September 2024

Computerworld.com reported that “The first body cams were primitive. They were enormous, had narrow, 68-degree fields of view, had only 16GB of internal storage, and had batteries that lasted only four hours. Body cams now usually have high-resolution sensors, GPS, infrared for low-light conditions, and fast charging. They can be

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CIO.com reported that “Salesforce today released Agentforce, a new suite of low-code tools aimed at helping enterprises build autonomous AI agents for sales, service, marketing, and commerce use cases.”  The September 12, 2024 article  entitled “Salesforce unveils Agentforce to help create autonomous AI bots” (https://www.cio.com/article/3518646/salesforce-unveils-agentforce-to-help-create-autonomous-ai-bots.html) included these comments:

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CIO.com reported “The added risks of shadow generative AI are specific and tangible and can threaten organizations’ integrity and security. Unmonitored AI tools can lead to decisions or actions that undermine regulatory and corporate compliance measures, particularly in sectors where data handling and processing are tightly regulated, such as finance

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SCMagazine.com reported that “Hackers are using cloud service attacks as a way to go after big-money targets in the insurance and financial industries.” The September 11, 2024 article entitled “Hackers use cloud services to target financial and insurance firms” (https://tinyurl.com/ysr2z33d) included these comments:

The most common targets in

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Computerworld.com reported that “While AI will reduce or eliminate altogether the need for human input in some areas, it will also enhance productivity, requiring professionals to reskill and adapt to more strategic and creative roles,…”  The September 9, 2024 article entitled “Will genAI kill the help desk and other IT

Continue Reading  Looks like genAI may kill the IT help desk and other IT jobs!