NVIDIA technologies enable Saildrone to navigate the oceans with AI
Saildrone, a Bay Area startup, is redefining oceanic exploration and data gathering with its innovative use of autonomous uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs). With an impressive track record that includes tracking North Atlantic hurricanes, discovering underwater mountains, and mapping the world’s ocean floor, Saildrone is revolutionizing the way we interact with our oceans.
This game-changing technology utilizes a broad array of sensors in its USVs, with the data they gather processed by NVIDIA Jetson modules for efficient AI at the edge. The company is currently optimizing their prototypes with NVIDIA DeepStream software, a leap forward in intelligent video analytics.
Enhancing workplace security: A comprehensive approach to Mac and mobile device compliance
Workplace modernization has emerged as an important trend impacting organizations of all sizes, in all industries, and across all geographies. The move by so many businesses to embrace modern end-user technologies is anticipated to help improve recruitment, enhance employee productivity, and may have a measurable impact on talent retention.
One of the main forces behind workplace modernization is a belief that employees will be happier and ultimately more productive if they’re able to choose the devices they use for work. Coupled with both technical and organizational support for anywhere work styles, employees are finding they have a much stronger voice in the selection of IT tooling and the accompanying workflows.
Building high-performing tech teams from the ground up
Putting together a technical team from scratch isn’t quite as simple as setting up a few interviews and hiring the candidates that seem like they might be up to the job. Hasty decision-making often leads to unbalanced and misaligned teams, which is why research, planning and patience are all essential when developing a new branch of a business.
When the person responsible for constructing the team is new themselves, this introduces an array of potential stumbling blocks, as they will begin work on the project with a lack of understanding of organizational culture and the overall business structure.
New beta program lets Unity developers create games and apps for Apple Vision Pro
Unity, the global leader in real-time 3D (RT3D) content creation and growth, has announced the launch of its beta program for visionOS, the operating system used in Apple's new mixed media headset. This program will allow Unity developers to create games and apps for Apple Vision Pro using Unity PolySpatial.
The integration of Unity PolySpatial with the Unity editor will allow creators to build experiences that run in visionOS, taking full advantage of the features offered by Vision Pro.
Training makes critical infrastructure employees better at spotting phishing attacks
New research from security behavior change specialist Hoxhunt shows that 66 percent of active participants in security behavior training programs at critical infrastructure organizations detect and report at least one real malicious email attack within a year.
The report -- based on analysis of over 15 million phishing simulations and real email attacks reported in 2022 by 1.6 million people participating in security behavior change programs -- shows the effectiveness of training in making staff more engaged in organizational security.
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71 percent of organizations may have been breached and not know it
A new survey of over 2,000 IT security analysts finds that 71 percent admit their organization may have been compromised and they don't know about it yet.
The study, from Vectra AI, details how analysts are being overwhelmed, as they receive 4,484 alerts on average per day, but can't cope with 67 percent of them. This leads 97 percent to worry that they'll miss important security events.
Data bias -- the hidden risk of AI and how to address it [Q&A]
Artificial intelligence is generally only as good as the data that it's trained on. However, when data is collected and used in the training of machine learning models, the models inherit the bias of the people building them, producing unexpected and potentially harmful outcomes.
We spoke to Matthieu Jonglez, VP, technology at Progress, to discuss the company's recent research around this topic and what organizations can do to reduce bias.
Microsoft 365 Copilot is going to be costly for enterprise and business AI users
As Microsoft, like just about every other technology company, continues to embrace artificial intelligence, there is a lot of interest in the slew of AI-powered tools that are emerging. One of the most intrigue-inspiring tools is Microsoft Copilot.
We've already seen signs of this generative AI utility in the preview builds of Windows 11, and while there is a great deal of anticipation from home users, Microsoft is setting its sights on businesses and the enterprise. At its Inspire 2023 event, the company has revealed more about its plans, including details of pricing.
Forget Winamp -- the ass-kicking Plexamp music player from Plex is now free
For those of a nostalgic bent, the recent revival of Winamp caused flutters of excitement. But for anyone who is uninterested in whippin' that llama' ass, Plex has just announced that its own music player, Plexamp, is now available free of charge.
Previously only available to paying Plex subscribers, the Winamp-inspired Plexamp was the fruit of Plex Labs -- the company's experimental playground for its developers. The standalone music player app has now been unshackled, and is free for all Plex users on iOS, Android, macOS, Windows and even Linux.
How investment in network security is maturing for global Communication Service Providers
Priorities have changed since 2021 when A10 Networks first surveyed communication service providers (CSPs) to better understand their priorities and requirements coming out of the pandemic. In 2023, the world is now a very altered place, and while the pandemic is largely over, this challenge has been superseded by geopolitical and economic uncertainty on an equally global scale.
Undoubtedly, connectivity played a vital role in keeping the wheels of society and business turning during the pandemic - what would we have done without our video calls and the internet? But it is equally, if not more, essential in today’s uncertain world that CSPs continue to play an important role in keeping society connected.
How do you solve privacy issues with AI? It's all about the blockchain
Data is the lifeblood of artificial intelligence (AI), and the power that AI brings to the business world -- to unearth fresh insights, increase speed and efficiency, and multiply effectiveness -- flows from its ability to analyze and learn from data. The more data AI has to work with, the more reliable its results will be.
Feeding AI’s need for data means collecting it from a wide variety of sources, which has raised concerns about AI gathering, processing, and storing personal data. The fear is that the ocean of data flowing into AI engines is not properly safeguarded.
Framework Laptop 16 now available for pre-order with Windows 11 or Linux
The highly-anticipated Framework Laptop 16 is now available for pre-order, bringing desktop PC-level customization to a portable device. The sleek notebook is powered by the latest AMD Ryzen CPUs and Radeon GPUs and offers a remarkable degree of upgradability and repairability.
Pricing starts at $1,399 for the DIY Edition, and $1,699 for pre-built systems with Ryzen 7 7840HS. As a bonus for gamers, pre-orders that include a Graphics Module with an eligible Radeon GPU will receive a free download code for the coveted Starfield Premium Edition.
New Azure offerings help speed cloud migration
The cloud offers many benefits including scalability, cost savings, and flexibility, but the migration process isn't always an easy one.
Today at Microsoft Inspire the company is launching two new offerings aimed at making it easier for enterprises to migrate to Azure.
Microsoft introduces process mining to help drive business insights
Among today's announcements coming out of Microsoft Inspire is news that Power Automate Process Mining will become generally available to all channels on August 1st.
Using AI it will enable organizations to easily understand what is happening across their business, maximize process insights, use out-of-box recommendations to reduce the complexity of processes, transform operations, and drive continuous process improvement with automation and lowcode apps.
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