March, 2024

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The State Of Consumer Usage Of Generative AI, 2024

Forrester IT

As is often the case with poorly understood tech that promises to change the world, consumers worry about its ethics and human impact. Yet a vast majority of these skeptics will use (and love) genAI during 2024, whether they know it or not.

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Overcoming AI’s 5 Biggest Roadblocks

Information Week

Nobody told you that artificial intelligence (AI) development would be easy. Here’s a look at how to surmount AI's biggest obstacles.

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NIST Cybersecurity Framework: A Cheat Sheet for Professionals

Tech Republic Security

The US National Institute of Standards and Technology's framework defines federal policy, but it can be used by private enterprises, too. Here's what you need to know.

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French regulator fines Google $271M over generative AI copyright issue

CIO Business Intelligence

France’s competition authority fined Google, its parent company Alphabet, and two subsidiaries a total of €250 million ($271 million) for breaching a previous agreement on using copyrighted content for training its Bard AI service, now known as Gemini. The Autorité de la concurrence said Wednesday that the search giant failed to comply with a June 2022 settlement over the use of news stories in its search results, News and Discover pages.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook For Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Document-heavy workflows slow down productivity, bury institutional knowledge, and drain resources. But with the right AI implementation, these inefficiencies become opportunities for transformation. So how do you identify where to start and how to succeed? Learn how to develop a clear, practical roadmap for leveraging AI to streamline processes, automate knowledge work, and unlock real operational gains.

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How AI Partnerships Can Empower Traditional Banks?

IT Toolbox

Find out why partnerships are the best way for traditional banks to harness AI if they don’t want to lose customers. The post How AI Partnerships Can Empower Traditional Banks? appeared first on Spiceworks.

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5 Practical Technologies Every Ambitious SMB in Industrials Should POC

Social, Agile and Transformation

Manufacturing, construction, and other industrial businesses can leapfrog from technology-lagging organizations to ones driving competitive advantages. A chief challenge is escaping legacy mindsets, especially in small and medium businesses where technology is a commodity component that’s bought once and used well past its depreciation date.

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How to Shrink IT's Carbon Footprint Using Software

Information Week

Software efficiency practices can significantly reduce IT’s carbon footprint, yet organizations have yet to fully seize its potential.

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What Is Passwordless Authentication?

Tech Republic Security

Learn about passwordless authentication, and explore the different types, benefits and limitations to help you decide which solution to choose.

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Think you can ignore quantum computing? Think again.

CIO Business Intelligence

“It’s been known since the 1990s that a large-scale quantum computer will be able to break many of the crypto systems we rely on for security,” says Dustin Moody, leader of Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) in Maryland. In 1994, American mathematician Peter Shor developed quantum algorithms to factor integers and solve the discrete logarithm problem.

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Massive Database of Google, Facebook, and WhatsApp 2FA Codes Leaked

IT Toolbox

A vast volume of 2FA security codes were leaked from an unsecured database, exposing Google, Facebook, and WhatsApp accounts. Find out how this leak occurred and about its implications for users. The post Massive Database of Google, Facebook, and WhatsApp 2FA Codes Leaked appeared first on Spiceworks.

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How AI Is Revolutionizing Contact Centers: 2025 Strategy + ROI Playbook

In 2025, contact centers aren’t just changing—they’re being rebuilt by AI. This no-fluff, executive-ready guide shows you how to capitalize on the transformation. Inside: proven ROI calculators, workforce optimization tactics, deflection strategies, and a 90-day AI deployment plan. Built for CIOs, COOs, CX leaders, and contact center strategists, it goes beyond buzzwords into play-by-play implementation.

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Squeezing the Maximum Value Out of Generative AI

Information Week

GenAI is a powerful tool, but to get the most out of it it’s important to build a strong foundation. Here are some tips that will help you get started.

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We Need Human Intelligence for Artificial Intelligence

Information Week

Fake news has dominated news cycles and pushed accountability for developing technology that flags and removes fake news onto tech and social media platforms.

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10 Ways to Boost Cybersecurity Talent Retention

Information Week

With cybersecurity talent in high demand, how can you keep your team from moving on?

