Wed.Jan 20, 2021

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Cisco tags critical security holes in SD-WAN software

Network World

Cisco has noted and fixed two critical and a number of high-degree vulnerabilities in its SD-WAN software portfolio. Most of the vulnerabilities could let an authenticated attacker execute command injection attacks against an affected device, which could let the attacker utilize root privileges on the device. The first critical problem –with a Common Vulnerability Scoring System rating of 9.9 out of 10–is vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software.

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Fix SCCM SCEP Related Issues | Client Side | ConfigMgr | Defender

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s analyze the options to Fix SCCM SCEP Related Issues. In this post, I will try to cover the knowledge acquired from the field to fix different issues of Windows Defender or Endpoint Protection client (a.k.a SCEP?). Don’t get confused between SCEP and Windows Defender or Endpoint Protection clients.

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Fortifying Your Cloud: Mitigation Techniques for Cloud Security Flaws

Association of Information Technology Professional

To benefit from the cloud, you must be able to anticipate these common security flaws and know how to mitigate them.

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Report: 5 ways web apps suffered in 2020 and will continue to suffer in 2021

Tech Republic Security

2020 was a security struggle in the world of web applications, and it isn't going to get any better in 2021, research from cybersecurity provider Radware said.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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ConfigMgr Scenario Health Checks | SCCM

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s understand ConfigMgr Scenario Health Checks in this post. With the 2010 version of SCCM, the health check of some specific scenarios can be performed from the console. This mostly helps to monitor the health of end-to-end scenarios. Let’s take a look into the tasks included in each supported scenario checks.

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Why CIOs Must Set the Rules for No-Code, Low-Code, Full-Code

Information Week

IT leaders must step in with guidelines about when to develop applications using low code and no code, and when it's necessary to develop in a full-code mode.

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Digital Transformation: How Leaders Can Stand Out

Information Week

Here are three things leaders in digital transformation are doing to set themselves ahead of the competition in 2021 and beyond.

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Amazon sends letter to President Biden, says it is ‘ready to assist’ with U.S. vaccination efforts

GeekWire

Amazon says it is ready to turn its facilities into COVID-19 vaccination sites and is offering other resources to the U.S. government. In a letter addressed to President Joe Biden on Wednesday, Amazon executive Dave Clark said the Seattle tech giant wants to help the Biden administration reach its goal of vaccinating 100 million Americans in the next 100 days.

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DHS Sued Over Its Social Media Surveillance Tactics

Gizmodo

The Department of Homeland Security is being slammed with a new lawsuit after spending just over a year failing to respond to repeated attempts at investigating its long-term data hoovering practices. Read more.

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WhiteHouse.gov now has dark mode

The Verge

The official website of the White House, WhiteHouse.gov , has been completely replaced with a new version for the Biden administration, and it comes with some unexpected accessibility features: a high contrast mode, which serves as a dark mode, and a toggle to make the font size larger. Both options show up along the left rail as big, easy-to-click or tap buttons, and that’s the way you’ll need to toggle them.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Cats Love Catnip Because It Protects Them From Mosquitoes, New Research Suggests

Gizmodo

When exposed to catnip or silver vine, cats engage in some fairly predictable behaviors, such as licking and chewing the leaves, rubbing their heads and faces against the plants, and rolling on the ground. Cats get a real kick out of these plants, but surprising new research points to a more practical purpose than… Read more.

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Opera acquires YoYo Games for $10 million and launches Opera Gaming division

Venture Beast

Web browser maker Opera has acquired YoYo Games, maker of the GameMaker Studio 2 game engine, and it has launched its Opera Gaming division. Read More.

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LG is considering leaving the smartphone business

TechSpot

LG shipped 6.5 million smartphones in Q3 2020, down 7.2 million compared to the same quarter a year earlier. With the group losing about 5 trillion won ($4.5 billion) across the last five years and holding just a two percent global market share, CEO Kwon Bong-seok has advised staff in.

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Books by young inaugural poet Amanda Gorman become quick best sellers on Amazon

GeekWire

Upcoming books by inaugural poet Amanda Gorman. (Amazon Images). Amanda Gorman touched a nerve. With her words, the National Youth Poet Laureate stirred a nation and worldwide audience watching the inauguration of President Joe Biden on Wednesday. Online, those new fans were moved to buy the 22-year-old’s books and sing her praises on social media.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.

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Rival Peak interactive reality show hits 22 million views

Venture Beast

The game-like interactive reality show Rival Peak has turned into a hit on Facebook, with more than 22 million views for its weekly show. Read More.

