TurboTax is American tax preparation software that helps people file their taxes. The document also lists tax return amounts or taxes owed for several individuals, including Jason Allison, Brook Barker, Carlton Clark, Tiger Woods, and Joe Bruin.
The document discusses various payroll deductions including taxes for Social Security, Medicare, federal and state income taxes, as well as potential deductions for health insurance, union dues, child support, and retirement plans. It provides examples of calculating expected tax withholdings based on different salary amounts and asks questions to help understand how deductions are determined from a paycheck.
This document summarizes various financial planning issues for professionals and small business owners in Alberta, Canada. It discusses:
1) Personal and corporate tax rates in Alberta, noting the advantages of dividends and deferring income in a corporation.
2) Common ownership structures for businesses and how they can be reorganized to protect non-active assets, allow for income splitting, and multiply capital gains exemptions.
3) Using life insurance to fund buy-sell agreements between business owners and the different options for where to hold the policies.
4) Recent changes to Alberta legislation allowing spouses and children of certain professionals to own non-voting shares of a professional corporation, enabling better income splitting.
Rubik's Cube of Estate Planning Ideas for Estates under $10MMDominic Pepper
Some of the newest ideas for estate planning for families with assets below the Federal Exemption. Set to adjust for inflation, the current exemption is $5.34MM for an individual and $10.68MM for a married couple.
Learn about J.E.S.T., Gap QTIP, Gains tax planning etc.
- The document summarizes changes to Virginia tax law and status for tax year 2006, including conformity to certain federal acts but not recognition of federal bonus depreciation or NOL carrybacks.
- It outlines tax treatment of tobacco payments and buyouts, an expanded low-income tax credit, a new long-term care insurance credit, and new voluntary contribution options.
- Upcoming changes for 2007 include a subtraction for certain death benefits and a deduction for certain personal property.
Tax Relief for Disaster Victims - Additional Countiestaxman taxman
The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration announced that Governor Mike Beebe declared six additional counties as state disaster areas due to damages from severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding. As a result, taxpayers in Chicot, Hempstead, Little River, Nevada, Poinsett, and Sebastian counties are now eligible for special income tax relief including an extension of the filing deadline to August 15, 2008 and a waiver of failure to file, failure to pay, and interest charges for certain businesses and individuals affected by the storms between April 3 and May 27, 2008. This brings the total number of counties eligible for relief to 58.
This document summarizes key information about health care spending and coverage in the United States. It shows that most health spending goes to hospital care, physician services, and prescription drugs. It is financed through private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid and other payers. The US spends a higher percentage of GDP on health care than other countries. The Affordable Care Act expanded coverage through reforms like the individual mandate, Medicaid expansion and subsidies. Repealing the ACA could increase the number of uninsured by over 20 million and add $150-1.75 trillion to the federal deficit over 10 years. Partial repeal options could also have significant costs depending on the specific provisions changed or delayed.
The document discusses a protest by retired workers demanding additional bonuses from the Bolivian government. It summarizes that the government has steadily increased retirement benefits and pensions over the last 8 years, spending over $207 million annually on average. Pension benefits have doubled from around $1200 in 2005 to $2000 currently. The cost of the pension system has also risen from $2.6 billion in 2005 to $3.9 billion in 2013. The document argues the protest is an unnecessary measure since retirees already receive dignified incomes and the government has not forgotten older adults, accepting a 3% increase for 2014 pensions.
The document discusses various payroll deductions including taxes for Social Security, Medicare, federal and state income taxes, as well as potential deductions for health insurance, union dues, child support, and retirement plans. It provides examples of calculating expected tax withholdings based on different salary amounts and asks questions to help understand how deductions are determined from a paycheck.
This document summarizes various financial planning issues for professionals and small business owners in Alberta, Canada. It discusses:
1) Personal and corporate tax rates in Alberta, noting the advantages of dividends and deferring income in a corporation.
2) Common ownership structures for businesses and how they can be reorganized to protect non-active assets, allow for income splitting, and multiply capital gains exemptions.
3) Using life insurance to fund buy-sell agreements between business owners and the different options for where to hold the policies.
4) Recent changes to Alberta legislation allowing spouses and children of certain professionals to own non-voting shares of a professional corporation, enabling better income splitting.
Rubik's Cube of Estate Planning Ideas for Estates under $10MMDominic Pepper
Some of the newest ideas for estate planning for families with assets below the Federal Exemption. Set to adjust for inflation, the current exemption is $5.34MM for an individual and $10.68MM for a married couple.
Learn about J.E.S.T., Gap QTIP, Gains tax planning etc.
