Confluent, the data streaming pioneer, has announced Data Streaming for AI, an initiative to accelerate organisations’ development of real-time AI applications. Achieving real-time AI demands more than fast algorithms; it requires trustworthy, relevant data served in the moment for smarter, faster insights. To help companies unlock the full potential of AI with the freshest contextual… Continue reading Confluent unveils data streaming for AI for real-time applications

Google’s Threat Analysis Group announced a zero-day against the Zimbra Collaboration email server that has been used against governments around the world. TAG has observed four different groups exploiting the same bug to steal email data, user credentials, and authentication tokens. Most of this activity occurred after the initial fix became public on Github. To… Continue reading Email Security Flaw Found in the Wild

HomeToday’s Best Early Black Friday Safety and Home Security Deals By Rebecca Edwards Nov 21, 2023 3 min read SafeWise experts have years of firsthand experience testing the products we recommend. Learn how we test and review. We may earn money when you buy through our links. Black Friday is so close we can almost… Continue reading Today’s Best Early Black Friday Safety and Home Security Deals

Amazon confirmed Monday that it is planning to lay off several hundred workers at its Alexa division as part of a shift in focus to generative AI. The company’s emphasis on developing generative AI systems has resulted in the release of new offerings, like the tool rolled out in September to generate copy listings for… Continue reading Amazon to cut jobs at Alexa unit to sharpen focus on generative AI

HomeHome Security and Safety Tips for the Holidays By Rebecca Edwards Nov 20, 2023 2 min read SafeWise experts have years of firsthand experience testing the products we recommend. Learn how we test and review. We may earn money when you buy through our links. The holiday season is a time for celebration, togetherness, and… Continue reading Home Security and Safety Tips for the Holidays

Chaos continues to reign at OpenAI, with the appointment of Emmett Shear, the co-founder and former CEO of Twitch, a video-streaming website, as OpenAI’s interim CEO after the abrupt exit of OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, last week.  Shear would be replacing Mira Murati, OpenAI’s chief technology officer, who was initially named OpenAI’s CEO after the… Continue reading Sam Altman joins Microsoft as OpenAI board appoints Emmett Shear as CEO

Generative AI is going to be a powerful tool for data analysis and summarization. Here’s an example of it being used for sentiment analysis. My guess is that it isn’t very good yet, but that it will get better.

HomeShoplifting and Black Friday: Concerns Grow as the Holiday Season Approaches By SafeWise Team Nov 18, 2023 3 min read Edited ByRebecca Edwards SafeWise experts have years of firsthand experience testing the products we recommend. Learn how we test and review. We may earn money when you buy through our links. As the holiday season… Continue reading Shoplifting and Black Friday: Concerns Grow as the Holiday Season Approaches

Sam Altman, a key figure in the creation of landmark generative AI application ChatGPT, has been fired by the OpenAI board of directors over an apparent lack of candor in his communications with the board. According to a statement issued by OpenAI Friday, Altman’s departure is the result of a “deliberative review process by the… Continue reading OpenAI jettisons CEO Sam Altman for dishonesty

In a rare squid/security post, here’s an article about unpatched vulnerabilities in the Squid caching proxy. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here.