Log4j, Open Source Maintenance, And Why SBOMs Are Critical Now
Forrester IT
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Over the weekend, security pros took to social media to understand and dissect the Log4j vulnerability. The fact of the […].
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Open source algorithm helps spot social media shams
Network World
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University say they have developed an open source algorithm that can help spot social media frauds trying to sway valuable community influence.
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Google is releasing an open source harassment filter for journalists
The Verge
MARCH 8, 2022
Google’s Jigsaw unit is releasing the code for an open source anti-harassment tool called Harassment Manager. The tool, intended for journalists and other public figures, employs Jigsaw’s Perspective API to let users sort through potentially abusive comments on social media platforms starting with Twitter.
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How leadership can empower developers in the AI era
CIO Business Intelligence
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Imposter syndrome—doubting your abilities to the point that you feel like a fraud—is an evergreen topic of conversation among software developers. In this moment, how can tech leaders empower their developers? For many devs, the explosion of GenAI and AI-powered coding tools makes feeling like an imposter more inevitable than ever.
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Social media companies are already losing the vaccine misinformation fight
Vox
DECEMBER 19, 2020
Social media companies like Facebook and YouTube have ramped up their policies against coronavirus misinformation and banned false claims about Covid-19 vaccines. Open Sourced is made possible by Omidyar Network. All Open Sourced content is editorially independent and produced by our journalists.
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The Radiant Group Acquires HumanGeo to Advance Data Analytics and Open Source Capabilities
CTOvision
JULY 14, 2015
a premier provider of technical solutions and services to the Federal Government, announced today that it has acquired The Human Geo Group, LLC, a data analytics and software development company, for cash and stock. ARLINGTON, VA--(Marketwired - Jul 13, 2015) - The Radiant Group, Inc., About HumanGeo.
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Social Engineering 2.0: The Rise of Deepfake Phishing
SecureWorld News
OCTOBER 3, 2023
And one of the most successful and increasingly prevalent ways of attack has come from social engineering, which is when criminals manipulate humans directly to gain access to confidential information. Social engineering is more sophisticated than ever, and its most advanced iteration is the topic of today's discussion: deepfakes.
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Tech Moves: Hootsuite adds CMO; Flexe appoints COO; Absci names CFO
GeekWire
AUGUST 14, 2023
Vilk previously worked as CMO at Woocommerce, an open-source e-commerce plugin for WordPress sites. based Hootsuite lets users manage social media posts across multiple platforms. Absci, which makes generative artificial intelligence tools for drug development, named Zach Jonasson as CFO and chief business officer.
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Scott Lowe
JANUARY 19, 2024
A set of vulnerabilities in the open source reference implementation of the UEFI specification has been uncovered. I think I’ve linked to Ricardo Sueiras’ “AWS open source newsletter” before; it’s such a useful resource. pertaining to administrative credentials. This looks interesting.
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Tech Moves: Washington STEM names CEO: Former Nike exec joins Nordstrom board
GeekWire
JUNE 5, 2023
LinkedIn Photo) Washington STEM, a nonprofit focused on statewide STEM education and social change, named Lynne K. Varner served on the boards of the American Red Cross, the National Association of Black Journalists, and Cascade Public Media. He was previously global head of business development at Sanofi.
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10 most in-demand generative AI skills
CIO Business Intelligence
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Most relevant roles for making use of NLP include data scientist , machine learning engineer, software engineer, data analyst , and software developer. TensorFlow Developed by Google as an open-source machine learning framework, TensorFlow is most used to build and train machine learning models and neural networks.
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What is NLP? Natural language processing explained
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 11, 2023
Patents, product specifications, academic publications, market research, news, not to mention social media feeds, all have text as a primary component and the volume of text is constantly growing. It was primarily developed at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Apply the technology to voice and the pool gets even larger.
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Is AI in the enterprise ready for primetime? Not yet.
CIO Business Intelligence
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
At work, we’re efficient at processing multiple inputs in rapid time to take into account issues of safety, social norms, the needs of our colleagues and employer, as well as accuracy and strategic goals. While many of these decisions are routine and require little thought, others are far more complex and nuanced.
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Empowering Change: Digital Library Solutions for Nonprofits
Kitaboo
MARCH 30, 2024
Top Features of Digital Library Solutions for Non-Profit Organizations Digital Asset Management (DAM) Systems Open-Source Digital Library System Cloud-Based Digital Library System II. Thus opening new avenues to collaborate with donors, volunteers, and supporters and improving their promotional and fundraising efforts.
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Big Data, Big CIO Opportunity? - Social, Agile, and Transformation
Social, Agile and Transformation
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
Social, Agile, and Transformation. I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 Social, Agile, Transformation Pages.
