Monthly Archives: November 2022

Regulating the future: A look at the EU’s plan to reboot product liability rules for AI

A recently presented European Union plan to update long-standing product liability rules for the digital age — including addressing rising use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation — took some instant flak from European consumer organization, BEUC, which framed the update as something of a downgrade by arguing EU consumers will be left less well…

Meet Budibase, a low-code open-source web app builder with automations

While there are differing perspectives on the degree to which no-code and low-code development tools could eventually supplant human software developers, it’s clear that any software that takes care of the technical “heavylifting” is having a huge impact within businesses — in terms of opening app-building to more personnel, plugging the talent gap, and helping…

Is the modern data stack just old wine in a new bottle?

Ashish Kakran Contributor Share on Twitter Ashish Kakran, principal at Thomvest Ventures, is a product manager/engineer turned investor who enjoys supporting founders with a balance of technical know-how, customer insights, empathy with challenges and market knowledge. More posts by this contributor Here’s where MLOps is accelerating enterprise AI adoption Remember the cable, phone and internet…

Is Mastodon the emerging alternative to Twitter?

Twitter is now Elon Musk’s Twitter: the platform is a new world in itself, transforming as Musk courts advertisers and plays around with monetization plans. These changes, compounded with Musk’s constant chaotic insistence on outraging the public, has some users migrating, seeking new homes for their everyday musings (though too many are taking pleasure in…

How transformative building kits could solve an old-school problem across Europe

We’ve all grown understandably weary of the term “shortage” these days, but the lack of suitable school buildings for a surging numbers of school-age children should top the list of parents’ most pressing concerns. Growing populations of primary and secondary pupils means that many UK and European schools simply don’t have space to house their…

AMD’s Radeon 7000 launch had a secret FSR weapon to boost frame rates for all

During the Radeon 7000 launch, AMD announced the arrival of a new version of Fidelity FX Super Resolution upscaling, FSR3, which will launch in 2023. The updated version will incorporate Fluid Motion Frames that will double frames per second (fps).  AMD general manager Scott Herkelman acknowledged during the event that Fluid Motion Frames tech is…