A data fabric is an architecture and software that offers a unified collection of data assets, databases, and database architectures within an enterprise. It facilitates the end-to-end integration of various data pipelines and cloud environments through the use of intelligent and automated systems.
Data fabrics have become more important as major developments continue to take place with the hybrid cloud, internet of things (IoT), AI, and edge computing. This has caused a massive increase in big data, which means organizations have even more to manage. ...
What’s the Purpose of a Data Fabric?
Data fabrics are used to establish a unified view of the associated data, which facilitates access to information regardless of its location, database association, or structure. Data fabrics also simplify analysis with AI and machine learning.
Another purpose of a data fabric is to facilitate application development since it creates a common model for accessing information separate from the traditional application and database silos.
... “My name is Clarence Robinson, but everyone calls me 'Robbie.' I like that better because — 'Clarence' — people like to tease me about that name,” the 87-year-old laughed. ...
... “He [Robinson] gets everything connected to the WiFi and he can navigate everything to find something that appeals to them. And he’s their age, so to have a peer instead of someone much younger coming in to do something, they feel like they’re all on the same page,” said Leno.
Leno said after Robinson gets people set up with the goggles, they can choose their own experience. “It’s amazing because someone is visiting a national park; someone’s at an Elvis concert; another is listening to Mozart and watching the conductor.”
Leno said the virtual reality goggles make a huge difference for seniors who have trouble focusing on a task for more than a few minutes.
“When you turn on music and [they hear] their favorite conductor — we’ve got some residents who would be disengaged with any activities after five minutes — but with this, they’re completely engaged for 20, 30, 40 minutes and it’s amazing to see.” ...
Worldwide Investment in Startups and Scaleups Using AI:
2018 $72 billion
2019 $65 billion
2020 $69.5 billion
2021 $111.4 billion
2022 $47.5 billion (projected)
Benaich and Hogarth also looked at the prevalence of AI “unicorns” emerging across nations of the world. concluding the United States leads in these high-potential startups, followed by China and the United Kingdom. A total 292 AI unicorns emerged within the US in 2022, with a combined enterprise value of $4.6 trillion. Overall, they add, “despite significant drop in investment in US based startups and scaleups using AI, they still account for more than half of the AI investment worldwide.”
Also in 2022, the big tech companies continued to “expand their AI clouds and form large partnerships with AI startups,” Benaich and Hogarth state. ...
... "Simply put, for an experience to become delightful and retentive, it must first be usable and well crafted," he told employees in an internal memo seen by The Verge.
Horizon Worlds is a social VR experience where you can discover new places with friends, build unique worlds of your own, and form teams to compete in action-packed games. ...
... FIGHT PASS will feature its first "fully immersive" live MMA event 5:30 p.m. CT Friday with LFA 144 from the Sanford Pentagon. The main fight between Muin "Tajik" Gafurov and Diego "Magrinho" Silva starts at 8 p.m.
Fans will have access to a 180-degree panoramic view and connect in real-time to other fans in Meta Horizon World's immersive environment, according to a press release. ...
To participate, fans will need a Meta Quest 2 headset, download the Meta Horizon Worlds app and go to "Venues" in Horizon Worlds, said Smith . A subscription to FIGHT PASS is not required to attend. ...
PhilNote: The LA Times reran this excellent lengthy article on AI art, originally published in Sept., as the cover of the Oct. 16 Calendar section.
...DALL-E 2 has altered Cheng’s perspective as an artist. “I am now able to create different kinds of art that I never was before,” she says. ...
These programs have also drawn their fair share of critics. Illustrator James Gurney shared on his blog in April 2022 that while the AI technology is revolutionary, it’s causing fear among artists who worry the technology will ultimately devalue their livelihoods. “The power of these tools has blown me away,” he tells The Times over email. “They can make endless variations, served up immediately at the push of a button, all made without a brain or a heart.” ...
...With You Choose, his free comedy special debuting today on YouTube, Jolles has taken that sensibility to its logical extreme, creating a “choose-your-own-adventure” approach that required him to record entire sets of jokes on both sides of a string of issues, and give audiences their choice of which side to watch as the show unfolds. ...
In recording the special at a Los Angeles theater, Jolles taped it twice in front of a live audience. One taping featured the “pro” side jokes in a string, followed by an explanation of what’s going on, then the “con” side. The second taping reversed the order. ...
At the end, Jolles reveals “the prestige,” the magician’s term for a trick’s payoff. In his case, it’s the thing he strongly believes in, and for which he’s not working both sides against the middle. And it’s a lesson about what counts. ...
American VR digital therapeutic company MyndVR and European company Oroi announced a strategic partnership to expand MyndVR's catalog of cognitive, physical and occupational therapies using Oroi content.
Oroi is a VR content platform aimed at improving the wellbeing and cognitive stimulation of seniors. The company currently works in Spain, France, Germany and the U.K.
With the partnership, MyndVR will offer Oroi Cognitive, which includes several exercises and games simulating daily life situations like orienting oneself within a city, shopping in a market, getting dressed and cleaning a room. ...
MyndVR formed a strategic partnership with HTC VIVE, a virtual reality platform for businesses and consumers. HTC VIVE's VR accelerator, VIVE X, and MyndVR teamed up to launch MyndVR 2.0, the second version of the company's signature VR product for senior-care communities.
In March the company announced the launch of MyndConnect, an intergenerational communication platform for older adults intended to connect family members virtually and connect friends in a metaverse via HTC's VIVE Flow immersive glasses.
... It all started in early 2021 when Cryptopunks first hit the market. At the time, there weren’t many projects like it, and it quickly became a popular choice for investors and collectors. The current price floor of CryptoPunks is 66.58 ETH and the 24 hour trading volume is 467.57 ETH with 3 sales. ...
What Is a PFP NFT Project?
PFP is a well-liked acronym in online and social media culture. Many full-form terms for PFP, including profile image, picture for proof, and pictures for profile, are used online by users. The NFT craze has elevated this pursuit to a new level—NFTs as PFPs—as users search for distinctive, bright, and statement-making PFPs. ...
Out of all the collections, CryptoPunk #7523 contains one of just nine aliens. ... The actual CryptoPunk #7523 was sold for 11.75 million US dollars, or IDR 168.2 billion. ...
RP1 is a metaverse startup that has simulated putting 4,000 people together in a single metaverse plaza, or shard. ...
Sean Mann and Dean Abramson, the founders of RP1, aim to solve this problem by rearchitecting servers in a way that they can squeeze a lot more people in to the same space. Companies like Improbable and others are trying to do the same thing, but it’s kind of a metaverse Holy Grail. ...
