新鴻基地產旗下的沙田新城市廣場今年踏入40週年，新城市廣場與沙田同行40載，自開業以來引入無數香港首店，並設立多個令人印象深刻的特色景點，40年來，商場與沙田區居民一同見證區內變遷，亦積極參與並推動社區發展，今年藉著40周年這個時刻，特別找來 本地插畫家Carmen Ng與沙田區內同樣超過40年創校歷史的基督教宣道會沙田幼兒學校的學生，在商場1期3樓戶外平台CHILL PARK，共同創作《同行40載社區畫廊》沙田景點全貌作品，以繽紛的色彩繪畫及紀錄沙田周邊特色景點全貌及新城市廣場的戶外空間發展新面貌。 新城市廣場自開業以來，一直都是沙田區內居住、工作、以及消閒購物和交通轉乘的大型綜合樞紐，為市民和遊客盡心服務。商場不斷優化場內及戶外設施，由設立全港第一個室內音樂噴泉、引入適合一家大小的主題公園「史諾比開心世界」（Snoopy’s World），到近年落成的大型兒童戶外遊樂場「Dino Park恐龍公園」、娛樂體驗專區「Play Park」以及寵物共融的「Pets Park寵物同樂園」，都致力為區內外市民帶來深刻難忘的歡樂時光。 今次找來自學生時期已是沙田區常客的本地插畫家Carmen Ng，透過畫筆演繹她心目中的沙田社區，畫出新城市廣場的娛樂新面貌之外，亦有多個區內著名地標景點，包括沙田城門河、沙田公園、香港文化博物館、沙田馬場、車公廟、彭福公園、萬佛寺等等。為增加與社區的連繫，Carmen Ng今日更聯同基督教宣道會沙田幼兒學校近30位學生，齊齊發揮創意，即場繪畫他們心目中的沙田社區，同時與學生分享她的創作經驗並鼓勵年輕一代發揮藝術創意，追逐夢想，薪火相傳。《同行40載社區畫廊》沙田景點全貌作品即日起於新城市廣場1期3樓戶外平台CHILL PARK 內展出。 為與沙田居民一同慶祝新城市廣場40周年，商場今個聖誕特別準備了連串適合一家大細參與的慶祝活動，除了近2,000呎的室內飄雪溜冰場及節日燈飾佈置，商場於12月份的周未會舉辦多場冷煙火音樂表演，亦有區內學生及團體的詠唱詩歌表演、聖誕老人Meets & Greets以及年尾的大型除夕倒數嘉年華及派對活動以迎接2025年。通過連綿不絕的節目以營造歡樂氣氛，鼓勵市民留港消費，遊客盡興暢玩，貫徹香港「無處不旅遊」的理念，以提振消費，帶動商戶生意增長。預料在多重推廣策略下，商場整體人流及消費額較去年同期有雙位數字升幅，當中以餐飲、珠寶鐘錶、美妝及時裝配飾最為受惠。 LinkedIn Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp The post 新城市廣場夥插畫家與沙田區幼稚園學生創作「同行40載社區畫廊」 appeared first on VeriMedia. source

Female former employees of SAP’s BPM division Signavio are making serious accusations against a senior manager — and the company management. source

By Al Barbarino ( December 20, 2024, 3:38 PM EST) — Bain Capital and Fuji Soft’s founder said Friday they are joining forces on a plan to snap up a 50.1% stake in the Japanese IT company and take it private, as a bidding war with Bain rival KKR kicks into high gear. … Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions. A Law360 subscription includes features such as Daily newsletters Expert analysis Mobile app Advanced search Judge information Real-time alerts 450K+ searchable archived articles And more! Experience Law360 today with a free 7-day trial. source

By Elaine Briseño ( December 20, 2024, 5:03 PM EST) — A Kentucky resident has dismissed a lawsuit he brought against the producers of online gaming apps he described as “social casinos” that constitute illegal wagering and cause the same problems as real-life gambling…. Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions. A Law360 subscription includes features such as Daily newsletters Expert analysis Mobile app Advanced search Judge information Real-time alerts 450K+ searchable archived articles And more! Experience Law360 today with a free 7-day trial. source

