What is AI Maturity? AI maturity measures the degree to which organizations have mastered AI-related capabilities in the right combination to achieve high performance for customers, shareholders and employees. “AI maturity comes down to mastering a set of key capabilities in the right combinations – not only in data and AI but also in organizational strategy, talent and culture. This includes “foundational” AI capabilities – like cloud platforms and tools, data platforms, architecture and governance – that are required to keep pace with competitors....

If you’re a frequent flyer, there’s likely no other card on the market better for you and your company. Pros: 70,000 rewards points after you spend $10,000 on eligible purchases in the first three months2X points for rental cars booked through American Express Travel4X points on business spending in top two business categories per billing cycle (up to $150,000 in one calendar year)Free access to expense management toolsNo preset spending limitNo foreign transaction fee$100 hotel credit with each booking when you stay for at least two consecutive nights...

The card, which features no annual fee and focuses on rewarding cardholders for purchases they might make every day, now earns 3% cash back on up to $6,000 spent per year at US supermarkets, US gas stations, and US online retailers. The card update also includes a $200 welcome bonus for new cardholders (after spending $2,000 with the card in the first six months), an $84 Disney Bundle Credit, and a $180 Home Chef Credit....

My interest in EVs is more than just a desire to better understand the industry as a technologist – as a consumer, I am looking to replace one or both of my current vehicles. My experience with EVs as a driver is somewhat limited – ten years ago, I was given a similar opportunity with the Chevy Volt, a plug-in hybrid. That GM vehicle has since been replaced with the Chevy Bolt, a true EV....

The new capability is part of the Apollo Federation 2.0 release; it makes it more flexible for teams to share, pass ownership, and modify or extend on the underlying data models represented by the graph. Previously, each element of the schema could only be owned by a single team; the new version allows for multiple teams to share responsibility. The guiding notion is that, while strict ownership might work at the workgroup level, when extending to wider cross-sections of the organization, and wider swaths of data, ownership may need to become more flexible to overcome silos....

The most contentious component of Cupertino’s plans is its child sexual abuse material (CSAM) detection system. It will involve Apple devices matching images on the device against a list of known CSAM image hashes provided by the US National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and other child safety organisations before an image is stored in iCloud. “Before an image is stored in iCloud Photos, an on-device matching process is performed for that image against the known CSAM hashes....

The quarter includes the three months to December 31, 2022, covering the key holiday season that didn’t arrive for any smartphone vendors this year. For Apple, the quarter was marked by lengthy disruptions at its key Foxconn iPhone assembly plant in China, a strong US dollar, and weak demand for consumers amid inflation and fear of recession. Apple in November warned there would be impact on iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max shipments during the holiday season....

Next month, Apple will launch Emergency SOS via satellite in France, Germany, Ireland, and the UK. Apple is enabling the feature on all iPhone 14 models that are running iOS 16.1, which was released near the end of October. There isn’t an additional software update. Emergency SOS via satellite is free for the next two years, after which Apple plans to start charging an unannounced fee. You can check to see if your phone has access to Emergency SOS via satellite by opening the Settings app on your iPhone 14 or iPhone 14 Pro, going to Emergency SOS, and scrolling to the bottom of the screen....

The iPhone 14 lineup is expected to consist of four handsets – iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Max, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max – and according to the report, Apple is expecting the top-of-the-line iPhone 14 Pro Max will be its biggest seller. The iPhone supply and assembly chain is huge, and ramping up production takes time. This 5% increase has to trickle along a variety of manufacturing and assembly countries – including TSMC, Pegatron, Luxshare, Hon Hai, and Largan....

The new way to enter your hotel room requires an iPhone running iOS 15 or an Apple Watch running WatchOS 8. Users with compatible devices can simply select the key on their device and hold it near the built-in sensor on their room door to gain entry – as if they held a traditional keycard. Before they even arrive at the hotel, users can add keys at supported locations upon making a reservation....

