Scope3 starts tracking the carbon footprint of AI
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Read moreNETSCOUT 1H2024 Threat Report: DDoS Attacks on the Rise
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. has released findings from its 1H2024 DDoS Threat Intelligence Report, citing a dramatic 43% increase in the number of application-layer attacks and a 30% increase in volumetric attacks, especially in Europe and the Middle East. Attack duration varied with 70% lasting less than 15 minutes. The escalation of
Read moreRelyance lands $32M to help companies comply with data regulations
As the demand for AI surges, AI vendors are devoting greater bandwidth to data security issues. Not only are they being compelled to comply with emerging data privacy regulations (e.g. the EU Data Act), but they’re finding themselves under the microscope of clients skeptical about how their data is being
Read moreFidelity says data breach exposed personal data of 77,000 customers
Fidelity Investments, one of the world’s largest asset managers, has confirmed that 77,000 customers had personal information compromised during an August data breach. The Boston, Mass.-based investment firm said in a filing with Maine’s attorney general on Wednesday that an unnamed third party accessed information from its systems between August
Read moreVenture studio Diagram expands into climate tech with oversubscribed fund
Eight-year-old Diagram is expanding its startup incubator model into climate. The Montreal-based venture studio, which launches startups in house, raised $80 million CAD ($58 million) for its fourth studio fund, Diagram ClimateTech Fund. The firm said the vehicle surpassed its initial $60 million CAD ($43 million) target, hitting its hard
Read moreGolden ellipse
A golden ellipse is an ellipse whose axes are in golden proportion. That is, the ratio of the major axis length to the minor axis length is the golden ratio φ = (1 + √5)/2. Draw a golden ellipse and its inscribed and circumscribed circles. In other words draw the
Read moreOpenAI Partners Global Media Giant for Advanced AI Solutions
OpenAI has announced a strategic alliance with Hearst, one of the biggest and most diverse global providers of information services and media. This partnership aims to expand the functionality and market reach of both firms’ products by incorporating Hearst’s vast library of newspapers and magazines into OpenAI’s offerings, such as
Read moreMiLaboratories gets $10M for a platform play to accelerate genomic research
Advances in DNA sequencing and the vast amounts of genomic data being produced by next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology have created a startup opportunity to build software for biologists so they can more easily analyze this big data and take the next leap. It could help when it comes to developing
Read moreHealth insurtech startup Qantev raises €30 million to outperform LLMs with small AI models
Health and life insurance providers face a rising volume of claims due to chronic disease and aging populations, but their processes lack scalability. AI automation can help, but it takes more tailoring than for other insurance types. Automating property and casualty insurance, for instance, gave rise to public company Guidewire
Read moreAreal coordinates and ellipse area
Barycentric coordinates are sometimes called area coordinates or areal coordinates in the context of triangle geometry. This is because the barycentric coordinates of a point P inside a triangle ABC correspond to areas of the three triangles PBC, PCA and PAB. (This assumes ABC has unit area. Otherwise divide the
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