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Don’t Let This Happen to You: Cautionary Tales of Data Loss for World Backup Day 2024

IT Toolbox

The World Backup Day is observed on March 31, serving as a reminder of the possibility or certainty of data loss from human error, system failure, or threat actors’ malicious intent. As World Backup Day 2024 approaches, read about some of the data loss horror stories members of the Spiceworks Community witnessed and how they could have been prevented.

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OpenAI Tests New Voice Clone Model

Information Week

The ChatGPT parent company is testing dramatically improved text-to-speech technology with select developers. Experts warn that realistic voice generation raises serious safety questions.

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Protect Unmanaged Android Devices with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

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 Protect Unmanaged Android Devices with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint appeared first on HTMD Community Blog #1 Modern Device Management Guides by Malepati Naren.

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What Is AI TRiSM, and Why Is it Time to Care?

Information Week

Fearing renegade AI projects in user departments or applications tainted by flawed data, organizations are looking for a bit of structure in their AI initiatives.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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Angel of Death - Hanksville, Utah

Eric D. Brown

It's time for another Foto Friday. Today's photo shows the "Angel of Death" rock formation outside Hanksville, Utah. This formation is apparently a popular climbing spot—I can see the appeal of that, but you won't catch me trying to climb it.

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Driving Customer-Centric IT Strategies With Collaboration

Information Week

Here are four tips to build an IT strategy that is customer-centric, efficient, and poised for sustainable success.

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Vladimir Putin orders creation of Russian game consoles, cloud delivery system, and OS

TechSpot

Putin made the order following a meeting on the socio-economic development of Kaliningrad. The deadline for the government to come up with the plans is June 15, 2024. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has been appointed responsible for overseeing the task.

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Rocket Mortgage lays foundation for generative AI success

CIO Business Intelligence

To succeed in the mortgage industry, efficiency and accuracy are paramount. So too is keeping your options open. That’s why Rocket Mortgage has been a vigorous implementor of machine learning and AI technologies — and why CIO Brian Woodring emphasizes a “human in the loop” AI strategy that will not be pinned down to any one generative AI model. The Detroit-headquartered retail mortgage lender has been deploying machine learning and AI for more than a decade and is among the few pioneers that hav

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Police are using GPS tracking darts to tag fleeing vehicles and avoid dangerous pursuits

TechSpot

The Old Westbury Police Department in New York has implemented a novel approach to address fleeing vehicles during car chases. They have outfitted some cruisers with vehicle-mounted launchers that deploy foam projectiles containing heat-activated sticky glue from a company called StarChase.

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Monitor Battery Usage by Apps in Windows 11

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 Monitor Battery Usage by Apps in Windows 11 appeared first on HTMD Community Blog #1 Modern Device Management Guides by Krishna R.

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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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Data protection giant Veeam moves HQ to Seattle region, tops $1.5B in annual recurring revenue

GeekWire

Veeam CEO Anand Eswaran inside the company’s new headquarters. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) KIRKLAND, Wash. — Credit the cloud, and the talent. The cricket is just a bonus. Veeam Software , the top company by market share in data protection and ransomware recovery, has officially shifted its corporate headquarters from Columbus, Ohio, to the Seattle area, drawn by the close proximity of the major cloud providers and the deep pool of technical talent.

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AMD Ryzen 7800X3D vs. 7900X3D vs. 7950X3D: Gaming Benchmark

TechSpot

With recent price changes, the Ryzen 7800X3D can now be had for as little as $370, the 7900X3D is just $20 more, and the 7950X3D is down to $580, a hefty discount since launch.

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University student entrepreneurs pitch planet-protecting ideas in annual ‘Environmental Innovation Challenge’

GeekWire

A University of Washington team called AgroFilms won the $15,000 top prize at Thursday’s Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge held at the Seattle Center. (Matt Hagen / UW Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship Photo) University students from the Pacific Northwest on Thursday competed in the Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge in Seattle, pitching their best ideas for potential startups that could help protect the planet.

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Apple files lawsuit against former engineer for leaking details of projects he wanted to kill

TechSpot

According to Apple's complaint (via MacRumors), Andrew Aude joined Apple in 2016 as an iOS engineer shortly after graduating college. He worked on optimizing battery performance, a role that made him "privy to information regarding dozens of Apple's most sensitive projects.

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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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AI “agents” could do real work in the real world. That might not be a good thing.

Vox

Malorny/Getty Images Why AI agents that could book your vacation or pay your bills are the next frontier in artificial intelligence. ChatGPT and its large language model (LLM) competitors that produce text on demand are very cool. So are the other fruits of the generative AI revolution: art generators , music generators , better automatic subtitles and translation.

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Mark Zuckerberg meets with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, calls him the "Taylor Swift of Tech"

TechSpot

In the image, Zuckerberg can be seen wearing Huang's trademark black leather jacket, while Huang is sporting Zuck's brown and cream winter coat. Zuckerberg had shared the photo with the caption "Jersey swap." The post has received thousands of comments from Instagram users but Zuckerberg's reply to one of them.

