What's wrong with Java's sun.misc.Unsafe?
Java’s sun.misc.Unsafe class has been in use since 2002. It provides essential low-level methods that framework developers use to deliver otherwise unobtainable features and performance. Unfortunately, Unsafe also has long-standing problems related to JVM maintainability. And, as the name implies, it isn’t exactly safe to use. A newer JEP proposes to remove sun.misc.Unsafe’s memory access methods in a […]
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Databricks expands Mosaic AI support for generative AI apps
Databricks is getting ready to offer more support to enterprises building generative AI applications, with the addition of new Mosaic AI capabilities, it said Wednesday. The new features, previewed at the data lakehouse provider’s ongoing Data + AI Summit, seek to simplify the training and management of generative AI applications. They join a suite of others […]
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Vulnerability Management for IoT Developers: 5 Key Capabilities
In 2023, IoT devices connected to home networks were attacked an average of eight times per day. If you manage massive IoT deployments, it’s up to you to make sure these attacks don’t succeed. Vulnerability management is a huge part of this security effort. No connected device is 100 percent impenetrable, so understanding where your […]
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Solving the data quality problem in generative AI
The potential of generative AI has captivated both businesses and consumers alike, but growing concerns around issues like privacy, accuracy, and bias have prompted a burning question: What are we feeding these models? The current supply of public data has been adequate to produce high-quality general purpose models, but is not enough to fuel the […]
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Transforma Insights Study Provides a Reality Check on the SGP.32 Standard
Transforma Insights has published its free Transition Topic Position Paper, sponsored by Eseye, ‘Key considerations for Enterprises looking to adopt SGP.32’. The SGP.32 (IoT) standard for Remote SIM Provisioning was unveiled in May 2023, promising a more streamlined and user-friendly mechanism for enterprises to manage the connectivity on their cellular devices. However, as explained in […]
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Kubernetes shows the way forward for AI
The term “inflection point” is overused, but it certainly applies to the current state of artificial intelligence. Technology providers—and the companies that depend on them—can choose one of two roads to AI development: proprietary or open source. This dichotomy has existed for decades, with both sides achieving great levels of success. However, I would argue […]
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LPWAN and the IoT Market
In this episode of the IoT For All Podcast, Wienke Giezeman, co-founder and CEO of The Things Industries, joins Ryan Chacon to discuss LPWAN and the IoT market, specifically focusing on LoRaWAN. The conversation covers the benefits of LoRaWAN in enterprise IoT solutions, the IoT industry’s journey from high expectations for LoRaWAN to the current […]
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C++ language rises in Tiobe popularity index
Developers apparently did not listen to a recent White House advisory to move away from C++ and C over memory safety concerns, as C++ has climbed to second place in the Tiobe index of programming language popularity, trailing only Python. The C language dropped to third place. C++ is the number two language in the […]
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The 4 Pillars of a Strong IoT Security Program
The past few years have seen a sharp rise in cyber-attacks targeting vital infrastructure and security products worldwide, focusing on Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices like security cameras. An IoT security program is essential to improving cybersecurity. A recent analysis by Kaspersky, based on data from honeypots shared with Threatpost, revealed an alarming figure: […]
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9 command-line jewels for your developer toolkit
Some developers use the command line because we have no choice; others use it because we kind of love it. Either way, you know who you are. Whether you are a lover of the CLI or just using it for work, here are nine command-line tools that will help make you more efficient, on or off the […]
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