Alation introduces model that evaluates value data projects
Alation has introduced the Data Culture Maturity Assessment model. This model allows companies to evaluate the value that their data projects deliver.
According to Alation, companies increasingly need to demonstrate the exact value data projects deliver, especially as budgets shrink. This, while... Read more
Tech companies cut thousands of jobs due to AI
Since the beginning of the year, 34,000 jobs have disappeared at tech companies. They want to adjust their workforce to invest in new areas, particularly generative AI.
That's according to figures from Layoffs.fyi. A total of 138 tech companies have already laid off staff this year. Microsoft, S... Read more
Databricks moves from lakehouse to data intelligence
Databricks has been developing the lakehouse in recent years. Now that this architecture is in place, the company is talking more about the Data Intelligence Platform. What makes Databricks' latest approach suitable for businesses?
Looking purely at the choice of the term data intelligence and w... Read more
Google makes €25 million available for AI training in Europe
By introducing the AI Opportunity Initiative, Google wants to help reduce the shortage of AI knowledge and specialists in Europe.
The new initiative makes €25 million available to train Europeans on AI skills. Particularly vulnerable and unsupported communities should benefit from the money. O... Read more
How do you roll out GenAI in enterprise environments?
IBM claims that watsonx provides the building blocks for successfully deploying Generative AI initiatives in enterprise environments. What are these building blocks and why is IBM so confident that they can do this better than others in the market? We recently attended the first edition of IBM Tech... Read more
Copilot can now edit AI images
Microsoft has further expanded Copilot's functionality with new image editing capabilities. The latest AI model, Deucalion, provides faster and content-rich responses to prompts, while the interface has also been updated.
Microsoft continues expanding Copilot, formerly Bing Chat, with new featur... Read more
AI-generated images get a watermark
The placement of a watermark on images from an AI image generator has suddenly gained momentum. OpenAI is tackling the placement from the developer side, while Meta will add the watermark after a review of images shared online. The updates do not prevent the creation of malicious content, but OpenA... Read more
European member states approve AI Act
The AI Act has received the approval of the various European Union member states. For the AI Act it was in particular important to get the approval of Germany, France and Italy. The Act is now in the final line to final finalization and implementation.
France, Germany and Italy previously threw... Read more
Google likely to switch from Bard to Gemini
Google's generative AI assistant appears to be renamed Gemini. The name Bard would disappear.
Several clues surfaced, including in code for the Google Assistant app and on X. Bard was Google's response to the introduction of OpenAI's first version of ChatGPT. Soon, "Gemini" appears to replace ev... Read more
Dynatrace widens lens on data observability
Dynatrace is a unified observability and security platform company with AI-powered capabilities for data analytics and automation. The company says it has now pledged to match the cadence of modern business information channels. As a branded product and service, Dynatrace Data Observability is desi... Read more