DeepSeek offers steep discounts, escalating AI price war
Opportunities and risks for enterprises DeepSeek’s aggressive pricing strategy has positioned it as a formidable player in the AI market, but experts caution that enterprises must carefully evaluate the potential risks before adoption. “While integrating DeepSeek’s AI models offers significant advantages in cost and accessibility, enterprises must carefully assess potential risks related to data privacy, […]
Read More
Understanding thread synchronization in C#
lock (sharedObj1) { … lock (sharedObj2) { … } } Note that the order of the locks in the Thread2Work method has been changed to match the order in Thread1Work. First a lock is acquired on sharedObj1, then a lock is acquired on sharedObj2. Here is the revised version of the complete code listing: class […]
Read More
Developers spend most of their time not coding – IDC report
Developers spend more time on operational and background tasks than they do on coding, according to an IDC analyst report published this month. Application development accounted for 16% of developers’ time in 2024, up from 15% the year before, while the majority of developers’ time was spent on operational and supportive tasks, according to the […]
Read More
How to use IoT for marketing
From real-time customer data to memorable experiences, the internet of things can help marketers create highly relevant and engaging campaigns. Simon Kingsnorth The internet of things (IoT) is a network of devices that collect data from physical objects and transmit it to the internet. This technology, which has become increasingly prevalent in both consumer […]
Read More
12 top IoT business models for 2025
IoT technology is an intriguing way to redefine business models in 2025. Companies are poised to navigate rapidly evolving technology and regulatory landscapes with advanced digital transformations in nearly every industry. With the explosion in AI tools, IoT is unlocking new opportunities for data-driven innovation and operational efficiency. Distributed cloud environments enable real-time processing […]
Read More
Generative AI vs. the software developer
Learn to code – and to prompt My experience with tools like GitHub Copilot is just that. AI isn’t going to create complete and finished applications out of whole cloth, but because I am an experienced developer, I know what to ask it for, and I can tell if what it has given me is correct. […]
Read More
Transportation trends: Self-driving vehicles, hyperloop, cars communicating with crosswalks, AI, and more (free PDF)
Faster transportation services; cars communicating with other vehicles, traffic lights and crosswalks; and using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve driver safety are just a few examples of the transportation trends heading to our roadways. The global market for autonomous vehicles is zooming ahead at full speed, spurring a race to develop the best technology for […]
Read More
3 reasons to consider a data security posture management platform
DSPM extends data compliance to dark data “DSPM is an independent security layer, agnostic to infrastructure, that protects sensitive data and ensures consistent controls no matter where data travels,” says Yoav Regev, co-founder and CEO of Sentra. “It assesses exposure risks, identifies who has access to company data, classifies how data is used, ensures compliance […]
Read More
Buckle up for faster Python programs
Exploring new features in Cython 3.1The next, still-under-wraps version of Cython offers powerful new features to convert Python to C and make existing C code easier to use. See how they work. The power of Python’s abstract base classesLevel up your use of programming abstractions in Python. Abstract base classes let you create objects that […]
Read More