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☆ Exploring the Next Chapter with Reality Star Theresa Nist
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Morgan Brennan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailExploring the Next Chapter with Reality Star Theresa NistWhether you are returning to work after an extended period or deciding your current career is not the right fit, it can be scary to seek a new direction. Before her time on reality TV, Theresa Nist built a successful finance career after raising her kids. She talks about why it's never too late to find your passion and pursue a new path.

Persons: Reality Star Theresa, Theresa, it's Organizations: Reality Star, Reality Star Theresa Nist, Theresa Nist

☆ A tech leader at Accenture shares how AI and cloud tools in the public sector can evolve with regulation: 'It's still the Wild West'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Matthew S. Smith | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Greiner opened up about the evolution of cloud technology and generative AI in the public sector. What's the current demand for AI, particularly generative AI, in the public sector? Cloud went through a similar process, and I think lessons were learned that are now applied to generative AI. Can you provide examples of how generative AI is deployed in the public sector? Are general attitudes toward generative AI receptive or cautious in the public sector?

Persons: Tom Greiner, Accenture's, Greiner, —, we've, they've, there's, We've, Cloud, it's Organizations: Service, Accenture, Department of Homeland Security, Business, Data, National Institute of Standards, Technology, It's, NIST, Excellence, District of Columbia Department of Health, Amazon Web Locations: Europe, United States, Germany

The GOP’s 2024 party platform calls for the repeal of President Joe Biden’s executive order on AI, which Republicans say "hinders AI innovation." Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to NBC News from the balcony of his Capitol office on Thursday, Aug. 1. “We have lots of AI proposals in the defense bill because AI has national security concerns,” Schumer told NBC News. It would require federal agencies to assess the potential risks of using AI before purchasing or deploying AI systems. But it also has real problems,” Schumer said, referring to the Future of AI bill.

Persons: Chuck Schumer, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Schumer, Trump, ” Schumer, ”, “ We’re, “, Joe Biden’s, “ Donald Trump, Frank Thorp V, TikTok, Sen, Mitt Romney, Brian Schatz, chatbot ChapGPT, Schumer —, —, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Sundar Pichai, Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, Martin Heinrich, Todd Young, Mike Rounds, Rounds, ” Rounds, Gary Peters, Thom Tillis Organizations: New, New York Democrat, NBC News, Republican, Democratic, Republicans, NBC, Big Tech, National Defense, Senate, 118th, National Institute of Standards, Technology, NIST, Senate Homeland Security, Star Locations: WASHINGTON, Harris, New York, eyeing, Republic, Congress, China, U.S, R, Utah, Hawaii, Sens

☆ Amazon, Best Buy, Google may soon sell home smart devices with 'hacker-safe' label
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Bob Woods | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

"Once a manufacturer receives certification for the Trust Mark, they will need additional time to retool their packaging, as well as shipping updated products from the manufacturer to retailers," he said. In 2024, according to research firm Statista, nearly 70 million homes in the U.S. are actively using smart devices, up more than 10% from last year. Staffers from Consumer Reports attended a White House meeting during which the Cyber Trust Mark program was announced. Barry Mainz, CEO of Forescout Technologies, a cybersecurity provider, says he is a big fan of the Cyber Trust Mark. Steps to take now to protect your home internetThere are actions consumers can take right now, before the Cyber Trust Mark program kicks in, to harden their cybersecurity.

Persons: Biden, Jessica Rosenworcel, Nicholas Leiserson, David Grossman, What's, Stacey Higginbotham, Higginbotham, Grossman, Barry Mainz, Mark — Organizations: Federal Drug Administration, National, Traffic Safety Administration, National Institute of Standards, Technology, NIST, Federal Communications Commission, U.S . Cyber, Energy Star, Cyber, Energy, Google, LG Electronics, Logitech, Samsung Electronics, FCC, Auburn University's, Institute, Consumer Technology Association, Park Associates, Consumer Reports, White, Survey, Consumer, Forescout Technologies Locations: U.S, Washington, Mainz

☆ Opinion: Winds of fate confront Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. To Trump’s delight, the top court’s session dimmed the chances the federal case will go to trial before the election. (Trump has denied the affairs with Daniels and McDougal and has pleaded not guilty to the hush money charges. Here’s why we should tune in anyway 04:27 - Source: CNNAs SE Cupp noted, “Trump and Biden debated twice in 2020. Chris Pizzello/Invision/APCNN anchor Victor Blackwell is a fervent Beyoncé fan but her foray into country music didn’t initially grab him.

