Could AI be the spark that ends the opioid epidemic?
Researchers have spent almost two decades trying to better understand the social and systemic factors behind opioid addiction.
Read moreDynamoDB, Expressions, and Go
Using single-table design principles and AWS SDK for Go to create efficient and maintainable code to work with AWS DynamoDBPhoto by Jantine Doornbos on UnsplashRecently, I maintained Go code that handles various DynamoDB operations. The code was full of manually defined ExpressionAttributeValues and ExpressionAttributeNames maps. It looked cumbersome. After a quick research,
Read moreThree Stages Of CPU Usage Grief
Photo by Marcus Ganahl on UnsplashThis article is about an often misunderstood system resource — CPU time. As opposed to memory, which can be easily measured and attributed to computer processes, things are not so simple regarding the execution time of said processes. Besides explaining how CPU time is consumed, we will delve
Read moreGoogle adds AI-infused sustainability tools to Google Maps Platform
Google is equipping developers with three environment APIs for the Google Maps Platform to help them create new sustainability tools. The company made the announcement Wednesday at Google Next 2023 in San Francisco. Saleem Van Groenou, product manager, environment APIs at Google, explained during a breakout session that the launch
Read moreWhat’s the opposite of a lean startup?
This is our Friday show, and we’re talking about the week’s biggest startup and tech news.
Read moreGoogle expands AI compute offerings, partnership with Nvidia and more
AI stood at centre stage at Google Cloud Next this week, as Google announced TPU updates, virtual machine instances powered by Nvidia GPUs, enhancements to Google Distributed Cloud and a premium version of GKE. The traditional ways of designing and building computing infrastructure, Google said in a release, are no
Read moreYou can’t spell Zapier without API
Ben and friend of the show Kyle Mitofsky sit down with Reid Robinson, lead product manager for AI at Zapier, for a conversation about AI and automation. Plus: NFTs and the dog behind the doge.
Read moreKorean internet giant Naver explores robotics, AI and autonomous driving
In July last year, Naver, maker of the search engine known as the “Google of South Korea,” opened its new second headquarters, Naver 1784. The building’s name refers to a year commonly associated with the Industrial Revolution. Inside you’ll find a testament to automation’s growing global influence, in the form of
Read moreCyber Security Today, Sept. 1, 2023 – Celebrate Women in Cyber Security
Celebrate Women in Cybersecurity. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, September 1st, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Today is International Women in Cybersecurity Day. It’s a day IT and security leaders should think about how they ensure their teams
Read moreHow the FBI took down the notorious Qakbot botnet
A global law enforcement operation this week took down and dismantled the notorious Qakbot botnet, touted as the largest U.S.-led financial and technical disruption of a botnet infrastructure. Qakbot is a banking trojan that became infamous for providing an initial foothold on a victim’s network for other hackers to buy
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