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10 Games to Chill Out and Lower Your Stress Levels

TechSpot

Video games can evoke a variety of emotions, whether it's fear, edginess or excitement. But sometimes we just want to chillax, so here are a few good game suggestions that are better suited to reduce your stress levels.

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Will RISC-V be a contender now that Nvidia is buying Arm?

Venture Beast

RISC-V International CEO Calista Redmond shares her thoughts on Nvidia's pending acquisition of Arm and why she believes RISC-V is a contender. Read More.

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Amazon Prime Day set for Oct. 13-14 after pandemic-related delay

GeekWire

(Amazon Image). Amazon’s annual shopping extravaganza will take place Oct. 13-14, the company announced late Sunday. The event was delayed this year due to the pandemic. Prime Day offers sales on hundreds of items for members of Amazon’s Prime subscription service. It began in 2015 and has become a reliable revenue boost for the company. Amazon typically holds Prime Day in July but the company’s e-commerce business has been disrupted by a surge in orders from customers avoiding traditional

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Ekto’s robotic boots may solve VR locomotion problems

Venture Beast

The Ekto One is a pair of robotic boots that the company claims are capable of keeping you in one spot while you walk forward in VR. 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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Amazon’s Prime Day kicks off on October 13th 

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Prime Day, Amazon’s annual deals extravaganza, will run from October 13th-14th, the company announced today. Amazon says the two-day shopping event will feature “over one million deals across every category,” including brands like Panasonic, Roborock, Keurig, Under Armour, Coleman, Adidas, Lacoste, Marvel, Ticwatch, and more.

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The D20 Beat: The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk’s humor doesn’t hit my funny bone

Venture Beast

In this edition the The D20 Beat RPG column, The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos shows its humor is as dumb as its tactical combat is smart. Read More.

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It’s 2020, So of Course a Texas City Is Dealing With a Brain-Eating Amoeba in Its Water System

Gizmodo

2020 is so far the year of the novel coronavirus , murder hornets , climate change-induced wildfire hell and now: a brain-eating amoeba. Yes, you read that correctly. Read more.

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New Trailers: Resident Evil, Truth Seekers, The Queen’s Gambit and more

The Verge

Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness | Netflix. No spoilers, but I started Enola Holmes and I absolutely love Millie Bobby Brown in it, she’s so charming. The looking-right-at-the-camera bit which I usually dislike (except for Fleabag !) actually works really well to give us her inner thoughts. Will report back once I’ve finished, but so far, it’s a refreshing reboot of the sometimes-stodgy Sherlock Holmes universe.

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The tech sector can — and must — disrupt social inequity

Venture Beast

If we’re going to achieve social equity, we need a collective effort across the entire tech industry, and it starts at the top. Read More.

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This Is the Newest Way to Show Full Stadiums During the Covid-19 Apocalypse

Gizmodo

As you all have probably noticed, competitive sports does not like being without fans during covid-19 times. Officials have been racking their brains for ideas—some less strange than others—to deal with empty stadiums for months, and we just got a new one: Fill the stands with South Park residents. 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 Sept. 20, 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. 20, 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. Analysis: Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda is a massive disruption for the video game industry.

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Your FedEx Packages May Soon Arrive By Autonomous Cargo Plane

Gizmodo

It’s 2020, and while the skies aren’t full of flying cars like we thought it would be by now, something else straight out of science fiction just got closer to reality: pilotless cargo planes delivering whatever stupid s**t you ordered online. Read more.

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Negotiating with Ransomware Gangs: What's It Really Like?

SecureWorld News

It might be the worst-kept secret in all of cybersecurity: the FBI says don't pay ransomware gangs. But corporations do it all the time, sending millions every year in Bitcoin to recover data that's been taken "hostage." Sometimes, federal agents even help victims find experienced virtual ransom negotiators. That's what Art Ehuan does. During a career that has spanned the FBI, the U.S.

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Pre-Teens Rejoice! Federal Judge Strikes Down TikTok Ban

Gizmodo

A U.S federal judge has said that a ban on TikTok—scheduled for Monday, September 28—will not go ahead as planned. The delay will allow users to access the app on various app stores while the court explores the legality of banning a consumer application on security grounds. 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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The TikTok download ban ‘would be devastating,’ attorneys argue in court

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Attorneys for TikTok argued Sunday morning during a dial-in hearing that a ban by the Trump administration would be “devastating,” and urged a judge to block it until the entire case can be decided. TikTok’s attorney said the ban that would prevent new downloads of TikTok from Apple and Google’s app stores at 11:59PM ET today was essentially “shutting down speech.

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This Dog Is Learning How to Detect Covid-19

Gizmodo

Can man’s best friend lend a hand, or a nose, to the fight against the novel coronavirus? The answer might be yes. Read more.

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Judge rejects TikTok creators’ request to delay ban, says they won’t suffer ‘irreparable harm’

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. A judge in Pennsylvania has rejected a request from three TikTok content creators to temporarily block a ban on the app set to go into effect Sunday night, which would bar new downloads from Google and Apple’s app stores in the US. Douglas Marland, Cosette Rinab, and Alec Chambers said they “earn a livelihood from the content they post on TikTok,” saying the platform’s “For You” page is unique among social media platforms, because its algorithm allows “li

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First Look At The CG Resident Evil Series Coming To Netflix

Gizmodo

Next year, a CG Resident Evil series is coming to exclusively to Netflix. Read more.

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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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Sunday's Best Deals: 65-inch Sony Smart TV, Free Atlas Coffee, Original MakeUp Eraser Set, Rae Vitamins and Dietary Supplements, Matcha Organic Green Tea, and More

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A 65-inch Sony smart tv , a free bag of coffee from Atlas Coffee Club , and a reusable MakeUp Eraser set lead Sunday’s best deals. Read more.

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Celebrate National Coffee Day With A Free Brew From Atlas Coffee

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Atlas Coffee Club Trial | Atlas Coffee | $0 With Code AtlasCoffeeDay20 Read more.

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Get This 65" Sony Smart TV for $280 Off Today

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Sony 65-inch Smart TV X750H | $720 | Best Buy Read more.

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Trump and RNC Sue North Carolina for Making Absentee Voting Simpler

Gizmodo

The election board of North Carolina issued new guidance this week essentially giving voters a second chance if they screw up filling out their absentee ballot. With the logic being that, you know, there’s a global pandemic going on at the moment and a lot of folks are voting by mail for the first time, so mistakes… 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.