Persons: CNN —, Yabushige, Yoshii, ”, “, Toranaga, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Stormy Daniels, Jack Smith, Steve Vladeck, Neil Gorsuch, ” Clay Jones, immunizing Trump, John Roberts, Roberts, ” Vladeck, Joey Jackson, David Pecker, Pecker’s “, Michael Cohen …, Norm Eisen, George T, Conway III, Jill Filipovic, Melania Trump, Melania, Daniels, McDougal, ” Bill Bramhall, Frida Ghitis, Jonathan Greenblatt, ” “, Rev, Serene Jones, Israel … ”, Julian Zelizer, …, Lyndon Johnson, Hubert Humphrey, Richard Daley, Richard Nixon, Fareed Zakaria, Ian Berlin, I’m, Bill Bramhall, Kara Alaimo, ” Alaimo, “ Trump, Biden, CNN’s Jake Tapper, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, Chip Bok, Clarissa Wei, Mike Johnson, Sen, John Fetterman of, Johnson, Scott Jennings, it’s, Mark Hannah, “ Biden, ” Biden, Hannah, Deborah Carr, Gerry Turner, Theresa, ’ —, ” Carr, ” Don’t, Terri Gerstein, Hasan Merali, Tess Taylor, Jeff Yang, Dean Obeidallah, Joey Weatherford, Beyoncé, Chris Pizzello, Victor Blackwell, didn’t, ’, Carter, she’s, CNN FlashDocs, Duke Ellington, Sammy Miller, Billy Strayhorn, Ellington, Strayhorn, Michael Ochs, “ Ellington, — Organizations: CNN, Republican, Art Deco New, “, Trump, New, American Media, National Enquirer, Agency, Columbia University , Yale, Defamation League, Hillel, Columbia, Force, Union Theological Seminary, New York City Police Department, Columbia University, Twitter, Facebook, Democratic, Convention, Chicago police, Yale, Real Housewives, Syndicate, Theresa Nist, Nashville’s, Max, Michael Ochs Archives Locations: New York, Washington, Florida, Georgia, Israel, Israeli, Columbia, Gaza, Chicago, Vietnam, Taiwan, China, America, Taipei, ”, Ukraine, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Fetterman, Crimea, Los Angeles, Sugar, Harlem

☆ 'The Golden Bachelor' stars Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist are getting divorced 3 months after their televised wedding, but they still love each other
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"The Golden Bachelor" stars Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist are divorcing after three months of marriage. Advertisement"The Golden Bachelor" stars Gerry Turner, 72, and Theresa Nist, 70, are going their separate ways after three months of marriage. EXCLUSIVE: "The Golden Bachelor" couple Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist announce they are getting divorced. Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist on their wedding day on January 4, 2024. Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist at the official launch of Hulu on Disney+ in Los Angeles.

Persons: Gerry Turner, Theresa Nist, —, Theresa, we've, Turner, Juju Chang, “ We’ve, ”, tmeLsD9HqB, Susan Noles, Variety, Matt James, John, Joseph, they're, it's, Frank Micelotta, Getty Images Turner, didn't Organizations: Service, Nist, Theresa Nist, America, ABC's, Nation, TMZ, Disney, Joseph Photography, Hulu, Getty Images Locations: Costa Rica, Indiana, New Jersey, LA, South Carolina, Los Angeles

☆ AI lobbying spikes nearly 200% as calls for regulation surge
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The spike in AI lobbying comes amid growing calls for AI regulation and the Biden administration's push to begin codifying those rules. Until 2017, the number of organizations that reported AI lobbying stayed in the single digits, per the analysis, but the practice has grown slowly but surely in the years since, exploding in 2023. The data showed a range of industries as new entrants to AI lobbying: Chip companies like AMD and TSMC , venture firms like Andreessen Horowitz, biopharmaceutical companies like AstraZeneca, conglomerates like Disney and AI training data companies like Appen. Organizations that reported lobbying on AI issues last year also typically lobby the government on a range of other issues. In its Request for Information, the Institute specifically asked responders to weigh in on developing responsible AI standards, AI red-teaming, managing the risks of generative AI and helping to reduce the risk of "synthetic content" (i.e., misinformation and deepfakes).