However, Salesforce isn’t the only agentic AI provider that is taking the approach of launching basic agents which could be tweaked to suit a variety of use cases. Microsoft’s corporate vice president Bryan Goode, who leads products such as Copilot Studio and Dynamics 365, told CIO.com during the launch of its AI agents that it was releasing 10 pre-built agents that would act as templates for enterprises to help them develop agents for a variety of use cases. Salesforce, and rivals such as Google, Microsoft, AWS, and IBM, are also partnering with other software vendors, such as Workday, DocuSign, and Neuron 7, to create more agents that can be accessed via their marketplaces. source

By Tom Zanki ( December 20, 2024, 12:57 PM EST) — Capital markets activity — initial public offerings especially — posted a hesitant recovery in 2024, marginally increasing over prior-year levels before pausing altogether during a heated presidential election and postponing attorneys’ hopes for a stronger rebound until 2025…. Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions. A Law360 subscription includes features such as Daily newsletters Expert analysis Mobile app Advanced search Judge information Real-time alerts 450K+ searchable archived articles And more! Experience Law360 today with a free 7-day trial. source

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Microsoft launched a new artificial intelligence model today that achieves remarkable mathematical reasoning capabilities while using far fewer computational resources than its larger competitors. The 14-billion-parameter Phi-4 frequently outperforms much larger models like Google’s Gemini Pro 1.5, marking a significant shift in how tech companies might approach AI development. The breakthrough directly challenges the AI industry’s “bigger is better” philosophy, where companies have raced to build increasingly massive models. While competitors like OpenAI’s GPT-4o and Google’s Gemini Ultra operate with hundreds of billions or possibly trillions of parameters, Phi-4’s streamlined architecture delivers superior performance in complex mathematical reasoning. Microsoft’s Phi-4 AI model outperforms larger competitors in mathematical reasoning while using significantly fewer computational resources, as shown in its position at the forefront of small but powerful models on the efficiency-performance frontier. (Image: Microsoft) Small language models could reshape enterprise AI economics The implications for enterprise computing are significant. Current large language models (LLMs) require extensive computational resources, driving up costs and energy consumption for businesses deploying AI solutions. Phi-4’s efficiency could dramatically reduce these overhead costs, making sophisticated AI capabilities more accessible to mid-sized companies and organizations with limited computing budgets. This development comes at a critical moment for enterprise AI adoption. Many organizations have hesitated to fully embrace LLMs due to their resource requirements and operational costs. A more efficient model that maintains or exceeds current capabilities could accelerate AI integration across industries. Mathematical reasoning shows promise for scientific applications Phi-4 particularly excels at mathematical problem-solving, demonstrating impressive results on standardized math competition problems from the Mathematical Association of America’s American Mathematics Competitions (AMC). This capability suggests potential applications in scientific research, engineering, and financial modeling — areas where precise mathematical reasoning is crucial. The model’s performance on these rigorous tests indicates that smaller, well-designed AI systems can match or exceed the capabilities of much larger models in specialized domains. This targeted excellence could prove more valuable for many business applications than the broad but less focused capabilities of larger models. Microsoft’s Phi-4 achieves the highest average score on the November 2024 AMC 10/12 tests, outperforming both large and small AI models, including Google’s Gemini Pro, demonstrating its superior mathematical reasoning capabilities with fewer computational resources. (Image: Microsoft) Microsoft emphasizes safety and responsible AI development The company is taking a measured approach to Phi-4’s release, making it available through its Azure AI Foundry platform under a research license agreement, with plans for a wider release on Hugging Face. This controlled rollout includes comprehensive safety features and monitoring tools, reflecting growing industry awareness of AI risk management. Through Azure AI Foundry, developers can access evaluation tools to assess model quality and safety, along with content filtering capabilities to prevent misuse. These features address mounting concerns about AI safety while providing practical tools for enterprise deployment. Phi-4’s introduction suggests that the future of artificial intelligence might not lie in building increasingly massive models, but in designing more efficient systems that do more with less. For businesses and organizations looking to implement AI solutions, this development could herald a new era of more practical and cost-effective AI deployment. source

