Monthly Archives: May 2023

Shopify to reduce workforce by 20%, sells logistics business to Flexport for 13% equity

Shopify revealed today that it’s laying off 20% of its workforce, impacting more than 2,000 people, and is selling its logistics business to Flexport for roughly 13% in stock. The news comes some 10 months after Shopify announced that it was … Continue reading

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Millions of patients’ data confirmed stolen after Fortra mass-hack

Millions of people across the U.S. had reams of personal and health information stolen in a mass-hack targeting dozens of companies, including healthcare providers, according to new filings with the federal government. NationBenefits, a Florida-based technology company that offers supplementary … Continue reading

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TriNet Review (2023): Pricing, Features, Pros and Cons

Read our in-depth review of TriNet and its features, pricing, pros, and cons. Learn how it can help your business and decide if it’s the right solution for you. The post TriNet Review (2023): Pricing, Features, Pros and Cons appeared … Continue reading

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Joe Biden Wants Hackers’ Help to Keep AI Chatbots In Check

The White House will support an event at the Defcon security conference this summer that challenges experts to uncover flaws in generative AI systems.

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Slack’s getting an A.I. chatbot that can summarize messages, take notes and more

Slack plans to offer chatbot tech in a new way: in-app tools that allow users to shorten and adjust message tone, summarize missed messages and more.

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Protect your business by developing valuable cybersecurity skills for just $40

There is a shortage of cybersecurity professionals, but you or one of your employees can quickly build on your skills for crucial protection. The post Protect your business by developing valuable cybersecurity skills for just $40 appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Slack updates aim to put AI at the center of the user experience

Slack has evolved from a pure communications platform to one that enables companies to link directly to enterprise applications without having to resort to dreaded task switching. Today, at the Salesforce World Tour event in NYC, the company announced the … Continue reading

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Microsoft opens up Bing access and adds chat history and export features

The new version of Bing has yet to gain search advertising market share, but Microsoft has limited its availability. Now that’s changing.

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UK’s antitrust watchdog announces initial review of generative AI

Well that was fast. The UK’s competition watchdog has announced an initial review of “AI foundational models”, such as the large language models (LLMs) which underpin OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s New Bing. Generative AI models which power AI art platforms … Continue reading

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Nuview emerges from stealth with plans to map the Earth using lidar

Dozens of established players and newer entrants are competing to bring the most cutting-edge remote sensing data to customers. These companies may use hyperspectral, thermal, radar, or optical instruments – but none, as of yet, use light detection and ranging … Continue reading

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