- The document summarizes changes to Virginia tax law and status for tax year 2006, including conformity to certain federal acts but not recognition of federal bonus depreciation or NOL carrybacks.
- It outlines tax treatment of tobacco payments and buyouts, an expanded low-income tax credit, a new long-term care insurance credit, and new voluntary contribution options.
- Upcoming changes for 2007 include a subtraction for certain death benefits and a deduction for certain personal property.
Tax Relief for Disaster Victims - Additional Countiestaxman taxman
The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration announced that Governor Mike Beebe declared six additional counties as state disaster areas due to damages from severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding. As a result, taxpayers in Chicot, Hempstead, Little River, Nevada, Poinsett, and Sebastian counties are now eligible for special income tax relief including an extension of the filing deadline to August 15, 2008 and a waiver of failure to file, failure to pay, and interest charges for certain businesses and individuals affected by the storms between April 3 and May 27, 2008. This brings the total number of counties eligible for relief to 58.
This document summarizes key information about health care spending and coverage in the United States. It shows that most health spending goes to hospital care, physician services, and prescription drugs. It is financed through private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid and other payers. The US spends a higher percentage of GDP on health care than other countries. The Affordable Care Act expanded coverage through reforms like the individual mandate, Medicaid expansion and subsidies. Repealing the ACA could increase the number of uninsured by over 20 million and add $150-1.75 trillion to the federal deficit over 10 years. Partial repeal options could also have significant costs depending on the specific provisions changed or delayed.
The document discusses a protest by retired workers demanding additional bonuses from the Bolivian government. It summarizes that the government has steadily increased retirement benefits and pensions over the last 8 years, spending over $207 million annually on average. Pension benefits have doubled from around $1200 in 2005 to $2000 currently. The cost of the pension system has also risen from $2.6 billion in 2005 to $3.9 billion in 2013. The document argues the protest is an unnecessary measure since retirees already receive dignified incomes and the government has not forgotten older adults, accepting a 3% increase for 2014 pensions.
Gatorade was invented in 1965 by Dr. Robert Cade at the University of Florida to replenish electrolytes in athletes. It has since become the world's leading sports drink brand, offering various product sizes and packaging. While prices vary depending on bottle size and quantity purchased, Gatorade can be found at grocery stores, drug stores, and vending machines. Its top competitors are Powerade from Coca-Cola, which has fewer flavors, and Vitamin Water from Coca-Cola, which some find does not taste as good but comes in different flavors.
Walmart is a large retail company founded in 1962 by Sam Walton in Bentonville, Arkansas. It has annual revenues of over $400 billion and over 2 million employees worldwide. The current CEO is Mike Duke. While it offers many low-skill, low-paying jobs, reports suggest the company culture can be challenging, with long hours and lawsuits over unpaid work. Walmart remains a massive global retailer known for low prices on groceries, electronics, and other everyday products.
Avery's Recliners aims to provide the most comfortable recliners through its two flagship models, the Black Massage Recliner and Lean Back Recliner, targeting male customers aged 30-60 with college degrees and sufficient income. The company seeks energetic younger employees to market and sell recliners through extensive commercials, billboards and flyers, with startup costs of $425,000 and short term goals of selling 100 recliners in the first month while keeping employees happy.
The document provides information about starting a McDonald's franchise. It discusses that McDonald's was started in 1940 and was first franchised in 1955. It notes there are over 31,000 McDonald's locations worldwide. The franchise fee is $45,000 and royalty fee is 12.5%, with a total investment between $950,000 and $1.8 million. Popular McDonald's products are listed. The document proposes locating a franchise in an apartment complex and names Burger King and Wendy's as top competitors.
This document discusses several companies and their origins. It mentions that Avery Trendel Block 3 plans to sell celebrity-endorsed picks to be successful. It also lists short, intermediate, and long term goals. The document notes that people can file complaints with the Better Business Bureau. It provides details about how Subway, Microsoft, Google, and Dunkin' Donuts started and various statistics about each company such as locations, years founded, and franchise fees.
This document discusses various business concepts including corporations, franchises, mission statements, goals, procedures, organization charts, and organizational structures. It provides examples of corporations like Coca-Cola and franchises like McDonald's and Dominos Pizza. It explains that a mission statement outlines a business's purpose and goals. The importance of setting long and short term goals for employees is discussed. Common company procedures and what an organization chart diagrams are also summarized. Finally, the key differences between a functional and matrix organizational structure are presented.
The document summarizes several US government agencies and organizations that regulate consumer products and businesses. It describes the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Trade Commission, the role of the Attorney General, and the Better Business Bureau. All of these bodies have a role in protecting consumers, regulating industries, and promoting fair marketplace practices in the United States.
