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New global map shows forest types at 10-meter detail
Google DeepMind presents a global map that sorts every 10-meter patch of land on Earth into a forest type. It goes beyond simple tree cover.
Full story at Google DeepMind ↗ - Chips & hardware
Qualcomm opens its Snapdragon Insiders Access Program
Qualcomm says the new Snapdragon Insiders Access Program is now available. The source gives no further details.
Full story at qualcomm.com ↗ - Artificial intelligence · Cloud & data centers · Chips & hardware
Hugging Face lets users check models for AWS Trainium
Hugging Face offers a way to look up whether a model runs on AWS Trainium. The source gives no further details.
Full story at huggingface.co ↗ - Cybersecurity
Broadcom unveils Arcot Scam Defense
Broadcom announces a new offering called Arcot Scam Defense. The source gives no further details.
Full story at news.broadcom.com ↗ - Programming & dev tools · DevOps & containers
Vercel speeds up pnpm installs
Vercel reports faster installs with pnpm. The source gives no further details.
Full story at Vercel ↗ - Artificial intelligence · Cybersecurity
Cisco adds agentic evaluation to FAITH
Cisco introduces agentic evaluation in FAITH. As AI agents grow more capable and are used more in areas such as cybersecurity, the need for effective evaluation grows.
Full story at blogs.cisco.com ↗ - Cybersecurity · Artificial intelligence · Programming & dev tools
Cisco Antares scans code in DevNet learning labs
Two GPU-backed Antares Learning Labs are live. A small open-weight model narrows a repo to files that may hold a CWE, and the labs show how DevNet shares one GPU across learners.
Full story at blogs.cisco.com ↗ - Artificial intelligence · DevOps & containers
Datadog tackles AI costs with Agent Observability
Datadog describes finding the applications and behaviors that drive AI spend. Savings can be prioritized and cost changes validated against quality and performance.
Full story at datadoghq.com ↗ - Artificial intelligence · IT law & regulation
ChatGPT quietly builds user profiles, study finds
Researchers from Germany, India and the Netherlands found ChatGPT builds detailed digital profiles from retained user inputs. The study warns this hyper-personalization raises new privacy concerns.
Full story at Futurism ↗ - Artificial intelligence · IT industry & companies
Most Americans now view AI negatively
A Washington Post, ABC News and Ipsos poll found 57 percent of Americans believe AI is bad for society, versus 42 percent who see it positively. Strong pessimism far outweighs strong optimism in the results.
Full story at Futurism ↗
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