How to scale a business-ready AI platform with watsonx: Q&A with IBM
We chat with IBM about how their watsonx platform makes generative AI more than just a fun toy.
Read moreProposed Canadian AI law ‘fundamentally flawed,’ Parliament told
The Trudeau government’s proposed law regulating high-impact artificial intelligence systems is “fundamentally flawed” and gives so much power to a cabinet minister that it’s “an affront to Parliament,” a Canadian privacy lawyer testified Tuesday. The proposed Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) fails to protect the public from significant risks
Read moreDuploCloud lands $32M infusion to make provisioning cloud apps easier
It’s only appropriate that, during AWS’ biggest week of the year, a cloud-based software-as-a-service startup closed a sizeable funding round. DuploCloud, which sells a set of tools to make provisioning apps to public clouds like Google Cloud, Azure and the aforementioned AWS easier, today announced that it raised $32 million
Read moreAcctual raises $3.85M to help crypto companies better manage their bills
Acctual has raised $3.85 million in seed funding at a $15 million post-money valuation to help crypto startups manage their money, the company’s co-founder and CEO Atikh Bana exclusively told TechCrunch. “At a high level Acctual is just a better way to manage invoices and bills in crypto,” Bana said.
Read moreOkta admits hackers accessed data on all customers during recent breach
U.S. access and identity management giant Okta says hackers stole data about all of its customers during a recent breach of its support systems, despite previously stating that only a fraction of customers were affected. Okta confirmed in October that a hacker used a stolen credential to access its support
Read moreType is a barebone command bar note-taking app for Mac
Developers are always finding a way to make note-taking simple and quick. Techstars-backed Stashpad built a ‘DM-to-self’ interface for developers to let them take notes rapidly and organize them later. Qept is an iOS app with a similar note-taking philosophy but for all kinds of users. Now a new Mac
Read moreCyber Security Today, Nov. 29, 2023 – More ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector
More ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, November 29th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. The healthcare sector continues to be a popular target of ransomware gangs. In the latest incidents Ardent Health Service,
Read moreLayla taps into AI and creator content to build a travel recommendation app
Many companies are trying to use AI chatbots (beyond ChatGPT) in different industries — especially in the consumer sector. Berlin-based startup Layla is banking on this trend to build an eponymous chatbot (along with an app) that suggests new travel destinations. It can also help them when it comes to
Read moreHashtag Trending Nov.29- Fake women in the speaker’s list of a tech conference; Wooden data centres; Link between poor mental health and internet usage a myth?
A conference puts fake women in its speaker’s list to showcase diversity?, Global authorities arrest members of a major ransomware group, the potential of wooden data centers and is the association between poor mental health and internet usage a myth? These and more top tech stories on Hashtag Trending.
Read moreBinance Moves into Retail Space through Cryptoconvert’s partnership with Pick’n’Pay
As the digital payment revolution gains momentum, Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, is over the moon to announce its partnership with CryptoConvert which will see its users able to make payments cashless, contactless, and incredibly secure at all Pick n Pay till points. CryptoConvert partnered with Pick n Pay last year
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