Schneider Electric enhances energy and automation training with NRF and UJ
Schneider Electric, the leading force in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, recently solidified its commitment to collaboration by signing Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with the National Research Foundation (NRF) and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) during the notable France Alumni Day. This event, held in partnership with
Read moreThe massive fanfic archive AO3 goes down in a wave of DDoS attacks
The group taking credit for the attack is threatening to keep the site down for weeks. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The popular fanfiction platform Archive of Our Own (AO3) is currently experiencing a wave of distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that have forced the website offline since Monday.
Read moreRaft, which services freight forwarders, closes $30M Series B led by Eight Roads VC
During the pandemic, the digitisation of the freight industry took off like a rocket, and stayed that way. To date, Forto has raised almost $600 million, Nuvocargo $75 million, Zencargo $66 million, and Freightify $14.5 million. All are associated with streamlining/digitising freight logistics in some way. This meant, of course
Read moreFeels like you missed the generative AI train? 5 steps for speeding ahead in 90 days
Will Poole Contributor Share on Twitter Will Poole is a six-time serial entrepreneur and global investor focused on creating massively scalable tech-forward solutions meeting the needs of the rising middle class in the Global South (Latin America, Africa, India, and Southeast Asia). More posts by this contributor Business continuity planning
Read moreHashtag Trending Jul.11- Companies drown in AI; Threads new playground for cyberattackers; Oracle a champion of open source
Companies are drowning in AI, Meta’s Threads App is a new playground for cyber attackers, and Oracle emerges as a champion of Open-Source. These and more top tech news stories on Hashtag Trending. I’m your host Jim Love, CIO of IT World Canada and Tech News Day in the
Read moreOutverse wants to build a full-stack community platform for software companies
Building and harnessing online communities has been a major driving force behind some of the world’s largest platforms, from Stripe and Slack to Figma and Notion. At the heart of the community-building ethos lies a strategy known as product-led growth (PLG), where companies rely on the product itself for selling and
Read moreApple launches an online store on China’s WeChat app
Apple has launched an online store on China’s WeChat app, the Tencent-owned platform said on Tuesday. The Cupertino-based company has launched the store to the app via WeChat’s mini-programs — small-sized apps hosted on WeChat that feature e-commerce, financial service, and transportation offerings. Apple will sell its products including iPhones,
Read moreLawyers Use Fake References from ChatGPT
Lawyers arguing a case in the Johannesburg regional court have faced criticism in a judgment for using fake references generated by ChatGPT, an AI language model. According to a media source, the court ruling declared that the names, citations, facts, and decisions presented by the lawyers were entirely fictitious. The
Read moreBuilding a Perl Module for Posting to Bluesky Social
The new social media network is growing by leaps and bounds. Learning to post to it with Perl offers lessons useful to coders of all…Continue reading on Better Programming »
Read moreLlamaIndex: How to Use Index Correctly
and understanding what use case for what type of indexWow, I am absolutely thrilled by the overwhelming response to my first post on building a PDF chatbot! I have received so many messages requesting Part 2, and I cannot express how grateful I am for your interest and enthusiasm, but I
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