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Open source is coming to the Apple enterprise with Fleet
Fleet, an open-source endpoint security company, recently extended its offerings with osquery script execution of managed devices. CEO Mike McNeil talked about what this means.
OpenAI DevDay: 3 new tools to build LLM-powered apps
Among the news from OpenAI's first developer conference, here are three products or platforms that might pique your interest for a generative AI project — plus one new open-source alternative in response.
Q&A: ServiceNow CIO sees an 'iPhone moment' for genAI
Chris Bedi has been involved in a full-court press to take advantage of the productivity, efficiency, and efficacy capabilities of artificial intelligence for years. But when ChatGPT launched a year ago, everything changed.
AI software market to quadruple to $251B by 2027
Generative AI-based applications that can automatically learn, discover, and make recommendations or predictions based on user requests are leading the way.
Biden lays down the law on AI
The White House today issued a long-awaited executive order that hammers out clear rules and oversight measures to ensure artificial intelligence is kept in check, while also providing paths for it to grow.
Here’s where more than half of organizations are piloting generative AI
A new Gartner poll reveals that genAI technology is being deployed by organizations for three key business processes, while a Google Cloud poll shows enthusiasm for AI tools among developers.
Q&A: How one CSO secured his environment from generative AI risks
Having a plan in place before deploying genAI for software product development and employee assistance tools is critical, says Navan CSO Prabhath Karanth. Otherwise, the threat potential is high.
Low-code platform provider Airtable enacts new round of layoffs
Having let go of over 250 employees at the end of last year, low-code platform provider Airtable has announced more job cuts in order to make the company “cash flow positive.”
Microsoft launches native integration for Python in Excel
With native Python integration with Excel, users will be able to use the new “PY” function to input Python code directly into Excel cells.
Big day in Cupertino as Supreme Court delivers 'epic' win — for now
Apple secures another victory in its ongoing campaign to protect App Store profits following a decision by Supreme Justice Elena Kagan. The fight isn't over, however.
Gamers: Corporate America wants you
Companies struggling to find tech talent are keenly focused on hiring workers with skills, not just a computer science degree. Soft skills, in particular, are highly sought after — especially those gamers acquire while gaming.
Apple plays nice with others for an OpenUSD metaverse
Meta matters less with the news that Apple, Adobe, Pixar, Autodesk, NVIDIA, and the Joint Development Foundation have joined forces to promote and develop a standard to empower mixed and virtual reality experiences.
Apple toughens up app security with API control
The company's war against device fingerprinting continues.
New monday.com data infrastructure to speed platform performance
The new schemaless architecture, dubbed mondayDB, will strengthen the work management company’s Work OS platform and offer improved levels of scalability and speed to customers.
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Microsoft Dev Box — a better path to provisioning and productivity?
While the cloud-based workstation is aimed at developers, the concept could be used to give workers in other positions quick access to the tools they need — without navigating an often lengthy hardware provisioning process.
Apple wants Xcode to make you smarter
An Apple Xcode patent shows how it wants machine learning to augment what developers can do, not replace them.
Figma offers new mode for developers, adds variables, prototyping features
With developers now making up a third of its customer base, Figma has launched a number of new capabilities that aim to bridge the gap between design and development for its product-design application.
Apple beefs up enterprise identity, device management
At this year's WWDC, the company introduced a raft of new capabilities related to Managed Apple IDs and to user identity as a whole.
WWDC: Apple gets back to the Mac in PC sales attack
In a mixed-up reality, Apple hopes to boost Mac sales with new models designed to reflect the excitement over its AR news at WWDC.
