Russ Scritchfield

Russ Scritchfield

Russ is a passionate developer with over 20 years of coding experience and solving business challenges. He's married with 3 kids, and enjoys guitar, glass-blowing, and remodeling homes as hobbies. He and his wife also manage a community garden near their home.
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Gemini in Snapchat My AI chatbot

Artificial Intelligence

Gemini in Snapchat My AI chatbot


  • Wednesday, October 2, 2024
  • By Russ Scritchfield

Snap Inc. expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to enhance its My AI chatbot by integrating Gemini in Snapchat using Vertex AI. This enables multimodal generative AI experiences, allowing Snapchatters to interact with text, images, and videos. S...


OceanGate Titan sub tracking relied on hand-typed Excel spreadsheet

Analytics

OceanGate Titan sub tracking relied on hand-typed Excel spreadsheet


  • Friday, September 27, 2024
  • By Russ Scritchfield

Hearings on the OceanGate Titan sub's implosion reveal significant safety concerns. A contractor disclosed that tracking relied on a hand-typed Excel spreadsheet, questioning the professionalism of the operation. Former employees cited a culture of r...


Copilot in Excel with Python announced by Microsoft

Artificial Intelligence

Copilot in Excel with Python announced by Microsoft


  • Wednesday, September 25, 2024
  • By Russ Scritchfield

Microsoft is introducing the next wave of Microsoft 365 Copilot, focusing on enhancing productivity tools. A key highlight is Copilot in Excel with Python, now available for advanced data analysis. By integrating Python, users can conduct forecasting...


Mobile App Development Market report findings

Apps

Mobile App Development Market report findings


  • Friday, September 20, 2024
  • By Russ Scritchfield

Allied Market Research forecasts the mobile app development market will grow from $195.7B in 2023 to $606.1B by 2032, with a CAGR of 13.1%. Growth drivers are smartphone adoption and tech advances, while saturation and competition may restrain it. Go...


Most captivating AI tools revealed

Artificial Intelligence

Most captivating AI tools revealed


  • Wednesday, September 18, 2024
  • By Russ Scritchfield

Reveal ranked the top 100 most captivating AI tools by average visit duration using data from SimilarWeb. Odoo topped the list with an 18-minute average, followed by JanitorAI at 14 minutes. Replit, GPTZero, and Character.ai rounded out the top 5. Ch...


Future of software development and AI explored in new survey

Artificial Intelligence

Future of software development and AI explored in new survey


  • Tuesday, September 17, 2024
  • By Russ Scritchfield

OutSystems and KPMG's survey explores the future of software development, revealing AI can reduce development time by up to 50%, according to 75% of executives. The study highlights AI's transformative role in testing, quality assurance, and code gen...


Sway no-code AI integration with Microsoft Azure

Artificial Intelligence

Sway no-code AI integration with Microsoft Azure


  • Thursday, September 5, 2024
  • By Russ Scritchfield

The Sway no-code AI platform has announced an integration with Microsoft Azure, enabling Azure customers to build and deploy secure AI and machine learning applications directly on Azure. This collaboration simplifies AI development, enhances securit...


Stolen funds recovered by Binance

Cryptocurrency

Stolen funds recovered by Binance


  • Thursday, August 29, 2024
  • By Russ Scritchfield

Stolen funds recovered by Binance have exceeded $73 million as of July 31, 2024, surpassing the $55 million secured throughout 2023. This achievement underscores Binance's proactive security measures and collaboration with industry partners to enhanc...


NIKKE and EVANGELION collab announced by Level Infinite

Game Development

NIKKE and EVANGELION collab announced by Level Infinite


  • Friday, August 23, 2024
  • By Russ Scritchfield

Level Infinite announced a limited-time crossover event between NIKKE and EVANGELION, the classic anime series. Developed by SHIFT UP, this mobile sci-fi RPG shooter now features iconic characters, outfits, and artwork from Evangelion, bringing exclu...