A patent gives an inventor sole rights to make, use or sell an invention for 17 years. A copyright protects creative works of authors, artists and composers. A trademark is a symbol or word linked to a specific company or product, like McDonald's arches or the Nike Swoosh. A monopoly exists when a business controls the entire market for a product or service, which can allow them to charge high prices for low quality, as seen with the NFL's monopoly on American football in the US.
The document discusses key concepts in international trade including balance of trade, exchange rates, and factors that influence international business such as geography, culture, and examples of the US balance of trade with select countries. Balance of trade is the difference between a country's total exports and imports, and a positive balance is better for attracting trade partners. Exchange rates show the value of one country's currency compared to another, and geography and culture also impact international business activity and relationships.
GDP is the total value of goods and services produced in a country annually, with the U.S. having the highest GDP in the world and GDP per capita of $36,000. Unemployment rates in the U.S. and North Carolina are currently around 7.6% and 7.9% respectively, meaning many people do not have jobs or income for their families. Personal income includes wages, investment returns, and government payments. Productivity and consumer, business, government spending as well as net exports contribute to a country's overall economic activity.
This document outlines different categories of economic concepts including needs versus wants, goods versus services, natural resources, human resources, and capital resources. Needs are things like water and shelter while wants include candy and a nice house. Goods are tangible items while services involve activities consumed during production like farming or factory work. Natural resources consist of water, oil, and natural gas, while human resources include farmers, factory workers, and entrepreneurs. Capital resources encompass buildings, equipment, and supplies.
Pepsi was created in 1890 in North Carolina by pharmacist Caleb Bradham and has since grown into a global company with around 185,000 employees worldwide as of 2008. Pepsi offers several popular brands of soft drinks including Pepsi, Mountain Dew, and Sierra Mist. The company is headquartered in Purchase, New York and led by CEO Indra K. Nooyi, reporting $39.4 billion in revenue for 2007. Pepsi has seen success due to its wide range of well-selling products, global reach, and significant advertising spending on campaigns like "It's the cola" and "Have a Pepsi day".
The document discusses several decisions around where to live, whether to get a job or go to college, and how to travel to Florida. It also briefly outlines the differences between command, market, capitalist, and communist economies, providing examples and pros and cons of each.
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
Unlock the Future of Search with MongoDB Atlas_ Vector Search Unleashed.pdfMalak Abu Hammad
Discover how MongoDB Atlas and vector search technology can revolutionize your application's search capabilities. This comprehensive presentation covers:
* What is Vector Search?
* Importance and benefits of vector search
* Practical use cases across various industries
* Step-by-step implementation guide
* Live demos with code snippets
* Enhancing LLM capabilities with vector search
* Best practices and optimization strategies
Perfect for developers, AI enthusiasts, and tech leaders. Learn how to leverage MongoDB Atlas to deliver highly relevant, context-aware search results, transforming your data retrieval process. Stay ahead in tech innovation and maximize the potential of your applications.
#MongoDB #VectorSearch #AI #SemanticSearch #TechInnovation #DataScience #LLM #MachineLearning #SearchTechnology
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Communications Mining Series - Zero to Hero - Session 1DianaGray10
This session provides introduction to UiPath Communication Mining, importance and platform overview. You will acquire a good understand of the phases in Communication Mining as we go over the platform with you. Topics covered:
• Communication Mining Overview
• Why is it important?
• How can it help today’s business and the benefits
• Phases in Communication Mining
• Demo on Platform overview
• Q/A
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 5DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 5. In this session, we will cover CI/CD with devops.
Topics covered:
CI/CD with in UiPath
End-to-end overview of CI/CD pipeline with Azure devops
Speaker:
Lyndsey Byblow, Test Suite Sales Engineer @ UiPath, Inc.
Maruthi Prithivirajan, Head of ASEAN & IN Solution Architecture, Neo4j
Get an inside look at the latest Neo4j innovations that enable relationship-driven intelligence at scale. Learn more about the newest cloud integrations and product enhancements that make Neo4j an essential choice for developers building apps with interconnected data and generative AI.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
Gatorade was invented in 1965 by Dr. Robert Cade at the University of Florida to replenish electrolytes in athletes. It has since become the world's leading sports drink brand, offering various product sizes and packaging. While prices vary depending on bottle size and quantity purchased, Gatorade can be found at grocery stores, drug stores, and vending machines. Its top competitors are Powerade from Coca-Cola, which has fewer flavors, and Vitamin Water from Coca-Cola, which some find does not taste as good but comes in different flavors.
