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LeAndrea Ashley, a St. Anne, IL resident, was recently promoted to Area Manager at the Amazon Monee Fulfillment Center. Ashley announced the promotion on LinkedIn two weeks ago.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai delivered a comprehensive overview of the company's progress and future plans at the Google I/O 2024 event. The central theme of his address was the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) and its increasing integration into Google's products and services.

Samsung continues to innovate in the field of mobile AI experiences, and the latest development is Galaxy AI1's support for 16 languages. This allows users to enhance their language skills even while offline, courtesy of on-device translation features such as Live Translate2, Interpreter, Note Assist, and Browsing Assist. But how does AI language development occur? This article delves into the challenges encountered during mobile AI development and how they were surmounted.

Today, we are announcing the introduction of new AI safeguards designed to protect against misuse and new tools that leverage AI to make learning more engaging and accessible. We firmly believe in the transformative power of AI and its potential to improve lives and create a better world when approached with responsibility and boldness. Our research and products are already assisting people globally, aiding them in everyday tasks as well as their most ambitious, productive, and creative endeavors.

GE HealthCare and Medis Medical Imaging have announced a collaboration aimed at advancing precision care in the diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD). The two companies will focus on integrating Medis Quantitative Flow Ratio (Medis QFR), a non-invasive approach to assessing coronary physiology, into GE HealthCare’s interventional cardiology portfolio built around the Allia Platform.

Google's annual developer conference, I/O 2024, is set to commence tomorrow. Those interested in learning about the latest news and updates from the event are encouraged to register for the live stream, which begins on May 14 at 10 a.m. PT. Attendees can also check back for further information regarding the announcements made during the conference.

NRG, a leading gaming and entertainment company, has partnered with Samsung, a global leader in technology, to announce the launch of its first-ever PUBG Mobile team: NRG Galaxy. This move signifies NRG's return to mobile gaming since 2019 and demonstrates the organization's continued growth.

CHICAGO and WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), and the Next Gen Basketball Players Union (NBGPU) have announced a collaboration with GE HealthCare and MedStar Health to conduct a pioneering research study on musculoskeletal and joint health. This longitudinal pilot study aims to quantify the impact of playing, training, and rest over a professional basketball season.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming enterprises, driving productivity and fostering broad adoption of generative AI. This trend has seen AI adoption across entire enterprises, with employees finding uses for GenAI in every department. In response to this development, Palo Alto Networks is introducing Precision AITM to help customers combat new threats while leveraging efficient security.

The Amazon Echo Buds (2023) are a versatile tool for those who want to take Alexa on the go. These semi-in-ear devices, designed to deliver rich audio and long-lasting battery life, offer premium features and hands-free access to Alexa for an affordable price of $49.99. They provide the convenience of asking Alexa to cue music, make a call, or set a reminder while on the move. Moreover, Echo Buds come with several features that allow users to personalize their experience and enhance productivity.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) has unveiled the preliminary results of the shareholder vote at its annual meeting. The meeting was conducted in a virtual-only format today. In addition to this, Verizon has completed its sixth green bond offering of $1 billion. The company anticipates that the net proceeds will be entirely allocated toward renewable energy investments.

Verizon Public Sector has secured a $100 million contract with the State of Michigan. This announcement comes alongside several other significant developments for the telecommunications giant.

A collaboration between Google researchers and Harvard neuroscientists has yielded an unprecedented view into the human brain, utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to make sense of vast amounts of data. The team combined brain imaging with AI-based image processing and analysis to reconstruct nearly every cell and its connections within a small volume of human brain tissue about half the size of a grain of rice.

Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs have unveiled AlphaFold 3, an AI model that predicts the structure and interactions of various molecules, aiming to revolutionize biological understanding and drug discovery. The model, as described in a paper published in Nature, shows significant improvements in predicting molecular interactions compared to existing methods. AlphaFold 3 extends beyond proteins to a wide range of biomolecules, potentially impacting fields like material development, agriculture, and pharmaceuticals.

There’s been a dramatic leap forward in what’s possible around Precision AI, and security professionals are looking for ways to leverage these advances in meaningful ways. Early instances of copilots within the cybersecurity industry left many practitioners uneasy, as demos and proof of concepts returned erroneous or even offensive responses to standard security-related questions. Relevancy and precision have become the most critical characteristics to the success of GenAI within cybersecurity.

In today's work environment, employees demand the freedom to be productive from anywhere, using any device, and accessing any application. Homes, coffee shops and mobile phones have become seamless extensions of the corporate network. This unrestricted approach empowers users, but it also increases risk due to a lack of consistent security, control and visibility across devices. Security strategies must catch up, and Palo Alto Networks is once again leading that charge. Prisma SASE 3.0 isn't just an upgrade; it's a quantum leap for SASE (secure access service edge), designed...

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At the RSA Conference in San Francisco, Samsung announced the next step in the evolution of its plan to re-imagine mobile device security for business customers in collaboration with IBM. Samsung will offer this solution, to be available later this year, which integrates on-device intelligence from Samsung Knox mobile device security platform into IBM Security® QRadar® Suite, a threat detection and response solution. The new integration is designed to provide security analysts and practitioners with added visibility via a “single pane of glass” experience into their...

Amazon launches Amazon.co.za in South Africa on May 7, 2024.