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Personal info for 1.3 million Clubhouse users reportedly leaked online

The Verge

Photo Illustration by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images. Personal data for some 1.3 million users of the social audio app Clubhouse has been leaked online, Cyber News reported. a SQL database with users’ IDs, names, usernames, Twitter and Instagram handles and follower counts were posted to an online hacker forum. According to Cyber News, it did not appear that sensitive user information such as credit card numbers were among the leaked info.

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Microsoft in talks to acquire Nuance Communications for a reported $16B

GeekWire

The Microsoft campus in Redmond, Wash.(GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop). The news: Microsoft is in “advanced talks” to acquire Nuance Communications for $16 billion, according to a report from Bloomberg on Sunday. Nuance background: The Boston-area publicly traded company specializes in “conversational AI” for applications in healthcare, telecommunications, automotive, financial services, and more.

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Global chip crisis is causing a 60-week delay in new router orders

TechSpot

With millions depending on a stable Internet connection in order to work from home, a router shortage couldn’t come at a worse time. Bloomberg shares details provided by people familiar with the situation, who claim that carriers are being quoted wait times as long as 60 weeks for new router.

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Automation is expanding. How worried should we be about jobs?

Venture Beast

When I called my cable company with a problem a few days ago, the usual human agent had been replaced by a bot. Read More.

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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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LG leaves behind more than a flip phone-shaped hole in our hearts

The Verge

The LG Stylo 6 is one of the company’s bestselling phones in recent history. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge. The company leaves a void that brands like Motorola and TCL are well-positioned to fill LG’s exit from the smartphone business felt inevitable in the weeks leading up to it as rumors mounted. When it was finally confirmed, Avi Greengart, a longtime consumer tech analyst and president of Techsponential, noticed a trend toward nostalgia in the reactions to the news.

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The D20 Beat: Astria Ascending shows off an intriguing new JRPG world

Venture Beast

Astria Ascending is one of the surprises from the recent ID@Xbox event, full of homages to classic Japanese RPGs. Read More.

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Apple says it will send a witness to Senate hearing on app stores after all

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. After several senators criticized the company, Apple said on Sunday it would send its chief compliance officer to an April 21st hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the office of Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) confirmed. Leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook on Friday demanding that the company send a representative to the hearing, saying Apple was refusing to participate.

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ByteDance’s Ohayoo has published more 150 games with 500 million downloads

Venture Beast

Ohayoo's 150 games have been downloaded more than 500 million times, and eight games have hit No. 1 on the Chinese free games download list. Read More.

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New iPad Pro still coming soon but supply could be short, says Bloomberg

The Verge

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. Apple’s next iPad Pro may face supply constraints at launch due to issues in production, according to a new report in Bloomberg. Apple’s suppliers are said to be having trouble with low manufacturing yields for the new Mini LED display rumored to be the key feature of the new 12.9-inch model; one manufacturer has reportedly paused production.

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What is a log management database?

Venture Beast

Log management database stores and analyzes large volumes of ordered events and log data generated by applications and information systems. 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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Google reportedly ran secret ‘Project Bernanke’ that boosted its own ad-buying system over competitors

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Google reportedly ran a secret project called “Project Bernanke” that relied on bidding data collected from advertisers using its ad exchange to benefit the company’s own ad system, The Wall Street Journal reported. First discovered by newswire service MLex , the name of the project was visible in an inadvertently unredacted document Google had filed as part of an antitrust lawsuit in Texas.

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Google Used a Secret Program Called ‘Project Bernanke’ to Benefit Clients Using Its Ad-Buying System

Gizmodo

Google used a secret program called “Project Bernanke” for years to increase its clients’ chances of winning bids for competitive ad space, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing court documents filed in the Texas-led antitrust suit against Google. The state argues that the program gave Google an unfair… Read more.

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Google is shutting down its mobile Shopping app

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Google is shutting down its mobile Shopping apps for both iOS and Android and directing users to its web Shopping site instead, 9to5 Google reported. On Friday, Xda Developers discovered that the term “sunset” had been added to several strings of code in the Shopping app, suggesting the apps were being discontinued.

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The Rock’s Black Adam Production Begins on DC Comics Film

Gizmodo

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson dropped a boulder on his fans this week by posting a Black Adam photo on Instagram to kick off production finally beginning for the long-awaited film. Read more.

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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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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of April 4, 2021

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 April 4, 2021. Sign up to receive these updates every Sunday in your inbox by subscribing to our GeekWire Weekly email newsletter. Most popular stories on GeekWire. Why the sad face? Amazon driver leaving packages upside down as part of ‘No More Smiles’ protest.

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Flappy Bird Has Been Revived as an Interactive MacOS Notification

Gizmodo

Flappy Bird hasn’t graced the Apple App Store in years, not since its meteoric rise in popularity back in 2014 before its creator just as swiftly took it offline. Now the furiously addictive mobile game has been reincarnated in a form no one expected: an interactive macOS notification. Read more.

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French lawmakers vote to ban some domestic flights to reduce carbon emissions

The Verge

Air France planes parked at Roissy Airport in Paris | Photo by THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images. French lawmakers have voted to ban domestic flights on routes that could be taken in a train ride in less than two-and-a-half hours, Reuters reported. The vote late Saturday comes as part of France’s larger climate bill, which seeks to reduce its 1990-level carbon emissions by 40 percent over the next decade.

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Watch NASA Mission Control as They Attempt First Helicopter Flight on Mars

Gizmodo

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter will attempt to take flight on the Red Planet early Monday morning, and you’ll be able to watch live as the NASA team tracks this historic test from mission control. 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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South Korea EV battery makers reach settlement in US trade dispute

The Verge

Photo Illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images. South Korean electric-vehicle battery makers SK Innovation and LG Energy Solution have reached a settlment in a US trade dispute, Bloomberg reported. Under the terms of the agreement, SK will pay $1.8 billion (2 trillion won) in cash and royalties to LG. In a joint statement the companies said they would “work to help the development of EV battery industry in South Korea and the US. through healthy competition and fri

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Microsoft Is Reportedly in Talks to Scoop Up AI Firm Nuance Communications for $16 Billion

Gizmodo

Microsoft is in advanced talks to acquire Nuance Communications, an artificial intelligence firm whose speech recognition tech helped develop Apple’s Siri virtual assistant , for as much as $16 billion, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. Read more.

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Before emerging as the iconic Grand Theft Auto, what was the original GTA going to be called?

TechSpot

The original GTA was nearly cancelled for being in such poor shape

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Google Will Shut Down the Google Shopping App for iOS and Android in a Few Weeks

Gizmodo

If you liked shopping with the Google Shopping app on iOS or Android, you better switch over to the web version. Google is reportedly shutting down its Shopping app in a few weeks. Read more.

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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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Nutanix and AMD Break the User Density Bottleneck

Nutanix

The focus shifts to meeting business requirements, where it should be

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Sunday's Best Deals: Pulsar Heavy-Duty Generator, Insignia Massage Chair, Star Wars Action Figures, Holy Stone Drone, Greenworks Outdoor Power Tools, and More

Gizmodo

A Pulsar heavy-duty portable dual fuel generator and a sale on Greenworks outdoor power tools lead Sunday’s best deals. Read more.

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Start Your Spring Cleaning On That Unsightly Yard With up to 30% Off Greenworks Outdoor Power Tools

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Get Up to 30% off Greenworks Outdoor Power Tools | Amazon Read more.

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