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Joel Leetzow takes helm as new CEO for Sylogist
Joel Leetzow takes helm as new CEO for Sylogist
Sylogist (SYZ-T), a SaaS (software as a service) company for nonprofits, governments and educational institutions, has tapped Joel Leetzow as its new chief executive officer. Leetzow brings more than 35 years of leadership experience with software and technology businesses.
Tech stocks are partying like it’s 1999 – investors be wary
Stock markets just want to have a good time. They are cranking up the music and ignoring the banging on the walls. The S&P 500 index is reporting profits more than 25 per cent higher than a year ago.
VPN provider says it could leave Canada over Bill C-22
Virtual private network service NordVPN said in a social media post it is reviewing Bill C-22, which expands digital investigative powers, and would consider leaving Canada if the bill requires it to compromise its privacy protections.
SaaSpocalypse now? These founders don’t think so.
This has been a hard year for software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies. Founders in the space have been wringing their hands and nervously ruminating over the ongoing “SaaSpocalypse” — a term for the sudden loss of investor confidence due to AI advances.
Google to create AI cloud business with Blackstone
Alphabet Inc.’s Google is set to create an AI cloud business with Blackstone Inc. according to the Wall Street Journal. The project will rely on US$5-billion in equity capital from Blackstone, which will become the majority owner.
East coast U.S. heat spurs emergency electrical grid alert
Electricity in a Washington, D.C. suburb, that includes power-hungry Data Center Alley, has topped US$1,000 per megawatt hour, almost four times regional prices. Baltimore Gas & Electric prices were US$900. Exelon’s Pepco was near US$870.
SandboxAQ brings its drug discovery models to Claude
Drug discovery is one of the most expensive pursuits in modern industry. Finding a single viable molecule can take a decade and cost billions, and most candidates don’t make it. SandboxAQ thinks the bottleneck isn’t the models. It’s the interface.
Cannes Film Festival weighs the rise of AI
The 79th Cannes Film Festival may go down as the time the world’s grandest film festival for the first time wrestled with the onset of AI: its arrival has been felt like a tsunami on the French Riviera.
Android, iPhone to send end-to-end encrypted messages
At long last, Android and iPhone users will be able to send each other end-to-end encrypted text messages. The end-to-end encrypted messaging is starting to roll out in beta for conversations between iPhone and Android users running up-to-date software.
Apple’s Siri revamp could include auto-deleting chats
Privacy will be a major theme when Apple unveils a new version of Siri at the June Worldwide Developers Conference, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The Siri relaunch is widely seen as Apple’s chance to reestablish its relevance in AI.
Amazon’s new Alexa+ feature can generate podcasts
Amazon announced the latest update to Alexa+ on Monday: the ability to generate podcast episodes on demand. The new feature, called “Alexa Podcasts,” is rolling out to customers in the U.S.
Meta moves 7,000 workers into AI roles ahead of job cuts
Meta Platforms Inc. is reassigning 7,000 workers to new jobs related to artificial intelligence, according to an internal memo, part of a broad corporate restructuring that includes planned staff reductions.
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