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5 Ways Cloud Apps Help Smart SMBs Focus on Their Business, Not the Technology to Run Their Business

Information Technology Zone Submitted Articles

The cloud is everywhere, and has been for over two decades, yet many small businesses continue to run their businesses with in-house software. This is often time-consuming, expensive, and tedious to manage.

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Nvidia is acquiring Arm for $40 billion

The Verge

Nvidia said Sunday it is acquiring chipmaker Arm from SoftBank for $40 billion. Arm will operate as an division of Nvidia and will remain headquartered in the UK, and, will “continue to operate its open-licensing model, while maintaining its global customer neutrality,” the company said. But the deal is still likely to face intense regulatory scrutiny.

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SoftBank reportedly closing a $40 billion sale of ARM to Nvidia, announcement imminent

TechSpot

According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, SoftBank and Nvidia are nearing a deal for the graphics giant to acquire ARM for $40 billion in a cash and stock transaction. SoftBank acquired Arm for around $31 billion in 2016, and in recent months has been looking to offload.

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Nothing says ‘ready to game’ quite like being cocooned in a giant scorpion cockpit

The Verge

Hey can I get those TPS reports.ah sorry will come back later when you’re not trapped in a giant insect | Cluvens. Since I am The Verge ’s resident “weird animal stories” expert (see: murder hornets and the story of eagle vs. drone ) of course my colleague suggested I would want to look into this gaming chair that is made to look like a giant scorpion.

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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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Nvidia acquires Arm from SoftBank for $40 billion

Venture Beast

Nvidia confirmed that it is acquiring processor architecture firm Arm from Softbank for $40 billion. The deal confirms weeks of speculation. Read More.

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Instagram may be planning to charge a fee to put links in captions, patent suggests

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Influencers, brace yourselves: Instagram may be considering charging a fee to add links to photo captions, a patent application suggests. Mike Murphy discovered it as part of his (fascinating!) weekly roundup of tech patents over at Protocol. The patent application, which Instagram parent company Facebook first submitted back in 2016, shows a pop-up appearing when the user adds a URL to a caption, asking if the user wants to pay $2 to make the link live.

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Apple’s AirPods Pro are back down to $200 at Staples

The Verge

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge. Staples is once again discounting Apple’s AirPods Pro earbuds to $200 , knocking $50 off the usual retail price from now until September 19th. The retail chain held a similar weeklong promotion in August, but inventory sold out within a day. Because this is the lowest price the earbuds have seen, this deal will likely sell out quickly.

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Facebook Finally Cracks Down on Bogus Propaganda About Oregon Wildfires

Gizmodo

As emergency responders in Oregon struggle to contain a record 900,000 acres of wildfires across the state, local police have been fighting to contain a torrent of bogus rumors spreading online. Throughout Thursday and Friday, tens of thousands of users shared posts blaming extremists on both sides of the aisle (but… Read more.

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Facebook says it will remove false claims about who started wildfires in Oregon

The Verge

Heavy smoke obscures the Fremont Bridge on September 12 in Portland, Oregon | Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images. Facebook will remove from its platform false claims that the wildfires in Oregon were deliberately started by certain groups, according to policy communications director Andy Stone. The decision is consistent with Facebook’s efforts “to remove content that could lead to imminent harm,” Stone said on Twitter Saturday, adding that the platform was taking the action following confirmat

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While the West Coast Burns, NOAA Welcomes a Climate Change Denier Onboard

Gizmodo

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently hired David Legates, a climate change denier who’s previously maintained that the sun is to blame for global warming and that the ocean’s rising CO2 levels are fine because it means we get bigger crabs , for a top position at the agency. Meanwhile, millions… 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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What to expect from Apple’s ‘Time Flies’ event: Apple Watch Series 6, a redesigned iPad Air, and more

The Verge

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge. Apple’s first big fall event is happening on Tuesday, September 15th, but it may be much different than previous September events. Let’s address the elephant in the room up front: it doesn’t seem like there will be new iPhones. Typically, Apple’s September events mark the arrival of Apple’s latest and greatest smartphones, but you shouldn’t expect to see them on Tuesday, according to The Verge ’s editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and other well-connected journalists.

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For Some Strange Reason, Orcas Are Ramming Into Boats in Northern Spain

Gizmodo

Although the majority of orcas ignore boats at sea , there are a few in northern Spain that are apparently interested in ramming into them, setting off a string of questions and a bit of apprehension. Read more.

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iOS 14: What developers need to know

Venture Beast

Not sure what to expect when iOS 14 releases, or what you and your team should be doing to prepare? This guide will help game studios prepare. Read More.

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Amazon accused of price gouging throughout the pandemic

TechSpot

According to a damning report by Public Citizen, Amazon is being accused of excessive price gouging during the global pandemic. As more people pivoted to online shopping amidst stay-at-home mandates, Amazon's revenue soared -- but apparently so did some of its prices.

