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National Post
3 days ago
- Business
- National Post
Backblaze to Share Developer Community Insights at AI DevSummit 2025
Article content Panel to discuss strategies for building meaningful developer communities and how they impact tech organizations. Article content Article content SAN MATEO, Calif. — Backblaze, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLZE), the cloud storage innovator providing a modern alternative to traditional cloud providers, today announced it will join a panel at this year's AI DevSummit titled, ' Building a Developer Community.' The invite-only panel is a part of the DevMarketing at DeveloperWeek Leadership track at the conference. Article content This panel, featuring executives from Zoom, Neo4j, and Catchy, will center around how these executives are building developer communities, the benefits that work has brought to their organizations, and how these communities have supported technical practitioners who engage with them. As part of the panel, Backblaze Chief Technical Evangelist Pat Patterson will share lessons from the Backblaze's developer outreach efforts, including how the company leverages developer feedback to improve its cloud storage APIs and to build trust in the AI development community. Article content 'At Backblaze, we're increasingly tapping into developer communities to connect with these specific subsets of users that each have their own experiences and skillsets,' Patterson said. 'We've encouraged our community through open-source contributions, developer-focused content like webinars, and direct engagement at events like this. These relationships have been invaluable for product feedback and innovation.' Article content AI DevSummit is the world's leading AI developer and engineering conference, being held from May 28–29 in San Francisco. The panel is set for May 29, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. PT at the South San Francisco Conference Center. The conference targets software engineers and data scientists who want an introduction to AI, as well as AI dev professionals who want a landscape view of the newest AI technologies. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Press Contact Yev Pusin Backblaze PR press@ Article content Article content Article content
National Post
4 days ago
- Business
- National Post
Smartpin Launches to Modernize Asset Tracking for Any Business
Article content Built on a decade of innovation and scale, a self-serve, commercial-grade Bluetooth location platform that delivers real-world visibility for 10 or 10,000 assets — no infrastructure required. Article content Article content SAN MATEO, Calif. — In a world where we can track a $20 pizza in real time, businesses of all types are still losing billions in assets and equipment every year—buried in spreadsheets, stranded in yards, misplaced, or stolen without a trace. Smartpin is here to change that. Article content Today marks the launch and general availability of Smartpin, a radically simple asset tracking platform that brings enterprise-ready location visibility to any business—without infrastructure, without complexity, and without sales calls. Article content Smartpin isn't another tracker—it's the first self-serve asset visibility-as-a-service platform, purpose-built for teams and the countless millions of unpowered assets that traditional GPS solutions leave behind. Article content Built on a massive commercial grade network of 80+ million Bluetooth access points from partners like Life360 and Tile, Smartpin gives teams an instant way to tag, track, and recover what matters—whether it's 10 power tools or 10,000 trailers. Article content 'Smartpin is for field and operations teams who move the world—stuck between overpriced enterprise cellular-GPS solutions and hacked-together consumer finding platforms' said Jeff Houlé, co-founder of Smartpin. 'We're giving them something better: powerful, self-serve location intelligence that's simple to use, built for business, ready to scale – and we're not stopping there – this is the foundation for a world where every asset is visible, connected, and recoverable from practically anywhere on Earth.' Article content Highlights: Article content Smartpin is launching with powerhouse partners: Article content Life360 delivers the massive, always-on network to make asset recovery near real-time and real-world. On the horizon, Hubble Network will extend our Bluetooth coverage directly to satellites. Article content 'This is exactly what we built the Life360 and Tile network for—solving real-world problems with zero friction,' said Chris Hulls, co-founder and CEO of Life360. 'Smartpin puts powerful location tech in the hands of the teams that keep business moving. It's practical, fast to deploy, and helps them move quicker and keep track of what matters.' Article content 'The future of location intelligence is always-on, always accessible, even off the grid,' said Alex Haro, co-founder of Hubble Network. 