This week, a ransomware attack on the Minneapolis school district had devastating consequences for students, and security leaders and researchers unveiled breakthroughs in security - from blocking Iranian election hacking to protecting against deepfakes. Discover the initiatives put forth to protect children against exploitation and what companies are doing to be more transparent and accountable. Read on to learn more about the measures being taken to build a secure, safe digital future.
The cloud infrastructure revenue grew by 19% in the first quarter despite budget cuts, generating an impressive $63B in the period. Major players such as Amazon, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud remain key contributors. China is back in the game, increasing cloud adoption and driving market growth. Benefits of using cloud technology are clear and evident.
Making Science's Trust Generative AI is revolutionizing how people work through AI-generated content validated and optimized by OpenAI and Stable Diffusion technology. Benefit from less generic content, safety of secure data and real-time information, companies are now able to regain control of their data and stay ahead in the competition. With the CEO Jose Antonio Martinez Aguilar's guidance and ventis, the platform is capable of generating 100,000 product descriptions in minutes, showing 10,000x faster in cost and 95% more alignment to the desired output.
Google Cloud has achieved its first profitable quarter after years of heavy investments and losses. Parent company Alphabet reported $7.45 billion in revenue and impressive $191 million in operating income. Despite this success, profits still lag behind Google Cloud’s two biggest competitors, AWS and Azure. But, Google Cloud has earned greater trust from globally renowned corporations such as PayPal and UPS. The potential for further growth depends on adapting to changing technological and economic conditions.
At the RSA Conference (RSAC) this week, Google Cloud introduced its new security platform, the Google Cloud Security AI Workbench. Powered by a custom-built language model, Sec-PaLM, this large language model enables Google to use threat intelligence data and frontline knowledge from Mandiant to identify, contain, and take response actions in the face of malicious activity. Transform 2023, held July 11th-12th in San Francisco, will give insight into how AI can be used to optimize defensive investments and stay ahead of potential pitfalls.
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