Adobe strengthens image generation with Firefly Services
With Firefly Services and Custom Models, Adobe aims to help companies create personalized content.
The new services were unveiled at the Adobe Summit. Firefly Services builds on the generative AI tool that allows users to generate an image with a text prompt. Firefly Services gives companies acc... Read more
New Philips E1 monitors focused on productivity and comfort
The Philips 24E1N1100A, 27E1N1100A and 27E1N1600AE should support employees with features to promote productivity.
The Philips 24E1N1100A is a 23.8-inch monitor, while the Philips 27E1N1100A features a 27-inch screen. Both monitors feature a 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) IPS panel. Also, these two Phil... Read more
Supply chain risks are becoming an ever larger problem for businesses
The increasing complexity of IT environments is leading to more hidden cyber threats. The risk of cyberattacks and data breaches through the software supply chain is hard to ward off, according to research by JFrog.
To point out how cluttered corporate IT infrastructures can be today, JFrog cite... Read more
Canonical offers two addtional years of support for Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
Canonical, the company behind the Linux distribution Ubuntu, will support the free and paid Ubuntu Pro LTS version two years longer than the standard 10 years of support. This is possible through the new paid Ubuntu Pro service Legacy Support. The service will be available starting with version Ubu... Read more
Amazon Connect gets new AI features for contact centers
AWS' contact center suite, Amazon Connect, recently received several new updates with AI functionality. These include support for third-party applications, GenAI features for Amazon Connect Contact Lens and no-code features for Amazon Connect Chat.
Amazon Connect also gets support for third-part... Read more
Canva strengthens position against Adobe with purchase of Affinity
Canva recently strengthened its competitive position against Adobe by acquiring the British creative software suite Affinity. According to Canva, the acquisition should be the final piece of its portfolio puzzle.
With the acquisition of Affinity—and basically the entire underlying British comp... Read more
Snowflake: Python usage grows by 571%
Python is most commonly used within the Snowflake Data Cloud for building AI models and apps. Especially its ease of use, active community and numerous libraries and frameworks appeal to developers.
In Snowpark, the Data Cloud component for building apps, the use of Python increased by 571%. The... Read more
E-waste grows five times faster than it can get recycled
The world's population produced 62 million tons of electronic waste, or e-waste, in 2022. That is an annual growth of 2.6 million tons since 2010. Despite these growing numbers, only 22.3 percent of e-waste gets correctly disposed of. In fact, 14 million tons (22.6 percent) of all e-waste ends up i... Read more
Atos on the hunt for debt restructuring after record losses
Atos hopes to have its debt restructured by July. The ailing French IT company plunged hard on the stock market after posting disappointing financial figures and a scrapped deal with Airbus.
Atos CEO Paul Saleh, who took office in January, hopes to finalize a new deal with creditors in July. The... Read more
FBI implores developers to finally eradicate SQL injections
The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) argue that SQL injections should be a thing of the past. Despite developers' knowledge for two decades of how to prevent this type of attack, it continues to cause widespread exploits.
SQL injections insert malicious code into S... Read more