Connecting Vertica and SAS Visual Analytics
We just added to our integration with another product in the SAS Suite. We are happy to announce the integration of Vertica with SAS Visual Analytics! SAS Visual Analytics is a visualization and reporting tool that enables you to make smart data-driv.....»»
Apple licenses millions of Shutterstock images to train its AI models
Apple has struck a deal to license millions of images from Shutterstock in order to train its AI models.Other tech companies have obtained similar deals from Shutterstock to help develop visual AI engines, including Google, Meta, and Amazon. News of.....»»
Touchibo, a robot that fosters inclusion in education through touch
A team of researchers from the University of Lisbon and Cornell University has presented a touch-based robot that is capable of fostering inclusion in schools, giving equal opportunities to children with and without visual impairment to participate i.....»»
Landscape corridors can aid in fire ant spread, but the effects are transient
As habitat loss and fragmentation continues, many in the scientific community view landscape corridors as important for connecting habitat fragments to maintain biodiversity......»»
Q&A: Archaeologist"s fieldwork finds movement of crops, animals played a key role in domestication
Archaeologist Xinyi Liu at Washington University in St. Louis teamed up with Martin Jones of the University of Cambridge to write a new paper for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that explains how recent research is connecting the.....»»
In a first, evolutionary biologists have identified a gene that influences visual preferences in tropical butterflies
Tropical Heliconius butterflies are well known for the bright color patterns on their wings. These striking color patterns not only scare off predators—the butterflies are poisonous and are distasteful to birds—but are also important signals duri.....»»
Apple researchers reveal new AI breakthrough for training LLMs on images and text
In a new paper published this month, Apple researchers reveal that they have developed new methods for training large language models using both text and visual information. According to Apple’s researchers, this represents a way to obtain state-of.....»»
ASCII art elicits harmful responses from 5 major AI chatbots
LLMs are trained to block harmful responses. Old-school images can override those rules. Enlarge / Some ASCII art of our favorite visual cliche for a hacker. (credit: Getty Images) Researchers have discovered a new way.....»»
Researchers use ASCII art to elicit harmful responses from 5 major AI chatbots
LLMs are trained to block harmful responses. Old-school images can override those rules. Enlarge / Some ASCII art of our favorite visual cliche for a hacker. (credit: Getty Images) Researchers have discovered a new way.....»»
NatGeo’s Photographer flips the lens to focus on visual storytellers
Exclusive clip captures development and first heartbeat of chicken embryo inside a yolk. NatGeo's new series, Photographer gives us a glimpse behind the lens. National Geographic is justly renowned for its incredible photographs an.....»»
New infosec products of the week: March 15, 2024
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from AuditBoard, Cynerio, DataDome, Regula, and Tenable. AuditBoard unveils AI, analytics, and annotation capabilities to deliver more timely insights AuditBoard.....»»
Is Ubisoft Connect down?
If you're trying to game and having trouble connecting to Ubisoft Connect, you aren't alone. There appears to be an outage right now......»»
The 2025 Porsche Panamera perfectly balances luxury ride and great handling
There's clever new air suspension and a much bigger battery for the PHEV variant. Enlarge / BIgger air intakes, steeper headlights, and more pronounced fenders are the visual hallmarks of the 3rd-generation Porsche Panamera. (cre.....»»
Experts urge dog owners to teach life skills to help their canines cope with distractions
Many working dogs have to cope with sirens, sudden loud noises and flashing lights while carrying out vital work that keeps humans safe. Visual and acoustic distractions distinctly affect people's ability to concentrate and perform tasks; a new study.....»»
AuditBoard unveils AI, analytics, and annotation capabilities to deliver more timely insights
AuditBoard revealed powerful new AI, analytics, and annotation capabilities to help corporate risk, compliance, and assurance teams, including internal audit and SOX functions, improve collaboration with stakeholders, do more with less, and deliver m.....»»
Advanced AI, analytics, and automation are vital to tackle tech stack complexity
97% of technology leaders find traditional AIOps models are unable to tackle the data overload, according to Dynatrace. Organizations are drowning in data The research reveals that organizations are continuing to embrace multi-cloud environments and.....»»
Identiv releases bitse.io 3.0, simplifying the deployment of IoT applications
Identiv launched bitse.io 3.0, the latest iteration of its global IoT connecting cloud platform. The updated platform offers advanced features designed to transform applications in supply chain management, brand protection, and customer engagement. b.....»»
Apple rolls out new analytics data for developers through App Store Connect
Regain clarity with CleanMyPhone by MacPaw — the new AI-powered cleaning app that quickly identifies and removes blurred images, screenshots, and other clutter from your device. Download it now with a free trial. Following the release of iOS.....»»
AI model trained with images can recognize visual indicators of gentrification
Seemingly overnight, a yoga studio replaces a barbershop, a coffee café takes over a small grocery, and a multi-story apartment building looms where older single-family homes once stood......»»
Nature"s sonar: Scientists reveal how Japanese horseshoe bats perceive moving objects
Unlike most animals that rely on visual senses, bats navigate and locate prey or obstacles through echolocation. By emitting sounds and comparing them to the reflected echoes, bats can "visualize" movement in the environment. When sound waves encount.....»»
Gurman: iOS 18 to include redesigned UI elements, macOS ‘revamp’ to follow later
In today’s edition of Bloomberg’s Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman reports that Apple is working on redesigning iOS and macOS. It sounds less drastic than the visual changes of the iOS 6 to iOS 17 transition, though. He writes “the company.....»»