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Demystifying Quantum Computing: Separating Fact from Fiction

Information Week

Understand the realities and misconceptions about quantum computing. Now is the time to prepare to embrace the quantum shift.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Get Ready for Software 2.0

Information Week

Meet Software 2.0, a method of using AI and machine learning models to solve classification and recognition problems without any human input.

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7 Tips for Managing Cross-Border Data Transfers

Information Week

Moving personal data across borders is a tricky path of perils. Here are some tips to help you avoid many of them.

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Using Cloud for Competitive Advantage

Information Week

Organizations are moving deeper into the cloud to harness its power, but it requires time and patience to achieve strategic goals.

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Cybersecurity's Future: Facing Post-Quantum Cryptography Peril

Information Week

If bad actors get their hands on quantum computers, could the market plunge off a cliff into vulnerabilities worse than Heartbleed?

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The Ultimate Contact Center Buyers Guide: A Crucial Decision

Harness the True Power of your Contact Center In today’s fast-paced business environment, selecting the right contact center solution is critical for enhancing customer experience, improving operational efficiency, and optimizing costs. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the essential factors to consider when choosing a contact center software that aligns with your business needs.

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Causal AI: AI Confesses Why It Did What It Did

Information Week

Causal artificial intelligence focuses on understanding cause and effect rather than recognizing data patterns.

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Why CTOs Must Become Better Storytellers

Information Week

With chief technology officers increasingly involved in the sales cycle, their ability to craft and communicate compelling narratives is crucial.

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OpenAI Tests New Voice Clone Model

Information Week

The ChatGPT parent company is testing dramatically improved text-to-speech technology with select developers. Experts warn that realistic voice generation raises serious safety questions.

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3 Ways the CTO Can Fortify the Organization in the Age of GenAI

Information Week

CTOs play a strategic role in helping organizations protect corporate data as they implement generative AI tools in the workplace.

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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Supply Chain Leaders Turn to GenAI

Information Week

Generative AI can help supply chain planners get immediate, actionable insights, moving insights closer to the execution team members.

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How AI Bias Is Impacting Healthcare

Information Week

AI bias seeps into algorithms and models that affect clinical and health insurance decisions as well as clinical trials. InformationWeek speaks to experts that discuss how to avoid these discriminatory errors.

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AI Needs a Human Touch for DEI Efforts

Information Week

An NC Tech event speaker explores the possibilities and pitfalls of artificial intelligence when it comes to the human side of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace.

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What Can a CIO Do About AI Bias?

Information Week

In a world filled with bias, can AI algorithms ever truly be unbiased, and how can IT leaders address technologies' blind spots? Transparency may be key.

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Zero Trust Mandate: The Realities, Requirements and Roadmap

The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.

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CISOs Tackle Compliance With Cyber Guidelines

Information Week

The more information chief information security officers can uncover about their security and tech stack, the better off they will be.

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‘Who You Gonna Call?’ OSS Security Stakeholders Urged to ‘Cross Streams’

Information Week

Presenters from GitHub and Intel tell VulnCon conference audience that users and developers must work in tandem to address vulnerabilities in increasingly popular open source software.

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Recent Ivanti Vulnerabilities: 4 Lessons Security Leaders Can Learn

Information Week

Mass exploitation of Ivanti product vulnerabilities has impacted many organizations, including CISA.

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How New-Age Hackers Are Ditching Old Ethics

Information Week

Staying up to date and informed on threat-actor group behavior is one way both organizations and individuals can best navigate the continually changing security landscape.

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The 2025 Annual ProcureCon CPO Report

Procurement leaders are at a pivotal moment. With CPOs playing an increasingly strategic role, it’s time to leverage innovation and technology to drive resilience and efficiency. Download The 2025 Annual ProcureCon CPO Report to uncover key insights to thrive in a dynamic procurement landscape. What’s Inside: How CPOs are driving strategic decision-making and technology adoption The top priorities and challenges for procurement in 2025 Why AI, sustainability, and data analytics are essential for