Posts Tagged ‘Amazon’
Tech News : Amazon Launches AI App-Building Platform
Amazon has announced the launch of âAmazon Bedrock,â a new service which it says is the easiest way for customers to build and scale generative AI-based applications using foundation models (FMs). What Is A Foundation Model (FM)? A foundation model is an âultra-largeâ machine learning model that generative AI uses. FMs, which are machine learning…
Read MoreSecurity Stop-Press : Warning Over Amazonâs Human Voice Mimicking Plans For Alexa
A Global Cybersecurity Advisor at ESET has warned that Amazonâs plans to enable the Alexa voice assistant to mimic human voices (dead or alive) could be used to launch deep fake audio attacks on some voice authentication security systems. The advice from some security experts is that, if Amazon goes ahead with voice mimicking for…
Read MoreTech Insight : Ereaders? Amazon, Kobo …And The Others
In this insight, we look what ereaders are, their strengths and weaknesses, and popular makes and models. Ereaders Ereaders / e-book readers / e-book devices are mobile electronic devices that look similar to tablets and are designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital e-books, newspapers and magazines which the user downloads to the device.…
Read MoreTech News : One Million UK households May Be âBrushingâ Scam Victims
A report from Consumer watchdog Which? reveals that as many as 1.1 million people in the UK may have been caught up in a parcel delivery âbrushingâ scam. What Is Brushing? Brushing is where people are sent packages of goods to their address that they didnât order, apparently purchased on Amazon, by a person not…
Read MoreTech News : Amazon To Start Selling Cyber Insurance
Amazon has entered the B2B insurance market through a partnership with Superscript and is offering cyber insurance to small and medium-sized businesses in the UK. Cyber Insurance? Cyber insurance protects businesses (and individuals providing services for businesses) by helping with the compensation costs that can arise from Internet-based risks and handling data. For example, businesses may…
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