The new CAIAC alliance will deploy AI in the fight against COVID-19
The Collective and Augmented Intelligence Against Covid-19 (CAIAC), is a newly formed global alliance of think tanks that are working to deliver a platform, driven by AI to curb the effects of Covid-19 on the economy and public health.
The aim is to fight the virus's effects by way of advising p...
Drupal releases major update for open-source CMS software
Drupal releases a major update to the open-source CMS software. Version 9.0 is the first significant update of the software in five years.
The newest version includes a new layout builder that allows users to design pages without requiring any technical assistance. An API-first architecture uses...
PC shipments rise due to COVID-19 remote work increase
Information Technology industry market researchers IDC and Gartner, both reported a surge in personal computer shipments during the second quarter of 2020.
The increase of pc shipments is attributed to the growing demand for computers to facilitate remote work during the Covid-19 pandemic. Howev...
Microsoft adds new Teams features, like AI-powered virtual spaces
Microsoft unveiled a couple of new features for Microsoft Teams as demand continues to rise due to the coronavirus pandemic and ongoing workplace changes.
First in the list of the new Teams' features is what Microsoft has called "Together mode." According to Microsoft, this feature will change ...
Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google will testify before Congress
The CEOs of Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google are ready to testify before Congress as part of the lawmaker’s inquiry into competitive practices in the technology industry.
The news of the CEO's participation was announced on Twitter by Record co-founder Kara Swisher, but the official confir...
IBM donates Machine-Learning toolkits to LF AI for responsible AI
IBM is now donating three open-source artificial intelligence development toolkits to LF AI. The organization works within the Linux Foundation to maintain open-source machine learning tools. The LF AI Technical Advisory Committee approved the move earlier in June. IBM is in the process of moving t...
It is a new dawn as Amazon launches $2B venture capital fund
Today, Amazon announced that it will set up a 2 billion dollars project capital fund to back firms developing sustainable technologies and services.
The investment venture, dumped Climate Pledge Fund, comes at the right time as the giant store had declared its efforts to become net carbon-neutra...
Intel unveils set of AI-Optimized Cooper Lake and Stratix Chips
Intel unveiled its latest generation central processing units for servers with multiple sockets. They also unveiled a new accelerator chip, which comes with an artificial intelligence module that they collaborated on with Microsoft.
They named the new series CPUs, Cooper Lake. There are 11 in th...
Adobe requests users to remove Flash Player this year
Users of Adobe Flash Player will soon receive a notification to uninstall the software before the end of the year. The reason is that support for Adobe Flash Player will end on the 31st of December.
Adobe is taking the necessary steps to inform users that support for Adobe Flash Player ...
Coupa acquires BELLIN for their Treasury Management Suite
Coupa is a provider of business spend management solutions suite. They have announced their acquisition of BELLIN, a treasury management provider, in a deal that is part of a plan by Coupa to create bank connectivity for B2B payments.
In addition to that, they also want to offer treasury depth o...
European Commission launches two investigations into Apple
The European Commission launches two investigations into Apple. The first investigation focuses on the question if Apple is abusing its power through the App Store, and the second investigation focuses on Apple Pay.
The Commission is going to look at in-app purchases in particular. If applicatio...
Facebook launches new Business Inbox in Messenger for companies
Facebook launched Business Inbox for companies that often receive customer messages on the platform. With Business Inbox, you no longer have to switch between accounts to respond to those messages.
The new inbox should make it easier to switch to a business page, similar to switching between pag...