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How to use the occ command for Nextcloud command line management

Tech Republic Cloud

Jack Wallen shows you how to administer your Nextcloud installation from the command line.

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Google targets AI ethics lead Margaret Mitchell after firing Timnit Gebru

Venture Beast

Margaret Mitchell leads the Google AI ethics team following the firing of Timnit Gebru. Now Google said Mitchell is under investigation. Read More.

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LG considers exiting smartphones in 2021

The Verge

LG’s Wing smartphone. | Photo by Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge. LG is considering exiting the smartphone market in 2021. After losing around $4.5 billion over the past five years, LG’s smartphone business has been struggling to compete with rivals. Now LG CEO Kwon Bong-seok has notified employees that the company is considering making big changes to its smartphone business.

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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Microsoft researchers tap AI for anonymous data sharing for health care providers

Venture Beast

Microsoft and University of British Columbia researchers propose FELICA, a system that leverages AI to let health providers share data. Read More.

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Google is investigating another top AI ethicist

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Google is investigating artificial intelligence researcher Margaret Mitchell, who co-leads the company’s Ethical AI team, and has locked her corporate account, Axios reports. The news comes a little over a month after another prominent AI ethicist , Timnit Gebru, said she was fired by the company. Mitchell’s account has now reportedly been locked for “at least a few days” but she hasn’t been fired, according to a tweet from Gebru.

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Former EA exec Peter Moore returns to gaming as Unity SVP of sports and live entertainment

Venture Beast

Peter Moore made his mark on video games as one of the top bosses at EA, Microsoft, and Sega. And now he's coming back to games. Read More.

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Volkswagen boss joins Twitter with a jab at Elon Musk

The Verge

Photo by Miquel Benitez/Getty Images. Volkswagen Group boss Herbert Diess joined twitter Wednesday, and his first tweet was a light trolling of Tesla CEO Elon Musk. “Hello @Twitter! I’m here to make an impact with @VWGroup, especially on political issues,” Diess wrote. “And, of course, to get some of your market shares, @elonmusk – after all, our ID.3 and e-tron have won the first markets in Europe.

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How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.

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AlphaICs raises $8 million for AI-at-the-edge processors

Venture Beast

AlphaICs has raised $8 million in funding for artificial intelligence processors for edge computing applications such as cars and wearables. Read More.

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WTIA launches market accelerator program for Canadian AR and VR startups breaking into U.S.

GeekWire

(BigStock Photo). The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) announced Wednesday that it is launching a Canadian XR Startup Market Accelerator program to help prepare 10 Canadian virtual reality, augmented reality and voice-related startups for expansion into the U.S. market. WTIA, a non-profit dedicated to building a strong, sustainable technology sector, is partnering with Global Affairs Canada , Trade and Invest British Columbia.

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Allen Institute launches GENIE, a leaderboard for human-in-the-loop language model benchmarking

Venture Beast

In a research paper, coauthors propose GENIE, a leaderboard for human-in-the-loop evaluation of text generation. Read More.

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Arctic is launching a successor to its renowned MX-4 thermal paste

TechSpot

A listing for Arctic MX-5 recently appeared over on Amazon’s UK portal. Details are few and far between at this point but according to the listing, MX-5 is metal-free and not electrically conductive, making it safe for use even if you accidentally over-apply it.

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.

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Pandemic drove VC funding for health care to record $80.6 billion in 2020

Venture Beast

According a new report by CB Insights, health care startups raised $80.6 billion in 2020, up from $53.7 billion in 2019. Read More.

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Chrome 88 arrives with improved password security features, tab search, more

TechSpot

The most significant new addition to Chrome 88 relates to its password manager feature. Users are now able to check for suspect passwords by clicking on their profile picture then the key icon (or type chrome://settings/passwords in the address bar). From here, select ‘Check Passwords’ and Chrome will list those.

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Netflix confirms Shuffle Play feature will officially launch this year

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Netflix’s Shuffle Play feature, which the company was spotted testing last year , is getting a widespread launch in the first half of 2021. Variety reports the company made the announcement as part of its latest financial results. In its testing phase, Shuffle Play has worked by picking content based on your viewing history, helping you avoid feeling overwhelmed by Netflix’s home screen full of content.

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Researchers find conventional voice AI overlooks trans and nonbinary users

Venture Beast

A study submitted to the Association for Computing Machinery finds issues with the way conventional voice assistants treat gender. Read More.

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.