Walmart is a large retail company founded in 1962 by Sam Walton in Bentonville, Arkansas. It has annual revenues of over $400 billion and over 2 million employees worldwide. The current CEO is Mike Duke. While it offers many low-skill, low-paying jobs, reports suggest the company culture can be challenging, with long hours and lawsuits over unpaid work. Walmart remains a massive global retailer known for low prices on groceries, electronics, and other everyday products.
Avery's Recliners aims to provide the most comfortable recliners through its two flagship models, the Black Massage Recliner and Lean Back Recliner, targeting male customers aged 30-60 with college degrees and sufficient income. The company seeks energetic younger employees to market and sell recliners through extensive commercials, billboards and flyers, with startup costs of $425,000 and short term goals of selling 100 recliners in the first month while keeping employees happy.
The document provides information about starting a McDonald's franchise. It discusses that McDonald's was started in 1940 and was first franchised in 1955. It notes there are over 31,000 McDonald's locations worldwide. The franchise fee is $45,000 and royalty fee is 12.5%, with a total investment between $950,000 and $1.8 million. Popular McDonald's products are listed. The document proposes locating a franchise in an apartment complex and names Burger King and Wendy's as top competitors.
This document discusses several companies and their origins. It mentions that Avery Trendel Block 3 plans to sell celebrity-endorsed picks to be successful. It also lists short, intermediate, and long term goals. The document notes that people can file complaints with the Better Business Bureau. It provides details about how Subway, Microsoft, Google, and Dunkin' Donuts started and various statistics about each company such as locations, years founded, and franchise fees.
This document discusses various business concepts including corporations, franchises, mission statements, goals, procedures, organization charts, and organizational structures. It provides examples of corporations like Coca-Cola and franchises like McDonald's and Dominos Pizza. It explains that a mission statement outlines a business's purpose and goals. The importance of setting long and short term goals for employees is discussed. Common company procedures and what an organization chart diagrams are also summarized. Finally, the key differences between a functional and matrix organizational structure are presented.
The document summarizes several US government agencies and organizations that regulate consumer products and businesses. It describes the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Trade Commission, the role of the Attorney General, and the Better Business Bureau. All of these bodies have a role in protecting consumers, regulating industries, and promoting fair marketplace practices in the United States.
A patent gives an inventor sole rights to make, use or sell an invention for 17 years. A copyright protects creative works of authors, artists and composers. A trademark is a symbol or word linked to a specific company or product, like McDonald's arches or the Nike Swoosh. A monopoly exists when a business controls the entire market for a product or service, which can allow them to charge high prices for low quality, as seen with the NFL's monopoly on American football in the US.
The document discusses key concepts in international trade including balance of trade, exchange rates, and factors that influence international business such as geography, culture, and examples of the US balance of trade with select countries. Balance of trade is the difference between a country's total exports and imports, and a positive balance is better for attracting trade partners. Exchange rates show the value of one country's currency compared to another, and geography and culture also impact international business activity and relationships.
GDP is the total value of goods and services produced in a country annually, with the U.S. having the highest GDP in the world and GDP per capita of $36,000. Unemployment rates in the U.S. and North Carolina are currently around 7.6% and 7.9% respectively, meaning many people do not have jobs or income for their families. Personal income includes wages, investment returns, and government payments. Productivity and consumer, business, government spending as well as net exports contribute to a country's overall economic activity.
This document outlines different categories of economic concepts including needs versus wants, goods versus services, natural resources, human resources, and capital resources. Needs are things like water and shelter while wants include candy and a nice house. Goods are tangible items while services involve activities consumed during production like farming or factory work. Natural resources consist of water, oil, and natural gas, while human resources include farmers, factory workers, and entrepreneurs. Capital resources encompass buildings, equipment, and supplies.
Pepsi was created in 1890 in North Carolina by pharmacist Caleb Bradham and has since grown into a global company with around 185,000 employees worldwide as of 2008. Pepsi offers several popular brands of soft drinks including Pepsi, Mountain Dew, and Sierra Mist. The company is headquartered in Purchase, New York and led by CEO Indra K. Nooyi, reporting $39.4 billion in revenue for 2007. Pepsi has seen success due to its wide range of well-selling products, global reach, and significant advertising spending on campaigns like "It's the cola" and "Have a Pepsi day".
The document discusses several decisions around where to live, whether to get a job or go to college, and how to travel to Florida. It also briefly outlines the differences between command, market, capitalist, and communist economies, providing examples and pros and cons of each.
