Apple lawsuit filed by UK developers
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 by Freeman Lightner
A leading competition law expert pursuing a class action lawsuit against Apple on behalf of UK app developers has been told his case can go ahead, with the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) certifying his claim for £785m (just over one billion US dollars) on behalf of UK app developers. Today, the CAT made the collective proceedings order, confirming it...
AI newsletter aggregator developed using react
Thursday, November 7, 2024 by Freeman Lightner
In the ever-evolving digital age, staying updated with the latest news can be overwhelming due to the sheer volume of information available. However, with advancements in technology, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI), there are innovative solutions to streamline the process of news aggregation. One such solution involves creating an AI-driven newsletter aggre...
User interfaces and handling risky actions
Monday, November 4, 2024 by Richard Harris
In the digital realm, where user interfaces serve as the bridge between humans and technology, the potential for error is ever-present. This is aptly summarized by Murphy's Law: "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong." The challenge for designers and developers is to anticipate these potential pitfalls and design interfaces that prevent errors or minimi...
How to measure ux and design impact with insights from Vitaly Friedman
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 by Freeman Lightner
In the evolving landscape of digital design, the ability to measure the effectiveness and impact of user experience (UX) and design decisions is becoming increasingly crucial. Vitaly Friedman, a renowned expert in the field, emphasizes the importance of moving beyond subjective design choices to a more data-driven approach. His insights form the foundation of a new vide...
Increasing cyber threats from artificial intelligence
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 by Freeman Lightner
The UK Cybersecurity M&A market has grown significantly over the past decade, with the deal volume trend line increasing, and the sector continuing to attract significant investment from Private Equity, alongside larger corporates consolidating emerging technologies to counter increasingly sophisticated threats.
The UK National Cyber Security Centre has...
AI social media management assistant Hookle
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 by Brittany Hainzinger
Hookle, the AI-powered social media assistant, has introduced a comprehensive AI-driven social media app designed to simplify and democratize marketing for micro businesses. The app manages a micro business's entire social media process, utilizing AI at every step - from easy account setup and content creation to posting and performance analysis - all in one place, ...
Mobile App Development Market report findings
Friday, September 20, 2024 by Russ Scritchfield
Allied Market Research recently published a report, titled, "Mobile App Development Market by Platform (IOS, Android and Windows), by Store Type (Google Store, Apple Store and Others), and Application (BFSI, Gaming, Retail, Airline, Media & Entertainment, Education, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants and Others): Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Foreca...
UK android app developers file class action suit against Google
Thursday, September 12, 2024 by Freeman Lightner
A leading competition law expert, Professor Barry Rodger, has filed a legal claim worth up to E1.04 billion against Google before the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT”). Google is accused of abusing its dominant position to the detriment of a large class of thousands of UK app developers who need to use its app marketplace, ‘Play Store’ or &l...
Apps that use icons gain users
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 by Austin Harris
New research from SplitMetrics has found that apps that optimize icons can land up to 25% more users. The findings are part of a new report, ASO Benchmarks & Mobile Trends Report 2024, which analysed close to 200 apps and over 3500 A/B tests across Google Play and the Apple App Store.
Apps that use icons gain users
The study found that the average mobile ...
ASUS AI server lineup presented
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 by Freeman Lightner
ASUS recently announced its ambitious All in AI initiative, marking a significant leap into the server market with a complete AI infrastructure solution, designed to meet the evolving demands of AI-driven applications from edge, inference and generative AI the new, unparalleled wave of AI supercomputing.
ASUS has proven its expertise lies in striking the perfect bala...
Implement AI without data risks
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 by Richard Harris
The Gen AI bubble might not be growing as quickly as it was in 2023, but as adoption continues apace, organizations across the globe are still being caught out by outdated security protocols.
Tips to implement AI without data risks
To combat the risks associated with AI and to help more organizations take advantage of it, Andrew Smith, CISO for Kyocera Document So...
Top 10 apps used the most while driving
Monday, August 19, 2024 by Brittany Hainzinger
It’s easy to hop in the car, buckle up, start the engine, and hit the road. It’s just as easy to put your phone down and focus on driving.
But, according to a CMT survey of over 1,200 people, 73% of Americans don’t. In 2023, Americans spent 2 minutes and 6 seconds using their phones while driving.
The Scherer family knows the painful consequences...
