We’re also at a fulcrum moment. Automation technologies are maturing, developers are merging and standardizing engineering approaches, and technologies like AI and machine vision are intersecting to unlock a new wave of capability and efficiency. In other words, it’s an exciting moment in robotics. We surveyed some of the most respected and innovation-minded executives shaping the world of automation on what they expect in 2022 and beyond. The below predictions are from the front lines of the robotics world, and while challenges clearly exist, the future looks bright indeed....

Run:AI, which touts itself as an “AI orchestration platform”, today announced that it has raised $75M in Series C round led by Tiger Global Management and Insight Partners, who led the previous Series B round. The round includes the participation of additional existing investors, TLV Partners and S Capital VC, bringing the total funding raised to date to $118M. We caught up with Omri Geller, Run:AI CEO and co-founder, to discuss AI chips and infrastructure, Run:AI’s progress, and the interplay between them....

Salesforce still offers a separate Data Recovery Service, but that service has had its issues. Salesforce tried to end it last year, citing the small number of customers actively using the service and the availability of numerous third-party solutions. However, after customers demanded a native backup service, Salesforce revived Data Recovery Service in March, with a promise to launch a new native Backup and Restore service later in the year....

Also: Samsung is looking at satellite connectivity for 5G phones The overarching Exynos Connect brand is also new, and Samsung plans to promote it with its short-range wireless chips that use UWB, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi technologies. UWB, as the name suggests, operates over a broad frequency spectrum that allows for fast data transfers at low power over short distances. On top of this, Samsung said it used time of arrival and 3D angle of arrival measurements to make the new Exynos Connect U100 as accurate as possible....

I’ve looked at other WD products in the past, and this time, the SanDisk team asked me to take a look at some of their professional-grade storage products. They sent me two of their SanDisk Professional G-DRIVE products. Now, before we go into any details, check this thing out on the right. Look at that. How much more appropriate could a storage device be for a guy named Gewirtz? It’s like it was built just for me – much gruntle....

While, admittedly, using an e-reader isn’t the same as curling up with a physical book, they do offer a way to take your book collection with you, whether you are commuting or on holiday. Unlike standard tablets, dedicated e-readers also provide enough battery life to keep going for days without the need for a charge. We’ve chosen the ad-free version as, at the time of writing, deliveries are available quickly....

The idea of an e-ink monitor was once laughable. While the technology has always been known for its power efficiency and excellent visibility in bright light, its lack of support for color is a throwback to the early days of the Macintosh. Even the Mac’s original CRT monitor, though, had no problem displaying animations (QuickTime, which brought video support to the platform, didn’t appear until 1991.) In contrast, e-ink displays exhibited ghosting, keeping a faint image of what was on screen even when a new image appeared....

It is freely available on GitHub and Cybereason said it “is a relatively simple fix that requires only basic Java skills to implement.” “In short, the fix uses the vulnerability itself to set the flag that turns it off. Because the vulnerability is so easy to exploit and so ubiquitous—it’s one of the very few ways to close it in certain scenarios,” said Yonatan Striem-Amit, CTO of Cybereason. “You can permanently close the vulnerability by causing the server to save a configuration file, but that is a more difficult proposition....

You didn’t really want to take this weekend off, did you? Of course not! Instead, you’ll be chasing down vulnerable Log4j code ever deeper into your network. According to Blumira, this newly-discovered Javascript WebSocket attack vector can be exploited through the path of a listening server on their machine or local network. An attacker can simply navigate to a website and trigger the vulnerability. Adding insult to injury, WebSocket connections within the host can be difficult to gain deep visibility into....

While considering enrollment in an online MBA program, weigh the pros and cons of learning online, interacting with your professors and classmates, and gaining practical experience. Explore programs that offer academic, networking, and career support. Determine your level of self-motivation and discipline for an online program. What is the purpose of an MBA? An MBA increases business knowledge and leadership competencies. Learners immerse themselves in sectors such as accounting, finance, and marketing....

