Author: Admin

Musicians are accustomed to getting paid each time their creative work is used. Across vinyl/CD sales, streams, radio, cover versions, and those numerous niches like karaoke, there are agreements in place about what “use” means. Underlying this is a simple economic principle: The more something is used, the more money it makes.Generative AI has complicated the definition of use. On the one hand, you could argue that the use of a piece of musical training data happens just once, at the point of training. On the other hand, creators would be right to complain that the creative essence of their…

Interview At the Submarine Networks EMEA 2026, we caught up with UltramapGlobal’s marketing lead Mychael Owen and co-founder Martin Connelly to discuss the company’s role in securing submarine infrastructure As geopolitical tensions and high-profile disruptions push submarine cables from the realm of invisible infrastructure into mainstream media headlines, subsea security has suddenly become a focal point of global anxiety. At the Submarine Networks EMEA 2026 event in London, the conversation naturally turned toward shielding these critical data arteries from both intentional harm and accidental damage. It was against this backdrop that UltramapGlobal’s Mychael Owen and Martin Connelly discussed the ongoing…

You know the meeting. The board wants an AI agent strategy by end of quarter. Someone on the leadership team has read a McKinsey report. You’ve been voluntold to build the platform. The slide deck says “AI-native.” The acceptance criteria are vague. Somebody mentions LangGraph, and somebody else says, “We’ll just wrap it ourselves.”You ask what “done” looks like. Nobody in the room can answer.The cost of building this is almost always estimated before anyone has a clear picture of what “this” actually is. And that’s the problem I want to work through here, because the scope of the work…

In February, we launched the Partner Well-Architected Framework (PWAF), moving our partner guidance from static PDFs into AI-ready guidance. For the first time, it spans all three of our core partner architectures: Built-On, Connected, and Data Collaboration. In my PWAF launch session at PKO, I talked about the innovation window: the moment when the pace of change at Databricks and across the market makes a whole new class of products possible. Every capability we ship is an opportunity to build a new, differentiated product, often with a new revenue stream attached.As you can see from the announcements we’re making this…

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has called for data centre regulation that would require operators to carry more of the cost of their growth, as state officials face pressure over power demand, water use, and local opposition tied to AI development.In a letter to state regulators on Tuesday, Abbott set out proposals for the Legislature to consider in its 2027 session. The measures would require new data centres to add generation to the state grid, pay their own interconnection and infrastructure costs, use closed-loop water systems, report electricity and water use each year, meet standards on issues such as noise, and lose…

Wireless security in the age of AI When you think of midsize businesses, you think of small IT teams that are sometimes even a team of one. In the context of wireless security, these roles are under more pressure than ever before. Wireless is critical in supporting AI initiatives, IoT deployments, hybrid work, and customer‑facing apps. It’s not just about connectivity anymore. Wireless is core infrastructure that every growing business relies on. With great power comes great responsibility. AI can transform management and operations, but it also accelerates security threats. New devices connect to the network every day. Attackers automate…

After a quarter-century of nonprofit status, disclosure platform CDP will join the private sector later this year under a deal that will see a private equity firm assume majority ownership.  The agreement, announced last week, will also see the creation of the CDP Foundation, a nonprofit that will continue to develop new disclosure methods. Coming amid a period of turbulence at CDP, the move appears to be the most significant one undertaken by CEO Sherry Madera since she jumped from Mastercard in 2023. It has, however, prompted questions from sustainability leaders, not least because private equity firms are known for…

I’m building a Python iOS app with Toga 0.5.x (Briefcase 0.3.16), which backs toga.OptionContainer with a UITabBarController. The app works perfectly on iPhone, but on iPad Pro (M5, iOS 18 simulator) the entire home screen is non-responsive after login — touches are not delivered to Python handlers. What works: Login (tapping the login button fires correctly) The toga detailed list renders and is visible The tab bar is visible at the top What doesn’t: Tapping any row in the detailed list — tableView:didSelectRowAtIndexPath: via UITableViewDelegate never fires Tapping the UIBarButtonItem Tapping the tab bar items themselves Diagnosis so far: I set UITabBarController.mode = .tabBar (value…

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by AirPods Pro 3 dropping to the best price ever at the $169 Amazon all-time low ($80 off). This deal has been less than reliable, coming in and out of stock, but it appears to be up for grabs right now at the time of writing – get in there while you can. We also have polished titanium Apple Watch Series 11 models up to $160 off with Father’s Day delivery (plus more from $299), Apple’s official MagSafe Battery sitting at all-time low pricing (40% off), and Beats headphones up to $220 off at…

Preclinical drug discovery is inherently complex and data-intensive. Researchers face the significant challenge of efficiently accessing and analyzing vast volumes of information generated during this critical phase. Traditional keyword-based search methods, often reliant on rigid Boolean logic, frequently fall short when confronted with the nuanced and intricate nature of preclinical research questions. The advent of Large Language Models (LLMs) has presented a transformative opportunity. By combining the generative power of LLMs with the precision of information retrieval systems, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) has emerged as a promising technique. This approach holds the potential to revolutionize preclinical data access, enabling researchers to…