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A new report from research company Foundry and Automation Anywhere — one of our top 10 organizations representing AI as a Modernization Enabler — cites ML, AI, and generative AI as critical technologies for the success of process automation.

WHY IMPORTANT

Process automation stands out as the best way to increase productivity. 78% of respondents cited productivity gains as the intended consequence of automation. In comparison, 86% understand that to achieve substantial productivity gains, they must move beyond task automation and incorporate end-to-end automation strategies.

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What the federal government can do to secure its cloud computing services from attacks better, and what are the risks to taxpayers? How four agencies are doing it – Homeland, Treasury, Labor, and Agriculture.

WHY IMPORTANT

Recent hacks show they are not protected from cyberattacks and disruption. We found that they did not always follow critical practices for doing so. 24 federal agencies were surveyed about using a national program for protecting cloud services. At the time, 15 of 24 agencies told us they didn’t always use this program, are limited in their ability or methods of overseeing these services, and monitoring against attacks had to be done manually and was not automated.

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Spot mistakes easily in what you wrote, hearing you words.

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Hearing your written words out loud makes it easier to spot mistakes or sentences that sound off. It’s easy to correct errors subconsciously when you read your own work. Solution: Paste it into Google Translate and hit the speaker icon.

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Researchers from MIT and Stanford University have introduced a novel machine-learning technique that has the potential to revolutionize the control of robots, such as drones and autonomous vehicles, in dynamic environments with rapidly changing conditions.

WHY IMPORTANT

Unlike traditional machine-learning methods requiring separate steps to derive or learn controllers, this new approach immediately extracts an effective controller from the known model with fewer data, making it particularly valuable in rapidly changing environments.

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Seven top YouTube channels advance your machine-learning expertise.

WHY IMPORTANT

Machine learning is a fascinating and rapidly growing field revolutionizing various industries. If you’re interested in diving into the world of machine learning and developing your skills, YouTube can be an excellent platform to start your learning journey.

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Apple releases Beta version of its new operating system.

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Bells and whistles

• Messages: You’ll get a more streamlined search experience, improved audio messaging features, and a new arrow that lets you jump to the oldest unread message in a thread. Group chats, rejoice!
• Standby: While your phone is charging and turned on its side, it will display full-screen widgets. Use your phone as an alarm clock, display the weather forecast or scroll through your photos. 
• Apple Maps: When you don't have a cell signal, you can now download offline maps and still get to your destination. 
• FaceTime: You can now leave voicemails in FaceTime. They'll show up directly in your call history list.
• AirDrop: Goodbye, business cards. Initiate an AirDrop by selecting content or your contact info, then put the top of your phone on top of someone else’s phone for an instant transfer. 
• Passwords: Easily (and securely) share passwords or passkeys with other people.
• Check In: Automatically notify friends and family when you arrive safely at a destination. (For the person that always forgets to text.)

Some of the new features are cute but a little gimmicky. Stickers allow you to create live images and emojis. Apple also claims autocorrect is now more accurate. I'll believe it when I see it. 

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The Global Voice Search Market Size accounted for USD 20.3 Billion in 2022 and is estimated to garner a market size of USD 112.5 Billion by 2032 rising at a CAGR of 19.2% from 2023 to 2032.

WHY IMPORTANT

Various economic factors such as increasing advanced technology, the trend of buying things online, ease of use, and accessibility are expected to increase the market growth during the forecast period. Thus, these types of factors will boost the market growth of the global voice search market.

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Organizations are increasingly placing their trust in AI to streamline security operations and save costs. 76% of SMEs said they invested in automated alert and data-sharing technology to prevent and respond to cyber-attacks in real time.

WHY IMPORTANT

Generative AI is increasing the complexity and volume of threats, and SMEs are also fighting fire with fire by employing technology in their defenses.

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