Persons: OpenSecrets, Biden, ByteDance, Andreessen Horowitz, government's, — CNBC's Mary Catherine Wellons, Megan Cassella Organizations: CNBC, Spotify, Samsung, Nvidia, Big Tech, AMD, U.S . Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards, Technology, NIST Locations: U.S

☆ The White House weighs in on the AI copyright debate for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

In the three months since the executive order was issued, the White House has made progress on a number of the directives. Something else that has developed since the executive order came out is the debate around copyright and AI. Some that I'm really excited about are AI for science and generative AI, but also more generally AI systems in biology and healthcare. AdvertisementAnd then second, in the executive order, we stand up the AI Safety Institute at the Department of Commerce. Do you or the White House have thoughts on where AI training falls in copyright law?

Persons: Joe Biden's, There's, Ben Buchanan, Buchanan, Biden, there's, I'm, Ben, we've, Biden's, They're, let's, We've, they've, Schumer Organizations: Artificial Intelligence, National Security, White, US, Meta, Microsoft, Google, National Security Council, Management, AI, Department of Commerce, NIST, Defense, of Commerce, Commerce Locations: deepFakes, United States, whitehouse.gov, EU

☆ 'Golden Bachelor' star Gerry Turner's daughters convinced him to go on the show — here's everything to know about his family
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"The Golden Bachelor" star Gerry Turner is a widower with two daughters and two granddaughters. The septuagenarian lost his wife Toni in 2017, shortly after they retired. Advertisement"The Golden Bachelor" star Gerry Turner melted hearts early on in the season with his tearful recollection of his wife Toni's death. Family is clearly important to the septuagenarian — Gerry's two daughters with Toni, as well as his granddaughters, are featured on this season of "The Golden Bachelor." In fact, his offspring even give him some dating advice, as shown in promos for Gerry's season.

Persons: Gerry Turner, septuagenarian, Toni, —, Gerry's, Leslie Fhima, Theresa, Gerry, Angie Warner, Jenny Young, Angie, Jenny, They're, Payton, They've, Variety Organizations: Service, Theresa Nist

☆ ‘The Golden Bachelor’ Hands Out His Final Rose
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Callie Holtermann | More About Callie Holtermann | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The debut season of “The Golden Bachelor,” ABC’s dating show featuring contestants 60 and older, concluded on Thursday night with its lead, Gerry Turner, a 72-year-old retiree and pickleball enthusiast from Indiana, proposing to Theresa Nist, 70, a financial services professional from Shrewsbury, N.J.“I know how sometimes it feels like the whole world thinks that love is only for the young,” Ms. Nist said moments before accepting his proposal. “And quite honestly, at the age of 70, I was beginning to feel that myself.”Meeting Mr. Turner changed that, she said. “I feel that for us, life isn’t over. The best is yet to come.”Mr. Turner and Ms. Nist announced during the finale that they planned to marry on Jan. 4 in a televised ceremony. “At our age, we don’t have a lot of time to waste,” he said.

Persons: ”, Gerry Turner, Theresa Nist, Turner, “, Mr Organizations: Nist Locations: Indiana, Shrewsbury, N.J

☆ How to choose the right 5G infrastructure provider for your business
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Chris Stokel-Walker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But finding the right infrastructure provider to support your organization can be tricky. But how can you separate the wheat from the chaff and pick the right infrastructure provider for you? "First and foremost, when selecting your 5G infrastructure provider, evaluate the longevity and reliability of their solutions," Vance Tran, a cofounder of the tech-advisory website Pointer Clicker, said. "For enterprise-centric private 5G deployments, it is essential to choose a provider that has considered the nuances of the enterprise world," Parm Sandhu, the vice president of enterprise 5G products and services at NTT Ltd, said. "That means the private 5G must be an extension of the existing LAN."

Persons: —, Fabio Giust, Giust, Vance Tran, Pointer Clicker, Parm Sandhu, Sandhu, downscaling, Alan Jones, you've Organizations: Service, 3GPP, NIST Secure Software, NIST, NTT Ltd Locations: Ireland

Reuters reviewed a confidential draft of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) "guide to AI ethics and governance," whose content has not previously been reported. In contrast to the EU's AI Act, the ASEAN "AI guide" asks companies to take countries' cultural differences into consideration and doesn’t prescribe unacceptable risk categories, according to the current version reviewed. With almost 700 million people and over a thousand ethnic groups and cultures, Southeast Asian countries have widely divergent rules governing censorship, misinformation, public content and hate speech that would likely affect AI regulation. The ASEAN guide advises companies to put in place an AI risk assessment structure and AI governance training, but leaves specifics to companies and local regulators. EU officials and lawmakers told Reuters that the bloc would continue to hold talks with Southeast Asian states to align over broader principles.

