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FTC Announces Winners of Voice Cloning Challenge

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Communication, Speech, Consumer protection, Algorithm, Pindrop, Computer science, Social media, Blog, News, Pindrop Security, Engineering, Ear, Human voice, Mouth, Fraud, Rutgers University, Federal Trade Commission, Human, FTC, Mobile phone

The Federal Trade Commission has chosen four winning submissions for its Voice Cloning Challenge to promote the development of ideas to protect consumers from the misuse of artificial intelligence-enabled voice cloning for fraud and other harms.

Key Points: 
  • The Federal Trade Commission has chosen four winning submissions for its Voice Cloning Challenge to promote the development of ideas to protect consumers from the misuse of artificial intelligence-enabled voice cloning for fraud and other harms.
  • “Tapping American ingenuity is critical to solving big abuses like deceptive voice cloning,” said Samuel Levine, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.
  • “We’re recognizing people who are pushing science forward and proposing different options to ensure a robust landscape of solutions,” said Stephanie T. Nguyen, the FTC’s Chief Technologist.
  • The technology evaluates each incoming phone call or digital audio in two-second chunks and flags those that are potential deep fakes.
  • The four winning submissions demonstrate the potential for cutting edge technology to help mitigate risks of voice cloning in the marketplace.
  • Voice cloning technology offers potential benefits by, for example, providing new ways for those who have impaired speech to communicate in their own voice with the help of technology.
  • For example, scammers have used voice cloning technology to impersonate business executives in order to fraudulently obtain money or valuable information.

Cerence Engages First Automaker Customers for CaLLM™, Its Pioneering Automotive Large Language Model

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
Original equipment manufacturer, Blog, Transport, AI, Life, CRNC, LLM, Safety, CES, Automotive industry, Data, Cryptocurrency

BURLINGTON, Mass., March 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ: CRNC), AI for a world in motion, today announced early momentum for CaLLM™ (Cerence Automotive Large Language Model), its automotive-specific LLM that serves as the foundation for Cerence’s next-generation in-car computing platform.

Key Points: 
  • BURLINGTON, Mass., March 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ: CRNC), AI for a world in motion, today announced early momentum for CaLLM™ (Cerence Automotive Large Language Model), its automotive-specific LLM that serves as the foundation for Cerence’s next-generation in-car computing platform.
  • Cerence is working with three major global automakers as the first customers for its NVIDIA technology-powered solution.
  • Unveiled at CES 2024 , CaLLM™ brings the future of the integrated in-car experience to life.
  • CaLLM™ is distinctly able to provide a full, end-to-end solution supporting automotive functions, features, and requirements and is deeply customizable for automakers through training, fine-tuning, and bespoke applications.

GitLab Acquires Oxeye to Advance Application Security & Governance Capabilities

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Culture, Organization, Comment, Risk management, Static application security testing, SAN, DevOps, Blog, Acquisition, Data collection, GitLab, SAST

With the acquisition of Oxeye, GitLab will accelerate its Static Application Security Testing (SAST) roadmap.

Key Points: 
  • With the acquisition of Oxeye, GitLab will accelerate its Static Application Security Testing (SAST) roadmap.
  • Oxeye offers an automated cloud-native application security testing solution to help customers identify and resolve application-layer risks across the software development lifecycle.
  • Following the acquisition, GitLab’s security capabilities will include enhanced SAST scanning technology to reduce false positives and deliver highly accurate results and actionable insights.
  • Together, we will provide value to GitLab customers by helping organizations to reduce security and compliance risks as they accelerate digital transformation.”

Embarc Collective Member Startups Surpass the 5-Year Milestone

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Certification, Organization, Carta, Bucking, Bureau, Entrepreneurship, Blog, Generative, Video game

Having launched in 2019 with 25 member startup companies, Embarc Collective has gone on to serve 220 Florida-based startups, which have created nearly 1,000 net new jobs.

Key Points: 
  • Having launched in 2019 with 25 member startup companies, Embarc Collective has gone on to serve 220 Florida-based startups, which have created nearly 1,000 net new jobs.
  • Over 5 years, Embarc Collective has delivered over 6,000 hours of 1:1 coaching to its startup membership and nearly 400 workshops specifically curated to address the goals and challenges of the Embarc Collective startup community.
  • “Entrepreneurs affiliated with Embarc Collective are linked by the drive and focus required to endure the ups and downs of startup building,” said Embarc Collective CEO Lakshmi Shenoy .
  • Embarc Collective will celebrate its 5th anniversary and recognize the accomplishments of its membership during its annual Leadership Summit for Embarc Collective member startups in May, appropriately themed “Outlast.” To learn about the original members of Embarc Collective still operating today, see our blog.

Solo.io to Accelerate Digital Transformation Initiatives in the Enterprise with Exclusive Service Mesh Enhancement

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Diamond, CIO, Cilium, Organization, Amazon, Blog, Running, AWS Lambda, AWS, Architecture, Investment company, Amazon Web Services, Gold, Platinum, Online shopping

This release fast-tracks enterprise service-mesh adoption while delivering remarkable cost savings of up to 80% for existing Istio users.

