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Los Angeles, CA – July 21, 2024 – The Los Angeles Superior Court suffered an unprecedented ransomware attack on Friday, July 19, 2024, resulting in the closure of all 36 courthouses in the county. The breach, which occurred in the early hours of the morning, necessitated the immediate disabling of nearly all network systems to contain the damage and protect sensitive information. Details of the incident The ransomware attack on the Los Angeles Superior Court began in the early hours of Friday, July 19, targeting internal and external systems, including the MyJuryDuty portal and case management system. The court’s cybersecurity…

GenAI is arguably one of the most significant promises in recent technology history. While other technology promises quickly follow the hype cycle with a fairly noticeable decline, genAI appears to be bucking this trend.GenAI has demonstrated significant cost and time-saving benefits, is workplace agnostic and can be used across many industries. Meanwhile, XR has struggled to regain momentum, and genAI has arguably stolen it.But as the hype around genAI continues, so too does its success, making it an essential investment for companies like NVIDIA, Meta, and HTC VIVE, who recognize not only the paradigm-shifting nature of genAI, but also its…

E-grocery remained the most funded category, despite funding falling 46% year over year to $420 million. According to the India Agri-Food Tech Investment Report 2024, Indian agri-food tech startups raised $940 million across 129 deals in 2023, down 60 percent from 2022. While the number of deals in 2023 was 129, roughly the same as 2022’s 133, the decline in total funding suggests that average deal size has shrunk. This trend is not unique to India, as global agri-food technology investments fell 50% year-on-year due to lower deal counts and smaller sizes. Interestingly, the number of deals in India remained…

PDS Biotechnology (Nasdaq: PDSB), a late-stage immunotherapy company, has announced its participation in the BTIG Virtual Biotechnology Conference. The company’s President and CEO, Frank Bedu-Addo, PhD, will engage in a fireside chat on Monday, August 5, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. ET.PDS Biotech focuses on revolutionizing how the immune system targets and eliminates cancers, as well as developing vaccines for infectious diseases. Interested parties can arrange meetings with the PDS Biotech team through their BTIG representatives. After the event, a replay of the fireside chat will be accessible in the Investor Relations section of the company’s…

Pyxis Oncology, a clinical-stage company developing next-generation cancer therapeutics, has announced its participation in the BTIG Virtual Biotechnology Conference, scheduled for August 5-6, 2024. Lara S. Sullivan, M.D., President and CEO of Pyxis, will participate in one-on-one meetings during the conference along with other executives.This participation highlights Pyxis Oncology’s commitment to advancing its pipeline of therapeutics targeting hard-to-treat cancers. The company’s participation in this virtual event provides investors and industry experts with an opportunity to gain insight into Pyxis’ ongoing developments and strategic direction in the oncology space. Pyxis Oncology launches clinical trial in new…

Pixis OncologyBOSTON, July 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pyxis Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: PYXS), a clinical-stage company focused on developing next-generation therapeutics targeting hard-to-treat cancers, today announced that Lara S. Sullivan, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, and management team will participate in one-on-one meetings at the BTIG Virtual Biotechnology Conference, August 5-6, 2024.About Pyxis Oncology, Inc. Pyxis Oncology, Inc. is a clinical-stage company focused on overcoming difficult-to-treat cancers. The company is efficiently building next-generation therapeutics with potential as monotherapy and combination therapies. PYX-201, an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that uniquely targets EDB+FN in the tumor stroma, and PYX-106, a fully human…

The rapid growth of IoT devices presents significant security challenges, especially in terms of cost and complexity.IoT attacks grew 600% from 2016 to 2017, IoT is predicted to reach 29.42 billion devices by 2030, and the global IoT security market is expected to reach USD 20.98 billion by 2028, led by the Asia-Pacific region.VinCSS’s IoT FIDO Device Onboarding (FDO) solution addresses these vulnerabilities. WebComm and VinCSS announced their strategic partnership by the end of July. Photo courtesy of VinCSS WebComm and VinCSS announced their strategic partnership by the end of July. Photo courtesy of VinCSS Traditional authentication methods such as…

Knowing about temperate settings in generative AI can demonstrably boost your AI results.getty In today’s column, I am continuing my ongoing coverage of prompt engineering strategies and tactics that aid in getting the most out of using generative AI apps such as ChatGPT, GPT-4, Bard, Gemini, Claude, etc. The focus this time will be on the importance of a technical aspect known as “temperature” and “temperature settings” which involve important parameter adjustments that can be made in some generative AI apps. If you are interested in prompt engineering overall, you might find of interest my comprehensive guide on over fifty…

Unisuper Management Corp. acquired a new stake in Samsara Inc. (NYSE:IOT – FREE Report ) during the first quarter, according to the latest 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 2,500 shares of the company’s stock worth about $94,000. Other large investors also modified their holdings in IOT. The Vanguard Group increased its holdings in Samsara by 12.1% in the first quarter. The Vanguard Group now owns 17,101,156 shares of the company, valued at $646,253,000, after purchasing an additional 1,841,149 shares in the last quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. increased its holdings in Samsara…

Beamle Imaging Inc.Beamr and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) will demonstrate optimization of high-quality, high-resolution video rendered from 3D models at SIGGRAPH 2024.HERZLIYA, Israel, July 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Beamr Imaging Ltd. (NASDAQ: BMR), a leader in video optimization technology and solutions, today announced it is using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to demonstrate optimized production of large-scale, high-quality, high-resolution video rendered from 3D designs. The demonstration will be presented at SIGGRAPH 2024, the premier conference for computer graphics and interactive technologies, taking place July 28-August 1, 2024 in Denver, Colorado.Video is an efficient medium for sharing visualizations of complex 3D…