A content calendar is a great way to visualize your publishing schedule. From blog posts and social media content to email campaigns and YouTube videos, keeping track without one is a pain to say the least. It gets even more challenging when you’re publishing across multiple platforms and managing a team of creators, editors, and producers. These are some of my favorite content calendar templates for staying organized. Multi-purpose content calendar templates for monday.com Looking for a flexible and powerful way to manage content and other types of work in one place? monday.com is one of the top project management solutions I’ve used. The free plan is great for up to two users and is more than enough to try monday.com’s free content calendar template. However, paid plans come with far more functionality and are better suited for teams needing automation, formulas, integrations, and dashboards. Learn more about monday.com: monday.com review | monday.com’s newest features. Template 1: Best for built in task tracking This content calendar template is great for teams that need a way to plan and execute content alongside other types of projects. It’s great for high-level or short-term planning, but it really shines when you use it as a way to assign tasks and get work done. With tons of built in project management functionality, you can easily set due dates, trigger notifications, and track progress too. This monday.com template gives you project tracking and a powerful content calendar in one solution. Image: monday.com It works just as well for any type of content, from social media and videos to long-form blog posts. You can view all of the work as a simple table, Kanban view, calendar, timeline, or interactive dashboard (depending on your plan). Although the template itself is relatively simple, the extensibility of monday.com as a tool means you can add on or combine it with other templates to create an entire business operations system that runs your entire department or company. Template 2: Best for aligning with high-level marketing goals A content calendar is really just part of a larger marketing plan. So rather than using two separate templates or project spaces to manage everything, monday.com lets you do both under one roof. It’s a fully custom marketing template that includes everything from content calendars to social media scheduling, quarterly marketing plans, and more. This advanced monday.com template adds more context to your content calendar. Image: Monday.com Decision-makers can create custom dashboards to quickly see high-level planning on a single screen. So you can see what’s scheduled to be published, what’s in progress, and even keep track of your budget. Another standout feature of this template is the ability to create a dynamic content approvals process. Paired with monday.com’s powerful automation features, you can supercharge this workflow to ultimately scale your content strategy. Overall, I just love how seamless this template is for managing so many interconnected elements in one place. The template makes it easy to align your content calendar with big-picture marketing goals and keeps your entire team on the same page. The one drawback is that you’ll likely need to upgrade to a paid monday.com plan to truly get the most out of this template’s capabilities. While it’s still available to use on the free plan, you’ll likely find it to be a bit limiting if you want to accomplish everything I’ve described above. ClickUp content calendar templates ClickUp isn’t as flexible as monday.com or Notion, but it has more built in functionality. Instead of building what you need, it already exists and can be used right out of the box. On top of that, the free plan is far more generous. You can have an unlimited number of users plus you get unlimited tasks, collaborative docs, team chat, custom fields, and multiple project views. Advanced features, like automations, Gantt view, calculations, time tracking, goals, workload management, and advanced permissions are all available on paid plans when you’re ready. Learn more about ClickUp: ClickUp review | ClickUp vs monday.com | ClickUp vs Notion.  Template 1: An advanced all-purpose content management template ClickUp’s marketing content calendar template is one of the most fully-featured and versatile options on my list. It’s flexible enough for solo marketers and mid-sized teams alike, Plus, you don’t have to do much to get started. It comes with eight unique statuses, ten custom fields, and team collaboration tools so you can assign tasks and track the progress of all your content. Manage all of your blogs, social posts, videos, emails, and more, all from one content calendar. Image: Clickup.com Depending on your plan, the template includes eight views, giving everyone on your team the opportunity to see their work in a way that works best for them. Users can easily switch between calendar, board, list, timeline, and Gantt chart views without impacting anyone else. On the calendar view, color-coded content types make it easy to stay organized and see what’s going on across different platforms at a glance. As a bonus, ClickUp’s collaborative document creator also makes it easy to create a company wiki, document your processes, plan campaigns, and take notes as a team. Template 2: A simple editorial calendar template This editorial calendar template is perfect for bloggers and editors. It comes with four different views — calendar, board, list, and timeline — making it easy for the entire team to view big-picture planning while also focusing on their specific tasks and to-do lists. This simple ClickUp template has everything you need to manage blog content, either by yourself or at scale. Image: Clickup.com The template includes seven built in statuses, including in review, scheduled, and published. Because it’s set up for blogging, you won’t have to customize it to match your needs. All of the built in statuses are color coded, so it’s obvious where everything stands, even from a high level. You can take things a step further by categorizing your content and uploading all of the digital assets you need for publishing.

