Most organizations have no idea how many exposed, out-of-date endpoints they have or whether their remote and hybrid workers are safe. IT and security teams are often overwhelmed with work and conflicting urgent priorities. Unfortunately, it often takes an intrusion or breach for patching to become a priority.
Cybercrime gangs and state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) threat actors who…
When it comes generative AI, data really is your moat. This week, we cover the latest in gen AI research from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (you may have read VentureBeat’s Matt Marshall’s latest perspective on the findings). I also bring an expert guest to help…
What comes after AIOps? Atera says it’s AI powered IT (AIT)
October 3, 2023
The concept of AIOps, that is using AI to help optimize IT operations is not a new one and predates the modern era of generative AI
Generative AI can bring more capabilities to IT operations, according to IT management platform vendor Atera, which today is announcing its new…
The implications of the generative AI gold rush
October 3, 2023
Big tech companies and venture capitalists are in the midst of a gold rush, investing astronomical sums into leading AI labs that are creating generative models. Last week, Amazon announced a $4 billion investment in AI lab Anthropic. Earlier this year, Microsoft invested a staggering $10 billion in OpenAI, which is now reportedly in discussions with investors to sell shares at a valuation of…
Recent research has demonstrated the potential productivity gains that can come from incorporating ChatGPT (and presumably other chatbots) into knowledge work.
Wharton Business School Professor Ethan Mollick participated in a study alongside several other social scientists…
Intel threw a lot of information at us a couple of weeks ago at its Intel Innovation 2023 event in San Jose, California. The company talked a lot about its manufacturing advances, its Meteor Lake chip, and its future schedule for processors. It felt like a heavy download of…
As Meta brings AI to apps, Google Bard’s fail offers cautionary tale
September 30, 2023
It was nearly impossible not to get caught up in the bubbly, colorful, Disneyland-like vibe of Meta’s Connect developer and creator conference yesterday, held for the first time in person since before the pandemic at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California.
Hearing the crowd clap during the event’s keynote every time Mark Zuckerberg announced another cool, mind-blowing or just plain…
Meta quietly unveils Llama 2 Long AI that beats GPT-3.5 Turbo and Claude 2 on some tasks
September 30, 2023
Meta Platforms showed off a bevy of new AI features for its consumer-facing services Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp at its annual Meta Connect conference in Menlo Park, California, this week.
But the biggest news from Mark Zuckerberg’s company may have actually come in…
Exclusive: Microsoft opens AI Co-Innovation Lab in San Francisco to empower Bay Area startups
September 29, 2023
Microsoft announced today in an exclusive VentureBeat report the opening of its fifth AI Co-Innovation Lab, located in downtown San Francisco at 555 California Street. The lab provides startups and enterprises with access to AI experts, tools and infrastructure to…
Aug X Labs raises $3.1M to use AI to democratize video production
September 29, 2023
Aug X Labs has raised $3.1 million to democratize video creation through AI technologies.
The funds for the oversubscribed funding round will be utilized to expand the team, further develop core technologies, and enhance customer acquisition efforts for its flagship product, Augie, as it prepares to exit beta later this year.
Unlock Venture Partners led the funding round, with participation from…