'Smartpin is ahead of the curve with a platform built for Bluetooth direct-to-satellite visibility. We're excited to partner with them to make that future real. Article content Smartpin is live now. Article content Start your 30-day platform trial today. No complicated demos. Just visibility that works. Article content About Life360: Article content Life360, a family connection and safety company, keeps people close to the ones they love. The category-leading mobile app and Tile tracking devices empower members to stay connected to the people, pets, and things they care about most, with a range of services, including location sharing, safe driver reports, and crash detection with emergency dispatch. As a remote-first company based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Life360 serves approximately 83.7 million monthly active users (MAU), as of March 31, 2025, across more than 170 countries. Life360 delivers peace of mind and enhances everyday family life in all the moments that matter, big and small. For more information, please visit Article content About Hubble Network: Article content Founded by a team of experts in wireless communications, space, and industrial IoT applications, Hubble Network is creating a global satellite network that any Bluetooth-enabled device can connect, enhancing global accessibility and efficiency. The company aims to connect a billion devices, establishing the world's first global, cost-efficient, low-power network. Article content Smartpin is on a mission to unlock asset visibility at scale for any business. Built for the millions of untracked, off-grid assets and vital equipment across industries buried in spreadsheets, stranded in yards, misplaced, or stolen without a trace, Smartpin combines a massive global Bluetooth location network with a frictionless SaaS model to deliver near real-time location intelligence for assets and equipment—no infrastructure required. Designed to serve the growing, underserved markets in field operations, logistics, and asset-intensive sectors, Smartpin is architected to scale—from global Bluetooth direct-to-satellite connectivity to AI-powered operational intelligence. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Yahoo
GoPro Launches HERO13 Black Ultra Wide Edition--The Ultimate Immersive POV Camera
HERO13 Black and Ultra Wide Lens Mod Combine for 177° Field of View, Unbreakable HyperSmooth Video Stabilization and New 1:1 Aspect Ratio Straight Out of the Box for a Value-Added $479.99 Price SAN MATEO, Calif., May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, GoPro (NASDAQ: GPRO) announced a special edition of its flagship HERO13 Black camera for capturing the best first-person perspectives—the HERO13 Black Ultra Wide Edition. The specialty edition ships with the Ultra Wide Lens Mod pre-installed on HERO13 Black for up to 177° field of view straight from the box and includes a standard lens in package. It's now available globally and priced at a value-added $479.99 in the U.S. "The Ultra Wide Lens Mod is my go-to for capturing the most stable, immersive 'put-you-in-the-moment' POV videos—blink and you'll think you're sitting on my handlebars," says professional freeride mountain biker and YouTube creator Sam Pilgrim. "This is my favorite setup for filming YouTube videos." "And with a 1:1 aspect ratio, I only have to get the shot once, and I can edit the same clip later for horizontal YouTube videos or vertical social media posts," Pilgrim adds. When paired with HERO13 Black, the Ultra Wide Lens Mod features: Field of view up to 177°, which is 36% wider and 48% taller than the standard lens Unbreakable HyperSmooth stabilization in all video modes up to 4K60 and Horizon Lock to keep footage steady even if your camera rotates a full 360° New 1:1 aspect ratio for flexibility to crop footage to widescreen 16:9 or vertical 9:16 aspect ratio shots in post-production Ultra wide vertical capture without rotating the camera Scratch-resistant with a hydrophobic lens coating that repels water As one of the four HB-Series Lenses, Ultra Wide Lens Mod is compatible with HERO13 Black's Auto Detect feature, which intelligently senses the lens mod and switches the camera into the corresponding mode. The full lineup of HB-Series Lenses includes: Anamorphic Lens Mod ($149.99 USD): Captures cinematic footage in an ultra-wide-angle 21:9 aspect ratio with in-camera "de-squeezing" that makes it easy to capture, review and share anamorphic content without intensive post-production workflows. Macro Lens Mod ($149.99 USD): Expands the creative possibilities with variable focus on objects up to 4x closer than the standard GoPro Lens. ND Filter 4-Pack ($89.99 USD): Delivers smart, cinematic motion blur in photos and videos with ND4 / ND8 / ND16 / ND32 for pros and novices alike. GoPro also offers the entire suite of lenses as an HB-Series Lens Collection, which includes the Ultra Wide Lens Mod, Macro Lens Mod, Anamorphic Lens Mod, and ND Filter 4-Pack—all together in one convenient, protective case for $449.99 USD. All the above are available for purchase today on About GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO) GoPro helps the world capture and share itself in immersive and exciting ways. GoPro has been recognized as an employer of choice by both Outside Magazine and U.S. News & World Report for being among the best places to work. Open roles can be found on our careers page. For more information, visit Connect with GoPro on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, X, YouTube, and GoPro's blog, The Current. GoPro customers can submit their photos and videos to GoPro Awards for an opportunity to be featured on GoPro's social channels and receive gear and cash awards. Members of the press can access official logos and imagery on our press portal. GoPro, HERO and their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of GoPro, Inc. in the United States and other countries. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE GoPro, Inc.