Reader apps are those that provide previously purchased content or content subscriptions for digital magazines, newspapers, books, audio, music, and video, such as Spotify and Netflix. The update will allow developers of these apps to include an in-app link to their website for users to set up or manage an account. The update will take effect sometime next year, Apple said. While the update was made as part of an agreement for the JFTC to end its probe, which only applies to the Japanese market, Apple said it would apply this change globally to all reader apps on the store....

Some of the workings of how Apple arrived at that number was revealed in a document [PDF] that provided more detail about the system. The most contentious component of Cupertino’s plans was its on-device child sexual abuse material (CSAM) detection system. It will involve Apple devices matching images on the device against a list of known CSAM image hashes provided by the US National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and other child safety organisations before an image is stored in iCloud....

Well, because they’re desperate for you to spend more money with them. And, of course, because they want you to love them just a little bit more. Companies have a lot of Sally Field in them. Some, though, believe that the best way to send seasonal messages is to show that they understand you and your most intimate feelings. One can only conclude, therefore, that Apple thinks you’re worried about your very existence....

A new survey polling more than 1,000 consumers across the U.S. sought to answer exactly that question, as well as to extract consumer sentiment about the coming of drone delivery and a new phase of ultra-fast end-to-end service. The top line? Consumers tend to be drone curious and generally in favor of the technology, although as with seemingly everything in the country, there’s no consensus. The survey found that a majority of Americans (58%) favor the idea of drone deliveries and even more (64%) think drones are becoming an option for home delivery now or will be in the near future, suggesting a small gap between those who believe the trend is inevitable and those who think it’s a good idea....

One could argue that the 2022 Atmosphere is the most important one since HPE acquired Aruba in 2015, given that the companies are planning to return employees to the office. In addition, COVID-19 has accelerated digital transformation initiatives, which mandates upgrades to networks. Almost all the technology building blocks of digital transformation – including cloud, mobility, IoT and security – are network-centric in nature. Businesses cannot become digital organizations with a legacy network....

The pair of regulatory heads had asked in a joint letter for a two-week delay to help their agencies further assess concerns that commercial deployments on the C-Band spectrum could interfere with the automated landing systems used by some aircraft. The conflict has been brewing for months now, with the FAA trumpeting its concerns, while the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and its backers support the research that led to that agency’s original approval of C-Band deployments in the US....

The data strategy, a first for Australia, will focus on initiatives based around maximising the value of data, trust and protection, and enabling data use. The strategy sits alongside an action plan that sets out those initiatives and their expected delivery timeframes up to 2025. At the end of 2025, the federal government will then update the data strategy to implement new initiatives up to 2030, said Stuart Robert, the Minister responsible for digital transformation....

Specifically, the AEC said it requires a solution to digitise all Senate ballot papers, which includes capturing the preferences and metadata, completed in a federal election. “It is estimated this will be in the order of 16 million ballot papers for the 2021/2022 event and will grow by 5 to 10% for each federal electoral event after that,” it adds in the market notification published over the weekend. “Given the size and complexity of the project and operational phase, the AEC’s preference is to purchase an end to end solution....

At the start of the month, Australia Post paused parcel collections from online retailers in New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, and Victoria from 7am, 4 September 201 to 7am, 7 September 2021. The company blamed the backlog on a culmination of current COVID-19 restrictions, shortage of staff, and increasing volumes of online orders. An Australia Post spokesperson told ZDNet the three-day pause helped eased parcel congestion. “The pause – which was just on collections for ecommerce merchants in NSW, VIC and ACT for three days – has assisted in managing the congestion in our network and has ensured our volumes are coming down to a safe and manageable level,” the spokesperson said....

Still, it’s thinner than other battery banks we’ve tested, because the Blade is more like a slab than a brick, making it easier to slide into a bag alongside your laptop but less likely to fit into a pouch or pocket. The distinctive textured front is easy to grip but doesn’t stop a phone you perch on top of the Blade from sliding right off. The 20,000mAh capacity is a little less than the 25,000mAh Chargeasap Flash Pro Plus or 24,000mAh Intelli ScoutPro, but it’s also a little lighter than either: at 490g (1....