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Broadcom Software's Symantec Threat Hunter Team discovers first-of-its-kind ransomware

Tech Republic Security

The new ransomware family, called Yanluowang, appears to still be under development and lacks some sophisticated features found in similar code. Nonetheless, Symantec said, it's dangerous.

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US Consumer Pandemic Recovery Outlook, August 2021: Ongoing Uncertainties Caution Consumers

Forrester IT

While US consumers enter the fall season with the return of live sports and in-school instruction signaling normalcy for the coming months, consumer stress lingers. As threats of coronavirus variants stifle back-to-office plans, President Biden calls for employers to mandate vaccinations, and certain states push back against in-school and in-store mask mandates, the risks of the Great Resignation, labor shortages, supply chain issues, and inflation that dominate the news drive consumer fear [

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Fix Windows Update Error 0x8007005 Failed to Restart

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]. Read More. The post Fix Windows Update Error 0x8007005 Failed to Restart appeared first on HTMD Blog #1 by Anoop C Nair.

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The Five Tenets Of A Sticky Retail Subscription

Forrester IT

Subscription offerings from brands and retailers have been popping up everywhere. But as many subscription services have found — and Rent the Runway’s recent IPO filings also underscore — creating a compelling subscription includes getting customers to subscribe and then keeping them subscribed, with continued value from that subscription. Otherwise, churn and operational complexity can […].

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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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Why Microsoft thinks you don't need another free Hyper-V Server SKU

Tech Republic Cloud

Running Windows Server on your own infrastructure and using cloud services to do it offers lots of benefits. But that cloud harmony means subscriptions rather than unsupported free operating systems.

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Employee Vaccination Mandates: Indecision Is The Riskiest Decision Of All

Forrester IT

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is on a media tour extolling the success of its mandatory vaccination policy, which in just seven weeks has resulted in vaccination of 99.7% of its 67,000 US employees. As for the remaining 232 employees, the termination process has begun. United’s approach is decisive and firm and brings the airline […].

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Play The Long Game With Email Marketing This Holiday

Forrester IT

The stakes around your email program are higher. Think and plan long term to do right with email marketing this holiday season.

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Hide Change Account Settings Using Intune

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]. Read More. The post Hide Change Account Settings Using Intune appeared first on HTMD Blog #1 by Jitesh Kumar.

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Using data wisely to personalize customer experience

TM Forum

CSG's President of Customer Engagement, Alfred Binford, discusses with Mark Newman, TM Forum's Chief Analyst, what customers seek from personalization, how to optimize data use and why communication service providers have to set the customer experience bar high. Is it your observation that telecoms operators set the customer experience bar as high as those best-in-class digital players or is being better than you are now good enough?

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How a vishing attack spoofed Microsoft to try to gain remote access

Tech Republic Security

A voice phishing campaign spotted by Armorblox tried to convince people to give the attackers access to their computer.

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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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How enterprise business priorities can determine 5G connectivity choices

TM Forum

This Catalyst explores how communication service providers (CSPs) can offer enterprises guaranteed and differentiated 5G connectivity services – with the security, data sovereignty and control that enterprises need to move more mission critical workloads onto the CSP’s 5G network. Such control should be governed and addressed in accordance with the business priorities of the enterprises themselves – not those of the CSP. 5G: Accelerating smart aviation – Phase IV. builds

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RPA Deals Heat Up Amid Faster Digital Transformation Pushes

Information Week

Automation is a key component in successful digital transformations today, and several big tech vendors are adding these capabilities by acquiring RPA vendors. Tibco and Blue Prism are joining forces, for instance.

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Catalyst Awards recognize global sweep of industry innovation

TM Forum

TM Forum’s 2021 Catalyst awards recognized innovative solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing the industry and broader society on the closing day of Digital Transformation World Series. Over the last year, more than 500 people in 151 TM Forum member companies worldwide collaborated to develop proof-of-concepts of creative ideas to improve how communications service providers (CSPs) and their technology partners do business, innovate and serve customers amid rapid digital transfo

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This new Seattle VC firm raised a $10M fund to back women-led startups

GeekWire

The Graham & Walker team, from left to right: Amanda Eldridge, vice president of business development; Rohre Titcomb, COO; Leslie Feinzaig, founder & managing director; Es Famojure, program manager; and Divya Kakkad, vice president of marketing. (Graham & Walker Photos). Female Founders Alliance launched in 2017 out of a group of women who wanted to help female entrepreneurs grow companies and land funding.

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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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Scientists See Leprosy in Wild Chimpanzees for the First Time

Gizmodo

An ancient disease in humans seems to have jumped the species barrier to one of our closest primate cousins. On Wednesday, researchers detailed finding cases of leprosy among two separate groups of chimpanzees in West Africa—the first ever documented among wild chimps. The origin of these outbreaks is unknown, but… Read more.

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They’re putting guns on robot dogs now

The Verge

It’s not clear if this gun-equipped quadrupedal robot is for sale, but it’s only a matter of time. | Image: Sword International. Quadrupedal robots are one of the most interesting developments in robotics in recent years. They’re small, nimble, and able to traverse environments that frustrate wheeled machines. So, of course, it was only a matter of time until someone put a gun on one.

