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Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Blockchain and the Future of Personal Data in the Age of Agentic AI

Data is the fuel for AI, and the more personal the data, the better. But people increasingly are disinclined to share their data without some reciprocal consideration, putting a potential lid on AI growth just as the age Read more…

Thriving in the Second Wave of Big Data Modernization

The idea of managing data at tremendous scale is hardly new. Most businesses embraced the concept of “big data” and associated technologies (like data lakes) at least a decade ago. However, the adoption of modern AI Read more…

Will Model Context Protocol (MCP) Become the Standard for Agentic AI?

We’re on the cusp of a new AI-powered world, where agents automatically execute a range of tasks previously handled by humans. But how will we connect all of these agents with data and coordinate with AI tools? That’ Read more…

Tapping into the Unstructured Data Goldmine for Enterprise in 2025

Companies are overwhelmed by data. A majority of organizations (64%) manage at least one petabyte (PB) of data, while 41% surpassing that with at least 500 PBs of data, according to the AI & Information Management Re Read more…

Defending Against AI-Powered Deepfakes

Thanks to AI’s nonstop improvement, it’s becoming difficult for humans to spot deepfakes in a reliable manner. This poses a serious problem for any form of authentication that relies on images of the trusted individu Read more…

News In Brief

Data Management Will Be Key for AI Success in 2025, Studies Say

The AI boom hasn’t generated a prodigious number of real-world successes just yet, but it has succeeded in doing one thing: casting fresh light on the critical importance of high quality data and solid data management Read more…

AWS Bolsters GenAI Capabilities in SageMaker, Bedrock

AWS unveiled a slew of new updates to its AI tools during its re:Invent conference today, including enhancements to its SageMaker HyperPod AI model training environment, as well as to Bedrock, its environment for buildin Read more…

AWS Takes On Google Spanner with Atomic Clock-Powered Distributed DBs

AWS today announced two new database services aimed at providing low-latency data processing that can support transactions anywhere on the globe. The new services, including the Postgres-flavored Aurora DSQL and DynamoDB Read more…

DBHawk Flies with Text-to-SQL, SOC 2 Compliance

Customers will be able to interact with their database using natural language thanks to the new text-to-SQL function in DBHawk, a database access tool developed by Datasparc. The company also announced its SOC 2 Type II Read more…

Solix Hosting Data and AI Conference at UCSD

We’re just a day away from SolixEmpower 2024, a conference that will bring hundreds of Solix cusotmers, leading academic researchers, and business leaders together to discuss the latest developments in cloud data manag Read more…

This Just In

MindBridge Partners with Databricks to Deliver Enhanced Financial Insights

Feb 4, 2025 |

OTTAWA, Ontario, Feb. 4, 2025 — MindBridge is proud to announce an official partnership with Databricks, the data and AI company. This collaboration enables customers to unlock the full potential of their financial data by applying MindBridge’s advanced financial risk analytics to the data stored in the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. Read more…

UMD Study: AI Jobs Rise While Overall US Hiring Declines

Feb 4, 2025 |

COLLEGE PARK, Md., Feb. 4, 2025 — Since ChatGPT’s late-2022 launch, AI job postings in the United States “have ramped up dramatically, from 29,509 in Q4 2022 to 49,577 in Q4 2024, an uptick of 68 percent,” Read more…

DeepSeek-R1 models now available on AWS

Jan 30, 2025 |

SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 30, 2025 — During this past AWS re:Invent, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy shared valuable lessons learned from Amazon’s own experience developing nearly 1,000 generative AI applications across the company. Read more…

NVIDIA AI Helps Banks, Agencies, and Insurers Combat Fraud at Scale

Jan 24, 2025 |

Jan. 24, 2025 — Companies and organizations are increasingly using AI to protect their customers and thwart the efforts of fraudsters around the world.

Voice security company Hiya found that 550 million scam calls were placed per week in 2023, with INTERPOL estimating that scammers stole $1 trillion from victims that same year. Read more…

Concentric AI Introduces Private Scan Manager for On-Premises Data Security Governance

Jan 17, 2025 |

SAN MATEO, Calif., Jan. 17, 2025 — Concentric AI has announced the availability of the new Private Scan Manager functionality in its Semantic Intelligence data security governance platform, which enables data scans to be processed within organizations’ own environments. Read more…

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