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As cyber attacks and cyber disasters escalate across the country, cyber leaders are doing all they can to turn the tide in favor of patient care organizations, patients and the patient population as a whole. One member of that group is Hugo Lai, chief information security officer (CISO) at Philadelphia-based Temple Health. Lai recently spoke with Healthcare Innovation Editor-in-Chief Mark Haglund about some of the challenges he and his team face at Temple Health. Below are excerpts from the interview. There’s a lot going on in healthcare cybersecurity right now. What are the biggest challenges you and your team face?…
Analyst reaction to D-Wave Quantum’s announcement today of an expanded product development roadmap aimed at helping organizations address a range of artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) workloads was decidedly positive, but there was a consensus that much needs to happen before quantum computing can be widely adopted. The Palo Alto, California-based company said it is “strengthening the connection between quantum optimization, AI and machine learning” with the enhancements to its Leap quantum cloud service, adding that the move comes “at a time when the entire AI industry is facing a computing crisis.” The amount of computing required to satisfy an ever-growing…
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 July 2024 – In response to changes in global supply chains, Malaysia has become a top choice for international manufacturers to drive digital transformation across various industries. However, with increasing digitalization, cybersecurity risks also increase, leading many international companies to seek stronger supply chain cybersecurity. Taiwan, a high-tech hub, has extensive experience in supply chain cybersecurity and has fostered a number of internationally acclaimed solution providers. “Taiwan Cyber Security Day” EDM To promote cybersecurity cooperation between Malaysia and Taiwan, Taiwanese companies and organizations sent a delegation of prominent cybersecurity companies to Kuala…
Secureworks CEO Wendy Thomas has been with the company since 2008 and has served as CEO for almost three years. In an exclusive interview with TechDay, she shared insights into Secureworks’ operations, challenges and strategies in the ever-evolving cybersecurity field. “Secureworks has been a cybersecurity leader for over 25 years with customers in over 60 countries,” Thomas said. “Our team of security experts leverages our cloud-native platform, Taegis, to protect thousands of customers around the world from all types of cyber attacks, including ransomware.” Secureworks operates worldwide, with significant operations centers in North America, Europe, Bucharest, Japan and Australia/New Zealand.…
Meta is letting anyone in the U.S. create an AI version of themselves on Instagram and across the web with a new tool called AI Studio. The pitch is that creators and business owners can use these AI profiles to converse on their behalf with their followers, speaking directly with humans in chat threads and replying to comments on the author’s account. Meta says that US Instagram users can get started with AI Studio by starting a new “AI Chat” through the company’s website or directly within Instagram.”Creators can customize the AI based on their Instagram content, topics to avoid,…
Dutch biotech company NoPalm Ingredients recently secured €5 million in a seed funding round led by Rubio Impact Ventures with participation from Fairtree Elevant Ventures, Oost NL, Willow Capital Investments and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). The company specializes in producing sustainable palm oil alternatives through a unique fermentation process that utilizes non-GMO, proprietary yeast and upcycled agri-food by-products such as potato skins and whey permeate. This innovative approach aims to address the environmental and supply chain challenges associated with conventional palm oil, which is widely used in a variety of consumer products.The newly raised funds will be used to…
RISE Accelerator participants take part in a reverse pitch session during the five-day Immersion Week in Sydney. Image courtesy of CSIRO As a landmark initiative under the Australian Government’s India Economic Strategy 2022, the India-Australia Rapid Innovation and Start-up Expansion (RISE) Accelerator is driving the future of climate technology by bridging the gap between Indian and Australian startups. The program will be launched in 2023 in partnership with India’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and has already started reshaping the landscape for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a focus on science-based climate and environmental solutions. A unique bilateral cooperation model…
Technology has an increasing impact on knowledge transfer, especially on knowledge dissemination and diffusion. This phenomenon has implications on the legal procedures for patent licensing and sale, and at the same time gives rise to a contentious issue called intellectual property theft. This scenario mainly affects start-ups, whose innovative patents usually receive multiple citations. Dissemination of knowledge, especially through patents, maintains a critical balance between innovation and competition in the marketplace. However, problems can arise when dissemination takes place without proper consent, leading to intellectual property infringement and market disruption. Start-ups are particularly vulnerable to such misconduct due to their…
Spin qubits show promising control in emerging quantum computing research Robert Shriver Berlin, Germany (SPX) July 29, 2024 QuTech researchers have developed a new way to control spin qubits that could simplify the management of large-scale semiconductor qubit arrays. Their groundbreaking work on hopping spin was published in Nature Communications, and their innovative approach on somersaulting spin was published in Science.In 1998, Roth and DiVincenzo introduced the concept of quantum computing with quantum dots, proposing spin hopping as the basis for qubit logic. The idea remained theoretical for more than 20 years, but researchers at QuTech, a collaboration…
Downward angle icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Mark Zuckerberg spit the F-word while discussing closed-source AI with Jensen Huang. Jeff Bottari/Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg spit the F-word while discussing closed-source vs. open-source AI during a conversation on Monday. The Meta CEO spit the expletive during a conversation with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Zuckerberg’s comments come days after Meta announced Llama 3.1, a new open-source AI model. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unleashed a furious tirade while discussing open source AI with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during a live conversation on Monday.The two tech leaders discussed the…