Steve Ranger

New in C&I - Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest threats to humanity. Now AI is helping to identify promising antimicrobial compounds from unusual sources – including the genomes of extinct organisms like the woolly mammoth and giant elk. soci.org/chemistry-and-…

First global inventory of plastic pollution details environmental impact soci.org/news/2024/9/fi…

The Great Resignation is back: Workers are underpaid, overworked, and fed up – and they're ready to quit all over again > by me at @ITPro itpro.com/business/caree…

Generative AI is seeping into businesses whether they like it or not. That's a challenge and an opportunity for the tech chief. By me at @ComputerWeekly > Why AI could finally get CIOs a seat at the table computerweekly.com/news/366589253… via @computerweekly

This was interesting to write (and hopefully to read). When see how many GPUs it take to train an LLM - 24,000 Nvidia H100s for Llama 3 - then you can understand how AI is driving the chip giant's revenues. How Nvidia took the world by storm by me @ITPro itpro.com/hardware/how-n…

How BT is using Amazon’s generative AI coding tool to give its developers wings. computerweekly.com/news/366588627… by me at @computerweekly

It’s time to face the open source security problem. Software companies have built on open source for decades. Now they need to give back. > by me at @ITPro itpro.com/software/open-…

I took a look at why AI matters so much for where networking Cisco goes next. I think it maybe tells a different story about who is going to really win in the generative AI world. itpro.com/technology/art…

This new hacker group is targeting software developers with phony job offers and fake projects. Interesting dive into how these groups are building their own ecosystems of attacks > by me at @ITPro itpro.com/security/this-…

Exclusive: Splunk will play a key role in Cisco's AI plans, claims former CEO > by me at @ITPro itpro.com/technology/art…

Generative AI is everywhere – but policy is still missing (and your staff are using it more than you realise) computerweekly.com/news/366583998… by me at @computerweekly

And also Amtix! for those of us stuck with an Amstrad…The 15 (ish) greatest UK video game magazines of all time theguardian.com/games/article/…

@iainthomson Making me hungry!

Stopped off at my favourite Cantonese this weekend for silky egg and beef rice, with lashings of chili oil. Its looks are against it but always delicious. As @steveranger knows I was a Wong Kei addict and Gum Kuo in Oakland is the only place that does it right in the Bay Area.

Most developers will soon use an AI pair programmer — but don’t expect giant leaps in productivity. “The coding, that’s just the typing. The bottleneck on productivity was never keystrokes, it’s problem solving.” By me @ITPro itpro.com/technology/art…

Tech isn’t ever going to be a vote winner (unless your platform involves free iPhones or something). But that’s a symptom of a wider problem. The political classes have consistently underestimated the potential impact of technology: that needs to change. itpro.com/business/polic…

AI is narrowing the performance gap between high and low skilled workers, but beware of trusting AI too much: by me at ITPro itpro.com/technology/art…

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Python extends its lead as the most popular programming language — but why does it have such widespread appeal? By me at ⁦@ITPro⁩ itpro.com/software/devel…

10 cloud security tips every IT leader should know | ITPro itpro.com/cloud/cloud-se…

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