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IBM Announces Availability of Watsonx Granite Models, New Protections for IBM-Developed Models

IBM, one of the leading providers of hybrid cloud and AI, and consulting services, announced the general availability of the first models in the watsonx Granite model series, which is a collection of generative AI models Read more…

UC Berkeley Profs Raise $10.6M Seed, Launch GenAI Startup for Security

Generative AI driven by advanced machine learning and neural networks has ushered us into a new era of cybersecurity. Using generative AI to boost cybersecurity is an evolving field with the potential to transform how en Read more…

Sisense Unveils Compose SDK for Fusion

Embedded analytics and AI are critical to the future of big data. While we have taken giant strides since the big data revolution began, some key challenges remain. There has been a lack of tools that provide non-technic Read more…

The Face of Data Bias

What do you see when you look at this photo? Most will see a picture of a face. A face on a planet other than Earth. Shocking, right? An extraterrestrial object resembling a human face. Below is the same geological Read more…

Dataiku Introduces LLM Mesh with Key Partners

As more companies experiment with Generative AI technology, a crucial question emerges: Can applications that use Generative AI be safe and scalable for an enterprise? With LLM Mesh, the answer is yes. Organizations can Read more…

ClickHouse Announces Launch of ClickPipes

ClickHouse, a fast and resource-efficient database management system (DBMS), announced the launch of ClickPipes to help simplify data pipelines for real-time analytics. Clickpipes is a continuous data ingestion service f Read more…

Vultr Launches GPU Stack and Container Registry for AI Model Acceleration Worldwide

Configuring and provisioning GPUs is a notoriously painful activity. To provide some relief, Vultz announced it has launched the Vultr GPU Stack and Container Registry for AI model acceleration worldwide. This stack and Read more…

Intel’s Pat Gelsinger and the AI Centrino Moment

Last week I was at Innovation, Intel’s conference for developers. In the keynote, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger  said that we were in a Centrino-like wave. Centrino was the Intel wireless technology that gave us Wi-Fi and d Read more…

Rethinking ‘Open’ for AI

What does “open” mean in the context of AI? Must we accept hidden layers? Do copyrights and patents still hold sway? And do consumers have the right to opt out of data collection? These are the types of questions tha Read more…

TimescaleDB Is a Vector Database Now, Too

Organizations that are using TimescaleDB to store and query their time-series data may be interested to know that they can use the database to store and query vectors for GenAI applications, too. Timescale is best kno Read more…

Oracle Introduces Integrated Vector Database for Generative AI

Vector databases have been all the buzz in the world of Generative AI. Oracle, a giant in the software and cloud computer industry, announced this week its plans to add AI vectors to Oracle Database 23c. The new set of f Read more…

ChatGPT Growth Spurs GenAI-Data Lockdowns

The rise of generative AI and ChatGPT has the potential to increase global economic output by trillions of dollars per year, according to McKinsey. But it will also put about 2.4 million out of work by 2030, according to Read more…

Unlocking the Transformative Potential of Cloud Economics: Navigating Challenges and Maximizing Value

In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, businesses across the U.S. are increasingly realizing the immense opportunities offered by cloud-based economic models. In fact, U.S. cloud spending is approaching a $100 bil Read more…

Pathlight Finds a Route to Real-World GenAI Productivity

About six years ago, Alex Kvamme and his co-founder, CTO Trey Doig, started Pathlight to provide companies with insights into conversations they have with their customers. They adopted the most powerful natural language Read more…

Anyscale and Nvidia In LLM Hookup

GenAI developers building atop large language models (LLMs) are the big winners of a new partnership between Anyscale and Nvidia unveiled this week that will see the GPU maker’s AI software integrated into Anyscale’s Read more…

There Are Many Paths to the Data Lakehouse. Choose Wisely

You don’t need a crystal ball to see that the data lakehouse is the future. At some point soon, it will be the default way of interacting with data, combining scale with cost-effectiveness. Also easy to predict is t Read more…

GenAI and the Future of Work: ‘Magic and Mayhem’

The “hyperadoption” of generative AI will eliminate 2.4 million jobs by the end of the decade but will reshape more than 11 million, according to a new report from Forrester, which predicts “magic and mayhem” due Read more…

Tabular Plows Ahead with Iceberg Data Service, $26M Round

Apache Iceberg appears to have the inside track to become the defacto standard for big data table formats at this point. And with today’s $26 million round, the company behind the open source project, Tabular, is bette Read more…

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