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Robot startup uses ChatGPT to enhance its communications and reasoning skills

Humanoid robot startup Figure has secured a significant $675 million investment from a group of high-profile investors, including Jeff Bezos, Nvidia, OpenAI, and others, marking a significant step forward in the development and deployment of humanoid robots in the workforce.

Lawsuit requires Pegasus spyware to provide code used to spy on WhatsApp users

NSO Group, the developer behind the sophisticated Pegasus spyware, has been ordered by a U.S. court to provide its code for Pegasus and other surveillance products to WhatsApp.

OpenAI claims New York Times manipulated ChatGPT “fabricate data”

OpenAI has challenged the New York Times’ copyright lawsuit, asserting the newspaper manipulated ChatGPT to fabricate evidence.

Wendy’s leverages digital tech to test “surge pricing”

Wendy’s is set to experiment with Uber-like surge pricing, a concept referred to as “dynamic pricing,” starting in 2025.

Meta is gathering data on Quest virtual reality users

Meta’s latest policy update reveals plans to start collecting “anonymized” data from its Quest headset users, intensifying concerns about privacy and data security in the virtual reality (VR) domain.

Apple pulls the plug on autonomous electric vehicle

Apple has decided to cancel its electric car project, a venture it had been exploring for over a decade with significant financial investment.

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Successfully managing Cybersecurity projects in the Age of AI

Managing cybersecurity projects in the age of AI has become more demanding. The stakes are higher. The cost to recover from a successful cyberattack...

D&A leaders must improve risk culture among their teams

Geopolitical, regulatory, economic and technological factors have caused much disruption in organizations and are forcing senior business leaders to prioritize risk management to navigate...

Understanding Cybersecurity on Smartphones (UCS-Sph) Part 2

This second article of the Understanding Cybersecurity on Smartphones (UCS-Sph) series delves into Microsoft's Windows Phone, a mobile OS that has undergone significant changes...

Search ain’t what it used to be

Google’s incredible dominance in search may be decreasing in the age of generative AI and innovative competitors. In response to these threats, Google is...

4 reasons organizations should incorporate AI TRiSM into their AI models

Generative AI (GenAI) has opened the doors for new AI initiatives, making the need to implement robust AI trust, risk and security management (AI...

Is quantum computing reaching commercial viability?

Recent advances in quantum computing will lead to commercial viability soon. Given the dollars, talent, number of companies, and interest of various governments, the...

Coffee Briefings

Coffee Briefing June 6 – PulseIR announces launch of ParcelPal; Moneris partners with Wix; D2L enhances Brightspace Community platform; and more

Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed...

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Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday April 19, 2024

On this episode Jen Ellis, co-chair of the Ransomware Task Force, talks about ways of fighting one of the biggest cyber threats to IT departments

Cyber Security Today, April 17, 2024 – More suspicious attempts to take over open source projects, a data theft at a Cisco Duo partner,...

This episode reports on security updates from Delinea and PuTTY, and reports on bad bots and threat actors going after Zoom meetings

Meta’s new release sparks debate about open versus closed source AI: Hashtag Trending for Friday, April 19, 2024

Just how real is quantum computing? We have an amazing guest on our Weekend Edition who will talk about how she is...

More Windows PCs previously blocked are now able to upgrade to Windows 11. Apple has fallen to number two in terms of...

Deeper Dive: The Metaverse: Episode 5 – Future Proofing and Resource Guide

In this episode we explore the near-term future of the metaverse and what we need to be doing to understand it in...

Leadership in the Digital Enterprise: Patricia Kosseim

Patricia Kosseim, Information and Privacy Commissioner, Province of Ontario, takes pride in the opinion that despite the nature of her role, where...

The symbol Forrester uses to describe CIO-CMO relations in 2015 says it all

The analyst firm publishes an infographic that suggest improvement in the partnership between IT and marketing, but there's one gaping hole

Holiday Gift Guide 2023: From trackballs to watch buds

Happy Holidays! Tis the season for jolly thoughts, and great pounding of heads against walls as we fuss about what...

Amazon Canada device lineup 2023: Alexa gets more ChatGPT-like; Echo series expands; FireTVs, Tablets, Ring and more

Generative AI, geeky new Echo features and smarter TVs and tablets headlined at Amazon’s annual fall hardware event. Here’s...

A peek at some Canadian companies driving innovation with AI

Artificial intelligence (AI), especially generative AI, exploded in popularity only a few months ago, but now it’s on the...

A look at lesser-known organizations putting AI to work

While Big Tech is busy racing for AI dominance, smaller companies are paving their own quiet journeys with AI,...

ITWC TALKS

Cybersecurity in 2024: Priorities and challenges for Canadian organizations 

By Derek Manky As predictions for 2024 point to the continued expansion of cyber threats, cybersecurity experts are calling for a renewed commitment to cyber...

Survey shows generative AI is a top priority for Canadian corporate leaders.

Leaders are devoting significant budget to generative AI for 2024 Canadian corporate leaders are making generative AI a top strategic priority, a new generative AI...

Leveraging ERP and AI to Anticipate and Respond to Consumer Behaviour

As companies aim to stay ahead of the curve with new trends and innovations, the tides are turning, and consumer influence is compelling them...

Three reasons NOT to invest in Cybersecurity

By: Martin Hoz Are you an executive within a medium or large organization? Have you recently been approached about investments in cybersecurity but feel that...

Stemming the tide of cybercrime

By: Derek Manky Technology continues to play a significant role in accelerating cyberattacks and increasing their effectiveness, reflecting a global trend that sees cybercriminals growing...

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