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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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New trailers this week: Rebecca, The Truffle Hunters, Sneakerheads, and of course Dune

The Verge

Lily James in Rebecca | Netflix. OK so I got out of my rerun rut and binged Away on Netflix over Labor Day and. I really wanted to like it! The acting was so good, and it looked beautiful, but the script just strained credibility at every turn. It got off to a promising start with an incident aboard the spacecraft that makes the rest of the crew question whether first-time commander Emma Green (Hilary Swank) is really up to the long haul mission of guiding them to Mars.

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Leaked AMD documents offer new Zen 3 details

TechSpot

Allegedly confidential documents have been leaked by Twitter user CyberPunkCat that seem to offer details on changes to Zen 3 that will come with the Ryzen 4000 desktop series, code named "Vermeer.

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Directors of Synchronic Ask You to Please Not Go See Their Movie

Gizmodo

Not all films getting released in theaters in these times are doing so with the enthusiastic support of their creators. Read more.

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Twitter seems to be testing an edit feature but it’s not quite what you might expect

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. It looks like Twitter may finally, at long last, be allowing users to edit their tweets. Users began noticing it Sunday afternoon: If you delete a tweet reply, then try to reply again, the “deleted” text reappears, allowing you to fix any mistakes and re-send it. The Verge’s Tom Warren demonstrated how it works: Twitter seems to be testing a neat way to edit tweets.

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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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Warner Bros. Is Refusing to Share Detailed Tenet Box Office Numbers

Gizmodo

Warner Bros. continues to make interesting decisions around the release and distribution of Christopher Nolan’s Tenet , this time breaking the generally agreed-upon norms of how box office profits are reported. Apparently, other studios in the business are not happy. Read more.

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 6, 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 Sept. 6, 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. Weird Seattle retailer Archie McPhee hit with even weirder PayPal problem, foiling Tardigrade sales.

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Nia DaCosta's Candyman Has Been Delayed Until 2021

Gizmodo

Candyman , the horror remake helmed by Nia DaCosta and produced by Jordan Peele, was set for a release October 16th. In yet another covid delay, it’s being pushed back to an as-of-yet unknown date in 2021. Read more.

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Nvidia's community kit lets you impersonate an official Nvidia stream

TechSpot

With a little help from his family and company, Jensen Huang cooked up the A100 GPU in his oven and pulled the RTX 3070, 3080, and 3090 from various cupboards only a couple months later.

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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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Pennyworth's Second Season Will Feature Bruce Wayne, Uh, Kind Of

Gizmodo

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that every Batman prequel will feature Bruce Wayne eventually. But it usually doesn’t occur like this. Read more.

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Sony will (hopefully) reveal the price of the PS5 on a livestream this week

TechSpot

Sony describes the event as “one more look at some of the great games coming to PS5 at launch (and beyond!)” and says it will “weight in at around 40 minutes, and feature updates on the latest titles.” The stream will be available on Twitch and YouTube this Wednesday, September.

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SQL Server ROW_NUMBER SQL Function

Database Star

In this guide, you’ll learn all about the ROW_NUMBER function in SQL Server. What is the SQL ROW_NUMBER Function? The ROW_NUMBER function in SQL Server is a function that adds a unique incrementing number to each row of your results.

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Borderlands 3 is coming to next-gen gaming consoles

TechSpot

Gearbox has confirmed updated graphics and local split-screen support are coming to Borderlands 3, while also noting that new premium content is in the works, adding an additional skill tree to the game.

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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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Add Some Aromatherapy To Your Routine With Almost Half Off Of This Anjou Essential Oil Diffuser [Exclusive]

Gizmodo

Anjou Ultrasonic Aroma Diffuser | $16 | Amazon | Clip coupon + Promo Code HKY6TL8I Read more.

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Why your team should be engaging with policy makers — now more than ever

Venture Beast

A single change in policy can transform the trajectory of your organization or even your industry as a whole. It's critical to be involved. Read More.

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No, You’re Not Seeing Things. Facebook Has Launched a Poll Worker Recruitment Drive

Gizmodo

If you saw a new popup message when you opened Facebook recently, don’t worry: It’s not a hoax. In a bid to make up for, eh, letting the Russians run rampant on its platform before the last presidential election, Facebook has launched a poll worker recruitment drive this weekend. Read more.

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Microsoft says it’s not acquiring TikTok after ByteDance rejects offer

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Microsoft says it’s not acquiring parts of TikTok’s operations, after its bid was rejected by TikTok owner ByteDance. After weeks of talks and very public back and forths involving the Trump administration, Microsoft ultimately failed in its attempts to acquire TikTok. “ByteDance let us know today they would not be selling TikTok’s US operations to Microsoft,” says Microsoft in a statement.

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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.