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Intel’s Success Came With Making Its Own Chips. Until Now.

CTOvision

Read Asa Fitch take a look at how Intel Corporation has ended up outsourcing its chip-making business on Wall Street Journal: The Silicon Valley pioneer long held it had to […].

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Insurance Leaders: Review Your Marketing And CX Budgets In The Wake Of COVID-19

Forrester IT

Consider Spending Changes In Five Categories Post-COVID-19 The business effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will be with us for years. However, the consequences of the pandemic are not identical for all companies. Different industries, including insurance, face disparate consumer trends, resource availability, and revenue potential during the pandemic and its aftermath.

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Burnaby-based Teradici talks bringing the World Series to life, winning an Emmy

CTOvision

Chances are you’re not super familiar with the name Teradici, but if you haven’t already consumed entertainment that the Burnaby-based company had a hand in creating, you probably will soon. Launched […].

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The Building Blocks of Cybersecurity: A Particular Set of Skills

Association of Information Technology Professional

A recent CompTIA research study revealed the cybersecurity skills IT pros need to build their knowledge base and careers.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Palo Alto Networks revenue rises but loss widens

CTOvision

Palo Alto Networks Inc. said its revenue grew for the recent quarter as billings rose, though its loss widened as operating expenses increased. The cybersecurity company on Monday posted a loss […].

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4 ways to keep your company's and customers' data private and build trust

Tech Republic Security

Implementing appropriate data privacy is critical for company operations and success. Learn some of the challenges and solutions recommended to do the job right.

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Cisco gains container security with Banzai Cloud buy

Network World

In its second cloud-native technology acquisition in as many months, Cisco is buying container security firm Banzai Cloud for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2017, Banzai is known for developing Kubernetes-based cloud application development and security technologies. It will become part of Cisco's Emerging Technologies and Incubation group, where the company brews new projects for cloud-native networking, security and edge computing environments.

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Competition launches for Covid-safe pax/cargo cabins

CTOvision

Many airlines have implemented social distancing measures in their aircraft cabins in order to help prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV- 2 (Covid-19) virus on board. While existing cabin layouts can […].

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Clearly, cloud is essential, yet some sky-high hopes remain out of reach

Tech Republic Cloud

COVID-19 sent cloud adoption into overdrive; its role in digital transformation is uncontested, but just 37% of companies say they've realized the full potential of investments, according to Accenture.

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How DevOps Teams Get Automation Backwards

Information Week

Will automation speed up your processes, or will you end up with a brittle system that will demand constant attention and frequent, time-consuming fixes?

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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Breakthrough Book: Digital, Data, and Social Networking Leaders

Social, Agile and Transformation

I rebranded this blog as Social, Agile, and Transformation over ten years ago, an instinctive change based on three fundamental changes I was sensing in the nature of business. . At the time, I led and witnessed a fundamental shift in how companies interacted with customers, the collaborative practices required to drive competitive advantage with data and technology, and how all.

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Meet the hackers who earn millions for saving the web. How bug bounties are changing everything about security

Tech Republic Security

These hackers are finding security bugs--and getting paid for it. That's changing the dynamics of cybersecurity.

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Add Microsoft Store Application to ConfigMgr | SCCM | MSfB

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s understand how to add Microsoft store application to ConfigMgr. Microsoft Store for Business license and admin access is required to complete this activity. MSfB gives opportunity organizations to automatically to make store applications available for SCCM admins.

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Data is worth its weight in gold

Tech Republic Security

IT leaders are placing an increased, permanent focus on the value of data, digital transformation, and security, a new survey finds.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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Fresh off $50M round, Bay Area drone startup Volansi opens Bend, Ore. office

GeekWire

(Volansi Photo). Long distance drone delivery service startup Volansi is expanding its footprint with a new office in Bend, Ore. The 5-year-old company will move some of its development, production, and testing work to Central Oregon. The 80-person company will relocate some of its employees to the new office and plans to have more than 50 people there by the end of 2021. “With deep industrial roots, a rich talent pool, and mostly year-round good weather, the fast-growing Bend metro area w

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AMD Ryzen 5000 IPC Performance Tested: Everything at 4GHz

TechSpot

IPC performance is a good indicator of a CPU's architecture efficiency, so we're checking out how Zen 3 compares against Intel's 10th-gen Core and AMD's progress with Ryzen over the past three years.

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Google will soon let you opt out of Gmail’s data-hungry smart features entirely

The Verge

Image: Google. Google is adding a new option to let users opt out of having their Gmail, Chat, and Meet data used to offer smart features like Smart Compose and Smart Reply, the company announced today. Although you’ve previously been able to toggle these individual features on and off, the new toggle disables the background data processing that makes them possible.