Persons: Stephen Braim, Alexandra van Huffelen, Fanny Potkin, Supantha Mukherjee, Panu, Sam Holmes Organizations: Reuters, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN Digital, Companies, IBM, Google, ASEAN, Technology, United States, NIST, U.S . Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards, Meta, Southeast, EU, European Commission, Thomson Locations: SINGAPORE, STOCKHOLM, Thailand, United, Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea, Brussels, Singapore, Stockholm, Bangkok

☆ White House teams with Amazon, Google, and Qualcomm on cyber security labels for gadgets
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

To receive the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, companies will have to follow cybersecurity standards set by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), such as requiring strong passwords and software updates. Other agencies across the executive branch also plan to get involved in making connected devices more secure, according to the announcement. For example, the Department of Energy will collaborate with National Labs and industry to create cybersecurity labeling standards for smart meters and power inverters. And the Department of State plans to engage allies in syncing up cybersecurity labeling standards and creating international recognition of such labels. Once completed, the FCC could choose to use the standards to apply the new label to these products as well.

Persons: Biden Organizations: U.S, U.S . Cyber, Federal Communications Commission, Google, LG Electronics, Logitech, Samsung, National Institute of Standards, Technology, NIST, FCC, Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Energy, National Labs, Department of State, CNBC, YouTube Locations: cyberattacks, U.S

On Tuesday, the Biden administration announced it’s moving to implement a cybersecurity labeling program aimed at helping consumers pick out trustworthy tech products that are rated as more secure than the competition. Products certified under the new program may come with a QR code that links to a national database affirming its participation, the administration added in a release. “This new labeling program would help provide Americans with greater assurances about the cybersecurity of the products they use and rely on in their everyday lives,” the administration said in a statement. “It would also be beneficial for businesses, as it would help differentiate trustworthy products in the marketplace.”The government proposal comes two years after President Joe Biden signed an executive order calling for an “‘energy star’ type of label” for tech products. “Market forces alone were never going to be sufficient to force manufacturers to step up and deliver more secure devices,” he said.

Persons: Biden, it’s, —, cybersecurity, ”, Joe Biden, Dave DeWalt, “ We’ve Organizations: CNN, National Institute of Standards, Technology, NIST, House, Products, Twitter, PayPal, Federal Communications Commission, FCC, Colonial Pipeline, Companies, Amazon, Cisco, Google, LG, Logitech, Samsung, Consumer Technology Association

☆ US to launch working group on generative AI, address its risks
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) - A U.S. agency will launch a public working group on generative artificial intelligence (AI) to help address the new technology's opportunities while developing guidance to confront its risks, the Commerce Department said on Thursday. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a nonregulatory agency that is part of the Commerce Department, said the working group will draw on technical expert volunteers from the private and public sectors. "This new group is especially timely considering the unprecedented speed, scale and potential impact of generative AI and its potential to revolutionize many industries and society more broadly," NIST Director Laurie Locascio said. Regulators globally have been scrambling to draw up rules governing the use of generative AI, which can create text and images, and whose impact has been compared to that of the internet. Reporting by Rami Ayyub; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Laurie Locascio, Joe Biden, Rami Ayyub, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Commerce Department, National Institute of Standards, Technology, NIST, Regulators, Thomson Locations: U.S

Google and OpenAI, two U.S. leaders in artificial intelligence, have opposing ideas about how the technology should be regulated by the government, a new filing reveals. Google is one of the leading developers of generative AI with its chatbot Bard, alongside Microsoft -backed OpenAI with its ChatGPT bot. While OpenAI CEO Sam Altman touted the idea of a new government agency focused on AI to deal with its complexities and license the technology, Google in its filing said it preferred a "multi-layered, multi-stakeholder approach to AI governance." "At the national level, we support a hub-and-spoke approach—with a central agency like the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) informing sectoral regulators overseeing AI implementation—rather than a 'Department of AI,'" Google wrote in its filing. "There is this question of should there be a new agency specifically for AI or not?"

