, emphasizing both opportunities and challenges. The post The Macroeconomic Impact and Security Risks of AI in the Cloud appeared first on OODAloop.

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The Daily WTF

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Abdoullah sends us this little blob of C#, which maybe isn't a full-on WTF, but certainly made me chuckle. if (file!= null ) { if (file.name.StartsWith(userName)) { if (file.name.StartsWith(userName)) { url = string.Format(FILE_LINK, file.itemId, file.name); break ; } } } Are you sure the file name starts with the user name? Are you really sure ?

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Ooda Loop

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Milrem Robotics, the worlds leading robotics and autonomous systems developer, will launch its highly anticipated 88 Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) at IDEX 2025. Representing the pinnacle of next-generation hybrid unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) technology, the new HAVOC RCV is set to revolutionize modern combat operations. The HAVOC RCV has been engineered to deliver unparalleled agility […] The post Milrem Robotics Unveils Cutting-Edge 88 Robotic Combat Vehicle at IDEX 2025 appeared first on

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Hello Trailblazers! Salesforce Reports are a cornerstone of effective data-driven decision-making. They allow you to analyze and visualize business data efficiently. Salesforce offers a subscription feature for reports to ensure you or your team stay updated on important metrics without manually checking them. Subscribing ensures that you receive reports regularly in your email inbox, making it easy to monitor performance and trends.

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Ooda Loop

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

India is continuing to see a surge in cybercrime against both citizens and businesses. Cyber fraud against citizens has increased by 51% over the past year. Additionally, India is seeing cyberattacks against businesses at much larger volumes than global averages. Cybercrime complaints by Indian citizens increased by over 6 million in 2024. As the country […] The post India’s Cybercrime Problems Grow as Nation Digitizes appeared first on OODAloop.

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

If you've become interested in AI, you might have automatically been drawn to Google's Gemini but there's a better way to get your answers, thanks to Perplexity.

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Ooda Loop

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Four individuals suspected of being leaders of a ransomware group have been arrested by the Thai police. The individuals are believed to be leaders of the 8Base ransomware group and were involved with stealing around $16 million from over 1,000 victims. The suspects were arrested following the issue of warrants by Interpol, requested by Swiss […] The post 8Base ransomware group leaders arrested, leak site seized appeared first on OODAloop.

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CTO Academy

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

In early 2024, Arup Group Limited, a British multinational professional services firm headquartered in London, lost $25 million due to a deepfake video call in which fraudsters presented synthetic impersonations of the companys CFO and other employees. The attackers used deepfake technology to fabricate convincing likenesses and voices of the executives, effectively misleading a companys […] The post Tech Leaders’ Role in Disinformation Security: Technologies That Discern Trust and P

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Ooda Loop

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

On Tuesday, major chip makers Intel, AMD, and Nvidia published new security advisories informing customers about high-severity vulnerabilities. Intel published 34 new advisories on Tuesday, one of which has a severity rating of critical. AMD released 11 new advisories, which is significantly more for the company than in a typical month. Lastly, Nvidia published four […] The post Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: Intel, AMD, Nvidia Fix High-Severity Vulnerabilities appeared first on OODAloop.

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Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, and Perplexity were asked to summarize 100 news stories. Here's how they did.

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Ooda Loop

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Microsoft will purchase nearly all of the power generation output generated by three new utility-scale projects developed by EDP Renewables North America. The tech giant, which has long focused on decarbonization in its pursuit of energy, will acquire the equivalent of 389 MW of electricity and renewable energy credits through long-term virtual power purchase agreements […] The post Microsoft Virtual PPA Acquires 389 MW of EDP Renewables Solar Farms in Illinois, Texas appeared first on OOD

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Dzone - DevOps

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

When building ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) pipelines for marketing analytics, customer insights, or similar data-driven use cases, there are two primary architectural approaches: dedicated pipelines per source and common pipeline with integration, core, and sink layers. Each has its distinct non-functional trade-offs in terms of maintainability, performance, cost efficiency, and operational visibility.

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Ooda Loop

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

On Tuesday, the U.S. Treasury Departments Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned Zservers, a Russian cybercrime network. The Treasurys U.S. and Australian counterparts sanctioned the hosting services provider as well. Zservers is a web-hosting service that ignores or evades law enforcement requests. Two Russian nationals who operate the site were sanctioned as well.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Perficient is thrilled to announce its recognition as a winner in the 2024 Acquia Partner Awards for DXP Champion of the Year. This esteemed accolade highlights Perficient’s commitment to delivering superior customer outcomes, driving innovation, and achieving outstanding revenue performance within the Acquia partner ecosystem. Acquia, a leader in open digital experience software, honored 22 organizations worldwide for their exceptional use of Acquia technologies.

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Ooda Loop

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Following the docking of a U.S. Navy fast-attack nuclear submarine in a South Korean port, North Korea is now warning of a potential confrontation. The USS Alexandria submarine docked in a port in Busan on Monday for supplies. North Korea is accusing the U.S. of posing a grave threat to its national security. The countrys […] The post North Korea warns of retaliation after US nuclear submarine docks in Busan appeared first on OODAloop.

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John Snow Labs

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

John Snow Labs’ Medical Language Models library is an excellent choice for leveraging the power of large language models (LLM) and natural language processing (NLP) in Azure Fabric due to its seamless integration, scalability, and state-of-the-art accuracy on medical tasks. As Azure Fabric is designed to support large-scale data processing and analytics, John Snow Labs enhances it by providing a robust, high-performance LLM & NLP toolkit built on Apache Spark.

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Once upon a time, using Linux without the terminal was unthinkable. Now? For average users, the terminal is totally optional.

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Xicom

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

With this blog guide, learn about the top benefits of construction software development solutions and how they will benefit your business in various terms and enable you to estimate the average cost of creating construction software for your business. <p>The post Construction Software Development: A Complete Guide to Overview first appeared on Xicom Blog | Software, Mobile App Development.

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

After nearly a decade of using the same web browser, I've finally returned to the land of Firefox, thanks to Zen Browser, and here's why.

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Mobilunity

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Introduction Python is a general-purpose, high-level, interpreted programming language that has not only maintained its popularity ever since its foundation in 1991 but also set records among all coding languages. So, what’s the secret sauce of this programming language and how is Python used in the real world? In this article, well explore it all from the most common Python projects to benefits, pitfalls, must-have Python skills, the ways different companies use its strenghts, and top ti

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