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Tech Moves: Nordstrom names chief information security officer; Meta research scientist joins AI2

GeekWire

The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) hired Ross Girshick , a former research scientist at Meta. based startup Spectrum Effect sells artificial intelligence-based network interference mitigation software for mobile networks. Ford will relocate to Seattle for the new role with Nordstrom. —

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of April 7, 2024

GeekWire

in another big Seattle biotech deal Boston-based biotech company Vertex Pharmaceuticals agreed to acquire Seattle-based Alpine Immune Sciences for $65 per share, totaling about $4.9 Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of April 7, 2024. … Read More Vertex will buy Alpine Immune Sciences for $4.9B

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Data Management in the Healthcare Industry

CIO Business Intelligence

Whether it’s medical devices, electronic healthcare records, high-bandwidth networks, medical imaging, or insurance, there are few corners of the healthcare field that are not deeply penetrated by IT. Among the exciting possibilities to cure illness and save lives are artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and telemedicine.

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The ‘Great Retraining’: IT upskills for the future

CIO Business Intelligence

The latest piece in her reinvention story is Synchrony’s new Tech Apprenticeship for Artificial Intelligence, a full-time, 12-month program that balances on-the-job learning with instructor-led training, providing Chavarin with a pathway into one of the most coveted technology spaces despite her very nontraditional IT background.

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4 ways CISOs can manage AI use in the enterprise

CIO Business Intelligence

For example, one pharmaceutical company using ChatGPT4 or similar for corporate espionage could essentially spy on its competitor’s research queries. 3) Monitoring AI traffic CISOs might start monitoring their network traffic to see which prompts are going out to LLMs and which information is coming back.

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Sandbox AQ is Alphabet’s new bet on the future of quantum cryptography

CIO Business Intelligence

Google’s parent Alphabet has spun out a new company, Sandbox AQ, offering enterprises artificial intelligence and quantum computing software as a service. The company is starting life with two major research objectives. The new company will be led by Jack Hidary, a serial entrepreneur and former New York mayoral candidate.

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AI-discovered drugs will be for sale sooner than you think

Vox

In the 1968 novel and film 2001: A Space Odyssey , the artificial intelligence system Hal (short for HAL 9000 ) kills its spaceship’s astronauts. These advances in pharmaceutical development do not mean robot doctors will run the medical field any time in the near future. AI could help speed up the process.