New AI ad tools for search revealed by Google, including fresh formats and animations

New AI ad tools for search revealed by Google, including fresh formats and animations

Google is in a fierce competition with major tech giants like Meta, Adobe, and Microsoft to offer new AI-powered features to marketers. At its annual Google Marketing Live (GML) conference, the company unveiled several AI-powered tools aimed at enhancing search and advertising capabilities for marketers. One of the key announcements was the testing of ads … Read more

Google Photos now offers Magic Editor and other AI image-editing tools to all users

Google Photos now offers Magic Editor and other AI image-editing tools to all users

Google Photos is making its powerful photo editing tools, including the popular Magic Editor, more widely available to users. This expansion allows Pixel smartphone users to access AI-powered tools like Magic Editor, Magic Eraser, Unblur, and various photo and video enhancements without needing a Google One subscription. The goal is to make advanced photo editing … Read more

Merchants are given new brand profiles and branding tools by Google powered with AI

Merchants are given new brand profiles and branding tools by Google powered with AI

Google Marketing Live 2024 introduced new shopping features aimed at helping merchants enhance brand visibility and create engaging visual content using artificial intelligence technology. According to Google, over 40% of shopping searches on the platform mention specific brands or retailers, showcasing the importance of brand recognition and imagery in influencing consumer purchase decisions. The newly … Read more

Microsoft Showcases Advances in AI Technology and Developer Tools at Build Conference

Microsoft Showcases Advances in AI Technology and Developer Tools at Build Conference

Microsoft showcased new AI features and developer tools at its Build conference, highlighting the company’s commitment to integrating AI across its product lines. Kevin Scott, Microsoft’s Chief Technology Officer, emphasized the transformative potential of AI, comparing it to the impact of personal computers and broadband Internet. The introduction of OpenAI’s GPT-4o language model was also … Read more

Microsoft enhances AI developer tools in Visual Studio and Azure

Microsoft enhances AI developer tools in Visual Studio and Azure

Microsoft Corp. has unveiled new tools and services for developers at its annual Build developer conference, focusing on enhancing their work with artificial intelligence in Azure cloud and coding environments like Visual Studio. The update includes a preview of the AI Toolkit for Visual Studio Code, allowing AI engineers to work with large language models … Read more

VMware Tools Flaw Let Attackers Escalate Privileges

VMware Tools Flaw Let Attackers Escalate Privileges

Two high vulnerabilities have been discovered in VMware Tools, which were assigned with CVE-2023-34057 and CVE-2023-34058. These vulnerabilities were associated with Local Privilege Escalation and SAML Token Signature Bypass. The severities of these vulnerabilities are 7.5 (High) and 7.8 (High), respectively. One of these vulnerabilities existed in macOS. However,  VMware has released patches and security … Read more

The right tools for the right job

The right tools for the right job

Webinar Businesses and organizations thrive on a sense of security which stems partially from solutions which have a history of healthy outcomes. So when it comes to migrating on-prem workloads to the cloud there needs to be a flexibility and resilience that delivers cost efficiency as well as operational goals. That’s what VMware says its … Read more

CISA Alert: VMware Releases Security Update—Patch VMware Tools Now | JD Supra

CISA Alert: VMware Releases Security Update—Patch VMware Tools Now | JD Supra

VMware provides multi-cloud services, products, and solutions for its customers, including VMware Tools. On September 1, 2023, VMware released a security update for a vulnerability in VMware Tools. According to the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), “A cyber threat actor can exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.” In the alert, CISA “encourages users and … Read more

CISA Alert: VMware Releases Security Update—Patch VMware Tools Now

CISA Alert: VMware Releases Security Update—Patch VMware Tools Now

Linn Freedman practices in data privacy and security law, cybersecurity, and complex litigation. She provides guidance on data privacy and cybersecurity compliance to a full range of public and private clients across all industries, such as construction, education, health care, insurance, manufacturing, real estate, utilities and critical infrastructure, marine, and charitable organizations. Linn is a member … Read more

VMware Unveils New Generative AI Tools, Expands Nvidia Partnership

VMware Unveils New Generative AI Tools, Expands Nvidia Partnership

VMware kicked off its Explore event in Las Vegas with a series of announcements geared toward enabling enterprise generative AI development. VMware and Nvidia extended their partnership to unveil VMware Private AI Foundation with Nvidia, an offering that promises to provide enterprises with the software and compute to fine-tune large language models and run AI-enabled … Read more