Enterprises can now run real time data through Google Cloud’s most advanced VMs

License Plate Readers Are Leaking Real-Time Video Feeds and Vehicle Data

Misconfigured license-plate-recognition systems reveal the livestreams of individual cameras and the wealth of data they collect about every vehicle that passes by them.

Wired - Jan. 7

In Africa, Danger Slithers Through Homes and Fields

Venomous snakes bite millions of people worldwide each year, killing at least 120,000. Many of them are poor people in rural areas of Africa without easy access to treatment.

The New York Times - Jan. 7

Withings unveils health mirror and advanced blood pressure monitor

Withings, a connected health company, has expanded its cardiovascular products with BPM Vision, an advanced blood pressure monitor.

VentureBeat - Jan. 7

The slow path to reliable data on child sexual abuse

Publishing limited statistics is still vital to ensure scrutiny and transparency as people end up speculating anyway

Financial Times - Jan. 7

Microsoft Plans to Invest $3 Billion on AI, Cloud Infrastructure in India

The company plans to grow the company’s Azure cloud business in India and set up new data centers.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 7

Satellites Can Now Identify Methane ‘Super-Emitters’

Two eyes in the sky are now trained on Earth, locating the worst offenders for releasing methane, wherever they may be.

Wired - Jan. 7

Now Is the Time to Reimagine Lebanon

The fall of the Syrian regime and loss of Iranian influence opens the door for the Lebanese to finally take their fate in their own hands.

The New York Times - Jan. 7

Nvidia launches agentic AI blueprints to automate work for enterprises

Nvidia and its partners launched Agentic AI Blueprints to automate work for every enterprise.

VentureBeat - Jan. 7

Nvidia’s Nemotron Model Families will advance AI agents

Nvidia announced Nemotron Model Families to advance agentic AI as part of its bevy of AI announcements at CES 2025 today.

VentureBeat - Jan. 7

Are the new personal data rules workable?

Also in this newsletter: India’s forex reserves fall to an eight-month low and Kumar Mangalam Birla’s mantra

Financial Times - Jan. 7

Google maps the future of AI agents: Five lessons for businesses

Google's groundbreaking white paper reveals how AI agents leverage advanced reasoning, real-time data access and autonomous decision-making.

VentureBeat - Jan. 6

Time running out for top free agents, Orioles’ sign Morton & Dodgers strike again | Baseball Bar-B-Cast

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss where the top remaining free agents might wind up with time running out, the Orioles signing Charlie Morton, Korean free agent Hyeseong Kim joining the ...

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 6

2025 playbook for enterprise AI success, from agents to evals

From scaling AI agents to evals, to inference reasoning, optimizing costs, and personalization, here are the five critical areas enterprises should prioritize for their AI strategy this year.

VentureBeat - Jan. 6

Qualcomm unveils AI chips for PCs, cars, smart homes and enterprises

Qualcomm unveiled AI technologies and collaborations for PCs, cars, smart homes and enterprises at CES 2025. At the big tech trade show in Las Vegas, Qualcomm Technologies showed how it’s using AI ...

VentureBeat - Jan. 6

4 years after Capitol attack, Trump pardons cloud future of Jan. 6 cases

With Trump's pledge to issue pardons and shut down the investigation, many of those who breached the Capitol four years ago could see their convictions erased.

CBS News - Jan. 6

Vasco Translator E1: Real-Time Translating Earbuds

Real-time language translation takes another step forward with these earbuds.

Wired - Jan. 6

Residents of Syria's Quneitra are frustrated by lack of action to halt Israeli advance

The presence of Israeli troops who entered a U.N. buffer zone on the border with Syria following the fall of President Bashar Assad is frustrating the local population

ABC News - Jan. 6

Can BAM Be a Trailblazer Again Through A.I.?

The Brooklyn organization, seeking new audiences and pushing boundaries, debuts Techne, four digital installations from the Onassis Foundation’s ONX Studio.

The New York Times - Jan. 5

'Some signs of life at Man Utd - now there can be no more excuses'

Having shown what they can do in the 2-2 draw at league leaders Liverpool, there can be no more excuses for Ruben Amorim's Manchester United, writes Phil McNulty.

BBC News - Jan. 5

Matt Gaetz can run, but can he hide?

The Ethics Committee’s well-documented conclusions should command the wide attention.

The Hill - Jan. 5

‘We’ve proved we can do anything’: the Syrian women who want a say in running the country

Women’s rights groups have been active throughout the years of war and turmoil Syria – and now they are calling on the new regime to recognise their worth. The feminist activist Ghalia Rahhal ...

The Guardian - Jan. 5

I can just see those dinosaurs plodding through the Cotswold mud | Mike Pitts

A dig near Bicester has uncovered spectacular tracks in what was once a Jurassic lagoon. There are many reasons to be excited about the dinosaur footprints whose discovery was announced last ...

The Guardian - Jan. 5