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US Dept. of Commerce Asks for Help to Make Data GenAI-Ready
Data is at the heart of AI. Without good data, the odds of developing useful AI models are somewhere between slim and none. With that in mind, the Department of Commerce last week issued a public request for advice on ho Read more…
Starfish Helps Tame the Wild West of Massive Unstructured Data
“What data do you have? And can I access it?” Those may seem like simple questions for any data-driven enterprise. But when you have billions of files spread across petabytes of storage on a parallel file system, the Read more…
Stonebraker Seeks to Invert the Computing Paradigm with DBOS
In the current tech paradigm, databases run on top of operating systems. But what if that stack was inverted, with an operating system running on top of the database? That’s the idea behind database guru Mike Stonebrak Read more…
AI Bias In the Spotlight On International Women’s Day
What impact does AI bias have on women and girls? What can people do to increase female participation in the AI field? These are some of the questions the tech world is grappling with today in honor of International Wome Read more…
Rapid GenAI Progress Exposes Ethical Concerns
Week after week, we express amazement at the progress of AI. At times, it feels as though we’re on the cusp of witnessing something truly revolutionary (singularity, anyone?). But when AI models do something unexpected Read more…
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Open Letter Urges Pause on AI Research
The Future of Life Institute has issued an open letter calling for a six-month pause on some forms of AI research. Citing “profound risks to society and humanity,” the group is asking AI labs to pause research on AI Read more…
Bill Gates Says the Age of AI Has Begun, Bringing Opportunity and Responsibility
The latter half of March has been a whirlwind moment for artificial intelligence. OpenAI released GPT-4 last week, and this week, Nvidia announced a new cloud services platform for generative AI while Google initiated th Read more…
Americans Don’t Trust AI and Want It Regulated: Poll
American companies are adopting AI technology at a rapid clip, but a majority of U.S. citizens don’t trust it and want to see its use regulated by the government, according to a new Harris Poll survey released last wee Read more…
‘Data First’ Approach is ‘North Star’ of Digital Transformation: HPE CEO
A “data first” approach must become the “North Star” of digital transformation, according to Hewlett Packard Enterprise President and CEO Antonio Neri. In an article written for the World Economic Forum Annual Me Read more…
NYC’s New AI Hiring Law Won’t Be Enforced Until April
Companies with employees in New York City have four more months to figure out Local Law 144, a first-in-the-nation law that will regulate the use of AI for hiring. The law went into effect on January 1, but the city defe Read more…
This Just In
Feb 27, 2025 |
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27, 2025 — Amid the growing momentum of its Public Sector business, Databricks announced today that it has received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) High authorization from the FedRAMP Program Management Office (PMO) for its Data Intelligence Platform on Amazon Web Services (AWS) GovCloud. Read more…
Feb 25, 2025 |
NEW YORK and REDLANDS, Calif., Feb. 25, 2025 — Dataminr, one of the world’s leading AI companies, and Esri, the global leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology, today announced an expanded strategic partnership aimed at driving innovation, enhancing customer value, and accelerating growth across key markets. Read more…
Feb 24, 2025 |
REDLANDS, Calif., Feb. 24, 2025 — Esri is launching Content Store for ArcGIS, a new web app that simplifies the process of purchasing and integrating commercial satellite imagery. Read more…
Feb 21, 2025 |
BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 21, 2025 — E Source and Alabama Power have won the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Digitizing Utilities Prize for the development of a custom Enterprise Graph Database, a predictive power mapping data system. Read more…
Feb 20, 2025 |
FREMONT, Calif., Feb. 20, 2025 — Privacera, the AI and data security governance company founded by the creators of Apache Ranger, has announced significant updates to its AI Governance (PAIG) platform, reinforcing its commitment to AI risk management and compliance. Read more…
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