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Cybersecurity

In Security, ‘There’s Two Sides to AI,’ Box CISO Says

Heather Ceylan, CISO of Box. Photo via Box.

CIO Upside sat down with Box’s recently appointed CISO to discuss emerging threats, AI agents in security and her new role.

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Enterprise AI

How OpenAI’s Partnership With Oracle Could Alter the AI Landscape

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Salesforce Layoffs Add Fuel to AI Job-Automation Fire

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Microsoft Targets AI’s Bias Problem in Recent Patent

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Data

Salesforce Patent Could Recycle AI Model Outputs

Reusing old responses could help save the model energy.

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Cloud Computing

IBM Patent Could Rein In Power-Hungry Data Centers

As AI development eats up a whole lot of power, tech firms could be looking for solutions.

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Semiconductors

In Quantum Computing Investment, ‘The Race is On’

‘It will require a lot of R&D investment to unlock that potential.’

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Data

Who’s Who? Identity Questions Undermine Model Context Protocol

‘There cannot be room for hallucination in that question.’

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Cybersecurity

Legacy Code Might Be Holding Your Enterprise Back

More than 60% of U.S. companies run outdated code that cannot support cloud or AI.

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Enterprise AI

Developers Need More Than Speed to Succeed

‘It’s never just about your lines of code produced,’ said Capital One’s Catherine McGarvey.

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Cloud Computing

Oracle Patent May Help Cloud Platforms Work Together

The goal is to allow cloud customers to get the best of both worlds when it comes to multi-cloud architecture.

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Regulation

What Enterprises Need to Know About Silicon Valley’s Pro-AI Super PACs

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‘They’re trying to lock in certain rules that makes building and selling AI easier, cheaper and faster.’

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Enterprise AI

How Salesforce Uses Agents to Follow Up on Thousands of Leads

‘It’s pure creation of gold from sawdust on the floor,’ one executive said.

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Data

IBM Patent May Help Clean Data Pipelines

‘Well-organized data pipelines provide the foundation for a range of data projects.’

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Enterprise AI

Why Zoho Built its Own Proprietary Language Model

You don’t need an LLM that can do everything, one developer argues. Bespoke design is more effective and less expensive.

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Cybersecurity

How Bug Bounty Programs Can Help Combat Ransomware Attacks

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Ethical hacking initiatives can allow researchers to find and report vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.

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Productivity Tech

Microsoft Patent Could Enable Enterprises to DIY AI Models

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Microsoft may want to lower the entry barrier to machine learning.

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Enterprise AI

How the AI Talent War is Worsening an Ethical Dilemma

‘Governance should be taught, but isn’t. Ethics should be applied, but aren’t.’

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Cloud Computing

‘SaaS Sprawl’ Heightens Data Security Risks for Enterprises

A glut of software, combined with a weak security culture, may be leaving your proprietary data more vulnerable than you realize.

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Cybersecurity

Why Access Controls May Be AI’s Biggest Security Vulnerability

As model providers court government agencies, humans may present a major security threat.

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Productivity Tech

Why AI Augmentation Tech Is More Than a ‘Cost-Cutting Tool’

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Companies are beginning to wake up to the potential pitfalls of filling jobs with AI rather than simply letting AI assist human workers.

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Artificial Intelligence

Walmart Patent Signals AI Transformation for Bricks-and-Mortar Retail

The company has spent the past few years bolstering its tech portfolio.

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Productivity Tech

Big Tech’s AGI Dreams Overshadowed by Smaller, In-Demand AI Advances

Though AGI could have some enterprise viability, most businesses are better off with small models.

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Enterprise AI

How AI-Powered Robotics Face Obstacles in Real-World Scenarios

Nvidia has announced a host of new models, libraries and infrastructure for robotics developers.

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