Persons: Bard, Sam Altman, Emily M, Bender, Brad Smith, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, execs, Global Affairs Kent Walker, he's, Helen Toner, OpenAI Organizations: Google, National Telecommunications, Washington Post, Microsoft, National Institute of Standards, Technology, NIST, AI, FDA, University of Washington's Computational, Laboratory, Twitter, International Atomic Energy Agency, Post, Global Affairs, Georgetown's Center for Security, Emerging Technology, CNBC

☆ Microsoft leaps into the AI regulation debate, calling for a new US agency and executive order
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

For decades, “the rule of law and a commitment to democracy has kept technology in its proper place,” Smith said. Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith speaks at the Semafor World Economic Summit on April 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. That framework, which Congress first ordered with legislation in 2020, covers ways that companies can use AI responsibly and ethically. Such an order would leverage the US government’s immense purchasing power to shape the AI industry and encourage the voluntary adoption of best practices, Smith said. Smith’s remarks, and a related policy paper, come a week after Google released its own proposals calling for global cooperation and common standards for artificial intelligence.

Persons: Biden, Brad Smith, Smith, ”, ” Smith, “, OpenAI, Drew Angerer, Joe Biden, Smith’s, ” Kent Walker Organizations: CNN, Microsoft, IBM, National Institute of Standards, Technology, NIST, Google Locations: Washington, China, Europe, United States, —, Washington ,

☆ Industries can get ahead of quantum's future decryption potential right now
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Ibm With Insider Studios | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But this rapid development also brings risk: Future quantum computers could crack the encryption schemes that safeguard valuable data, like health records and financial data. One immediate concern: 'Harvest-now, hack-later' attacks — where sensitive encrypted data is stolen today for decryption using future quantum computers. The good news is that quantum-safe cryptography, capable of protecting this information, exists today. So, modern encryption methods often use large numbers as codes, such that their prime factors form a key. But they should also understand the risk of future fault-tolerant quantum computers, and explore quantum-safe cryptography to protect their data and systems.

☆ Oamenii de știință au creat un organism sintetic unicelular care se poate multiplica la fel ca unul biologic
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-30 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

Strychalski şi colegii ei doresc să construiască senzori vii care să poată realiza măsurători din mediul ambiant, monitorizând aciditatea, temperatura şi nivelurile de oxigen. Până să ajungă acolo, cercetătorii trebuie să descifreze misterele celulei la nivel fundamental, înainte de a încerca să le manipuleze în organismele obţinute sintetic. Prin crearea liniei celulare JCVI-syn3.0 cercetătorii au dorit să afle ce gene sunt absolut esenţiale pentru supravieţuirea şi funcţionarea minim-normală a unui organism unicelular, şi respectiv care dintre gene sunt de prisos. După ani de muncă, cercetătorii au obţinut linia celulară JCVI-syn3A, formată din celule ce conţin un total de 492 de gene. Şapte dintre aceste gene au o importanţă critică pentru un proces normal de diviziune celulară.

Persons: Elizabeth Strychalski Organizations: Agerpres, National Institute, NIST

☆ Timpul pe Pământ a trecut mai repede în anul 2020 decât în orice alt moment din ultimii 50 de ani
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-08 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Ultima adăugare a avut loc în 2016, atunci când în ajunul Anului Nou, la ora 23 și 59 de minute și 59 de secunde, o „secundă de salt” a fost adăugată. Cu toate acestea, recenta accelerare în rotația Pământului a stârnit discuții pentru prima oară în comunitatea științifică privind o „secundă de salt negativ”. Astfel, în loc de adăugare unei secunde, cercetătorii se gândesc să scadă o secundă, potrivit Science Alert. Anul 2020 a fost deja mai rapid decât de obicei, din punct de vedere astronomic. Cea mai scurtă zi din anul 2020 a fost 19 iulie, atunci când planeta noastră a completat o rotație cu 1,4602 mai repede.

Persons: Franța . Momentan Organizations: Science Alert, Terra, International Locations: Paris, Franța

☆ Măştile ne protejează de algoritmii de recunoaştere facială
▼ + stars: | 2020-08-02 | by ( ) tvrmoldova.md time to read: +1 min

Măştile care ne projează de coronavirus sunt utile şi împotriva algoritmilor de recunoaştere facială. Pentru studiu, cercetătorii au analizat şase milioane de imagini folosite în cercetări anterioare. Au fost folosite nouă modele diferite de măşti, cu culori şi forme diferite, asemănătoare cu cele folosite de oameni în viaţa reală. Când au fost aplicate măşti, algoritmii de top au greşit în 5% din cazuri. Sistemele de recunoaştere facială mai puţin precise au identificat corect oamenii cu măşti în doar 50% din cazuri.

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