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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on July 30, 2025

What Is Biometrics?

Biometrics authenticates identity by logging the way someone looks or how they behave.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on July 30, 2025

What Is a UAS? Understanding Unmanned Aerial Systems and Their Uses

Unmanned aerial systems started as balloons with bombs. Now they’re AI-guided, fully integrated pilotless systems that can be found operating everywhere from combat zones to cornfields.

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David Montoya David Montoya
Updated on July 29, 2025

The Uptime Cybersecurity Gap: Why Companies Must Close It Before It’s Too Late

Legacy systems and outdated infrastructure pose significant security risks for companies reliant on uptime operations. Here’s how they can close the uptime security gap. 

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Robert Chamberlin Robert Chamberlin
Updated on July 25, 2025

Why Physical Security Gaps Are a Threat to AI

AI innovation depends on physical infrastructure, yet physical security is often an afterthought. Here’s why that’s a problem.

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Matthew Urwin Matthew Urwin
Updated on July 24, 2025

What Is an AI Accelerator?

Artificial intelligence is evolving at lightning speed, powered by AI accelerators — specialized chips designed to make systems faster and more efficient. Here’s how they work, what they can do and the key pros and cons to consider while using them.

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Kanishk Agrawal Kanishk Agrawal
Updated on July 23, 2025

Billions of Investment in Advanced Chips, but Who Will Build Them?

All the investment in AI chips doesn’t mean there is a workforce skilled enough to meet the demand. Our expert offers a path forward.

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Eric Kleppen Eric Kleppen
Updated on July 22, 2025

What Is a Hypervisor?

A hypervisor is software that allocates a computer’s hardware resources among virtual machines (VMs), allowing multiple VMs to run simultaneously on a single physical machine. Here's how they work, their types, benefits and risks.

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Bill Douglas Bill Douglas
Updated on July 18, 2025

The Hidden Tech Debt You Won’t Catch in the Code

Many product roll outs fail not because of product flaws, but because of hidden debt that comes from environment and deployment mismatches. Here’s how to plan for it.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on July 03, 2025

What Is Swarm Intelligence?

Inspired by nature, swarms intelligence allows multiple machines to move and act as one, coordinating their efforts to perform complex tasks more efficiently than any single machine could do alone.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on June 30, 2025

Green Steel Aims to Clean Up One of the World’s Dirtiest Industries

Steelmaking is a major climate offender. Green steel is working to fix that by replacing coal with cleaner alternatives. But is it ready for mass adoption?

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