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CES 2021 wrap up: How enterprise tech makes all those smart toilets and robots possible

Tech Republic Cloud

From smart toilets and disinfecting robots to transparent OLED displays and sleep tech, CES 2021 was a showcase for the latest innovations in consumer and enterprise technology.

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Facebook suspends ads for weapon accessories until at least January 22nd

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Facebook has updated its Inauguration Day preparations to include a temporary ban on ads that promote weapon accessories and protective equipment at least through January 22nd “out of an abundance of caution,” the company said in a new blog post Saturday. “We already prohibit ads for weapons, ammunition and weapon enhancements like silencers.

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Integris co-founder reveals new startup that uses software to help companies meet diversity goals

GeekWire

Raghu Gollamudi. (Included Photo). Five years ago, when data privacy was just emerging as one of the most challenging business risks, Raghu Gollamudi spotted a trend. With new rules for tighter consumer privacy protection looming, freshly appointed chief privacy officers often lacked tools to manage enormous amounts of sensitive data scattered across siloed departments, with some still using spreadsheets to manually store passwords and social security numbers.

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Watch NASA test fire its massive new rocket

The Verge

The B-2 Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. | NASA. Four huge rocket engines will roar to life on Saturday, in a crucial test for NASA’s powerful next-generation rocket. This long-awaited trial run won’t leave the ground, but it will be so powerful that officials have warned that it may be heard up to 60 miles away.

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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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Incoming White House science and technology leader on AI, diversity, and society

Venture Beast

Incoming White House science and technology leader Dr. Alondra Nelson addressed the relationship between AI development an inclusion. Read More.

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The tech trends we saw kick off at CES 2021

The Verge

Image: Razer. Another CES is in the books. Going all-virtual meant that it was a smaller show than usual — and since it was already a show that’s been on the decline in terms of influence for a few years now, we could feel it. Still: there were some big stories to follow and things to learn about what’s coming up in consumer tech. That’s the thing about CES: most of the time the best technology shown off here is conceptual, wildly expensive, a long way off in the future, or all of the above.

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Cyberpunk 2077 full development reportedly didn’t start until 2016

The Verge

Image: CD Projekt Red. A new report looking into what went amiss with the rollout of Cyberpunk 2077 points to overconfidence from management at CD Projekt Red as a key problem, and reveals that “full development” of the game — announced in 2012— didn’t begin until 2016. Jason Schreier of Bloomberg interviewed more than 20 current and former CD Projekt staff, and found that the game’s development was plagued by unrealistic deadlines and technical issues.

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Facebook Will Pause Ads Promoting Weapons Accessories and Protective Equipment Until After Biden’s Inauguration

Gizmodo

Facebook announced on Saturday that it was banning ads that promote weapons accessories and protective equipment until Jan. 22, after President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, “out of an abundance of caution.” Read more.

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AMD CEO Lisa Su discusses supply problems and the future of CPUs

TechSpot

Desktop CPUs are AMD's greatest strength, and laptop and enterprise CPUs are the two largest markets AMD has the opportunity to invade -- and AMD has no plans to become complacent. Lisa Su says that AMD is placing a heavy focus on Zen 4 and Zen 5, and anticipates them.

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CES 2021 roundup: tech trends business professionals should care about

Tech Republic Cloud

CES 2021? is a wrap. TechRepublic's Steve Ranger, Teena Maddox, and Bill Detwiler join Karen Roby to discuss the products and technology trends that stood out.

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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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Programmer Loses Password to Hard Drive Containing $240 Million in Bitcoin

SecureWorld News

At some point in life, everyone loses something of value. For most people it is a lost wallet, or a phone containing your most personal information, or something with great sentimental value. The sting of losing something you value hurts. The sting might not last forever, but nonetheless, it still sucks. Now imagine the sting Stefan Thomas felt when he came to this realization: he has lost the password to a hard drive containing roughly $240 million in Bitcoin.

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Unlike Airbnb, VRBO reportedly won’t cancel reservations in DC during inauguration week

The Verge

vrbo. Short-term rental site VRBO does not plan to cancel reservations in the DC area during the inauguration next week, even though competitor Airbnb has already done so. First reported by BuzzFeed News , VRBO said in a blog post Friday afternoon that it was “encouraging hosts to cancel bookings during this time,” if they believed a guest was violating its policies, but stopped short of a blanket cancellation.

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Unlike Airbnb, Vrbo Reportedly Won't Cancel D.C. Bookings During Inauguration Week

Gizmodo

Airbnb smartly decided earlier this week to cancel all D.C. bookings during inauguration week out of fear of another violent insurrection on the horizon, but its competitor Vrbo is reportedly not following suit. Read more.

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Ford reportedly delays some deliveries of its Mustang Mach-E

The Verge

Photo by Andrew Hawkins / The Verge. Ford will delay deliveries for hundreds of its Mustang Mach-E vehicles to perform quality checks, Electrek reported. The automaker began delivering the Mach-E SUV in December, but some buyers reported that their upcoming delivery dates had been pushed back, by as long as a month in some cases, according to Electrek.

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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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HBO Has Tapped a Russian Indie Director for The Last of Us's Pilot

Gizmodo

Another director joins the crew. Considering the subject matter, it seems like he’ll fit right in. Read more.

