Dan Rowinski
- Senior Editor, MIT Horizon
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Writer and editor. Former: founder of ARC from Applause, editor at ReadWrite, and MIT. #PitchWars 2018. I tweet about science, tech, and sci-fi.
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How AI Is Driving Revenue, Cutting Costs and Boosting Productivity for Every Industry in 2026
AI is everywhere and accelerating everything — becoming essential infrastructure to create the intelligence that will advance every industry. That’s why companies are increasingly focusing on the technology’s return on investment (ROI), as well as how to best apply AI to their own use cases. NVIDIA’s annual “State of AI” reports show how AI is being adopted across industries, what it’s being used for and how companies are achieving ROI, as well as their challenges and goals with the technology.
World Leaders Put Spotlight on Sovereign AI at NVIDIA GTC
Around the world, sovereign AI is enabling countries to build and deploy artificial intelligence capabilities on their own. This strategic initiative encompasses both physical and data infrastructures, with the latter including sovereign foundation models, such as large language models (LLMs) trained on datasets with a country’s local language, culture and history. These efforts often take place through public and private partnerships.
Agentic AI Leaders to Showcase Latest Advancements at NVIDIA GTC
From improving customer experiences to boosting operational efficiency, agentic AI — advanced AI systems designed to autonomously reason, plan and execute complex tasks based on high-level goals — is changing the way people live and work. Across industries, AI agents serve as intelligent personal assistants, helping automate repetitive and time-consuming tasks to free up individuals and organizations to focus on higher-value work.
How AI Helps Fight Fraud in Financial Services, Healthcare, Government and More
Companies and organizations are increasingly using AI to protect their customers and thwart the efforts of fraudsters around the world. Voice security company Hiya found that 550 million scam calls were placed per week in 2023, with INTERPOL estimating that scammers stole $1 trillion from victims that same year. In the U.S., one of four noncontact-list calls were flagged as suspected spam, with fraudsters often luring people into Venmo-related or extended warranty scams.
3 Key Trends for AI Engineering in the Cloud in 2024
The last 20 years of innovation have given us inflection points where whole new classes of jobs have been created. Think of the rise of the cloud architect and developer after AWS launched in 2006, the mobile developer with the rise of the iPhone and Android, the machine learning engineer when we finally had enough data and compute power to make neural networks work, and then the emergence of the data scientist when those first three trends merged.
DevOps Isn't Dead, but It's Not in Great Health Either
SEATTLE — Co-hosted at Open Source Summit (OSSummit) North America, the Continuous Delivery Foundation (CDF) reported at cdCon in its fifth annual State of CI/CD Report that while 83% of developers are actively engaged in DevOps, there’s been a troubling increase in the proportion of low performers in deployment metrics. So what does that mean? DevOps is all about making it easier for developers and system administrators to complete software work quickly and efficiently. That’s not been happening.
Let’s Get Agentic: LangChain and LlamaIndex Talk AI Agents
The phrase “agentic systems” (or “agentic workflows”) popped up more than a few times at last week’s AI Engineer World’s Fair, held in San Francisco. AI agents were the focus of two leading AI engineering startups: LangChain and LlamaIndex, each of which offered their own spin on the technology in presentations. The term “agent” in the AI landscape refers to an automated piece of software that uses large language models (LLMs) for various tasks.
Who Should Run Tests? On the Future of QA
This is part of an ongoing series. Read previous parts: Why We Shift Testing Left: A Software Dev Cycle That Doesn’t Scale Why Shift Testing Left Part 2: QA Does More After Devs Run Tests How to Shift Testing Left: 4 Tactical Models Shifting Testing Left: The Request Isolation Solution QA is a funny thing.
Enhance Your RAG Application With Advanced SQL Vector Queries
has revolutionized the way we interact with data, offering unparalleled performance in similarity searches. It excels at retrieving relevant information based on simple queries. However, RAG often falls short when handling more complex tasks, such as time-based queries or intricate relational database queries. This is because RAG is primarily designed for augmented text generation with relevant information from external sources, rather than performing exact, condition-based retrievals.