Key Points: 
  • This release fast-tracks enterprise service-mesh adoption while delivering remarkable cost savings of up to 80% for existing Istio users.
  • “By enabling sidecarless deployments of Istio, we’re able to deliver greater simplicity, efficiency, and cost savings to Amazon EKS, AWS Lambda, and Amazon EKS Anywhere users, we’re empowering organizations to accelerate their digital transformation journey.
  • In addition, users can significantly reduce the complexities and costs of deploying and maintaining upstream open-source service mesh by up to 80%.
  • By combining efficient, cost-effective resource utilization with streamlined deployment processes, organizations can leverage Amazon EKS more effectively to accelerate cloud digital transformation initiatives.

MEXC Study Reveals: Crypto Users in 2024 Are Very Interested in New Token Airdrops

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Bitcoin, Blog, Kickstarter, USDT, Growth, BTC, Cryptocurrency

Recently, there was a significant surge in interest among crypto traders for new token airdrops this year.

Key Points: 
  • Recently, there was a significant surge in interest among crypto traders for new token airdrops this year.
  • The study, published on the MEXC Blog, sheds light on the growing enthusiasm surrounding the MX token and its associated airdrops.
  • MX token, renowned as the flagship token of MEXC, stands out for its unique feature of offering daily airdrops during its Kickstarter events.
  • MX token continues to captivate the interest of crypto enthusiasts, particularly as we observe a heightened demand for new token airdrops.

TruEra Launches LLM Evaluation and Observability that Combines Leading Open Source Software and Massive Enterprise Scale

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Toxicity, UX, Organization, Software as a service, Entrepreneurship, Blog, AI, LLM, Architecture, Hallucination, KBC Group, Gen, UI, Equinix, Medical device

With these enhancements, TruEra becomes the only company with both a leading open source offering for LLM application evaluation and a scalable, enterprise-class evaluation and observability solution for both Generative and Predictive AI.

Key Points: 
  • With these enhancements, TruEra becomes the only company with both a leading open source offering for LLM application evaluation and a scalable, enterprise-class evaluation and observability solution for both Generative and Predictive AI.
  • TruEra’s open source solution, TruLens, provides LLM evaluation and tracking for the individual developer.
  • The latest release of TruEra AI Observability brings full Generative AI Observability and LLM Observability capabilities to teams, mid-size organizations, and the enterprise.
  • Learn how to get started and dive deep into the new capabilities in this blog, “ LLM Evaluation and LLM Observability - Now at Enterprise Scale .”

ScienceLogic Launches Nexus Online Community, Delivers a Destination for Customers to Collaborate, Solve Problems, and Rapidly Learn

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
Software, Internet, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Other Technology, Security, Blog, Language, FAQ, SNMP, Content, Forum, ScienceLogic, Management

Nexus is a transformative destination which will enable the entire ScienceLogic community to grow, collaborate and learn together, serving as a central information hub.

Key Points: 
  • Nexus is a transformative destination which will enable the entire ScienceLogic community to grow, collaborate and learn together, serving as a central information hub.
  • “For more than a decade, ScienceLogic has instituted a continuous growth mindset which required constant evolution to match our ever-changing technology industry and align with the needs of our customers.
  • “We built Nexus so that our customers, partners, and the larger community can come together and continue to innovate and evolve with us.
  • Ideas Hub - Customers, partners, and employees can vote, share feedback, and propose ideas on ScienceLogic’s roadmap for developing products and services.

Impinj to Announce First-Quarter 2024 Financial Results

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
Internet, IOT (Internet of Things), Hardware, Mobile, Wireless, Technology, RFID, Disclosure, Social media, Regulation Fair Disclosure, Interest, Regulation, Blog, RAIN

Impinj, Inc. (NASDAQ: PI), a leading RAIN RFID provider and Internet of Things pioneer, today announced that it will release financial results for its first-quarter ended March 31, 2024, after U.S. markets close on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • Impinj, Inc. (NASDAQ: PI), a leading RAIN RFID provider and Internet of Things pioneer, today announced that it will release financial results for its first-quarter ended March 31, 2024, after U.S. markets close on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.
  • Impinj will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its first-quarter 2024 results and second-quarter 2024 outlook at 5:00 p.m.
  • Following the call, a telephonic replay will be available for five business days and may be accessed by dialing +1-412-317-0088 and entering passcode 3992794.
  • Management’s prepared written remarks, quarterly financial data and the financial-results press release will be made available on the company’s website at investor.impinj.com on April 24, 2024.

SiMa.ai Secures Funds and Readies New Generative Edge AI Platform

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
Security, IOT (Internet of Things), Technology, Software, Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Hardware, Speech, GM, Sound, Zebu, Partnership, Deep learning processor, The Next Chapter, Second generation, EDA, Embedded, SVP, Conceptual model, Blog, Business development, Lip-Bu Tan, AI, System, Human, Senior, Architecture, IP, Booth, Maverick Capital, Ecosystem, Machine learning, SNPS, TSMC, Silicon, Medical device

With the release of the second-generation MLSoC, SiMa.ai will unveil one software-centric platform for all edge AI .

Key Points: 
  • With the release of the second-generation MLSoC, SiMa.ai will unveil one software-centric platform for all edge AI .
  • SiMa.ai’s ‘one platform for all edge AI’ scales with customers as their AI/ML journey evolves, from computer vision, to transformers to multimodal generative AI.
  • “AI — particularly the rapid rise of generative AI — is fundamentally reshaping the way that humans and machines work together.
  • For more information on SiMa.ai’s one software-centric platform for all edge AI, please read The Next Chapter at SiMa.ai: One Platform for All Edge AI on the SiMa.ai blog.