Differentially private stochastic gradient descent
Let’s work our way up to differentially private stochastic gradient descent (DP-SGD) a little at a time. We’ll first look at gradient descent, then stochastic gradient descent, then finally differentially private stochastic gradient descent. Gradient descent We’ll start with gradient descent. Suppose you have a function of several variables f(x)
Read moreCradlepoint’s mantra: Connect and protect
When Jason Falovo first heard about Cradlepoint, the company was known for its cellular failover devices. Customers with wired networks used them as a backup to keep themselves connected should the wired network fail. But, said Falovo, who has been vice president and general manager, Cradlepoint Canada, since January 2020,
Read moreSutro introduces AI-powered app creation with no coding required
AI is already transforming the way we search, gather information, create, code, decipher data, and more, and now it may democratize the process of building an app, too. A new AI-powered startup called Sutro promises the ability to build entire production-ready apps — including those for web, iOS, and Android
Read moreWhy Flip AI built a custom large language model to run its observability platform
Observability is a bit of a buzz word in IT circles these days, but it basically involves monitoring a company’s systems, looking for issues, or trying to find the root cause of problems after they happen – and they do happen all the time, sometimes slowing down a site or
Read morePrime members can now get a One Medical membership for $9/month
Amazon announced today a new One Medical membership benefit for Prime members, giving them access to affordable healthcare services for $9 per month or $99 annually. Originally $199 a year, members are saving $100 on One Medical’s 24/7 virtual care services as well as in-person visits at locations across the
Read moreHow startups can use generative AI from ideation to implementation
Souvik Das Contributor Souvik Das is CTO at Clearwater Analytics, a provider of SaaS-based investment management, accounting, reporting, and analytics solutions. The day ChatGPT debuted, this transformational technology captured the imaginations of business leaders and changed decision-making forever. Today’s C-suite sees incredible upside opportunities with generative AI. Set to drive
Read moreWhy recovering quickly from a cyber attack should be infosec pros’ prime goal
Because a determined threat actor will likely penetrate any organization, the prime goal of a cybersecurity plan should be getting quickly back online, a Canadian expert told a telecom industry conference this week. “You are not invulnerable. No one is,” Robert Beggs, president of DigitalDefence, a Waterloo, Ont.,-based incident response
Read more10 subscription boxes we recommend gifting this holiday season
It’s that time of year again when we feel pressured to come up with new and exciting ways to surprise our friends and family with gifts they’ll appreciate. If you’re reading this and are already starting to panic — don’t worry. We’ve compiled a list of ideas that should help
Read moreWhatsApp can now hide your IP address during calls for added security
Image: WhatsApp Calls on WhatsApp are (optionally) getting even more secure for the app’s most privacy-minded users. As outlined in this blog post, WhatsApp just added a new “protect IP address in calls” toggle to its settings that shields your IP from whoever’s on the other side of a call.
Read moreAn intuitive introduction to text embeddings
Text embeddings are key to LLMs and convert text into vector coordinates.
Read more