Are Wearables the 'Next Big Thing?' One Researcher Says Yes

Edward Correia - September 27, 2024

IN THIS ISSUE: Are Wearables the 'Next Big Thing?'; Spreadsheets of the Gods; Meta Unveils Llama Stack; FTC Focused on AI Fraud; NIST Gets the Gist of Passwords; CISA Issues Post-Helene Fraud Warnings

Are Wearables the 'Next Big Thing?'

More than half a billion wearable computers are expected to be sold this year. That's according to researcher IDC, which estimates that while "smartwatch" sales will decline this year for the first time ever, overall sales of other types of wearables will keep the trend moving upward.

Spreadsheets of the Gods

For many (including us), the history of spreadsheets began with Lotus 1-2-3. But there's evidence that they dated back to ancient times. Love 'em or hate 'em, spreadsheets can be invaluable for keeping professionals organized and in touch.

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Meta Unveils Llama Stack

Facebook owner Meta last week released Llama Stack, an API distribution intended to simplify development of generative AI solutions against Meta's Llama large language model. A series of REST endpoints, APIs include inference, synthetic data generation, reward scoring and others.

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FTC Focused on AI Fraud

Does the world really need the US Federal Government to tell us what to believe about AI? Apparently so; the Federal Trade Commission last week started cracking down on what it alleges are false claims about the benefits of AI services provided by some companies.

NIST Gets the Gist of Passwords

Meanwhile, here's a federal policy most would probably support. The National Institute of Standards in Technology (NIST) has proposed a ban on password policies such as mandatory resets, security questions and the requirement to use a minimum number of special characters.

CISA Issues Post-Helene Fraud Warning

Yet another government agency piped in last week. This time it was the CISA, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, warning victims of hurricane Helene to be on guard as hackers and phishers seek access to systems under the guise of a "status update" or similar.