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Deeper Insights Into Facebook’s Torchnet
CTOvision
AUGUST 5, 2016
Deep learning may be the next great frontier in computer development, essentially taking the concept of artificial intelligence and turning it into a reality. While AI has been around for years, many developers believe taking it to the next level is only a matter of time. Rick Delgado.
Experts say Instagram for kids is a terrible idea
Vox
APRIL 15, 2021
Child safety experts worry that social media poses additional threats to young children, too. The debate over kids on social media was reignited following a BuzzFeed News report in March that Facebook was in the early stages of building an under-13 Instagram app. Open Sourced is made possible by Omidyar Network.
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Regulatory uncertainty overshadows gen AI despite pace of adoption
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 24, 2023
There’s also congressional hearings and petitions to pause AI development, inclusive of gen AI. When it comes to ChatGPT, the only utilization in my practice is the way we go about creating our marketing strategy on social media—getting ideas, generating scripts, seeing what it can provide us as inspiration for new content.
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Twitter is tweaking its approach to vaccine misinformation
Vox
MARCH 1, 2021
Twitter, like other social media companies, is contending with vaccine misinformation as Covid-19 inoculations roll out. Like other social media companies, Twitter has banned harmful misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccines out of concern that it could make people more hesitant to get inoculated.
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Top 100 Influencers In Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
CTOvision
MARCH 8, 2016
They have used their models and methods to map the community of thought leaders in social media, extracting those showing the greatest amount of influence on the topics. The point of assessments like these are to help those seeking to track developments in Artificial Intelligence to know who to follow to learn from.
Mistral Medium leak confirmed: Miqu 70b explained
Dataconomy
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Such is the case with the recent buzz surrounding the AI community following the unexpected appearance of a new language model dubbed “Miqu 70b” on HuggingFace, a leading platform for open-source AI technologies. This background offers a glimpse into Mistral’s approach to developing cutting-edge AI technologies.
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Roblox, GitHub and the power of online communities: A discussion with Madrona’s Dan Li
GeekWire
MARCH 3, 2021
And yet over the past 15 years as massive communities such as Facebook, Pinterest, Reddit and Twitter took root, questions arose over the immense power of these social networks. This sort of community is prevalent in the open source software world, but Li said it is spreading rapidly into other areas.
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14 organizations that support LGBTQ+ tech workers
CIO Business Intelligence
JUNE 6, 2023
Maven Youth Maven Youth is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering LGBTQ+ youth to “network, organize, and educate for social change through technology and the tech sector.” The meeting resulted in students developing an organization that supports LGBTQ+ students in the STEM community.
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The Tech Manager’s Toolkit: Essential Resources for Product Success
Kitaboo
DECEMBER 31, 2023
The product development process involves conceiving, designing, testing, and refining a product to meet the expected needs of the consumers. Technology managers play a critical role in determining the relevance and potential of emerging technologies that impact product development. Table of Contents: I.
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Los Angeles IT secures the vote with open source and the cloud
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 11, 2023
Aman Bhullar, CIO of Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, has heeded the call, having led a widespread overhaul of antiquated voting infrastructure just in time for the contentious 2020 presidential election — a transformation rich in open source software to ensure other counties can benefit from his team’s work.
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My Time Leading Tech at BusinessWeek - Social, Agile, and.
Social, Agile and Transformation
NOVEMBER 30, 2009
Social, Agile, and Transformation. I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 and business transformation. Isaac Sacolick.
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How to improve candidate experience using developer assessments
Hacker Earth
JULY 18, 2019
David Heinemeier, the creator of Ruby on Rails tweeted: Several organizations still use whiteboard interviews as a standard process to hire developers. . In a whiteboard interview, developers are given a problem statement for which they have to provide the solution on a whiteboard. . This is where developer assessments come into play.
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How to improve candidate experience using developer assessments
Hacker Earth
JULY 18, 2019
David Heinemeier, the creator of Ruby on Rails tweeted: Several organizations still use whiteboard interviews as a standard process to hire developers. . In a whiteboard interview, developers are given a problem statement for which they have to provide the solution on a whiteboard. This is where developer assessments come into play.
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How to hire a developer for a startup
Hacker Earth
MARCH 15, 2019
With the world accepting the fact that every company now is a tech company, no matter what its size or what product or service it offers, hiring the best developers is crucial to survival. “Be So, you see, hiring a developer for a startup isn’t as easy as you think it is. Meetups and Developer events. Know who you need.
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Best IT and Tech Blogs – Must Read Information Technology Resources 2019
Galido
MARCH 19, 2019
These areas of IT include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Slashdot is a social news website that originally billed itself as “News for Nerds. Security IT Blogs. Dark Reading.