Security Boulevard
Home » Cybersecurity » Threats & Breaches » Vulnerabilities » New Botnet Targets Unpatched Router Vulnerability, Because Of Course New Botnet Targets Unpatched Router Vulnerability, Because Of Course The unpatched vulnerability will get you. Every time. Source: Naked Security The details: Botnets are coming for you home routers. Again.
Security Boulevard
Home » Security Bloggers Network » Hey Criminals! Don’t Trust Your Shady Encryption Providers Hey Criminals! Don’t Trust Your Shady Encryption Providers If somebody sells you “end-to-end” encryption, you should probably be sure that is what you are getting. Source: Ars Technica The details: Dutch police totally pwned a supposed end-to-end encryption service called IronChat, decrypting 258,000 messages related to criminal activity in the Netherlands.
Security Boulevard
Home » Security Bloggers Network » It’s Hard to Find Android Malware in the Google Play Store It’s Hard to Find Android Malware in the Google Play Store Android security is in the mind of the beholder. Source: Google The details: According to new data released by Google, Android devices are nine-times less likely to download and “potentially harmful application” (PHAs) from the Google Play store than from a third-party store or sideloaded APK.
Security Boulevard
Home » Cybersecurity » Threats & Breaches » Vulnerabilities » Bluetooth Nightmares: Bleedingbit Bugs in Texas Instrument Chips Bluetooth Nightmares: Bleedingbit Bugs in Texas Instrument Chips Bugs in the bluetooth make access points a sad boy. Source: ZDNet The details: Two new zero-day vulnerabilities were discovered this year in Bluetooth Low Energy (aka Bluetooth Smart) chips produced by manufacturer Texas Instruments used by billions of devices across the globe.
Security Boulevard
Home » Cybersecurity » Threats & Breaches » Vulnerabilities » Ecommerce “Formjacking” is Attackers New Kind of Card Skimming Ecommerce “Formjacking” is Attackers New Kind of Card Skimming With the explosion of ecommerce in the last several years, attackers see an attractive, and unguarded, frontier to steal consumer information.
Security Boulevard
Home » Security Bloggers Network » Older MacOS and iOS Versions Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution Attacks Older MacOS and iOS Versions Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution Attacks A XNU kernel vulnerability leaves older versions of macOS and iOS users open to remote code execution attacks.
Security Boulevard
The best way to learn if your software is ready for the big time is to test it in the real world. That is true if you are building a mobile app or … hacking the power grids of Eastern European nations with the intent to cause as much havoc as possible. For Russian nation state hackers dedicated to developing SCADA and operational technology attack capabilities, the proving ground appears to be the Ukraine.
Security Boulevard
Home » Cybersecurity » Threats & Breaches » Vulnerabilities » Persistence of SamSam Ransomeware Attacks Highlight Basic Security Flaws Persistence of SamSam Ransomeware Attacks Highlight Basic Security Flaws SamSam is the persistent gift you never really wanted. Source: Symantec The details: According to research from Symantec, the SamSam ransomware group is the malignant gift that keeps on giving.
Security Boulevard
Home » Security Bloggers Network » China Turns to Insiders in Latest Move to Win Economic Cyber War China Turns to Insiders in Latest Move to Win Economic Cyber War In what should be a surprise to no one, Chinese hackers have been attempting to steal technology data from U.S. firms for years.
Security Boulevard
Home » Cybersecurity » Threats & Breaches » Vulnerabilities » Malicious Python Packages Provide a Backdoor to the Careless Coder Malicious Python Packages Provide a Backdoor to the Careless Coder Typo-squatted Python packages: the backdoor to the careless coder. Source: ZDNet The details: A security engineer who goes by the name of “Bertus” discovered twelve Python libraries in PyPI which contained malicious code.
Security Boulevard
Home » Security Bloggers Network » Nation State Hackers “GreyEnergy” Target Ukraine’s Power Grid Nation State Hackers “GreyEnergy” Target Ukraine’s Power Grid A hacking group, believed to be connected to Telebots—the group behind NotPetya—has created custom tools to attack Ukraine’s power grid.
