Walter the oracle orangutan at Dortmund Zoo has been making predictions for Euro 2024, and he recently predicted the winner of the England and Spain final. Throughout the tournament, Walter has had some hits and misses in his predictions. Although he correctly predicted Germany’s victory, he was wrong in his prediction for Spain’s defeat earlier … Read more
Cellulant, a global financial technology company present in over 35 countries, collaborated with the AWS Enterprise Support team to enhance its growth in new markets. Eddy Koi, Senior Engineering Manager at Cellulant, explained how the company benefitted from the expertise of a technical account manager (TAM) assigned to them. The TAM delved into Cellulant’s infrastructure, … Read more
Several players are experiencing crashes while playing The First Descendant, with the game telling them that their system has run out of video memory. This issue seems to be related to Intel CPUs rather than GPU performance. The game, based on Unreal Engine 5, has been crashing on Intel processors like the Core i9-14900K, similar … Read more
Intel engineers have released version 2.22 of libva, a driver-independent library for the Video Acceleration API (VA-API). The update includes a new interface for Versatile Video Encoding (VVC/H.266). With this new interface, GPU-accelerated VVC playback may be coming to Intel graphics in the near future. The update also adds support for using the Linux DMA-BUF … Read more
At the recent MFM Annual Conference, Brandon Tackett from Oracle discussed how finance professionals can navigate and leverage artificial intelligence (AI). In the interview, Tackett emphasized the importance of understanding AI and how it can benefit financial operations. He recommended that finance professionals start by educating themselves on AI technology and its capabilities. Tackett advised … Read more
Former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe recently made claims of ‘political rot’ within US intelligence agencies, highlighting the issue of politicization within these organizations. Ratcliffe accused former officials of using their positions for political purposes, rather than focusing on the nation’s security interests. In a recent interview with Fox News, Ratcliffe discussed how some … Read more
The Azure Enablement Show is a valuable resource for businesses of all sizes looking to leverage cloud computing to its full potential. The show features short, informative videos highlighting new resources and programs aimed at guiding organizations through the complexities of cloud adoption and optimizing their performance. Two new video series announced include Azure Optimization … Read more
Google recently unveiled Google Vids, a new AI-powered video generation tool designed to assist businesses in creating compelling video content for various purposes such as HR onboarding, training, client presentations, product launches, and more. Part of the Google Workplace suite, Google Vids works in conjunction with Docs, Slides, and Sheets. To access Google Vids, users … Read more
This week, Google completed the rollout of the June 2024 Spam Update over a span of 7 days. As part of this update, Google has made some significant changes to its search interface, including abandoning the continuous scrolling feature for search results. Instead, Google is now testing the placement of link cards at the top … Read more
Former California Congressman Darrell Issa has claimed that the current Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, was “rewarded” for gathering signatures of former intelligence officials. Issa suggested that Blinken’s actions in gathering these signatures may have contributed to his nomination for the position in the Biden administration. According to Issa, Blinken’s efforts to gather support from … Read more