A naukri.com initiative
Innovation News
Pymnts
7d
324
Image Credit: Pymnts
McDonald’s Wants to Promote Value by Implementing $5 Meal Deal
- McDonald's is encouraging franchisees to vote for implementing a $5 meal deal.
- Franchisees previously rejected the proposal, but it has been brought up again.
- CEO Chris Kempczinski emphasized the need for affordability and a national value platform.
- McDonald's is facing the impact of inflation and consumers choosing to eat at home.
Read Full Article
19 Likes
Medium
7d
133
Image Credit: Medium
Adventures #73 — Scooter days
- The author describes a train journey to Turin, comparing it to his teenage years of riding scooters to the sea
- After arriving in Turin, the author heads to the office to prepare for a presentation with John Elkann
- The team feels the pressure of time, but they are becoming more and more confident about their work
- The co-founders are comfortable around each other, and enjoy teasing each other with questions
- The author feels grateful to be part of a tight-knit group of co-founders
- The day is demanding and challenging, but they feel every effort is worth it
- The author looks forward to a tomorrow full of surprises
- The author mentions the Jamiroquai song 'Traveling without moving'
- The author is Isaak Affan who loves engines, can imitate Davy Jones, and cook Greek food
Read Full Article
8 Likes
Medium
7d
332
Image Credit: Medium
“Unleashing the Power of QUIC: Next-Generation Internet Communication Journey
- QUIC is a transport layer protocol with encryption that aims to enhance the performance of web applications.
- QUIC resolves some limitations with TCP and HTTP/2, however, it is not devoid of risk.
- QUIC enables faster and more secure data transfer that can minimize connection setup latency.
- QUIC uses robust encryption techniques, nonces, and Diffie-Hellman key exchange algorithm which make the data safer.
- The QUIC handshake process is quick while exploiting secure cryptographic algorithms and mechanisms.
- QUIC protocol brings attack opportunities to the adversaries, like traffic analysis, website fingerprinting, poisoning and evasion attacks.
- Padding Frame can help secure privacy by obfuscating packet sizes and source address tokens can deter IP spoofing.
- QUIC vulnerabilities can include decomposition and fragmentation attacks and attacks on metadata and encryption mechanisms.
- Countermeasures like regular audits, address validation, ingress filtering, and monitoring can mitigate potential threats.
- QUIC's ability to multiplex multiple streams, encrypted payloads, and dynamic connection IDs facilitates the establishment of covert channels.
Read Full Article
20 Likes
Geek Wire
7d
274
GeekWire Awards 2024 revealed: Winners bask in momentum of AI and potential of region
- Seattle’s tech industry gets all dolled up for the 2024 GeekWire Awards
- The 15th annual GeekWire Awards named Pictory as Startup of the Year
- AI-powered content creation platform, Pictory won the award.
- Joe Nguyen landed important leadership roles in Washington and won the Public Policy Champion for Innovation Award.
- Zuper won the Next Tech Titan Award and EDge Delta CEO Ozan Unlu was hailed as CEO of the Year.
- Seattle’s FlavorCloud CEO, Rathna Sharad, was named Startup CEO of the Year.
- Meanwhile, the Sustainability Innovation of the Year was Electric Era.
- Further category winners included the Allen Institute for AI, CalmWave and Copper.
- More than 60 finalists across a dozen categories were up for the awards with the winners chosen by the Pacific Northwest Tech community.
- The GeekWire Awards have been running for 15 years.
Read Full Article
16 Likes
Medium
7d
95
Image Credit: Medium
Bridging the Tech Divide from Vision to Reality
- The tech industry faces challenges in integrating software development practices into non-tech focused organizations.
- Operational silos hinder collaboration and cause uncertainty among team members.
- A strategic reevaluation of roles and responsibilities is needed to empower team members and align with company goals.
- Adopting Agile methodologies and rethinking organizational structures can improve innovation and adaptability.
Read Full Article
5 Likes
Tech Story
7d
195
OpenAI Set to Challenge Google? Might Announce Google Search competitor on Monday
- OpenAI is poised to announce a potential Google Search competitor on Monday, intensifying competition in the search engine landscape.
- The new search product from OpenAI is expected to utilize its existing ChatGPT platform to provide direct web information with proper citations.
- OpenAI aims to leverage its expertise in AI research and development to establish itself in the search market and compete with Google and emerging players.
- This announcement coincides with Google's upcoming I/O conference, where the tech giant plans to unveil AI-related products and innovations.
Read Full Article
11 Likes
Medium
7d
79
Image Credit: Medium
How you can get a glimpse of your team’s true innovation potential?
- Leaders across different industries value the importance of diverse ideas and engaging every person within multiple business units to innovate.
- The global idea management software market is growing significantly, valued at $1115.24 Million in 2022, expected to reach $2210.22 Million by 2028.
- To stay ahead in the market, businesses need a structured and tested way to capture and execute ideas.
- Using a free idea management software trial can help businesses see the impact of streamlined processes for capturing and executing innovation.
