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MIT-based AI apps startup aims to block supply chain attacks with advanced cybersecurity

June 15, 2023
The digital pandemic of increasing breaches and ransomware attacks is hitting supply chains and the manufacturers who rely on them hard this year. VentureBeat has learned that supply chain-directed ransomware attacks have set records across every manufacturing sector, with medical devices, pharma and plastics taking the most brutal hits. Attackers are demanding ransoms equal to the full amount of…
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Military contractor Primer announces $69M to build AI for ‘those who support and defend our democracy’

June 15, 2023
As the wave of AI capital investment continues to surge, government contractors — including those who service military agencies — are not being left out. Case in point: Primer, an eight-year-old commercial and government-focused startup that lists among its customers the U.S. Air Force, Army, and U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM, the agency in charge of overseeing all the special…
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McKinsey report finds generative AI could add up to $4.4 trillion a year to the global economy

June 14, 2023
It seems like the leadership of nearly every big company is excited about generative AI these days and rushing to announce or embrace new AI tools. But what impact will their moves have on the economy? While it’s difficult to say for certain, global consulting leader McKinsey and Company — where GenAI is already in use by roughly half the workforce — has attempted to quantify the trend in a…
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This week in data: Don’t be an AI tourist

June 14, 2023
“Don’t be an AI tourist” is excellent advice from a post on The World Economic Forum. The post includes a fascinating survey: The AI Readiness Report which demonstrates that 81% of companies are now working with generative AI and how the focus on models is changing.
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ServiceNow unveils Now Assist for Virtual Agent, a generative AI solution for self-service

June 13, 2023
ServiceNow today announced its latest generative AI solution, Now Assist for Virtual Agent, with the aim of revolutionizing self-service by offering intelligent and relevant conversational experiences. The new capability expands on ServiceNow’s strategy of integrating generative AI capabilities into its Now Platform, which helps customers to streamline digital workflows and optimize…
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