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Odoo CRM Review (2024): Pricing, Alternatives, Pros & Cons

Tech Republic

Odoo CRM is a free open-source platform with robust tools and advanced functionality with paid subscriptions. Learn more in our review.

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New WD Red Pro NAS hard drives offer up to 24TB of storage

TechSpot

Western Digital is now shipping the latest models in its WD Red Pro line of NAS HDDs, providing up to 24 terabytes of storage capacity in a traditional 3.5-inch form factor. WD Red Pro hard disks are enterprise-class drives engineered for high performance and reliability, according to the product's official.

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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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Malvertising Is a Cybercrime Heavyweight, Not an Underdog

SecureWorld News

Judging a cyber threat by its name can be illusory. The concept of the term "malvertising" (a portmanteau of "malicious advertising") suggests an overlap with ads, albeit dodgy ones, and therefore fuels the fallacy that its impact hardly goes beyond frustration. As a result, those who are unfamiliar might get the impression that it's no big deal, but this is a far cry from being the case.

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Indie developers say the Game Pass and Epic Games Store gravy train is over

TechSpot

According to the studios behind Slay the Spire and Darkest Dungeon, multiple indie developers at GDC 2024 claim that funding offers from Microsoft and Epic Games have dramatically diminished. The cause is unclear, but the video game market has recently encountered serious economic headwinds.

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AI is on a fast track, but hype and immaturity could derail it

Computerworld Vertical IT

The marketing hype surrounding AI broadly — and generative AI (genAI) more specifically — is becoming tiresome. You can't open an article or watch a news video without running into at least a reference to it. We may be approaching the point at which we stop breathlessly extolling its virtues (and dreading some of its outcomes). The hype is so extreme that a fall-out, which Gartner describes in its technology hype cycle reports as the "trough of disillusionment," seems inevitable and might be com

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Outpost: Infinity Siege patch notes recommend downclocking high-end Raptor Lake CPUs

TechSpot

The developer of Outpost: Infinity Siege suggested that players using Intel i9-13900K or 14900K CPUs should downclock them from 5.5GHz to around 5GHz to avoid crashes. The tower defense first-person shooter hybrid game is the latest to suffer frequent crashes on these processors.

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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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Apple will continue to enhance its DMA compliance

Computerworld Vertical IT

With WWDC 2024 now set , Apple continues to work on bringing itself more in line with US government demands. What we don’t know yet is the extent to which these changes will be restricted to the EU , or whether Apple intends to make them available worldwide in an attempt to quell regulatory zeal.

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Landmark Oregon right-to-repair law bans Apple-style parts pairing (software locks)

TechSpot

Following the signing of SB 1596, Oregon became the fourth US state to have a comprehensive right-to-repair law that applies to a number of consumer devices, such as phones, laptops, and smartwatches.

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Report: Scale cuts off subsidiary’s remote workers in several countries

ComputerWorld IT Management

Scale AI, the data processing company that advertises itself as a way to train generative AI on higher-quality information, has apparently shut down access to its platform in several countries, leaving gig workers in the lurch. The company, which does much of its data processing through a subsidiary called Remotasks, cut access to its portal for workers in Nigeria, Kenya and Pakistan in March, according to a report by Rest of World.

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Activision Blizzard investigates hacking campaign targeting its users, likely linked to cheat software

TechSpot

A person with knowledge of the hacking incidents told TechCrunch that people at Activision Blizzard are currently investigating the matter, trying to help remove the malware while working on identifying and remediating player accounts for everyone affected.

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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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Why even hybrid RTO mandates are hurting overall job satisfaction

ComputerWorld IT Management

Though most companies have settled on return-to-office (RTO) policies now that COVID-19 is no longer considered a global health emergency , many continue to adjust their practices, often to the detriment of their workforce. Several workforce surveys over the past three months have revealed that employees do not view mandated RTO policies favorably, even when hybrid, because the guidelines are often too rigid.

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8BitDo pivots to PC nostalgia with C64-style mechanical keyboard and external joystick

TechSpot

Commodore 64 fans can now pre-order a mechanical keyboard from 8BitDo styled after the classic computer. Shipping in the US is expected to begin on March 28. The device supports Windows and Android.

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7 CRM Best Practices for Businesses in 2024

Tech Republic Big Data

Using a CRM system gives businesses the tools to improve their customer relationships, streamline their sales processes and leverage the platform to achieve success.

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CD Projekt Red starts The Witcher 4 in earnest, shifting two-thirds of its resources to preproduction

TechSpot

True to its word, CD Projekt Red has formed a production team of over 400 developers to begin work on The Witcher 4. It promised to do as much in January, adding that it would employ AI in the upcoming game's development. However, co-CEO Adam Badowski said that AI would.

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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.