Paul Barker is a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in a number of technology magazines and online, including IT World Canada, Channel Daily News, and Financial Post. He covers topics ranging from cybersecurity issues and the evolving world of edge computing to information management and artificial intelligence advances.
Paul was the founding editor of Dot Commerce Magazine, and held editorial leadership positions at Computing Canada and ComputerData Magazine. He earned a B.A. in Journalism from Ryerson University.
The acquisition of Astral is viewed as being ‘a reality check for AI-led software development.’
The deal is described by IBM as a ‘natural fit’ for its hybrid cloud and AI strategy.
Simulation environment called Magentic Marketplace is designed to safely examine how AI agents interact with humans and each other.
Acquires SkySQL, returning its DBaaS platform to the product portfolio.
Now open source, xbench uses an ever changing evaluation mechanism to look at an AI model's ability to execute real-world tasks and make it harder for model makers to train on the tests.
Enhancements include a new AI assistant for developers and the ability to transform unstructured data from various file types into customized apps.
One month after initial release, the company has launched upgrades to its foundation model, ERNIE 4.5, and reasoning model, ERNIE X1, at its developer conference.
New addition to the platform, says analyst, ‘breaks the Siamese connection between compute and storage.’