Security Boulevard
Home » Cybersecurity » Threats & Breaches » Vulnerabilities » Microsoft is the Most Spoofed Company in Phishing Emails Microsoft is the Most Spoofed Company in Phishing Emails Microsoft is the most imitated brand by phishing scammers as hackers look to gain access to valuable Microsoft 365 data. Source: Help Net Security The details: According to a new quarterly report from Vade Secure, attackers are turning increasingly to spoofing top brands to convince you to click.
Stop Chasing Zeroes
In cybersecurity, there is no such thing as perfection. If perfection is your goal, you are doing it wrong. Surface area is the bane of security and today there is more software in more places than ever. People will interact with an average of 3.64 devices per day, all with their own apps and prerogatives from an unknown variety of vendors and third parties who may or may not have the security interests of a person or company on top of their minds. Bugs and vulnerabilities are inevitable.
The Mathematical Legacy Of Danny Lewin Is Still Strong At Akamai
Danny Lewin was a mathematician. To those that knew him, he was also so much more. Sixteen years after his death, the ethos that he built and stood for is still alive and well at the company he founded. Lewin cofounded Akamai, one of the Internet’s preeminent content delivery networks, with his college professor Dr. Tom Leighton at MIT in 1998.
Early Adopters Of Artificial Intelligence Have Better Efficiency And Higher Margins - ARC
“Artificial intelligence is poised to unleash the next wave of digital disruption, and companies should prepare for it now.” Artificial intelligence is the answer to a question that used to be theoretical: What would you do with unlimited computing power? The combination of mobile and the cloud over the last decade helped drive computing into all forms, functions, features and behaviors of human society and business.
75% Of People Have Performance Issues With Digital Transformation - ARC
A popular saying among many chief information and digital officers these days is that their industries will experience more innovation in the next five years than they have seen in the last 50 years. Companies are struggling to keep up and build systems around the new behavioral paradigm built in the mobile-first, cloud-first world. Industries that were not first movers in the mobile and cloud space are now coming to grips with the era of intense digital transformation.
The Pros And Cons Of Native Apps And The Mobile Web For Ecommerce - ARC
Four or five years ago, the answer to this question was a no brainer. The apps economy was en vogue and people considered your brand technologically backward if you didn’t have an app. And then a funny thing happened: companies began to look at—and understand—emerging analytics and consumer behavioral trends. They realized, for instance, that they can get more eyeballs on the mobile Web, but a lot more engagement through an app. The either/or problem was answered in the object of a funnel.
The Virtuous Cycle: Amazon's Alexa Now Has 15,000 Skills - ARC
The company that first creates a platform is the first to enjoy the benefits of the virtuous cycle. The virtuous cycle (or its opposite, the vicious cycle) is defined as a chain of events which reinforce themselves through a feedback loop. In software this often means that the company that creates a platform sees more consumers adopt that platform who attracts developers to make apps, who draw more consumers who attract more developers and so forth.
The Weekly Archive: The iPhone And The Era Of Progressive Iteration - ARC
In the summer of 2007, I bought my first smartphone on AT&T… It was a Samsung BlackJack, running Windows Mobile. It had a click wheel on the side to scroll through pages and a very basic version of the Internet. I freaking loved that phone. Of course, another phone debuted in the summer of 2007. It was the iPhone, a weird touchscreen device that doubled as a computer and a phone? What was Apple thinking?
Retail Banks Will Spend 40% Of Their Technology Dollars On Digital Transformation - ARC
“There are very few banks in the United States that aren’t investing in transformational technologies.” America’s biggest banks know where they need to put their money. According to report from research firm IDC, retail banks in the United States will spend $20.2 billion on information technology in 2017 with the goal of realizing digital transformation in an industry that has long lagged behind technological trends.
5 Tips To Make Digital Payments Easier For Ecommerce - ARC
The payment is the painful part. Don’t make it any harder than it already is. Retailers call it the moment of truth. It’s that moment when a customer, finally, takes out their card and pays for an item. For many retailers, getting to this moment has been a long, arduous process filled with marketing, advertising, omnichannel touch points and several return visits from the potential customer.
