A shock absorber every business needs today is to gain new insights that are hidden in real-time supply chain data. Companies can capitalize on these insights to make their supply chains more resilient. And the more resilient the supply chain, the greater a company’s ability to absorb unpredictable disruptions.
FedEx is on a mission to help its customers absorb supply-chain and market shocks…
VB Transform Innovation Showcase winner: Arize AI
July 17, 2023
There are many companies innovating in the generative AI, machine learning (ML) and analytics spaces. Ten were nominated at the Innovation Showcase at this year’s VentureBeat Transform. Ultimately, three winners were selected in three categories: Best Presentation Style…
Wix announces AI text-to-website generator
July 17, 2023
Today, DIY website builder Wix announced an automated tool to create complete websites using natural language prompts.
The capability will debut as part of a broader suite of AI-powered features that the company says will simplify the entire process of building, designing…
Before this week, Bluesky, the up-and-coming decentralized Twitter alternative, did not have a system in place to automatically prevent people from registering usernames that featured the n-word as part of their handle. On Wednesday, the company received multiple reports of someone who had the slur in their username. And while Bluesky eventually dealt with the issue, many are upset by the fact the…
Leica Camera has announced the addition of two new members to the L-Mount Alliance: Astrodesign and Samyang.
Samyang, a South Korean lens manufacturer, became increasingly well-known to photographers over the past few years thanks to its growing line of optics for…
Appeals court denies FTC request to stop $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard
July 17, 2023
A federal appeals court denied a Federal Trade Commission request to stop the $68.7 billion Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard today.
The denial could clear the way for the deal to close in the next few days.
A three-judge appeals court panel denied the motion…
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Earlier in the week, it appeared that the FTC’s case against Microsoft had been summarily dismissed by Judge Corley, at least insofar as she wouldn’t grant an injunction against the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The FTC wasn’t going down without a fight, as they…
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Microsoft and Sony have signed a binding deal to keep Call of Duty on the PlayStation platform.
The deal comes after a federal appeals court on Friday…
Capping two days of hearing from enterprise AI and data executives and leaders during the VB Transform 2023 conference in San Francisco was the announcement of the winners of the fifth annual AI Innovation Awards. This year’s conference, and the awards, were centered on…
Generative AI for enterprises is rapidly becoming a competitive differentiator. One of its most transformative powers is its impact on content creation and productivity, explained Anna Griffin, CMO at Commvault, in a conversation with May Habib, CEO and co-founder of Writer.com at VB Transform 2023.
“I realized the power of what ChatGPT was going to do in the name of synthesizing, time to…
