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Contrary to what some folks think about the “recent” discovery of artificial intelligence (AI) for business uses, AI as a computing function is not novel. What is new is its growing adoption for expanded uses and the ability to transform data into actionable business strategies AI has been around for a long time, observed Daniel Ziv, VP for exp...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has heralded the start of a technological revolution. This frenzy questions whether AI will, in the next year or two, set in motion a desktop and laptop "supercycle." A supercycle period is marked by a significant surge in PC sales and upgrades, driven by compelling advancements in technology that persuade consumers and...

Brute force cracking of passwords takes longer now than in the past, but the good news is not a cause for celebration, according to the latest annual audit of password cracking times released Tuesday by Hive Systems Depending on the length of the password and its composition -- the mix of numbers, letters, and special characters -- a password can b...

Newsletter platform ConvertKit helps thousands of creators monetize their business by offering more than just digital newsletter deliveries It serves over 600,000 creators on its all-in-one newsletter creation platform. That may seem routine. The unlikely factor, though, is how founder and CEO Nathan Barry bootstrapped his startup strategy 11 years...

Nearly two dozen dating apps were flagged by Mozilla's Privacy Not Included researchers Tuesday as failing to meet privacy and security standards, sharing customer data with third parties, and excluding the right of a user to wipe their data from the app According to Mozilla, financial pressures are forcing the owners of the apps to change leadersh...

At Embedded World last week, Qualcomm made a major IoT announcement about a new AI-ready platform for both home and industrial use. There was also an additional briefing on Qualcomm Connect regarding service-defined Wi-Fi These announcements signal a significant effort to fix the train wrecks that smart homes and smart buildings have been....

Every Linux user who takes their privacy seriously understands the importance of using a virtual private network or VPN. Establishing a secure connection to a VPN server protects a device's IP address and encrypts internet traffic between it and the server There are many VPN protocols available, each with its pros and cons. In this guide, you'll le...

With the advent of innovative technology, mundane tasks like cleaning are becoming increasingly effortless, which is where the Beatbot AquaSense Pro pool cleaning robot enters the scene This advanced cleaning robot has the potential to make waves in the automated pool cleaning market and revolutionize home cleaning, in the same vein that Roomba has...

While the major generative AI service providers depend on the cloud to power their large language models, Apple will be taking a different tack with the next version of its mobile operating system, which is set to be revealed in June Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, in his weekly newsletter published Sunday, predicted that the AI features planned for iOS 1...

As technologies like ChatGPT exemplify, generative AI (gen AI) is rapidly evolving, prompting businesses across industries to refine their application strategies. The challenge in 2024 is to leverage these new technologies to drive positive business outcomes and enhance customer satisfaction effectively Since its introduction, one of the main revel...

Bigeye's Dependency-Driven Monitoring platform, announced on March 25, is a data observability solution that allows enterprise data teams to see more trustworthy results from their CRM systems The process lets data teams connect analytics dashboards and map every dependency across modern and legacy data sources. It also enables analysts to deploy t...

I was at Intel Vision last week. Intel’s recent effort continues to remind me of Intel back in the Andy Grove days, with one exception that I think is the source of the firm’s current difficulties. What Intel needs is a Dennis Carter and an adequate marketing budget for AI, the biggest tech wave ever to hit the segment. Unfortunately, neither is in evidence...

Over the last 40 years, the open-source software (OSS) movement has been a moving target for detractors and supporters. Its free-to-distribute code philosophy competed against proprietary software to feed the user frenzy surrounding the popularity of business and personal computing According to various accounts -- each with different timelines stre...

Selecting the best computer for your business can be a straightforward process if you plan ahead. Check out these factors to make the most of your purchase. Pro Tip: Bargain prices should not be the deciding factor If you run a small business or work from home, you might not need a dedicated business computer with high-end features you never use. H...

Two prominent research efforts released in Q1-24 on the future of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce suggest that the marketplace is in bad shape In February, Forrester Consulting released its 2024 State of B2B E-commerce Report, which found that a majority (65%) of respondents viewed B2B e-commerce as broken. AI-powered product discovery platfo...

Google joined the ranks of fellow cloud service providers Amazon and Microsoft on Tuesday with the announcement of custom silicon for its data centers Google's Axion line of processors represents its first Arm-based CPUs designed for the data center. "Axion delivers industry-leading performance and energy efficiency and will be available to Google ...

Proton, the maker of an email system known for its strong security, has added passkey support for its password manager while knocking "Big Tech" for trapping their users' passkeys behind "walled gardens." "Even though passkeys were developed by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium to replace passwords and are meant to provide 'faster...

During the past 40 years, hackers have graduated from worm attacks in the 1980s to fully funded organizations tapping into some of the most lucrative industries in the world. Today, cybercrime is a significant threat to any company with a device attached to the internet and continues to cause substantial economic impact worldwide The modern-day cyb...

I’ve seen a lot of warnings lately saying don’t load the Temu app or buy from the store. There have been plenty of accusations but few actual, validated facts While I’ve been very leery of Facebook ads because I’ve lost around $150 on Facebook scams so far, I did recently buy a smart toilet from Homary to replace my $5,000 (now more like $7...

Artificial intelligence-powered bots used in customer service settings are finally learning to get along with human agents. Or is it the other way around? Either way, the friction that existed as humans learned to divest some of their more routine service tasks is producing better efficiency at smoothing out CRM encounters, according to Michael Bra...