IT Assistant launches from Info-Tech Research Group

Artificial Intelligence

IT Assistant launches from Info-Tech Research Group


  • Tuesday, August 20, 2024
  • By Russ Scritchfield

A generative AI chatbot IT Assistant launches from Info-Tech Research Group. It enhances user experience and content discovery, provides an intuitive interface for accessing precise research content, and solves business challenges, ensuring data conf...


Mobile banking soars above online banking

Apps

Mobile banking soars above online banking


  • Wednesday, August 7, 2024
  • By Russ Scritchfield

A study from Vention revealed that mobile banking soars above online banking and that 75% of people prefer mobile banking to online banking, with mobile banking usage expected to rise significantly across the US, with experts projecting a 79% adoptio...


Yelp Fusion API outrageous new pricing

API

Yelp Fusion API outrageous new pricing


  • Thursday, August 1, 2024
  • By Russ Scritchfield

Yelp Fusion API pricing changes have left developers stunned. The company has ended free access, converting all accounts to a paid model. The new plans include the Starter at $7.99 per 1000 API calls, the Plus at $9.99, and the Enterprise at $14.99. ...


Unity partners with Kindred to reinvent app monetization

Apps

Unity partners with Kindred to reinvent app monetization


  • Monday, November 22, 2021
  • By Russ Scritchfield

Unity partners with Kindred to reinvent app monetization and UX. Kindred is now a Unity Verified Solutions Partner and the Unity team tested the Kindred SDK to make sure it was optimized for Unity, the Unity editor, and that it will provide a seamles...


Bitcoin Latinum announces partnership with Vast Bank

Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Latinum announces partnership with Vast Bank


  • Thursday, November 18, 2021
  • By Russ Scritchfield

Bitcoin Latinum has announced a strategic partnership with Vast Bank, that will enable collaboration and integration among Bitcoin Latinum and Vast Bank. Vast Bank customers will be able to buy and sell cryptocurrencies anywhere in the U.S with the V...


Developer platform Haystack launches Enterprise solution

Programming

Developer platform Haystack launches Enterprise solution


  • Tuesday, November 16, 2021
  • By Russ Scritchfield

The developer platform Haystack grows 35% month-on-month as it launches an enterprise solution. The Haystack platform enables organizations to have better visibility with software development lifecycles and some organizations that already use Haystac...


Eric Adams takes the first paychecks in Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency

Eric Adams takes the first paychecks in Bitcoin


  • Friday, November 12, 2021
  • By Russ Scritchfield

Mayor-Elect of New York City, Eric Adams takes the first paychecks in Bitcoin. Matthew Le Merle, the co-founder and Managing Partner of the Fifth Era and of Keiretsu Capital chimes in about Eric's decision and how New York embracing crypto will help ...


Wing launches on Binance Smart Chain

Blockchain

Wing launches on Binance Smart Chain


  • Thursday, November 11, 2021
  • By Russ Scritchfield

Wing launches on Binance Smart Chain which allows the cross-chain decentralized lending platform from Ontology to open lending, insuring, and borrowing services to new users....


Salary payments in Bitcoin could become the new norm

Cryptocurrency

Salary payments in Bitcoin could become the new norm


  • Wednesday, November 10, 2021
  • By Russ Scritchfield

Nigel Green from the deVere Group predicts that salary payments in Bitcoin, and getting paid in Bitcoin will become the norm. Survey results from the deVere Group revealed that over a third of millennials and half of Generation Z would accept half of...


Value Stream Management solution announced by LeanIX

Programming

Value Stream Management solution announced by LeanIX


  • Monday, November 8, 2021
  • By Russ Scritchfield

LeanIX has launched the Value Stream Management solution (VSM) that will enable organizations to manage technology landscapes, increase visibility in software delivery performance, and help make data-driven decisions that increase productivity in sof...


Pasqal receives startup of the year award

Programming

Pasqal receives startup of the year award


  • Friday, November 5, 2021
  • By Russ Scritchfield

Pasqal receives startup of the year award for their large contributions to the quantum ecosystem, their continued innovation, new solutions and they have plans to release a 1000-qubit quantum processor in 2023....


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