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After this COVID winter comes an AI spring

Venture Beast

The next economic recovery will both be driven by artificial intelligence and accelerate its adoption. This is the time to start an AI-first enterprise. Read More.

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Starbucks is the latest big company to halt advertising on social media

The Verge

Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images. Starbucks will join the growing list of corporate entities pausing advertising on social media platforms, the company said in a blog post Sunday. The coffee giant says that it stands “against hate speech” and believes “both business leaders and policy makers need to come together to affect real change.”. “We will pause advertising on all social media platforms while we continue discussions internally, with our media partners and with civil rights organizations

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How coronavirus and millennials killed the non-digital gym

Venture Beast

Stuck at home, trainers and consumers have gotten creative about how they think about fitness. Many have quickly adapted to virtual experiences. Read More.

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Facebook may finally be introducing a dark mode for mobile

The Verge

Illustration by James Bareham / The Verge. After launching a dark mode for its desktop interface, Facebook reportedly is testing a dark mode for its mobile apps as well. It’s only available for “a small percentage of users globally right now,” according to SocialMedia Today. Facebook introduced a dark mode as part of its desktop redesign last month.

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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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St. Louis Mayor Says Sorry for Doxing Protesters During Livestreamed Q&A

Gizmodo

The mayor of St. Louis is being put on blast for reading out the full names and street addresses of demonstrators who want to defund the police during a Friday briefing on Facebook Live. She’s since apologized for what was either an unbelievably boneheaded move or a thinly veiled intimidation tactic aimed at advocates… Read more.

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Magic: The Gathering’s digital history, from first build to end step

Venture Beast

Magic: The Gathering has had a checkered past when it comes to video games, from stop-and-starts to Magic Online to today's Arena. Read More.

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Flipside Studio offers VR production tool for animation

Venture Beast

Flipside Studio is a new virtual production tool that enables actors and directors to capture and create animated content entirely in VR. Read More.

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Report: Harley Quinn Is On Its Way to HBO Max, Which Might Not Bode Well for DC Universe

Gizmodo

Harley Quinn , the devious animated series starring the DC anti-villainess, seems like it will be headed to HBO Max sometime in the near future. Which might mean some consolidation for the Warner Bros. streaming slate. Read more.

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Why our decision-making during COVID has been so bad

Venture Beast

Can AI and machine learning help us resolve global crises -- or do we humans have to rely on our own decision-making abilities? Read More.

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Analyst Claims That Apple's iPhone 12 Will Have Charger Sold Separately

Gizmodo

Apple fans, it’s time to start mentally preparing your wallet for a new possibility. When the iPhone 12 comes out later this year, the packaging may be considerably different when compared to previous models. Why is that, you ask? Well, Apple purportedly will not include a charger with the iPhone 12, and will instead… Read more.

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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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Dr Disrespect isn't sure why Twitch suspended/banned him

TechSpot

It seems clear enough that he’s been banned, but bizarrely, Twitch won’t confirm this so we’ll optimistically call it a suspension for now. Twitch’s official statement is: “As is our process, we take appropriate action when we have evidence that a streamer has acted in violation of our Community Guidelines.

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Penetration Testing Remote Workers

SecureWorld News

We have come to the realization that the distributed workforce due to the coronavirus will last well into 2021. With many organizations now planning their annual penetration tests ("pentest" for short), a change is needed in order to accommodate remote workers. While some organizations may continue to use previous pentest templates and procedures, remote workers change the attack surface and add a new wrinkle that needs to be addressed.

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TNT and TBS Are Developing a Sequel to the 1985 Film D.A.R.Y.L. Starring Tony Hale

Gizmodo

In 1985, Paramount Pictures released a film called D.A.R.Y.L. About a computerized superintelligence in the form of a ten-year-old boy, it starred the child actor Barret Oliver alongside Mary Beth Hurt and Michael McKean. It did not sell particularly well, nor did it review particularly well. Regardless, TNT and TBS … Read more.

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Streaming this week: ‘Hamilton’ on Disney Plus, ‘I’ll Be Gone in The Dark,’ on HBO, and ‘Warrior Nun’ on Netflix

The Verge

WireImage. As I put together this latest list of what’s new on streaming this week, I realized a theme running through the selections: bad-ass women. There’s a documentary about crime-solving writer Michelle McNamara, a series based on a manga comic about a warrior nun (yes, really!), and of course the Schuyler sisters, Angelica and Eliza, from Hamilton.

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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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Evil Corp Makes a Comeback with WastedLocker Ransomware

SecureWorld News

When a ransomware strain is associated with a name like Evil Corp, you know there's trouble. Evil Corp returns with WastedLocker ransomware. Remember December of 2019? It feels like forever ago: students were still attending physical schools, wearing a mask in public was rare, and we could hug our loved ones without fear. Also, the U.S. Department of Justice was charging high-profile Evil Corp hackers for their crimes.

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Twitter: Sorry for Putting Covid-19 Misinformation Labels on Your 'Oxygen' Tweets

Gizmodo

It’s not always easy to do the right thing in tech, and it can lead to some embarrassing (and funny) mistakes. Just ask Twitter. Read more.

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How to Fix The “Every derived table must have its own alias” Error in MySQL

Database Star

Are you writing a query in MySQL and getting an error of “1248: Every derived table must have its own alias”? If so, it’s a simple error to fix. How To Fix The “Every derived table must have its own alias” Error in MySQL So you’ve got this error in MySQL.

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Watch the Musical New Teaser for Pixar's Soul

Gizmodo

Art, music, the joys of sound and expression. These things are a meaningful part of what makes being human wonderful. That joy seems to be key to what makes Soul , Pixar’s latest, tick. Read more.

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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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How to Start MySQL Server on Mac, Windows, and Linux

Database Star

Do you want to know how to start, stop, and restart the MySQL server? Learn how you can do that on each operating system in this article. MySQL on Mac To start MySQL on Mac, you can use the command line.

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You Want a Freakin' 3D Printer? Monoprice Has One On Sale For Just $200

Gizmodo

MP Mini Resin 3D Printer | $200 | Monoprice Read more.

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Dr Disrespect breaks silence, but Twitch still refuses to say what’s going on

The Verge

Photo by Bobby Quillard. What you’ve probably heard: three months after he signed an exclusive two-year contract with Twitch for a “life-changing” amount of money , Twitch has nonetheless “permanently banned” Guy Beahm, aka Dr Disrespect, for something he did in violation of the company’s rules. What you might be thinking: it’s too much of a coincidence for his channel’s abrupt disappearance to happen a single day after Twitch announced it would start permanently banning streamers for sexual har

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of June 21, 2020

GeekWire

Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of June 21, 2020. Sign up to receive these updates every Sunday in your inbox by subscribing to our GeekWire Weekly email newsletter. Most popular stories on GeekWire. Microsoft to permanently close physical retail locations; will incur pre-tax charge of $450M.

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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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'Least Racist Person There Is' Retweets Video of Supporter Shouting 'White Power'

Gizmodo

If you somehow still had doubts about whether President Donald Trump is racist , here’s your answer, folks. Read more.

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COVID-19 cases soar again in Wash. state; Inslee accuses Trump and Pence of ignoring U.S. crisis

GeekWire

A total of 3,180 cases of COVID-19 were reported across Washington state in the past seven days, approaching the weekly totals seen at the previous height of the outbreak in the state nearly three months ago. The latest statewide total represents a 14% increase from the previous week, according to GeekWire’s analysis of data from the Washington State Department of Health.

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