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Iceberg More Than 20 Times the Size of Manhattan Breaks Off Antarctic Ice Shelf

Gizmodo

An iceberg more than 20 times the size of Manhattan split off from the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica this week because our planet is totally having a normal one. Read more.

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Verizon support says you should turn off 5G to save your phone’s battery

The Verge

Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images. Despite its relentless promotion of 5G phones and the fact that it spent more than $45 billion bidding on a new faster spectrum, Verizon support now is advising people on Twitter to turn off their phones’ 5G access to preserve battery life. In a Sunday morning tweet , Verizon support helpfully suggested that “one way to help conserve battery life is to turn on LTE” if users found their batteries were “draining faster

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Why IT needs to lead the next phase of data science

Venture Beast

In most companies, data science is a “Wild West” of disconnected projects. With IT oversight, these investments becomes scalable, reusable. Read More.

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Amazon takes 3 Golden Globes, including big ‘Borat’ win, as annual event goes mostly virtual

GeekWire

(Amazon Image via Twitter). Amazon captured another three Golden Globe awards Sunday night as the annual celebration of film and television took on the look of a long-running Zoom meeting from the homes of some of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Amazon Studios won two awards for “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” including best picture musical or comedy — a first for a streaming service — and best actor in musical or comedy for star Sacha Baron Cohen.

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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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5 steps to creating a responsible AI Center of Excellence

Venture Beast

Here's how to establish an AI center of excellence in your organization. Any larger company should have one in place. Read More.

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Verizon Tells Consumers to Turn Off 5G to Preserve Battery Life Then Instantly Regrets It

Gizmodo

In an effort to be helpful, Verizon accidentally stuck its foot in its mouth on Sunday, and then furiously backtracked. Read more.

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Intel's unreleased i7-11700K is being sold and shipped in Germany

TechSpot

Intel’s eleventh-generation desktop processors, codenamed Rocket Lake, were announced in general terms at CES 2021, but only the flagship i9-11900K was formally named.

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Axonius raises $100 million to protect IoT devices from cyberattack

Venture Beast

Axonius, a cybersecurity startup focused on the IoT sector, has raised $100 million at a $1 billion valuation. Read More.

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Lime says it will spend $50 million on a huge e-bike expansion

The Verge

Lime is getting back to its roots. The scooter company formerly known as LimeBike says it will invest $50 million to grow its shared electric bicycle network, including adding a new model of bike and doubling the number of cities in which it operates. Lime got its start with shared bikes, only to quickly pivot after Bird first introduced the concept of dockless electric scooters in 2017.

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The Walking Dead Returns and It's an Awkward Reunion for Everybody

Gizmodo

In 2020, The Walking Dead had two pandemics to deal with. The first, of course, was the zombie virus , which has proven to be such a pesky problem for the survivors—and ex-survivors—of the show over the past decade. Then there was covid-19, which the show’s cast and crew have been trying to navigate since last spring… 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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Cybersecurity firm says social media bots hyped GameStop during trading frenzy

The Verge

Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge. A cybersecurity firm found that bots were promoting GameStop stock on social media before and after the stock’s frenzied rise last month, Reuters reported. Massachusetts-based PiiQ Media says social media bots promoted Dogecoin, GameStop, and other “meme” stocks in posts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

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Rumor Has It an iPhone 13 With 1 TB Storage Is Coming

Gizmodo

If you’re the type of person that still needs more storage, Apple might have answered your prayers. Read more.

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How to watch the 2021 Golden Globes online

The Verge

Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images. Awards season in Hollywood begins Sunday, February 28th, with the 78th Golden Globe Awards, hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The Golden Globes, usually considered a harbinger of who may take home awards at other shows like the Oscars, will look a bit different this year thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Federal and State Regulators Probe Robinhood Over Meme Stock Trading Restrictions

Gizmodo

U.S. regulators are investigating Robinhood after it temporarily blocked users from purchasing so-called meme stocks on its stock trading app amid the Reddit-fueled short squeeze earlier this year. 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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Samsung’s shiny red Galaxy Chromebook 2 is now available at Best Buy

The Verge

Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge. Samsung’s latest Chrome OS laptop, the Galaxy Chromebook 2, is now available for purchase at Best Buy. The Chromebook 2 was first announced at CES in January and features a new QLED display, 360-degree hinge, and a striking red paint job. It starts at $549.99 for a Celeron model and goes up to $699.99 for a Core i3 version, putting it at the higher end of Chromebooks.

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The Terminator Universe Is Back in a New Netflix Anime Series

Gizmodo

He’s back and he’s two-dimensional. The Terminator universe is expanding into an anime series for Netflix, the first animated TV adaptation of the franchise. Read more.

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Insiders say Google lacked the focus and discipline to run a successful game studio

TechSpot

Stadia broke from Google's typical "start small and build" philosophy of product development. Unlike other Google products with long beta cycles, like Gmail, it was marketed and hyped as a full service that was ready to kill off consoles. Stadia head Phil Harrison said it was "the future of gaming.".

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800 Free Data Sets

Database Star

Do you want to practice your SQL, database, or data analysis skills? If so, you’ll need some data, or a data set, to work on. On this page, you can find a list of several hundred data sets you can use.

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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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Alienware AW2721D 27" Gaming Monitor Review

TechSpot

The Alienware AW2721D is a high-end 27-inch 1440p monitor, giving us our first look at the combination of a 240Hz refresh rate and IPS technology at this resolution. Alienware are touting "true 1ms GTG response time" - we'll see about that.

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Ads are back in: Monetizing beyond subscriptions and transactions in gaming

Venture Beast

With consumer spending on gaming up significantly, now is the time for companies to use ads to get people to play and spend more. Read More.

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Feb. 21, 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 Feb. 21, 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. NASA releases jaw-dropping video and audio from Mars, with an assist from AWS.

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Sunday's Best Deals: MSI 27" Gaming Monitor, ViviLink Dashcam, Star Wars Night Light, Nutale Findthing Trackers, Keurig Coffee & Latte Maker, Klairs Skincare, and More

Gizmodo

A 4-pack of Nutale Findthing trackers and a 50-pack of 3-ply colorful face masks lead Sunday’s best deals. 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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New AI ‘Deep Nostalgia’ brings old photos, including very old ones, to life

The Verge

MyHeritage. An AI-powered service called Deep Nostalgia that animates still photos has become the main character on Twitter this fine Sunday, as people try to create the creepiest fake “video” possible, apparently. The Deep Nostalgia service, offered by online genealogy company MyHeritage , uses AI licensed from D-ID to create the effect that a still photo is moving.

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Disinformation experts aren’t happy about the trailer for HBO’s QAnon series

The Verge

Supporters of former President Donald Trump flew a US flag with a QAnon symbol outside the Capitol on January 6th. | Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. The teaser video for Q: Into the Storm , an upcoming documentary series from HBO about the QAnon conspiracy movement has a lot of deplatforming experts concerned; it looks more like a preview for a spy thriller than a careful examination of the umbrella group of conspiracy theories.

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