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CTOvision
SEPTEMBER 5, 2013
By working together, Splunk and Cloudera deliver big data analytics that span the needs of any organization,” said Bill Gaylord, senior vice president of business development, Splunk. ” SNAP Interactive, Inc. (“SNAP”) (OTCBB: STVI), is a leading social application developer and a joint customer of Splunk and Cloudera.
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Three Innovation Hints - Millennial Style
CIO Musings
DECEMBER 31, 2016
Instagram, Twitter, Facebook – I follow tons of technology people on social media platforms Podcasts – Python, Music for Programming Meetups – you get to meet tons of people who are working on similar problems and they can help you solve them! Find out what the open source community is doing!
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171 Tech Blogs – Best Must Read Tech Resources 2019
Galido
MAY 1, 2019
It involves advances in computer technology, machinery, and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge and a branch of knowledge dealing with engineering or applied sciences. Slashdot is a social news website that originally billed itself as “News for Nerds. Google Online Security Blog. Dark Reading.
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107 Best Tech Blogs – Must Read Tech Resources 2019
Galido
MARCH 22, 2019
It involves advances in computer technology, machinery, and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge and a branch of knowledge dealing with engineering or applied sciences. Slashdot is a social news website that originally billed itself as “News for Nerds. Google Online Security Blog. Dark Reading.
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What is data analytics? Analyzing and managing data for decisions
CIO Business Intelligence
JUNE 7, 2022
For example, how might social media spending affect sales? Monte Carlo simulation: According to Investopedia , “Monte Carlo simulations are used to model the probability of different outcomes in a process that cannot easily be predicted due to the intervention of random variables.” Data analytics tools.
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Federal Big Data Community Convenes 6 Feb at Apache Hadoop Forum
CTOvision
DECEMBER 21, 2013
Adjourn/ Networking Social. Adjourn/Networking Social. Hadoop App Development Lab. Adjourn/Networking Social. As CSO, Mike is responsible for Cloudera’s product strategy, open source leadership, engineering alignment and direct engagement with customers. EzBake: Integration in the Cloud. Track Two : 1:00 PM.
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Techniques and Tools that Can Bring Intelligence to Your Company
Galido
DECEMBER 5, 2016
/Cloud computing industry cluster to analyze and process all the data available in the open source domain, and provide project-oriented solutions to help corporate executives and business managers make informed decisions. Open Source Intelligence. and ‘Cloud’ technology.
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Groq sparks LPU vs GPU face-off
Dataconomy
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
This week, Groq’s LPU astounded the tech community by executing open-source Large Language Models (LLMs) like Llama-2, which boasts 70 billion parameters, at an impressive rate of over 100 tokens per second. Furthermore, it demonstrated its prowess with Mixtral, achieving nearly 500 tokens per second per user.
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Top Tech Websites 2019
Galido
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
It involves advances in computer technology, machinery, and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge and a branch of knowledge dealing with engineering or applied sciences. Slashdot is a social news website that originally billed itself as “News for Nerds. Google Online Security Blog. Dark Reading.
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Best IT Blogs – Must Read Information Technology Resources 2019
Galido
MARCH 19, 2019
These areas of IT include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Slashdot is a social news website that originally billed itself as “News for Nerds. Security IT Blogs. Dark Reading.
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How WordPress Provides the Perfect Platform for Augmenting Brand Visibility
Galido
JULY 11, 2018
As an open source content management system (CMS) , WordPress helps to create websites without developers and designers intruding at every step. It supports multiple browsers, opens up smoothly on a number of devices and lets them upload multimedia files in a variety of formats. SMO and SEO Friendly Websites.
How WordPress Provides the Perfect Platform for Augmenting Brand Visibility.
Galido
AUGUST 22, 2018
As an open source content management system (CMS), WordPress helps to create websites without developers and designers intruding at every step. It supports multiple browsers, opens up smoothly on a number of devices and lets them upload multimedia files in a variety of formats. SMO AND SEO Friendly Websites. Customizable.
Top Sites Running Drupal : spf13.com
SPF13
DECEMBER 21, 2009
s important here is that technology leaders are recognizing the power of Drupal and Open Source and adopting it at an amazing rate. Institute for Quantitative Social Science. media lab). and developer ). Development. This site is drupal powered and so is the CMS portion of Portero.com. Publications.
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Attend the 6 Feb @Cloudera Federal Forum: For the Analyst, Data Scientist, #BigData Technologist in DC
CTOvision
JANUARY 23, 2014
4:15 PM Adjourn/Networking SocialTrack 3 – Hadoop App Development Lab (Pre-Registration Required, Limited Space Available). 1:00 PM Hadoop App Development Lab. Eric Sammer – Engineering Manager, Cloudera Cloudera 4:15 PM Adjourn/Networking Social. Amy O’Connor – Big Data Evangelist, Cloudera. Mr. David R.
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