By Katryna Perera ( December 19, 2024, 11:31 PM EST) — Prosecutors have urged a Florida federal judge not to open a new trial for the developer of the “Undead” series of non-fungible tokens who was convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering and wire fraud, saying messages from the Discord social media messaging platform cannot be a “legal or factual basis” from which to grant a new trial…. Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions. A Law360 subscription includes features such as Daily newsletters Expert analysis Mobile app Advanced search Judge information Real-time alerts 450K+ searchable archived articles And more! Experience Law360 today with a free 7-day trial. source

While genAI has been a hot topic for the past couple of years, organizations have largely focused on experimentation. In 2025, that’s going to change. It’s the year organizations will move their AI initiatives into production and aim to achieve a return on investment (ROI). But first, they’ll need to overcome challenges around scale, governance, responsible AI, and use case prioritization. Here are five keys to addressing these issues for AI success in 2025. 1. Identify your top genAI use cases. For organizations seeking productivity and innovation gains, a best practice is to prioritize use cases based on value, feasibility, and breadth. To determine value, ask yourself questions like: How strategic is this use case? Does it contribute to business outcomes such as revenue, sustainability, customer experience, or saving lives? To evaluate feasibility, ask: Do we have internal data and skills to support this? What are the associated risks and costs, including operational, reputational, and competitive? Finally, when evaluating scope or breadth, go broad when there’s competition for resources and narrow if there’s hesitation toward adoption. 2. Evaluate processes that can be improved with genAI. When thinking implementation, first consider how genAI can improve existing business processes. Next, explore potential new workflows or processes that genAI can create to improve productivity, increase innovation, and/or provide competitive differentiation. 3. Prioritize data quality and security. For AI models to succeed, they must be fed high-quality data that’s accurate, up-to-date, secure, and complies with privacy regulations such as the Colorado Privacy Act, California Consumer Privacy Act, or General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Adhering to these practices also helps build trust in data. That said, watch for data bias. Put robust governance and security practices in place to enable responsible, secure AI that can scale across the organization. 4. Invest in internal or outsourced skills. Like any new technology, organizations typically need to upskill existing talent or work with trusted technology partners to continuously tune and integrate their AI foundation models. The same holds true for genAI. Organizations should create a cross-functional team comprised of people who are already building, managing and governing existing AI initiatives in order to lay the foundation for genAI and select the appropriate AI solutions or models. 5. Increase adoption through change management. Driving genAI adoption requires organizations to incorporate it into company culture and processes. Change management creates alignment across the enterprise through implementation training and support. Find a change champion and get business users involved from the beginning to build, pilot, test, and evaluate models. Ask for input on challenges and needed efficiencies and provide credit for employee contributions. 6. Track ROI and performance. GenAI operations and business automation teams must look at value and complexity against cost to determine which use cases provide the highest return for their investment. The goal should be to use lower-cost automation technologies and low-code platforms when possible, and genAI as needed. When it comes to performance, the KPIs for business processes are the same with AI-enhanced improvements. Some of these include: greater efficiencies and productivity around process improvements, faster cycle times, higher customer satisfaction, and market share gains through innovation. Work with expert partners Many organizations struggle to ensure successful AI and genAI implementations. That can be due to a lack of skillsets, concerns about risks or integration complexity, or identifying the right use case that will deliver ROI. Turn to experts for guidance and support. Ask how you can customize genAI to meet organization’s needs and ensure business value. For example, Argano works with companies across industries to design and deploy AI and genAI solutions that streamline operations, increase agility, and drive sustainable growth. Consultants can help you develop and execute a genAI strategy that will fuel your success into 2025 and beyond. Click here to learn more about how you can advance from genAI experimentation to execution. source