PhishFlagger anti-phishing email solution released
Monday, August 19, 2024 by Austin Harris
PhishFlagger, a human-compatible patented phishing solution, recently announced its new patented anti-phishing email solution. The solution validates emails through a unique identifier protocol, PhishCounter, which adds a sequential number in the subject line that identifies all outgoing and inbound emails. The easily implemented system also allows recipients to identif...
OpenAI model safety improved with rule-based rewards
Thursday, August 15, 2024 by Austin Harris
OpenAI has developed a new method, Rule-Based Rewards (RBRs), to align AI models with safe behaviors, reducing the need for extensive human data collection. This method enhances the reliability and safety of AI systems, making them more dependable for both everyday use and development purposes.
OpenAI model safety improved with rule-based rewards
Traditionally, en...
AWS introduces Mithra advanced threat intelligence neural network
Thursday, August 15, 2024 by Freeman Lightner
In a recent blog post from AWS, Amazon Chief Information Security Officer CJ Moses detailed the robust threat intelligence capabilities that safeguard AWS customers. Through tools like Mithra and MadPot, AWS collects and analyzes vast data, identifying and neutralizing threats with unparalleled accuracy and speed. AWS's proactive approach to sharing high-fidelity th...
AI inference platform Groq lands 640M in funding
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 by Richard Harris
Groq, a leader in fast AI inference, has secured a $640M Series D round at a valuation of $2.8B. The round was led by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock Private Equity Partners with participation from both existing and new investors including Neuberger Berman, Type One Ventures, and strategic investors including Cisco Investments, Global Brain’s KDDI Open Inn...
GenAI developers and athletes empowered by Intel
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 by Austin Harris
Intel has recently shared exciting details on its collaboration with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and on an industry-driven generative AI (GenAI) retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solution. These announcements demonstrate how open AI systems and platforms using Intel Gaudi AI accelerators and Intel Xeon processors put the power i...
Secure mobile VNCphone puts an end to mobile spying
Tuesday, August 13, 2024 by Austin Harris
With the VNCphone, VNC presents a unique combination of mobile phones, hardened operating system and pre-installed applications for secure mobile communication and collaboration.
Secure mobile VNCphone puts an end to mobile spying
With VNCphone, VNC, a developer of open source-based enterprise applications, now enables professional mobile working without spyi...
SearchGPT prototype waitlist opened by OpenAI
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 by Freeman Lightner
OpenAI has announced the launch of SearchGPT, a prototype designed to revolutionize the search experience by integrating advanced AI capabilities with real-time web information. The prototype aims to provide users with fast and accurate answers, accompanied by clear and relevant sources. Currently, the prototype is being tested by a select group of users and publishers,...
AWS App Studio lands from Amazon
Friday, August 2, 2024 by Richard Harris
At AWS Summit New York, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), announced the release of AWS App Studio, a generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered service that uses natural language to create enterprise-grade applications. A user simply describes the application they want, what they want it to do, and the data sources they want to integrate with, and in just minut...
.NET and AI meet at virtual .NET Conf Focus on AI
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 by Richard Harris
Microsoft has announced an upcoming virtual event, .NET Conf: Focus on AI, set for August 20th. This event will explore the integration of AI into .NET applications, providing developers with valuable insights into leveraging AI libraries and features for smarter application development, enhanced productivity, and improved user experiences.
The event, part of the &qu...
Microsoft and Lumen partner to transform AI
Monday, July 29, 2024 by Richard Harris
Lumen Technologies and Microsoft Corp announced a partnership that will use the Microsoft Cloud to further drive Lumen’s digital transformation. In addition, Microsoft has chosen Lumen to expand its network capacity and capability to meet the growing demand for its data centers due to AI.
Microsoft and Lumen partner to power the future of AI and benefit hundred...
WWDC24 highlights from Apple
Friday, July 26, 2024 by Austin Harris
Apple recently showcased a series of groundbreaking updates and innovations at the Worldwide Developers Conference 2024 (WWDC24), captivating the developer community with a week of insightful sessions. The event highlighted the latest advancements across various domains, including machine learning, Swift, SwiftUI, spatial computing, and more.
WWDC24 highlights from&n...
