Techstrong News Recap – June 19, 2023

Hi again. Everyone hear the headlines for June 19th. First up, advanced Micro Devices has announced its new AI chip, the MI 300 X positioning itself as a competitor to Nvidia in the AI chip market described by AMD as the world's most advanced accelerator for generative ai, the chip is expected to attract interest from major cloud providers like Amazon and Microsoft.

Additionally, AMD's partnership with Microsoft and the development of a custom AI processor chip for Microsoft's AI workloads are predicted to drive further growth. The company aims to tap into the increasing demand for AI tools that can analyze data aid decision making and replace potentially certain tasks performed by humans. Nvidia currently leads the market for AI chips and is recently becoming a trillion dollar company due to its strong position in the AI chip market.

But with this new chip, a M D is positioning itself as a worthwhile adversary. Next, the European Union has issued antitrust charges against Google, demanding the tech giants sell parts of its digital ad business to address competition concerns. This move represents an escalation by Brussels in its crackdown on Silicon Valley Giants, and follows a similar action taken by US authorities against Google's alleged monopoly in online advertising, the eus Executive Branch, the European Commission, stated that the mandatory divestment of certain Google services is necessary to address the concerns.

While Google disagrees with the finding, it can defend its case before the commission issues a final decision. This is the first time that the EU has suggested the breakup of attack giants business over antitrust violations, but specific details on the potential breakup are not yet clear yet. In other news, China's cyberspace regulator plans to introduce new rules that restrict the use of wireless file sharing functions like Bluetooth and Apple's airdrop on national security grounds.

The move comes after protestors in China utilized airdrop during an anti-government demonstration to share content bypassing internet censorship. The draft proposal issued by the cyberspace administration of China aims to regulate the use of close range wireless communication tools to safeguard national security and public interests. The proposed rules will require users to refrain from sharing illegal or harmful information and encourage reporting violations to the regulator.

Service providers are also expected to conduct security assessments for the apps or functions that have the potential to mobilize the public or enable expression. The regulator is seeking public feedback on the proposed rules until July 6th. Next up, artificial intelligence has been utilized to extract John Lennon's voice from an old demo enabling the creation of the last Beatles record.

According to Paul McCartney, the AI technology was able to isolate Lennon's voice and remove other elements, allowing the record to be mixed. McCartney revealed that the new song created from the demo is scheduled for release later this year. Although this specific demo was not yet named, it is believed to be an unfinished 1978 love song called now and then that McCartney received from Yoko Ono.

This technology was originally employed during the production of Peter Jackson's documentary series. The Beatles get back to separate the Beatles' voice from background sounds. McCartney expressed both excitement and apprehension about AI technology and its potential.

ai, we have an article looking at how the company ARC is using generative AI to solve staffing challenges. Generative AI has many emerging applications for hr, and ARC is using it to create its higher AI platform to help create shortlists of the best candidates. com.

We have an article looking at how open source can enhance developer experience. Developer experience or DX has become more and more of a competitive advantage in recent years. In fact, a great developer experience can help a software tool stand out and open source can help you achieve this.

This article looks at how organizations can benefit from adopting open source in dx. com. Finally, on Security Boulevard, we have an article looking at a survey showing CISO's expectations for IT security budgets.

In 2023, 60% of respondents said that their organizations were vulnerable to an attack, and just so despite economic uncertainty, CISOs expect IT security budgets to remain stable, to respond to the rapid change of the threat landscape. com, and that's today's Techstrong news recap.