In December 2022, an event occurred that caused a revolution in how we find, interact, and record information. The ChatGPT release was an immediate sensation. While it caught many by surprise, ChatGPT is the result of a series of developments in the use of chatbots (Chatter Robot) or computer programs that simulate and process human…
Both aspects of a list of cloud computing costs and benefits could be summed up with just two words: “Lots, potentially.” While hosting your application in the cloud does come with a tangible price tag, leveraging the power of the cloud can have a profound positive impact on your business. Fortunately, there are many ways…
A Mill 19-headquartered nonprofit is dispersing millions of dollars to projects working on collaborative robotics projects. In January, the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute, aka ARM Institute, announced a call for technology projects to address areas of need in the US manufacturing sector. The call was open to members of the Pittsburgh-based org’s nationwide network…
The German social theorist Friedrich Pollock belonged to a brilliant cohort of left-wing intellectuals that came together around the Frankfurt Institute for Social Research (IfS), better known as the Frankfurt School, which marks its centenary this year. He played a key role in the institute’s activity both in Germany and the United States over the…
CNN — The University of Michigan has been without full internet access for two days after staff shut the school’s connections down in response to a “significant [cyber]security concern” on the eve of the new school year. The internet shutdown affected campus IT systems used for research and fundraising, and could delay financial aid reimbursements,…
“Autonomous vehicles are a trend of the near future and those that hold intellectual property rights over the main technologies that enable these vehicles, at accessible costs to the public, are the ones that will have the greatest commercial advantage over their competitors.” Autonomous vehicles were designed with the purpose of minimizing accidents on urban…
Ken Griffin’s Citadel is the most profitable hedge fund in history. As of December 2022, it had earned nearly $66 billion for clients since its inception in 1990, while Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater ranked second with $58 billion in profits. That accomplishment qualifies Griffin as a brilliant investor, and it makes his recent stock purchases particularly…
VMware announced a raft of improvements to its VMware Cloud platform at this week’s VMware Explore conference in Las Vegas. Previously, VMware’s on-premises private cloud solution, VMware Cloud Foundation, and its public cloud offerings were managed separately. Now, enterprises will be able to manage all their cloud deployments from a single location. In addition, customers…