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
Unlock the Future of Search with MongoDB Atlas_ Vector Search Unleashed.pdfMalak Abu Hammad
Discover how MongoDB Atlas and vector search technology can revolutionize your application's search capabilities. This comprehensive presentation covers:
* What is Vector Search?
* Importance and benefits of vector search
* Practical use cases across various industries
* Step-by-step implementation guide
* Live demos with code snippets
* Enhancing LLM capabilities with vector search
* Best practices and optimization strategies
Perfect for developers, AI enthusiasts, and tech leaders. Learn how to leverage MongoDB Atlas to deliver highly relevant, context-aware search results, transforming your data retrieval process. Stay ahead in tech innovation and maximize the potential of your applications.
#MongoDB #VectorSearch #AI #SemanticSearch #TechInnovation #DataScience #LLM #MachineLearning #SearchTechnology
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Communications Mining Series - Zero to Hero - Session 1DianaGray10
This session provides introduction to UiPath Communication Mining, importance and platform overview. You will acquire a good understand of the phases in Communication Mining as we go over the platform with you. Topics covered:
• Communication Mining Overview
• Why is it important?
• How can it help today’s business and the benefits
• Phases in Communication Mining
• Demo on Platform overview
• Q/A
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 5DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 5. In this session, we will cover CI/CD with devops.
Topics covered:
CI/CD with in UiPath
End-to-end overview of CI/CD pipeline with Azure devops
Speaker:
Lyndsey Byblow, Test Suite Sales Engineer @ UiPath, Inc.
Maruthi Prithivirajan, Head of ASEAN & IN Solution Architecture, Neo4j
Get an inside look at the latest Neo4j innovations that enable relationship-driven intelligence at scale. Learn more about the newest cloud integrations and product enhancements that make Neo4j an essential choice for developers building apps with interconnected data and generative AI.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, XML continues to play a vital role in structuring, storing, and transporting data across diverse systems. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) present new methodologies for enhancing XML development workflows, introducing efficiency, automation, and intelligent capabilities. This presentation will outline the scope and perspective of utilizing AI in XML development. The potential benefits and the possible pitfalls will be highlighted, providing a balanced view of the subject.
We will explore the capabilities of AI in understanding XML markup languages and autonomously creating structured XML content. Additionally, we will examine the capacity of AI to enrich plain text with appropriate XML markup. Practical examples and methodological guidelines will be provided to elucidate how AI can be effectively prompted to interpret and generate accurate XML markup.
Further emphasis will be placed on the role of AI in developing XSLT, or schemas such as XSD and Schematron. We will address the techniques and strategies adopted to create prompts for generating code, explaining code, or refactoring the code, and the results achieved.
The discussion will extend to how AI can be used to transform XML content. In particular, the focus will be on the use of AI XPath extension functions in XSLT, Schematron, Schematron Quick Fixes, or for XML content refactoring.
The presentation aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of AI usage in XML development, providing attendees with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. Whether you’re at the early stages of adopting AI or considering integrating it in advanced XML development, this presentation will cover all levels of expertise.
By highlighting the potential advantages and challenges of integrating AI with XML development tools and languages, the presentation seeks to inspire thoughtful conversation around the future of XML development. We’ll not only delve into the technical aspects of AI-powered XML development but also discuss practical implications and possible future directions.
GridMate - End to end testing is a critical piece to ensure quality and avoid...ThomasParaiso2
End to end testing is a critical piece to ensure quality and avoid regressions. In this session, we share our journey building an E2E testing pipeline for GridMate components (LWC and Aura) using Cypress, JSForce, FakerJS…
zkStudyClub - Reef: Fast Succinct Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Regex ProofsAlex Pruden
This paper presents Reef, a system for generating publicly verifiable succinct non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs that a committed document matches or does not match a regular expression. We describe applications such as proving the strength of passwords, the provenance of email despite redactions, the validity of oblivious DNS queries, and the existence of mutations in DNA. Reef supports the Perl Compatible Regular Expression syntax, including wildcards, alternation, ranges, capture groups, Kleene star, negations, and lookarounds. Reef introduces a new type of automata, Skipping Alternating Finite Automata (SAFA), that skips irrelevant parts of a document when producing proofs without undermining soundness, and instantiates SAFA with a lookup argument. Our experimental evaluation confirms that Reef can generate proofs for documents with 32M characters; the proofs are small and cheap to verify (under a second).
Paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1886
Alt. GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using ...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to ProductionAggregage
Join Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, in this new session where he'll share a practical framework to transform Gen AI prototypes into impactful products! He'll delve into the complexities of data collection and management, model selection and optimization, and ensuring security, scalability, and responsible use.