Tue.May 07, 2024

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The State Of Generative AI For Marketing In Asia Pacific

Forrester IT

I’m pleased to announce the publication of the first of my two generative AI (genAI) Marketing in APAC reports, “The State Of Generative AI For Marketing In Asia Pacific.” The data overview report covers a wide range of topics on APAC marketers’ use of genAI, including adoption, investment, use cases, benefits, challenges, and concerns.

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DNA is an Ancient Form of Data Storage. Is it Also a Radical New Alternative?

Information Week

Life on Earth emerged as early as 4 billion years ago. It is the product of the codes stored in DNA. Now, we are repurposing DNA to store other forms of information.

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The Rise Of Application Generation Platforms

Forrester IT

AppGen platforms will integrate the steps of software analysis, development, security, testing, and delivery by providing TuringBots for both low-code and high-code development spanning every step — all while incorporating the principles of agile and DevOps along the way.

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Can VPNs Be Tracked by the Police?

Tech Republic Security

VPNs are popular due to the fact they add security and privacy to what are otherwise daily open Wi-Fi and public internet channels. But can VPNs be tracked by the police?

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Don’t Get Left Behind: Leveraging Modern Product Management Across the Organization

Speaker: Kat Conner

The challenge of delivering the right product at the right time while aligning with strategic objectives is more pressing than ever. Product management is evolving and gaining greater recognition as the means to creating this connection. Join our upcoming webinar and learn how to streamline your product development processes, infuse product thinking across the organization, and bridge the gap between vision and delivery.

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Accelerating Advertising With AI Comes At A Cost

Forrester IT

AI — a catchword and momentous concept — is all-consuming. It demands nearly as much energy as Argentina uses in a year, is the obsession of practically every marketer I meet, and is invoked breathlessly by those who have the most to gain and lose from it.

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The Critical Role of Good Data Habits for AI

Eric D. Brown

“All the theories in the world cannot overcome bad habits” – Musonius Rufus Artificial intelligence (AI) presents a seductive promise in business: the power to transform data into insights, automate mundane tasks, and foresee market trends. However, an overlooked aspect is that AI’s capabilities depend on underlying data and an organization’s data habits.

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The Critical Role of Good Data Habits for AI

Eric D. Brown

💡 "All the theories in the world cannot overcome bad habits" - Musonius Rufus Artificial intelligence (AI) presents a seductive promise in business: the power to transform data into insights, automate mundane tasks, and foresee market trends. However, an overlooked aspect is that AI's capabilities depend on underlying data and an organization's data habits.

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What’s Hot For Anti-Money Laundering In APAC In 2024?

Forrester IT

In 2022, I examined the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) landscape in Asia Pacific (APAC), highlighting the key trends and technologies. Since then, much has changed. New hotspots have emerged for money launderers, while innovative technology has also emerged to fight back against them. Notably, Generative AI has catapulted itself into the forefront of this fight.

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Blinken: US Agencies Will Unify Cyber Approach With ‘Digital Solidarity’

Information Week

The US Secretary of State promises a unified stance on some of the biggest technological advancements and concerns during an appearance at one of the nation’s premier tech events.

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Negating all VPNs may have been possible since 2002

TechSpot

Researchers at the Leviathan Security Group have publicized an exploit that can force a VPN user to transmit unencrypted internet traffic outside of the VPN tunnel, exposing them to snooping and defeating the entire purpose of the technology. Currently, no method to fully address the problem exists on popular operating.

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10 Rules for Managing Apache Cassandra

It’s no surprise that Apache Cassandra has emerged as a popular choice for organizations of all sizes seeking a powerful solution to manage their data at a scale—but with great power comes great responsibility. Due to the inherent complexity of distributed databases, this white paper will uncover the 10 rules you’ll want to know when managing Apache Cassandra.

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Data Privacy in the Age of AI Means Moving Beyond Buzzwords

Information Week

Privacy is possible, but only if companies move beyond empty promises and commit to ethical data practices.

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Robert Dennard, inventor of DRAM and pioneer of semiconductor scaling, dies at 91

TechSpot

Dennard's claims to fame are enormous. He's the mind behind dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), the ubiquitous memory that quite literally makes our computers and smartphones function. And that's just the start. This Texas-born extraordinaire left an indelible mark on the trajectory of semiconductor innovation.

