Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) kicked off its 78th Public Meeting in Hamburg, Germany. At this week-long meeting, which runs until 26 October, ICANN will also be celebrating 25 years of ensuring a unified and secure Internet. Continue reading
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Sir Anthony Seldon Launches AI in Education – Britain’s First School-Led Initiative To Harness AI For The Benefit of All Learners
AI in Education is Britain’s first, and a globally pioneering, cross-sector body committed to ensuring AI benefits everyone involved in education – from students (especially the most vulnerable), teachers and governors to parents and the wider society. Continue reading
GFT AI.DA Marketplace: The faster way to utilise AI
Musk’s X: Fueling disinformation?
By Avi Asher-Schapiro | U.S. Tech Correspondent
X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, is being flooded with misleading posts, including doctored images and videos purporting to show the ongoing conflict in Israel and Palestine. Continue reading |
Tech Trends 2024 Report: Six Trends of the Generative Enterprise Revealed by Info-Tech Research Group
To prepare technology leaders for what’s to come in 2024, global IT research and advisory firm Info-Tech Research Group has released its highly anticipated annual technology report: Tech Trends 2024. As the technological landscape experiences exponential acceleration, as predicted by the enduring legacy of Moore’s Law and Gordon Moore’s unmatched vision, IT leaders across the globe find themselves navigating both the transformative innovations and the ethical considerations they bring. As the boundaries of technological possibilities expand and the implications become more pronounced, IT faces the dual challenge of harnessing the raw power of emerging technologies and setting the ethical and operational compass for AI’s expansive influence. Drawing from a comprehensive survey of IT leaders and experts, the firm’s 2024 report highlights six pivotal AI-centric trends, as well as the promises and intricacies of an AI-integrated future. Continue reading
Weaviate AI-Native Vector Database Now Available in Google Cloud Marketplace
Weaviate’s mission is to make it as easy as possible for developers to build production-ready AI. Today, in conjunction with Google Cloud Next London, the company announced that its AI-native vector database is even easier to deploy because it’s available to developers with one click in Google Cloud Marketplace. Continue reading
Gymshark Plans Accelerated Global Growth with Google Cloud AI
Today, at Google Cloud Next London 2023, Gymshark, the fitness community and apparel brand, announced that it has selected Google Cloud to support the next phase of its digital growth. Gymshark will use Google Cloud’s technology to enhance its data analytics capabilities, improve customer experiences, and drive innovation and growth with generative AI. Continue reading
THALES PARTNERS WITH GOOGLE CLOUD TO BUILD NEW, GENERATIVE AI-POWERED SECURITY CAPABILITIES
- New AI-powered features built into the CipherTrust Data Security Platform utilizing Google Cloud’s foundation models and generative AI support in Vertex AI1 to automate the Discovery and Protection of critical data
- Collaboration will enable the automation of fundamental tasks for customers and help ensure data security Continue reading
Exporting surveillance to Africa
By Kim Harrisberg | South Africa correspondent
Privacy experts are calling for citizens to be protected from growing surveillance in Africa, following a new report by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and the African Digital Rights Network (ADRN). Their report, “Mapping the supply of surveillance technologies to Africa” focuses on Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco, Malawi and Zambia importing surveillance tech from countries including the U.S., Britain, China, Israel as well as the EU amounting to more than $1bn every year. Continue reading |