BOSTON — Meet Bob, the supportive and collaborative AI coding helper that automates much of the software development process while leaving the human in charge. “It’s Bob the Builder,” said Venkat Venkatesan, senior manager in the tax technology and transformation practice at EY, the global tax and consulting firm, affectionately referring to the well-known animated British TV show featuring a builder and…
There’s a certain comfort in selecting the most powerful model. When you’re building an AI-powered product, it feels responsible (almost logical) to pick the most powerful model available. GPT-4o. Claude Opus. Gemini Ultra. These are impressive pieces of technology, and nobody ever got fired for choosing the smartest tool in the room. Except, well, there’s…
The Western Intergovernmental Child Support Engagement Council (WICSEC) is a non-profit group consisting of public and private child support enforcement agencies, as well as individual professionals working with states, tribes, and territories west of the Mississippi River. The organization operates with several missions in mind, with an overriding goal of improving interstate and intergovernmental collaborations…
Rebellion, the team behind Sniper Elite and last year’s hidden gem, Atomfall, has no expectations “to ever use gen AI on the screen,” according to CEO Jason Kingsley in a conversation with GameSpot. “This isn’t what we think we should be doing.” Still, the CEO added that he feels having an online conversation on the…
On 7 January 2025, President John Mahama was sworn in for a second, non-consecutive term. He inherited an economy in fiscal stress and a public mood demanding answers. Within his first year, his administration produced four big economic instruments. The 24-Hour Economy Policy. The 1 Million Coders Programme. The Adwumawura Initiative. The Big Push, a…
New Verisk Model Context Protocol (MCP) connectors enable conversational, natural-language interactions, provide contextual access to Verisk’s trusted insurance analytics inside enterprise AI environments. Enables underwriting and claims professionals to access Verisk’s regulatory-grade data within Claude, surfacing relevant insights and reducing manual tasks. AI-enabled insurance workflows with embedded governance and security controls that reinforce trust, ensure…
Purpose-built to extend SlashID’s Access Graph to every AI identity touching corporate data — from OAuth 2.0 app authorizations and MCP servers to cloud-hosted models and browser-based shadow AI — with policy-based controls and continuous segregation-of-duties enforcement NEW YORK, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — SlashID, the…
Verisk, a global data analytics and technology provider to the insurance industry, has integrated its reliable insurance analytics and generative AI capabilities with artificial intelligence firm Anthropic’s Claude Enterprise. This integration is facilitated by standardised Verisk Model Context Protocol (MCP) connectors, which enable insurance and property restoration professionals to access insights conversationally within a secure,…
Images in bottom row are generated with StyleGANv2 using their respective top row image as an input. SD3 better restores the original face features compared to the baselines. Credit: arXiv (2026). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2602.22197 A research team led by Virginia Tech cybersecurity expert Bimal Viswanath has found a critical blind spot in today’s image protection techniques…
As generative artificial intelligence and education further intertwine, a Wake County student is calling on school district leaders to set a clear standard for detecting its use. Green Hope High School freshman Eleanor Canina said she was falsely accused of using generative AI to complete an English assignment. Now, she is spearheading a Change.org petition that…
