Viso eyes no-code for the future of computer vision and scores funding to scale
Computer vision has become commonplace across innumerable industries, but the methods of creating and controlling these visual AI models aren’t so easy. Viso is building a low/no-code end-to-end platform that lets companies roll their own computer vision stack, and they just pulled in $9M to scale up. There are tons
Read MoreChkk helps keep complex Kubernetes environments up and running
As Kubernetes is being deployed for ever more mission critical workloads, keeping clusters up and running has become increasingly important for DevOps teams. Chkk, an early stage startup, launched out of stealth today with a solution that looks for vulnerabilities that could take down a cluster and warns administrators before
Read MoreAs publishers block AI web crawlers, Direqt is building AI chatbots for the media industry
A number of news and media publishers are already blocking AI web crawlers from accessing their sites, worried about the impact on traffic when all their work is swept up into AI chatbot experiences. However, a startup called Direqt believes publishers should embrace AI chatbots — just on their own
Read MoreAmazon’s eero Max 7 mesh wifi router offers amazing speeds and few (if any) compromises
Amazon’s eero acquisition continues to bear fruit, and the latest off the vine is the eero Max 7, by far the company’s most advanced router yet, and the most capable when it comes to input and output options, too. The Max 7 supports Wifi 7, the cutting edge in wifi
Read MoreGoogle announces tools to help users fact check images
The use of context images and videos on social media has led to dangerous misinformation distribution. Google is announcing to provide more contextual information about an image to prevent false information from spreading. The new set of tools includes viewing an image’s history, metadata, and context users used it with
Read MoreSam Bankman-Fried will testify in his fraud trial
Image: The Verge / Getty Images Sam Bankman-Fried will testify at his criminal fraud trial on Thursday as he faces charges of fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering related to his failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX. During a conference call on Wednesday, attorney Mark Cohen confirmed Bankman-Fried will take the stand. The
Read MoreCyber Security Today: Ransomware attacks hit a record in September, and more
Ransomware attacks hit a record in September, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, October 25th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. The number of successful ransomware attacks keeps climbing. NCC Group says criminal data leak sites listed 514
Read MoreMaster Pandas Date-time: Best Practices and Usage Tips
A comprehensive GuidePhoto by authorAs a data analyst, working with time-related data is a common occurrence. Whether it's evaluating stock prices, studying weather patterns, or analyzing user activity on a website, understanding and manipulating dates and times is essential. Luckily, Pandas, a widely-used Python library, offers a robust date-time functionality to
Read MoreProton’s password manager now lets you securely share logins
Image: Proton Proton’s password manager, Proton Pass, is rolling out a new feature that lets you share sign-ins using end-to-end encryption (E2EE). Instead of sharing a password over Gmail or a text, Proton will now let you safely give friends, family members, or co-workers access to things like streaming services,
Read MoreSystem Design Series: ElasticSearch, Architecting for search
Credit: Elastic BlogBefore you begin…I wanted to write about ElasticSearch for a long time. While reading, experimenting, and trying to write about it, I realized it would be way too long to cover everything in a blog post, so I decided to split it into multiple smaller posts. This post is an
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