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Exafunction aims to reduce AI dev costs by abstracting away hardware

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But they share a common bottleneck: hardware. New techniques and chips designed to accelerate certain aspects of AI system development promise to (and, indeed, already have) cut hardware requirements. Emerging from stealth today, Exafunction is developing a platform to abstract away the complexity of using hardware to train AI systems.

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Launch startup Stoke Space rolls out software tool for complex hardware development

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Stoke Space , a company that’s developing a fully reusable rocket, has unveiled a new tool to let hardware companies track the design, testing and integration of parts. The new tool, Fusion , is targeting an unsexy but essential aspect of the hardware workflow. Fusion is particularly relevant to startups.

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Mavenoid, which automates technical support and onboarding for hardware companies, raises $30M

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Mavenoid , a Swedish company that provides both human- and AI-enabled support and troubleshooting tools for hardware companies, has raised $30 million in a series B round of funding. Hardware issues are repetitive, difficult, and time-consuming to fix. ” Technical support.

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9 IT skills where expertise pays the most

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As one of the most sought-after skills on the market right now, organizations everywhere are eager to embrace AI as a business tool. Keeping business and customer data secure is crucial for organizations, especially those operating globally with varying privacy and compliance regulations.

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The mainframe’s future in the age of AI

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If there’s any doubt that mainframes will have a place in the AI future, many organizations running the hardware are already planning for it. Goude sees more business and IT leaders embracing a hybrid IT environment now than in past years, when many organizations were taking an all-or-nothing approach.

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CIOs’ lack of success metrics dooms many AI projects

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Many organizations have launched dozens of AI proof-of-concept projects only to see a huge percentage fail, in part because CIOs don’t know whether the POCs are meeting key metrics, according to research firm IDC. In many cases, organizations appear to be launching POCs without enough preparation, Saroff says.

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Dulling the impact of AI-fueled cyber threats with AI

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Consider 76 percent of IT leaders believe that generative AI (GenAI) will significantly impact their organizations, with 76 percent increasing their budgets to pursue AI. While poised to fortify the security posture of organizations, it has also changed the nature of cyberattacks.