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How to configure SSH to use a non-standard port with SELinux set to enforcing

Tech Republic Data Center

Switching the SSH listening port is an easy way to help secure remote login on your Linux servers. But when SELinux is involved, you have to take a few extra steps. Jack Wallen shows you how.

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Cannabis tech startup Dutchie raises $350M to double valuation to $3.75B in less than a year

GeekWire

Ross Lipson, left, and brother Zach Lipson, co-founders of Dutchie. (Dutchie Photo). Dutchie is rolling in the green. The Bend, Ore.-based creators of technology to help facilitate legal cannabis orders has raised $350 million in a Series D funding round, announced Thursday. The influx of new cash comes just seven months after the startup raised $200 million.

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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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Facebook is researching AI systems that see, hear, and remember everything you do

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Facebook is pouring a lot of time and money into augmented reality, including building its own AR glasses with Ray-Ban. Right now, these gadgets can only record and share imagery, but what does the company think such devices will be used for in the future? A new research project led by Facebook’s AI team suggests the scope of the company’s ambitions.

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LinkedIn is shutting down in China, will be replaced by a new app called InJobs

TechSpot

LinkedIn was launched in China back in 2014, featuring a localized version of the app that abides by the requirements of the Chinese government. The LinkedIn Chinese app worked as expected for seven years straight, helping many Chinese folks find jobs. However, the social part of the app was found.

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Dragon Age 4 is heading to PS5, Xbox Series X/S without cross-gen releases

Venture Beast

Dragon Age 4 will not get a cross-gen release on PS4 and Xbox One. Instead, it's only heading to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Read More.

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Aiming for Atoms: The Art of Making Chips Smaller

TechSpot

#tbt In the world of semiconductors, bigger numbers are often better. More cores, higher GHz, greater FLOPs. But there's one measure where smaller is better. Enter semiconductor manufacturing and the technology node.

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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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Roblox shows new bits of the metaverse to its developers

Venture Beast

At the Roblox Developers Conference, Roblox showed its developers more tools that are like stepping stones to the metaverse. Read More.

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Xbox creator apologizes to AMD over last-minute switch to Intel CPUs 20 years ago

TechSpot

Microsoft launched the original Xbox on November 15, 2001. While we're still one month away from the 20th anniversary, Seamus Blackley is using the occasion to apologize for a situation that was out of his control.

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Cell therapy startup Immusoft lands deal with Takeda worth potentially more than $900M

GeekWire

Immusoft CEO Sean Ainsworth. (Immusoft Photo). Seattle-based cell therapy startup Immusoft will collaborate with pharma giant Takeda to develop treatments targeted to the central nervous system in a deal worth potentially more than $900 million. Immusoft’s technology involves engineering a patient’s B cells to mass produce therapeutic proteins. These immune cells are good at pumping out large amounts of proteins, such as an enzyme missing in a particular condition.

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Waymo's Self-Driving Cars Are Mysteriously Flocking to a Dead-End Street in San Francisco

Gizmodo

City traffic can get pretty congested, but hardly anyone would expect an endless stream of self-driving cars flocking to one quiet residential street. Except, that’s what’s happening to one dead-end street in San Francisco, according to a local KPIX report. 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.

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I have a hard time believing your wearable is good if you had to Photoshop it onto a model

The Verge

Wearable gadgets live or die on whether they’re actually comfortable to wear — it’s tough to recommend a fitness tracker that gives me a rash or a headset constantly dragging my head down. So, for HTC’s new, exceptionally light Vive Flow VR headset , the company wanted to show just how effortlessly it might fit into your life, commissioning pictures of men and women wearing it in their cozy living rooms without a care in the world.

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Shell CEO Roasted at TED Climate Conference He Was Foolishly Invited to Speak At

Gizmodo

On Thursday, a strange scene unfolded at the International Conference Centre in Edinburgh. Shell CEO Ben van Beurden took the stage with a prominent climate scientist and Christiana Figueres, the woman who negotiated the Paris Agreement, at a TED Countdown conference. Van Beurden was there to ostensibly talk up the… Read more.

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Microsoft nominates ADP CEO Carlos Rodriguez to board, reports Satya Nadella’s 2021 compensation

GeekWire

Carlos Rodriguez. Carlos Rodriguez , the CEO of payroll services giant ADP, has been nominated to Microsoft’s board of directors. Microsoft’s board would expand to 12 members if his selection is approved by the company’s shareholders at its annual meeting on Nov. 30. Rodriguez has been ADP’s CEO since 2011, after joining the company in 1999.

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Robot Murder Dog New Thing to Worry About as You Fall Asleep

Gizmodo

Dogs have long been a hunting companion for humans, so it makes complete sense that almost as soon as robotic quadrupeds were perfected, we’d be slapping big ol’ guns on ‘em. Boston Dynamics might not want anyone using Spot for evil , but there are plenty of other bot makers happy to make robo-dogs ready for war. Read more.

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Strategic CX: A Deep Dive into Voice of the Customer Insights for Clarity

Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO

The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.