The Weekly Archive: The News Has Become ... Big News - ARC
The big news these days is … the news. More than at any other period in my lifetime, the news and journalism establishment is the focus of the news cycle. This is derivative of several factors, most of all the elected leader of the United States frequently decrying venerable journalistic institutions as “Fake News!” at every possible opportunity. And yet the news is always in the news. Reporters, editors and publishers have long played at some kind of twisted schadenfreude about their own industry.
An Army Of Associates: The Importance Of Empowering Retail Workers With Tech - ARC
Retail associates can be powerful brand advocates if they are armed with the proper technology and tools. Retailers have spent years tailoring their business strategy to the omnichannel shopper. But what about the omnichannel retail associate? What is this, you say? Isn’t an omnichannel associate the clerk behind the counter that hands over products to people who ordered things online? Think about it: shoppers are all over the place.
The Connected Car Ecosystem Will Rise To Nearly $50 Billion By 2022 - ARC
Before we have cars that drive themselves, we will have cars that talk to each other. The timescale of the future of fully autonomous automobiles is something of a debate among technologists. Some people believe that we will have fully autonomous, level five self-driving cars within the next five years. Others, myself included, realize that such a massive upheaval in infrastructure and transportation is a pipe dream.
The Weekly Archive: A Country Of Unicorns - ARC
While this may seem like an elementary school girl’s fantasy, these were the words of new French president Emmanuel Macron this week at the Viva Tech conference in Paris. At the event Macron introduced the “French Tech Visa,” a program that accelerates residency in France to four years for entrepreneurs and their families.
Here Is All Of The Technology That Amazon Can Bring To Whole Foods - ARC
The digital transformation of the grocery industry is about to get supercharged. In a stunning move, Amazon acquired Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion. The ecommerce giant just put not just the grocery industry on notice, but all of retail. The direct consequences and second order effects of Amazon’s massive move into physical retail will reverberate through the ecosystem.
Why Replatforming Is The Biggest Trend In Retail And Ecommerce - ARC
“We are doing it because we are trying to set ourselves up for the next big growth phase.” In a strange reversal of fortune, retailers are now being bombarded with advertising, marketing and hype about new products and solutions. But instead of, “Get 50% off this totally unique hoodie!” messages, retailers are on the receiving end of breathless marketing like, “sell more with bots!” or “artificial intelligence will transform your business!” For retailers, the allure is hard to ignore.
Omnichannel Retail Is No Longer A Strategy, It's The Business Model - ARC
The philosophical distinction between business model and strategy could be the difference between survival and spiral for retailers. The concept of omnichannel used to be about strategy and tactics for retailers. A new email campaign. What are we doing with social? How exactly does retargeting work? Omnichannel was something to add to an existing business to provide new levers for reaching and engaging customers to provide a sales lift or better retention.
The New App Store Will Put An End To The Tyranny Of Top Lists - ARC
When the gold rush ended, stagnation set in. The middle class became nonexistent and revenues for the average person became untenable. This is not what happened to San Francisco after the California Gold Rush in 1855. It is what happened when the wax cycle of the apps economy began to wane. In the last nine years, Apple’s App Store has gone from a massive economic growth engine to a cluttered and stagnant mess.
The Weekly Archive: The Great, Messy Transition Of Our Times - ARC
I see it all the time. I was in Chicago this week for the Internet Retailer Conference And Expo. I was staying in the Near South Side, near the McCormick Place conference center, a general urban wasteland of empty buildings and pebble-strewn soccer fields. Every day, when I walked back and forth from the conference center, I passed the dispatch center of one of Chicago’s largest taxi companies. The parking lot was full of red taxis.
For The Battered Retail Industry, Machine Learning Has To Be About Sales - ARC
“We are ultimately trying to sell more. I think that is the beauty of retail in that the motive is very simple.” More and more, the forecasters of technology and the global economy are saying that the road to economic empowerment will be led by machine learning and artificial intelligence. Accenture and Frontier Economics predict artificial intelligence will double the economic growth of the world’s 12 biggest economies by 2025.