Mobile POS payment transactions in China to surpass US and Europe
Thursday, July 25, 2024 by Brittany Hainzinger
Although mobile POS payments have become widely adopted among tech-savvy consumers worldwide, no country is even close to China, the world's largest mobile payments market. In 2024, almost 570 million Chinese will use mobile wallets for POS payments, twice the combined number of Americans and Europeans. This will generate an impressive $1.72 tril...
NPUs disrupting Nvidia AI dominance
Tuesday, July 23, 2024 by Brittany Hainzinger
The semiconductor market is projected to reach around $400 billion by 2030*, with AI semiconductors expected to constitute over 30% of this market, up from 20% today. AI has recently dominated headlines with the launch of ChatGPT, Claude, and a host of other GenAI platforms. This has prompted countless companies to examine how they can implement AI into their products, ...
EU says Apple breached DMA regulations
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 by Richard Harris
The AP is among outlets reporting that Apple becomes first target of EU’s new digital competition rules aimed at big tech, reporting: “European Union regulators leveled their first charges under the bloc’s new digital competition rulebook, accusing Apple of preventing app makers from pointing users to cheaper options outside its App Store. The European...
Apple to allow third-party app stores in Japan
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 by Richard Harris
The Japanese parliament has passed the Act on Promotion of Competition for Specified Smartphone Software, a law that compels Apple to allow access to third-party app stores and payment providers on devices that run iOS. The legislation, which was passed by Japan's upper house and will be enforced following Cabinet approval within the next eighteen months, seeks to c...
Top startups of the decade revealed
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 by Richard Harris
New data has revealed the top 10 most successful startups of the decade. The Startup Success Index, by software development experts at Vention, analyzed a list of 1,220 startups, from CB Insights, against its valuation, the public perception of the company through search volume, its growth score, and the number of employees. Results for each category were converted...
Apple shifts position on AI and aquires Darwin AI
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 by Brittany Hainzinger
Apple Inc. is strategically advancing its position in the artificial intelligence (AI) domain, signifying a pivotal shift in the company's approach to integrating AI into its core operations and product ecosystem. The recent innovations and acquisitions underscore the Cupertino-based tech giant’s focus on bringing AI to its offerings while prioritizing user pr...
AI integration challenges software developers
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 by Richard Harris
The promise and perils of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been dominating the headlines with everyone from software developers to students working on ways to integrate it into their daily processes. This burgeoning interest in AI is borne out by the fifth annual Reveal 2024 Top Software Development Challenges survey, which found that the biggest software development ch...
Low code app development in 2024
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 by Richard Harris
Recently, low-code no-code app development tools have bridged a lot of gaps and enabled developers to overcome challenges that used to be complex or even unattainable. Some of the key areas these developer tools have made impacts in include automating code, natural language processing, image and video recognition capabilities, predictive analyti...
An shun Ethereum chain developed by Neo
Friday, February 16, 2024 by Freeman Lightner
Neo announced that it has launched a bespoke Ethereum-compatible consortium chain with increased performance and security for the China-based BSN-DCC Network.
Building on the momentum of Neo’s EVM-compatible sidechain Neo X, An-shun Chain, developed to meet domestic application needs, builds on the momentum of Neo’s recently launched permissionless EVM-co...
Cybersecurity performance optimization updates from Logpoint
Friday, February 2, 2024 by Freeman Lightner
Logpoint is releasing new capabilities to its Converged SIEM platform, enhancing threat detection and security operations and streamlining case management. Organizations can focus on essential security matters with the new capabilities by reducing workload, simplifying automation, and freeing up resources.
The new release delivers increased system stability and ...
TRON highlights from 2023
Thursday, January 25, 2024 by Brittany Hainzinger
TRON achieved a series of developments and collaborations that have enhanced its position in the Web3 space. The following are highlights from the year 2023.
TRON highlights from 2023: Network growth and stablecoin dominance
The TRON network has seen proper growth, with a 54% increase in accounts, now exceeding 204 million. The total transaction volume reached ove...
Super App will emerge in the US soon says YuLife
Thursday, January 25, 2024 by Richard Harris
Reflecting on the evolution of mobile apps, many pinpoint the launch of the iPhone in 2007, or the debut of the App Store in 2008, as pivotal moments. However, I think back to 2004, the year Facebook emerged and subsequently dominated the app landscape for two decades. Today, Meta's big three - WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook - are among the top five most popular ...
