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February 27, 2019
Phishing Campaign Uses Fake Google reCAPTCHA to Distribute Malware
Sucuri researchers discovered that the campaign sent out malicious emails masquerading as a confirmation for a recent transaction. Digital attackers deployed this disguise in the hopes that employees at the targeted bank would click on a link to a malicious PHP file out of alarm. That file was responsible for loading a fake 404 error […]
Google: Software is never going to be able to fix Spectre-type bugs
Researchers from Google investigating the scope and impact of the Spectre attack have published a paper asserting that Spectre-like vulnerabilities are likely to be a continued feature of processors and, further, that software-based techniques for protecting against them will impose a high-performance cost. And whatever the cost, the researchers continue, the software will be inadequate—some […]
3 things you’ll need to protect yourself against advanced ransomware
Read Tim Mullahy list three top tips to protect yourself from even the most advanced ransomware on Tech Talks : Ransomware is more advanced than ever – and it shows no signs of slowing. Here’s what you need to do to protect yourself and your business. According to an analysis by cybersecurity firm Carbon Black, ransomware […]
February 26, 2019
Humanity + AI: Better Together
Read Frank Chen analytical article about the real-world examples of how AI can augment human powers, help us be more creative, make better decisions, be safer, understand others better on Andreessen Horowitz: In July 2017, I published a primer about artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning. Since then, I’ve been obsessively reading the headlines about […]
9 biggest hurdles to AI adoption
Read Maria Korolov list the top 9 hurdles companies face during artificial intelligence adoption on CIO : The era of AI business value has arrived. In fact, in a recent Deloitte survey, 82 percent of early adopters said they saw a financial return from their AI investments. AI and related technologies are enhancing existing products and […]
Artificial Intelligence Hype Is Real
The story of Artificial Intelligence hype has a considerable business history in 2019. AI is increasingly being absorbed into just about every business sector. Once an investment in the future, it is now an optimization of machine learning in the present. What was once a buzzword for an unspecified time carries with it now the […]
Who will lead in the age of artificial intelligence?
Read Daniel Araya take a look at how artificial intelligence will shape the future world on Brookings Institute Blog : Accelerating trends in artificial intelligence (AI) point to a significant geopolitical disruption in the years ahead. Much as the Industrial Revolution enabled the rise of the United States and other advanced economies, so AI and machine […]
Are AI And ML The Answers To The Data Tsunami?
Read Birger Thorburn article about how artificial intelligence and machine learning can handle data on Forbes : In our digital age, advanced analytics including artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have become valuable tools in business decision making. Businesses are gathering and processing more data than ever before and investing considerable resources to drive analytics-based […]
To Be AI-First You Need To Be Data-First
One of the core things we focus on in our Cognilytica AI & Machine Learning training and certification is that machine learning projects are not application development projects. Much of the value of machine learning projects rest in the models, training data, and configuration information that guides how the model is applied to the specific machine learning […]
February 25, 2019
Facebook expands its internet infrastructure projects
Like every year, Facebook is using MWC Barcelona to focus on its infrastructure projects. While you may mostly think of Facebook as a social network, the company started launching infrastructure projects for connecting bringing more people online (and onto its network) many years ago. These projects include things like the (now-canceled) solar-powered Aquila drone and plenty […]