How Language Led To The Artificial Intelligence Revolution - ARC
In 2013 I had a long interview with Peter Lee, corporate vice president of Microsoft Research, about advances in machine learning and neural networks and how language would be the focal point of artificial intelligence in the coming years. At the time the notion of artificial intelligence and machine learning seemed like a “blue sky” researcher’s fantasy. Artificial intelligence was something coming down the road … but not soon. I wish I had taken the talk more seriously.
10 Of The Best Blogs For Product Management - ARC
Get to know the product management community. With the increasing adoption of content marketing in the past decade, hundreds of millions of blogs have been launched, and there are blogs in almost every niche imaginable. Product managers in the digital world are not left out. If they were, we’d probably scramble to find two or three top blogs in their niche. See a list of 10 of the most popular product management blogs below. Roman is a product management expert who focuses on digital products.
5 Ways Product Managers Can Use Crowdsourcing Effectively - ARC
“Diversity and independence are important because the best collective decisions are the product of disagreement and contest, not consensus or compromise.” ~ James Surowiecki in “The Wisdom of Crowds” After series of marine disasters in the early 1700s, the need for better navigational accuracy during long voyages became apparent. The British government offered the public a monetary prize to whoever would come up with the best way of measuring a ship’s longitudinal position.
Five ways banks can stand out in a digital landscape
The age of waiting in line at your local bank branch is thankfully over. The banking industry went online in the early 2000s and we haven’t looked back since. Competition between retail banks remains fierce, particularly as challenger banks and fintech players begin to take market share. In a low interest rate environment, and with bank incentives few and far between, an attractive (and secure) digital offering can often be the difference between winning and losing business.
How Microsoft's Project Rome Helps Developers Build Cross-Platform Apps - ARC
That’s Microsoft’s greatest hope in the post-PC era. But mobile has been a fickle creature in Microsoft’s orbit. After years (and a very expensive failed acquisition of Nokia), Microsoft finally came to the painful realization that Windows on smartphones was never going to compete in an Android and iOS-dominated world.
Microsoft And Google Are At The Start Of An Epic AI Arms Race - ARC
Hopefully it is a race that everybody can benefit from. Nobody guessed five years ago how quickly machine learning would mature. Amazon’s Alexa is now a household name. Facebook Messenger has become a bot delivery system based on text understanding through Wit.ai. Computer vision and facial recognition are commonplace in all kinds of software and apps.
The Weekly Archive: Google I/O 2017 Wasn't Sexy, But It Was Exciting - ARC
Sometimes the noise of the moment leads you to believe it’s a signal of the times. Or, if you are Google, the lack of noise. The general reaction to all the news and announcements out of Google I/O 2017 this year was, “meh.” Google updated a bunch of projects it had announced within the last year but not released. Google doubled down on its latest vectors, such as Daydream, AMP, TensorFlow and its variety or artificial intelligence applications, Progressive Web Apps and Android Instant Apps.
8 New Features In Android O That Make It Easier To Use - ARC
The next version of Android is all about making interactions easier and improving the core performance of smartphones and apps. Google announced the first official beta of the forthcoming (but unnamed) Android O at its Google I/O 2017 developer conference this week. The beta, a step in the months-long rollout of the latest version of Android, shows off the key features that Google has baked into the operating system for developers and consumers.
How Machine Learning In The Database Can Change Industries And Save Lives - ARC
“Expecting terabytes of data to move is just not possible. And you want real time intelligence as data is coming in.” It seems like every year Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella tweaks the company’s technological direction. Microsoft was the productivity company. Then the mobile first, cloud first company. After the Microsoft Build 2017 developer conference in Seattle last week, Microsoft is now the intelligent cloud, intelligent edge company.
The Weekly Archive: What Makes People Happy At Microsoft - ARC
Yes, Bill Gates is the richest person in the world. Paul Allen and Steve Ballmer are both top 50 billionaires. But we’re not talking about money. Did you know that Microsoft’s campus in Redmond, Washington produces 15,000 pounds of lettuce every year? From micro-greens to Bibb lettuce, every single office building at Microsoft is infested with lettuce. Situated outside of Seattle in the majestic Pacific Northwest, Microsoft’s campus is swathed in green.
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