ECMAScript 2024 takes shape
ECMAScript 2024, a planned update to ECMA’s standard for JavaScript, is set to include seven new features ranging from array grouping to Unicode strings. The 2024 specification, from ECMA’s Technical Committee 39, is expected to be approved in June. Among the list of finished features cited for publication this year is a proposal for array […]
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How IoT Is Shaping Special Education
Integrating technology in education has been revolutionary, with the IoT as a driving force. Through IoT, educators can now use smart devices and interconnected systems to personalize their teaching. These advancements improve learning outcomes by empowering students with special needs to overcome barriers, engage in the lesson, and achieve greater independence. Collaborative Learning Opportunities IoT […]
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Rust gets security fix for Windows vulnerability
The Rust language team has published a point release of Rust to fix a critical vulnerability to the standard library that could benefit an attacker when using Windows. Rust 1.77.2, published on April 9, includes a fix for CVE-2024-24576. Before this release, Rust’s standard library did not properly escape arguments when invoking batch files with […]
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Cybersecurity Risks of Network Slicing for IoT
Many telecommunication companies are leveraging network slicing for the Internet of Things (IoT) because it offers numerous benefits. Unfortunately, there’s a dark side to its deployment — it creates new security risks they may not be prepared for. What cyber threats does it introduce and how can they protect themselves? What Is Network Slicing? Network […]
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Beyond Git: How version control systems are evolving for devops
Tools that manage changes to source code, programs, documents, or other collections of information are known by a variety of names: version control, revision control, source control, or source code management are all common descriptors. Regardless of what we call them, these systems have become increasingly vital in a world where software and data are essential commodities. Demand […]
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OpenText expands GenAI for enterprise content, IoT
OpenText users on Monday got new Aviator generative AI features focused on user groups in enterprise content management, IoT, security and more. OpenText launched its first round of AI-powered automation services in 2023. Like Salesforce AI tools, Aviator GenAI automates single tasks or groups of tasks within a business app. The new IoT Aviator creates […]
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The Power of Real-Time Visualization for Logistics IoT
Consumer IoT has gotten pretty good at helping people navigate the world. Web mapping apps like Google Maps, Apple Maps, and Waze provide turn-by-turn directions for travelers. They reflect real-world traffic conditions and rudimentary route planning, too. These systems do two things to bring this functionality to consumers: They collect geospatial data and they display […]
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The cloud is benefiting IT, but not business
“The cloud has tremendous business value!” That’s the battle cry chanted by cloud providers and their allies at every cloud computing conference. You will never hear me say that “the cloud” is always the right solution or, for that matter, the wrong solution. In my 20-plus years as a cloud expert, I’ve never blindly followed […]
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LoRaWAN’s Role in Golf Course Maintenance and Monetization
As a lifelong technologist, I tend to evaluate places and experiences as opportunities for technology to provide benefits. I live in an area surrounded by magnificent golf resorts, and I’ve been an avid golfer for years. I will share how LoRaWAN can provide a beneficial, low-cost technology to manage course maintenance while also providing an […]
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Fully local retrieval-augmented generation, step by step
In “Retrieval-augmented generation, step by step,” we walked through a very simple RAG example. Our little application augmented a large language model (LLM) with our own documents, enabling the language model to answer questions about our own content. That example used an embedding model from OpenAI, which meant we had to send our content to OpenAI’s […]
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