Samsung today debuted the Galaxy Buds+ with improved battery life and 2-way speakers to play high notes and bass. The second-generation Galaxy Buds made to compete with Apple’s AirPods will cost $149, go on sale Feb. 14, and come in cloud blue, white, and black.
Through a Spotify integration, Galaxy Buds+ users can long press the touch pad to play recommended songs based on your previous playing…
AI, automation, and the cybersecurity skills gap
February 11, 2020
This article is part of a VB special issue. Read the full series here: AI and Security.
The cybersecurity skills shortage is well documented, but the gap seems to be widening. The 2019 Cybersecurity Workforce study produced by nonprofit (ISC)² looked at the cybersecurity…
The persistent humanity in AI and cybersecurity
February 11, 2020
This article is part of a VB special issue. Read the full series here: AI and Security.
Even as AI technology transforms some aspects of cybersecurity, the intersection of the two remains profoundly human. Although that’s perhaps counterintuitive, it is front and center…
Is AI cybersecurity’s salvation or its greatest threat?
February 11, 2020
This article is part of a VB special issue. Read the full series here: AI and Security.
If you’re uncertain whether AI is the best or worst thing to ever happen to cybersecurity, you’re in the same boat as experts watching the dawn of this new era with a mix of excitement and terror.
AI’s potential to automate security on a broader scale offers a welcome advantage in the short term. Yet…
Uncontented with one foldable phone, Samsung’s trying its hand at another — this with a flip design as opposed to the Galaxy Fold’s clamshell style. Today at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, the company announced the Galaxy Z Flip, a handset with an…
Samsung Galaxy S20 begins shipping March 6
February 11, 2020
At the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco this afternoon, Samsung unveiled its newest flagship series: Galaxy S20. Like S-series lineups before it, the S20 is a showcase of the company’s technological innovations, which this time around include a powerful…
Earth View is a “collection of the most striking landscapes found in Google Earth” that came about from people taking screenshots of the virtual globe for desktop backdrops. Google today added over 1,000 new high-resolution Earth View wallpapers.
Earth View has the power to elevate our minds from our tiny screens to outer space — the landscapes that materialize when you open a new tab or…
AI can be an ally in cybersecurity
February 11, 2020
Fears surrounding AI and cybersecurity reflect very real risks. AI-powered malware isn’t a threat we need to worry about right now, but attackers have become adept at manipulating AI systems to their own advantage, essentially turning them against users. Widespread…
McAfee CTO: How AI is changing both cybersecurity and cyberattacks
February 11, 2020
Artificial intelligence is sweeping through almost every industry, layering a new level of intelligence on the software used for things like delivering better cybersecurity. McAfee, one of the big players in the industry, is adding AI capabilities to its own suite of tools…
Podcast: Can AI fix broken IoT and smart home security?
February 11, 2020
Podcast host John Koetsier sat down for an interview with Cujo AI VP Marcio Avillez to discuss the problem of smart device and IoT security and what we can do about it using AI technologies.
Can AI help prevent distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and improve smart home security? Cujo AI says yes. The company recently inked a deal with Comcast to shield almost 20 million households from…
