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Gartner Identifies the Top Cybersecurity Trends for 2024
Generative AI (GenAI), unsecure employee behavior, third-party risks, continuous threat exposure, boardroom communication gaps and identity-first approaches to security are the driving forces behind the top cybersecurity trends for 2024, according to Gartner, Inc. “GenAI is occupying significant headspace of security leaders as another challenge to manage, but also offers an opportunity to…
Read MoreExamples of AI in apps for small business
AI apps are applications that use artificial intelligence to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as understanding language, recognizing patterns, solving problems, and generating content. AI apps can help small businesses improve their efficiency, productivity, creativity, and customer satisfaction. There are many AI apps available for small businesses,…
Read MoreWhy is NVIDIA the AI darling right now?
Nvidia is a leading chipmaker that specializes in producing graphics processing units (GPUs), which are essential for powering artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Nvidia’s GPUs can handle the massive amounts of data and computations required for training and running AI models, such as natural language processing, computer vision, and generative AI.…
Read MoreWhat about Apple and the rumored AI iPhone
Apple is planning to introduce more AI features and capabilities to its iPhone and iOS products in the near future. According to various reports, Apple is working on developing a new AI system that can generate text and images based on natural language prompts, as well as improving Siri to…
Read MoreWhat is Google Gemini
Google Gemini is a family of multimodal large language models developed by Google DeepMind, serving as the successor to LaMDA and PaLM 2. It powers the generative artificial intelligence chatbot of the same name. Gemini integrates with Google Workspace apps by providing users access to Gemini, Google’s conversational AI agent,…
Read MoreWhat is Microsoft Copilot?
CoPilot is an AI assistant developed by Microsoft. It is a conversational chat interface that lets you search for specific information, generate text such as emails and summaries, and create images based on text prompts you write. It enhances productivity and creativity by providing real answers, inspiration, and solutions for…
Read MoreAI in Your Small Business
AI is being used today in small business in various ways, such as: Save time and money by reducing operational costs and increasing efficiency and productivity. Some of the challenges and risks that small businesses may face when using AI are: Here are some of the tools and strategies that…
Read MoreAI and my small businesses
By Jim Teece AI has been around for decades but openAI unleashed ChatGPT last year to the surprise of many and it has awaken everyone as to the power of the large language model and AI that can create. I have been asked several times to speak about, write about,…
Read MoreGartner Predicts CFOs will be Challenged with EBITDA Margins That will Shrink by More than 30% by 2027
By 2027, weak demand and rising costs will shrink earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) margins by more than 30% relative to 2022, according to Gartner, Inc. Most corporations will find it tougher to attain growth through 2026 as elevated levels of consumer debt and weaker-than-expected corporate cash…
Read MoreKDP Certified Public Accountants, LLP Merges with Bend-Based Accounting Firm Price Fronk & Co.
via KDP press release www.kdpllp.com Medford, Oregon (January 17, 2024) KDP Certified Public Accountants, LLP, and Price Fronk & Co., announced today that their professional accounting and advisory firms merged on January 1, 2024. This merger combines the skills and expertise of two long-standing Oregon firms; KDP in Southern Oregon…
Read MoreHappy New Year!
A Few Words from Jim January 2024 Happy New Year! 2024 is off to a great start. I had the opportunity to have an amazing lunch at the Twisted Cork in Grants Pass with Trever Yarrish and he shared with me his end of year ritual when I asked him…
Read MoreTribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups for Organizational Success
Tribal Leadership is a book that explores how the culture of any organization can be improved by understanding and influencing the tribes that exist within it. The authors, Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright, based their book on a 10-year study of 24,000 people in more than two dozen…
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