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Intel's self-driving tech division Mobileye is picking up speed, set to become a true threat to Tesla

TechSpot

The world of self-driving vehicles is roughly hewn into two factions: companies that believe fully autonomous vehicles will naturally evolve from advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), and those that expect the two will exist in concert, fulfilling different niches.

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Amazon Wants Other Companies to Make Their Own Voice Assistants, Using Alexa’s Tech, Of Course

Gizmodo

Building a smart voice assistant like Alexa is hard, according to Amazon, and we can probably take its word for it. However, that doesn’t mean that voice assistants are out of reach for companies like car manufacturers, for example. Amazon wants car manufacturers to make their own voice assistants, using Alexa’s … Read more.

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Apple could launch podcast subscription service in 2021

TechSpot

Apple's services business has gone from strength to strength in recent years, with Cupertino adding Apple Arcade, TV+, and most recently Fitness+ to its roster of paid-for services. Many of us felt it was only a matter of time before the company offered a subscription-based "Podcasts+" option featuring original content.

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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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Bumble Reactivates Political Filter That Women Used to Catfish and Report Capitol Rioters

Gizmodo

Man, finding love sure is hard when you’re a domestic terrorist wanted for treason. Read more.

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Apple begins work on foldable iPhone, redesigned iMacs and new Mac Pros

TechSpot

Apple’s foldable iPhone isn’t going to launch anytime soon, but it’s something the company is actively developing. The device’s screen is said to feature a “mostly invisible hinge” and, when unfolded, will be about the size of an iPhone 12 Pro Max -- that’s 6.7 inches.

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Godzilla vs. Kong Is Hitting Streaming a Bit Earlier Than Expected

Gizmodo

These big friends are ready to fight. They can’t wait. Read more.

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The Verge Awards at CES 2021: can’t touch this

The Verge

Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge. Rating the all-digital Consumer Electronics Show Last year, we opened our awards for the annual Consumer Electronics Show by saying “oh, what a difference 12 months makes.” One year later we can confidently say again: oh, what a difference 12 months makes. It’s been a challenging year, and we weren’t sure what to expect coming into this CES.

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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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This Resident Alien Promo Is Just Alan Tudyk Riffing on How Weird Food Is

Gizmodo

And, honestly, it’s pretty compelling. Read more.

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The deals are slow, but we got some exclusives for you

The Verge

Image: Logitech. Welcome to the weekend. If I’m being honest, this week’s assortment of deals was just as spotty as last week’s. So, to make it a little better, we’ve worked with some retailers to give Verge readers some exclusive deals. Looking forward, if you’re on the hunt for, say, a big 4K TV or a home theater system, we’ll be sure to include the top deals in our regular Verge Deals coverage as the Super Bowl nears.

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Save Space in a Tiny Kitchen With up To 32% off an Over the Sink Dish Drying Rack

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HEOMU Over The Sink Steel Dish Drying Rack | $54 | Amazon | Clip coupon TOOCA Over Sink Dish Drying Rack | $62 | Amazon | Clip coupon Soraken Dark Grey Over Sink Dish Drying Rack | $68 | Amazon Read more.

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Expedia’s Vrbo hit with backlash for not following Airbnb’s lead and canceling D.C. reservations

GeekWire

(Vrbo homepage image). Vrbo , the vacation rental platform run by Seattle-based Expedia Group, is getting some blowback online for not following the lead of competitor Airbnb, which announced this week that it was blocking and canceling reservations in the Washington, D.C., area during the upcoming Inauguration week. Following the violent storming of the U.S.

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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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Saturday's Best Deals: Apeman Dash Cam, Digital Air Fryer, Over the Sink Dish Drying Racks, USB-Powered Coffee Cup Warmer, XPG Spectrix DDR4 RAM, and More

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Jump to: Tech | Gaming | Home | Lifestyle | Media Read more.

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Trump’s Twitter and Facebook ban is working. One stat shows it.

Vox

What Trump’s Twitter page looked like before it was permanently suspended. | Photo Illustration by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Getty Images. Trump’s deplatforming has already slowed the spread of election misinformation. In the wake of the deadly January 6 riot at the US Capitol that President Donald Trump heavily promoted on social media , platforms including Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, and others finally moved to ban the president.

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Some Twitter employees have reportedly locked their accounts fearing reprisal from Trump supporters

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Some Twitter employees have set their accounts to private and scrubbed their online biographies over concerns they may be targeted by supporters of President Trump, the New York Times reported. In addition, some Twitter executives have been assigned personal security as the company reckons with its decision to bar one of its loudest voices.

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Former Twitter exec on Trump ban, the failure of social media, and an idea to find common ground

GeekWire

President Donald Trump in Texas on Tuesday, boarding Air Force One en route to Maryland. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead, via Flickr.). Twitter didn’t set out to ban Donald Trump. The president gave it no choice. That’s the assessment from Mike Davidson , a Seattle-based tech and media veteran who was Twitter’s vice president of design from 2012 to 2016, sharing his perspective as the guest commentator on this week’s GeekWire Podcast. “This was some

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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.