Just one third of IT decision makers in the Asian nation understood what constituted having a “security culture”, while 53% of employees admitted to never coming across the term, according to research commissioned by security training provider KnowBe4. Conducted by YouGov over a fortnight last December, the online survey polled 1,009 office workers and 214 IT decision makers in Singapore. Also: These experts are racing to protect AI from hackers....

Enterprise Singapore teamed up with Australian startup incubator Haymarket HQ to launch the Singapore-Australia Accelerator in Sydney. It is the first to be launched between the two markets under the Global Innovation Alliance, which is an initiative jointly managed by government agencies Enterprise Singapore and Singapore Economic Development Board. The programme currently runs in 17 global cities, with the aim to connect Singapore companies with local partners in the respective markets....

The government would be “more selective” of the data centres it planned to accommodate, said Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong, in his written reply to a question posed during this week’s parliament session. Noting that the country remained open to data centre investments, he said these should result in facilities that were “best in class in terms of resource efficiency” and could contribute towards Singapore’s economic and strategic objectives....

In the first quarter of 2021, global smartphone sales reached almost 378 million shipments – a 26% increase compared to the same time last year, according to Gartner. Consumers have remained cautious in their spending during much of 2020, while the COVID-19 pandemic created ongoing economic uncertainty. This caused smartphone sales to decline 12.5% last year, but much of the spending that was put aside in 2020 was pushed back to 2021 instead....

The sensor-making company Apple partners with for its smartwatch sensors, Rockley Photonics, recently announced that initial tests of its photonics-based sensor could measure blood pressure non-invasively when worn on the wrist. “Following the recent success of our core body temperature studies, the results of our pilot blood pressure study using wrist-based measurement are extremely encouraging,” Dr. Hooman Abediasl, senior vice president of product engineering at Rockley, said in a statement....

The updated PlayStation VR2 mirrors the PlayStation 5’s aesthetics, leaning on the same black-and-white colorway across its headset and new Sense controllers, while reflecting a new “orb” aesthetic with its round shape and streamlined curves. Sony once again opted for a halo-style headband, which distributes the weight of its included display hardware around the periphery of the user’s head, suspending the actual head-mounted display (HMD) from this ring. This differs from the head strap used in Meta’s Meta Quest 2 (formerly Oculus Quest 2) headset, which relies on a pair of elastic bands that wrap around and over the user’s head, holding the HMD against their face....

The report sent Splunk shares up almost 4% in late trading. CEO Doug Merritt remarked that the “team delivered another strong quarter, validating the high strategic value we deliver to the world’s largest and most dynamic organizations.” Added Merritt, “We doubled the number of customers with Cloud ARR of $1 million dollars or more as workloads and data continue to shift to cloud. “Our second quarter execution was broad-based with each of our major geographic regions exceeding our own expectations as more and more customers around the world rely on Splunk and our market-leading data platform and cloud-based capabilities....

The report sent Splunk shares down 2% in late trading. CEO Doug Merritt remarked, “Our first quarter success was defined by customers accelerating their move to the cloud,” Added Merritt, “Data became an essential service in the past year as the pandemic solidified the urgent importance of digital transformation. Splunk delivers the only cloud data platform that is able to simultaneously serve the multitude of teams tasked with driving this shift for application development, infrastructure management and cyber security....

On Tuesday, researchers from Sophos revealed a recent incident in which a Microsoft Exchange Server, which had not been patched to protect it against a set of critical vulnerabilities disclosed last year, was targeted to hijack email threads and spread malspam. Microsoft issued emergency patches on March 2, 2021, to resolve zero-day vulnerabilities exploitable to hijack servers. The advanced persistent threat (APT) group Hafnium was actively exploiting the bugs at this time, and other APTs quickly followed suit....

The Staples® More Account™ Business credit card is the retailer’s branded credit card for small and large companies. It rewards loyal customers with perks including special financing, cash rewards and free shipping. This Staples® More Account™ Business Credit Card review breaks the card down to help you decide if the card is a good addition for your business-related purchases. Choosing the right business card takes some consideration. Here are the benefits and drawbacks of the Staples More Account business card:...