National Post
23-05-2025
- Business
- National Post
Backblaze Publishes Q1 2025 Drive Stats Report Highlighting Hard Drive Reliability Trends
Article content Over 317,000 drives analyzed; four models recorded zero failures; high-capacity drives (20TB+) outperform average. Article content Article content SAN MATEO, Calif. — Backblaze, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLZE), the cloud storage innovator providing a modern alternative to traditional cloud providers, last week published its Q1 2025 Drive Stats report, offering detailed analysis on the performance and reliability of 317,833 hard drives which underpin its cloud storage offerings and are deployed in its global data centers and represent over four exabytes of data under management. Article content Trusted by IT leaders and storage professionals since 2013, this latest installment in Backblaze's long-running cloud infrastructure quarterly series reveals key reliability insights across manufacturers, models, and drive capacities. Significant findings include the four drive models with zero failures this quarter, notable patterns in high-capacity drive reliability, and important failure trend data for drives reaching the five-year operational milestone. Article content Leveraging our own Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage solution in conjunction with data analysis tools, Snowflake and Trino, we were able to implement a new process of optimizing data collection and analytics. That allowed us to run lightweight queries against cached, structured tables—showcasing a great use-case for the combination of those three services. Article content 'As a leading cloud storage company, Backblaze has over 300,000 hard drives supporting over four exabytes of customer data. We aim to help companies and individuals worldwide with their storage needs, and I'm proud of our team for sharing insights we've learned over nearly two decades of managing data,' said Gleb Budman, CEO at Backblaze. Article content The latest report includes detailed annualized failure rate (AFR) statistics for 26 drive models, with the overall quarterly failure rate increasing slightly from 1.35% to 1.42%. Notable findings include four models achieving zero failures this quarter, including a 4TB HGST drive and three Seagate models (8TB, 12TB, and 14TB). Meanwhile, higher-capacity drives (20TB+) are performing well with a combined AFR of 0.72%, lower than the overall fleet average—though all drives in that population are well under a year old. Article content All data featured in the report is freely available for download as raw files on the Backblaze Hard Drive Test Data page, allowing other cloud storage and IT professionals and researchers to perform their own analyses. Since beginning these quarterly reports in 2013, Backblaze has established the industry's largest publicly accessible dataset on hard drive reliability, covering over 450 billion drive days of operation. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Article content Article content
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Guidewire to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences
SAN MATEO, Calif., May 22, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE) today announced that management plans to participate in the following upcoming investor conferences: On Thursday, June 5, 2025, the Company will be attending the William Blair 45th Annual Growth Stock Conference in Chicago, IL. Management will present at 9:20 AM CT. On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, the Company will be attending the D.A. Davidson Consumer & Technology Conference in Nashville, TN. On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, the Company will be attending the NYSE European Investor Conference in London, UK. A live webcast, as well as a replay, of the presentation will be available under the "Webcasts and Presentations" section on the Company's investor relations website at About Guidewire Software Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. More than 570 insurers in 42 countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, rely on Guidewire products. With core systems leveraging data and analytics, digital, and artificial intelligence, Guidewire defines cloud platform excellence for P&C insurers. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation record, with 1,700+ successful projects supported by the industry's largest R&D team and SI partner ecosystem. Our marketplace represents the largest solution partner community in P&C, where customers can access hundreds of applications to accelerate integration, localization, and innovation. For more information, please visit and follow us on X (formerly known as Twitter) and LinkedIn. NOTE: For information about Guidewire's trademarks, visit GWRE-F View source version on Contacts Investor Contact: Alex HughesGuidewire+1 (650) 356-4921ir@ Media Contact: Melissa CobbGuidewire+1 (650) 464-1177mcobb@