- Compatible idea management systems remove the lengthy and troublesome training time, adoption process, data and security concerns out of the way.
- An ideal interface must be intuitive and simple enough to make engagement natural for all users.
- InspireIP's free trial option helps businesses capture focused ideas by running their first innovation challenge on the software and getting real-time reports at the end of the trial.
- InspireIP offers Light Idea Submission Structure(LISS), encouraging fast, effective and easy idea sharing.
- Working together is the only way towards successful innovation management, and the Innovation Team Builder feature in InspireIP promotes teamwork.
- Incorporating automated innovation challenges in the idea management process enables businesses to collect solution-driven ideas for specific challenges. This feature is offered by Idea Assist from InspireIP.
Read Full Article
4 Likes
Siliconangle
7d
262
Image Credit: Siliconangle
Boomi aims to put companies on solid ground for AI integration
- Boomi LP aims to be a foundation for new technologies and AI integration.
- They offer a platform for connecting and integrating things, including AI functions.
- Boomi's integration-as-a-platform-service will now support automation using AI agents.
- Centralizing data and focusing on business value are key for successful AI integration.
Read Full Article
15 Likes
Medium
7d
83
Revolutionizing Operational Efficiency: How RPA and Personal Assistance AI Are Shaping the Future…
- RPA involves using software robots to automate repetitive, rule-based tasks, freeing human workers to focus on more strategic activities.
- Personal Assistance AI, like Siri and Alexa, helps individuals and teams manage tasks and communications more efficiently.
- RPA can achieve a 30% reduction in processing time and cost savings through automation of tasks like invoice processing.
- Integration of RPA and Personal Assistance AI enables unprecedented efficiency, such as processing support tickets with a 40% reduction in response time.
Read Full Article
5 Likes
Medium
7d
149
Image Credit: Medium
UX role in the Age of AI: Navigating Uncertainty and Shaping Influence
- In the age of AI, UX designers need to build influence, educate, and reshape their role.
- They should be proactive and suggest improvements for the product.
- UX designers should understand the basic principles of technology and collaborate closely with the development team.
- They have the ability to translate abstract ideas into concrete prototypes and should embrace uncertainty and experimentation.
Read Full Article
9 Likes
Silicon
7d
1.1k
Image Credit: Silicon
OpenAI To Announce Google Search Competitor Next Week – Report
- OpenAI is reportedly set to announce its own AI search product, challenging Google's search domination.
- OpenAI, backed by Microsoft, plans to unveil its AI-powered search product on Monday.
- The search feature would be an extension of OpenAI's ChatGPT product, providing answers with details from the web.
- The announcement comes ahead of Google's annual I/O conference, where it is expected to announce AI-related products.
Read Full Article
20 Likes
Medium
7d
233
Image Credit: Medium
Luminance Raises $40 Million in Funding Round Led by March Capital
- Luminance, a specialist legal Large Language Model (LLM), has raised $40 million in a funding round led by March Capital.
- Luminance's technology automates the generation, negotiation, and analysis of contracts and has a customer base of 600 organizations in 70 countries.
- The funding will be used to drive global growth and expand Luminance's presence in the U.S., where it currently generates over one-third of its revenue.
- Luminance has achieved several world-firsts in AI, including automating the negotiation of a contract without human intervention and using AI at London's Old Bailey criminal court.
Read Full Article
14 Likes
Silicon
7d
166
Image Credit: Silicon
Biden Admin Set To Impose Tariffs On Chinese Electric Vehicles
- The Biden administration is set to announce new tariffs on strategic sectors in China, including electric vehicles.
- The move could have significant implications for the electric vehicle market and Tesla, which already faces tough competition in China.
- Details on the specific tariffs have not been disclosed, but other sectors targeted may include semiconductors and solar equipment.
- Possible retaliation by Beijing and legal action by car manufacturers could be expected if the tariffs are implemented.
Read Full Article
10 Likes
Tech Story
7d
811
Image Credit: Tech Story
OpenAI Poaching Google’s Top AI Researchers: Why and What It Means
- OpenAI is making efforts to attract people from Google to expand its talent pool.
- OpenAI targets Google employees for their expertise in AI research and access to cutting-edge technology.
- By hiring Google personnel, OpenAI gains a competitive advantage and hampers Google's AI ambitions.
- The talent competition in the tech industry, particularly in AI, highlights the importance of acquiring and retaining top talent.
Read Full Article
5 Likes
TechBullion
7d
183
Image Credit: TechBullion
Benefits of the Condensing Boiler for Homeowners Aged Over 60
- Condensing boilers have emerged as a popular choice for homeowners aged over 60 due to their energy efficiency and cost savings.
- Condensing boilers can achieve energy efficiency levels of over 90% compared to non-condensing boilers that reach up to 80% efficiency.
- These boilers offer benefits such as cost savings on energy bills, reduced carbon emissions, and the availability of free grants in the UK for homeowners to switch to better boilers.
- Regular maintenance and the use of smart controls can enhance the performance and longevity of condensing boilers.
Read Full Article
11 Likes
For uninterrupted reading, download the app