All posts by Chris Tribbey
Apple’s Wozniak to Discuss the Smart Machine Age at ‘Industry 4.0’ Event
Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer, will close out the day April 2 at the “Industry 4.0: The Future of Humanity in the Smart Machine Age” event in Los Angeles with a t... More
Smart Hollywood Summit: How AI Makes Data Smarter
LOS ANGELES — For Tom Ohanian, global sales executive for IBM Watson Media and Weather, artificial intelligence (AI) applications are only as good as how well they’re able to a... More
EIDR Launches Universities, Archives, Museums Initiative
The Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR) has launched its new Universities, Archives, Museums Initiative (UAM) initiative, a no-cost program that will aid cultural institutions... More
Smart Hollywood Keynoter: AI is Neither Utopian nor Dystopian
LOS ANGELES — When President Obama wanted his administration to have a serious conversation about robotics and artificial intelligence, it was Dr. Eric Daimler he turned to for g... More
2019 edgescan Report Finds Old Vulnerability Problems Remain Cybersecurity Challenges
With all the progress made in confronting cybersecurity challenges in today’s constantly-connected environment, you’d think vulnerabilities introduced two decades ago would no ... More
Paths to Leadership on the Docket at Feb. 27 Smart Hollywood Summit
To close out the program Feb. 27 at the Smart Hollywood Summit in Los Angeles, the minds behind Women in Technology: Hollywood (WiTH) will bring a collection of industry executives... More
Hammerspace: Data Beyond Storage
Los Altos, Calif.-based Hammerspace has a simple mission: allow for the delivery of unstructured data across the hybrid cloud, without that data tied to storage. By removing the li... More
KlarisIP, Testronic, ISE to Share Perspectives at Feb. 27 Smart Hollywood Summit
Among the highlights of the Feb. 27 Smart Hollywood Summit — a day-long conference looking at the transformative effect AI, blockchain, metadata, OTT and automated processes are ... More
Pepperdine Graziadio Business School Marks 50th with ‘Industry 4.0’ Event
The Pepperdine Graziadio Business School will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a full-day academic conference April 2 in Los Angeles, exploring the “Fourth Industrial Revoluti... More
Hammerspace CEO to Spotlight Metadata at Feb. 27 Smart Hollywood Summit
Among the highlights of the Feb. 27 Smart Hollywood Summit — a day-long conference looking at the transformative effect AI, blockchain, metadata, OTT and automated processes are ... More
Eurofins Digital Testing Unveils New GDPR Service
End-to-end quality assurance (QA) and testing services firm Eurofins Digital Testing has unveiled a new service that tests the overall level and device readiness for companies to c... More
Wikidata Founder, Google Ontologist: Data Doesn’t Equal Truth
MARINA DEL REY, Calif. — Wikidata founder and current Google ontologist Denny Vrandečić knows the power of information better than most. He also knows that you need to tread ca... More
Light Point Security Releases Clientless Version of Browser Isolation Platform
Anti-browser-based attack firm Light Point Security Feb. 19 announced a clientless version included of its browser isolation platform, Light Point Web, marking the first browser is... More
IBM Watson Exec to Share AI Content Creation Update at Smart Hollywood Event
Sophisticated AI and ML algorithms are already able to mimic the work of artists, pen songs, make informed filmmaking decisions, and enrich metadata to boost the value of content. ... More
Convergent Risks: Linking Security with Understanding Process, Workflows
For nearly two decades now Convergent Risks — a specialist consultancy focused on security, risk and compliance services — has been working with media and entertainment compani... More
HPA Tech Retreat Panelists: AI in M&E is in its Infancy
PALM DESERT, Calif. — Don Eklund, CTO for Sony Pictures Entertainment, sees a pretty simple explanation for why artificial intelligence has become such a prevalent technology tod... More
Entertainment Identifier Registry Association Adds BeBanjo (MESA)
The Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR) global unique identifier system Feb. 13 added another member to its ranks, bringing Spanish data and analytics start-up BeBanjo into th... More
HPA Tech Retreat: Trusted Partner Network Gains Steam
PALM DESERT, Calif. — Today’s advanced methods of film and TV production is fueled by an ever-growing ecosystem of third-party vendors, offering content creators innovative way... More
CreativeFuture: New European Anti-Piracy Initiative Learns From U.S. Model
Nonprofit copyright protection group CreativeFuture is offering up praise for a new anti-piracy initiative in Europe, one geared toward stopping legitimate ads from appearing on pi... More