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Commentary: What it will take for Washington state to create a skilled and adaptable workforce

GeekWire

Technology Alliance CEO Laura Ruderman speaks during the 2024 State of Technology Luncheon in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) [Editor’s Note: This commentary was adapted from Technology Alliance CEO Laura Ruderman’s remarks at the organization’s annual State of Technology Luncheon on Friday, May 3, in Seattle.] The Technology Alliance was founded just over 25 years ago by folks like Bill Gates Sr., Tom Alberg, Ed Fritzky, Ed Lazowska, and, of course, our fearless founding CEO, Susannah M

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Red Hat seeks to shrink IT skills gap with Lightspeed gen AI

CIO Business Intelligence

For IT leaders experiencing skills gaps in the data center and cloud, Red Hat believes it may have an answer. At Red Hat Summit 2024 in Denver today, the company announced plans to extend its Red Hat Lightspeed generative AI capabilities across all its platforms, including Red Hat OpenShift and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). By infusing gen AI functionality across its portfolio, Red Hat aims to reduce the complexity of enterprise IT and help platform engineers and developers be more accurate a

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Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to Production

Speaker: Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Executive leaders and board members are pushing their teams to adopt Generative AI to gain a competitive edge, save money, and otherwise take advantage of the promise of this new era of artificial intelligence. There's no question that it is challenging to figure out where to focus and how to advance when it’s a new field that is evolving everyday. 💡 This new webinar featuring Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, will explore a practical framework to transform Generative AI pr

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Economic desperation drives 500,000 Argentinians to Sam Altman's Worldcoin crypto project

TechSpot

Skyrocketing inflation and high unemployment have sent half a million people in Argentina to Worldcoin's Palantír-like Orbs. The company says the iris-scanning technology can establish an individual's identity, at which point a digital World ID is created that can be used pseudonymously in a wide variety of everyday applications.

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CDOs’ biggest problem? Getting colleagues to understand their role

CIO Business Intelligence

Chief data officers have a lot to think about these days. Chief among them, they must ensure responsible, compliant use of their organizations’ data in the face of increasingly complex regulatory environments across the globe. Now, CDOs find themselves under additional pressure to make sure organizational data is accurate and complete, as companies launch AI projects hungry for clean and easy-to-access data.

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Starfish tests satellite rendezvous system — and wins a $37.5M Space Force contract

GeekWire

An artist’s conception shows the Otter Pup satellite. (Starfish Space Illustration) Months after Starfish Space said it was giving up on its plan to test its satellite docking system in orbit , due to a thruster failure, the Tukwila, Wash.-based startup managed to coax one last rendezvous out of its first space mission. And this week brought more good news for Starfish Space, in the form of a $37.5 million contract from the U.S.

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Innovating Services for a Digital, Intelligent Future

CIO Business Intelligence

Digital transformation remains top of mind worldwide. According to Foundry’s State of the CIO 2024 study, technology leaders will be focused on driving digital innovation, redesigning processes, and modernising infrastructure and apps in the next three years in order to stay ahead. At the same time, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming recognised as a keystone for future growth.

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10 Rules for Managing Apache Kafka

Without proper guidance, it’s easy to miss out on Kafka’s full capabilities. While not the easiest technology to optimize, Kafka rewards those willing to explore its depths. Under the hood, it is an elegant system for stream processing, event sourcing, and data integration. Download this white paper to learn the 10 critical rules that will help you optimize your Kafka system and unlock its full potential.

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NVIDIA invests in AI-powered weed zapping ag-tech startup Carbon Robotics

GeekWire

Carbon Robotics’ LaserWeeder in action. (Carbon Robotics Photo) Seattle ag-tech startup Carbon Robotics has a new investment from NVentures , the venture capital arm of NVIDIA, to fuel the company’s AI-powered farming solutions. The amount of the funding was not disclosed. Carbon Robotics has raised $85 million to date. Carbon Robotics makes a “LaserWeeder” which relies on artificial intelligence to detect and identify plants in fields and then target and eliminate weeds

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PC market recovery leads to increased client CPU shipments, but server sales lag

TechSpot

According to a new report from Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the client PC CPU market reached 62 million units in Q1, 2024, representing a healthy 33 percent growth from the same period last year. However, the shipments are still down 9.4 percent sequentially from Q4, 2023, when the manufacturers shipped 69 million units globally.

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Climate science mission led by University of Washington wins backing from NASA

GeekWire

A color-coded image based on Copernicus Sentinel satellite data shows the extent of the Antarctic ozone hole in September 2023. (ESA / DLR Graphic) NASA has selected four proposals for climate science missions, including an effort led by a University of Washington researcher, to go forward for further study with millions of dollars in funding. STRIVE , which has UW atmospheric scientist Lyatt Jaeglé as its principal investigator, would focus on interactions between the stratosphere and the tropo

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"CPUs Don't Matter For 4K Gaming". Wrong!

TechSpot

Something we hear a lot is that CPU performance doesn't matter for 4K gaming. Without proper context, CPU benchmark data can be misinterpreted. Let us explain to you what's what with some hard data.

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Reimagining Cybersecurity Training: Driving Real Impact on Security Culture

Speaker: Speakers:

They say a defense can be measured by its weakest link. In your cybersecurity posture, what––or who––is the weakest link? And how can you make them stronger? This webinar will equip you with the resources to search for quality training, implement it, and improve the cyber-behaviors of your workforce. By the end of the hour, you will feel empowered to improve the aspects of your security posture you control the least – the situational awareness and decision-making of your workforce.

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Tech Moves: NanoString CEO and CFO depart; Temporal founders swap roles; Gradial adds exec

GeekWire

Brad Gray. (LinkedIn Photo) Brad Gray is stepping down from NanoString after 14 years leading the Seattle biotech company as CEO. NanoString this week completed its acquisition to life sciences research and diagnostic giant Bruker, which bought the company’s assets for approximately $392.6 million in cash after NanoString entered a bankruptcy process earlier this year. “We have found in Bruker a wonderful home for the enterprise so many people worked so hard to build,” Gray wro

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Ransomware criminals use children's phone numbers to coerce payments from parents

TechSpot

Speaking at a Google Security Threat Intelligence Panel at this year's RSA Conference in San Francisco (via The Reg), Charles Carmakal, CTO of Google-owned cybersecurity firm Mandiant, said, "We saw situations where threat actors essentially SIM swap the phones of children of executives, and start making phone calls to executives, Read Entire Article

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Outreach founders reveal new ‘buyer copilot’ AI startup that automates customer demos

GeekWire

FullContext co-founders Gordan Hempton (left) and Wes Hather. (LinkedIn Photos) A new Seattle startup led by the co-founders of sales software giant Outreach is using AI to automate initial customer interactions and provide personalized product demos for B2B companies. Gordon Hempton and Wes Hather are the co-founders of FullContext , which came out of stealth mode today to unveil its “buyer copilot” tool designed to boost efficiency for software sales teams.

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Visa challenges the legitimacy of stablecoins as a payment technology

TechSpot

Stablecoins have been hailed as the future of blockchain-based digital money due to their financial stability compared to Bitcoin and other "traditional" cryptocurrencies. However, according to Visa, more than 90 percent of stablecoin transactions aren't actually generated by real users of the technology.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Passkeys Now Available in Microsoft Entra ID

Anoop

Hello - Here is the new HTMD Blog Article for you. Enjoy reading it. Subscribe to YouTube Channel [link] and Facebook Page to get the latest updates [link] The post Passkeys Now Available in Microsoft Entra ID appeared first on HTMD Community Blog #1 Modern Device Management Guides by Vidya M A.

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SAP forecasts clarity in the cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

Martin Bayer: At the moment, user companies are still hesitant to adopt cloud computing, but also SAP’s RISE and GROW programs, especially in Germany. Last year’s message that certain core innovations would only be offered in the cloud has also caused some resentment among users. How do you want to take your customers with you on their journey? Christian Klein: I understand there’s some reluctance among [German-speaking SAP user group] DSAG and some other customers to embrace the cloud.

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Amazon rolls out fleet of heavy-duty electric trucks to decarbonize more of its transportation network

GeekWire

An Amazon electric heavy-duty truck in San Bernardino, Calif. (Amazon Photo) Amazon is bulking up its fleet of electric vehicles beyond the delivery vans that many customers are accustomed to seeing in their neighborhoods. The company announced Tuesday that it has begun rolling out nearly 50 heavy-duty all-electric trucks in Southern California — its largest such fleet — to handle first- and middle-mile operations to help further decarbonize the tech giant’s delivery operations.

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Rare Super Famicom prototype zooms to $40k bid at auction

TechSpot

The Super Famicom (known as the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in North America) was the successor to the original Family Computer. That system debuted in Japan in 1983 before finding its way to American test markets as the original NES in late 1985. Nintendo wasn't in a hurry to release.

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7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders are presented with their fair share of challenges, with a host of tools and strategies to resolve them. That said, what’s the best path forward to leverage this year’s trends? In this recap of a recent GEP-WBR webinar, 7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024, GEP’s Pramod Sethumadhavan explores seven vital leadership trends that will help guide procurement and supply chain decision-makers.