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Hurricane Iota Is in Terrifying, Unprecedented Territory as It Approaches Central America

Gizmodo

For the second time in two weeks, Central America is facing down a ferocious storm. Hurricane Iota exploded over the weekend and is now a Category 5 monster, setting a record for the latest Category 5 storm on record. To make matters worse, it’s set to make landfall in almost the exact same location in Nicaragua that… 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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Epic’s new tech could theoretically put your facial expressions in Fortnite

The Verge

Image: Hyprsense. Constant updating has turned Fortnite from an early access fort-building game to a popular social space to spend time with friends, but despite that constant iteration, expression has always been limited to the emotes that Epic programs into the game. Conveniently, Epic just bought a company called Hyprsense that can put your facial expressions directly onto a video game character using a simple webcam, which seems like a great fit for Fortnite.

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WTIA creates ‘Anti-racism in Tech Pact’ to guide organizations in eliminating bias across industry

GeekWire

The Seattle skyline. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser). In hopes of addressing what it considers widespread racial bias across the tech industry, the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) has created an “Anti-racism in Tech Pact” to guide organizations in combating inequity. WTIA, a non-profit organization dedicated to building a strong and sustainable technology sector, has attracted more than 50 tech companies and educational institutions who will work together to overh

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Apple responds to privacy concerns over Mac software security process

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Last week, a number of Mac users had trouble opening apps — a problem that seemed to be caused by an Apple security protocol responsible for checking that software comes from trusted sources. The slow-down prompted some to criticize Apple for collecting too much information about users’ activities; criticism which the company has now responded to with promises that it will change how these security protocols work in future.

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A Very Dusty Curiosity Rover Snaps a Selfie During a Work Break

Gizmodo

NASA’s Curiosity rover has been hard at work over the past several months at a site thought to contain ancient surface materials. And as this stunning new selfie shows, the dust-covered probe is really starting to blend into its environment. Read more.

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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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Jeff Bezos announces first beneficiaries of his $10 billion climate fund

The Verge

Photo credit should read ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images. Jeff Bezos named 16 environmental organizations that will get the first chunk of his $10 billion fund for climate action on Instagram today. Collectively, they’ll get $791 million from the richest man on Earth, although Bezos did not specify how much would go to each group. “I’ve spent the past several months learning from a group of incredibly smart people who’ve made it their life’s work to fight climate change and its impact on commu

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‘As good as it gets’: Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, which got its start in Seattle, is 94.5% effective

GeekWire

Biotech giant Moderna on Monday announced that its COVID-19 vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing the disease during Phase 3 trials. Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel called it a “pivotal moment in the development of our COVID-19 vaccine candidate.” “This positive interim analysis from our Phase 3 study has given us the first clinical validation that our vaccine can prevent COVID-19 disease, including severe disease,” he said in a statement.

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The $35,000 Tesla Model 3 is dead again

The Verge

Photo by James Bareham / The Verge. The saga of the $35,000 Tesla Model 3 has, once again, taken a dark turn. According to Electrek , the automaker will no longer be offering the cheapest version of its popular electric sedan with the forthcoming model year 2021 refresh. This represents the second time in so many years that Tesla has stopped selling the most affordable version of its mass-market car.

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Here's how to disable Google Meet integration in Gmail's web and mobile apps

TechSpot

It's simply too easy to accidentally load up Meet when you're trying to send an email. Even if your fingers are particularly dextrous and you never make that mistake, Meet is still taking up screen space that it really has no business occupying for many -- if not the majority.

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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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Lil Nas X’s Roblox concert was attended 33 million times

The Verge

Image: Roblox. Lil Nas X performed to an audience of millions across two days and four shows this weekend, playing in a setting that literally made him larger than life : the hit kids game Roblox. The shows gathered 33 million views in total across the performances, which started on Saturday afternoon and wrapped up with a surprise encore performance on Sunday, Roblox told The Verge.

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Airbnb files for IPO with future of travel uncertain; Expedia Group listed as competitor in prospectus

GeekWire

From Airbnb’s IPO filing: Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia, Airbnb’s co-founders. Airbnb officially filed for an IPO and revealed its finances for the first time on Monday. The company’s IPO prospectus shows $2.5 billion in revenue through the first nine months of 2020, down 32% year-over-year, with a net loss of nearly $700 million, growing from $322 million in the year-ago period.

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Microsoft says Xbox Series X might be in short supply until April or beyond

The Verge

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge. The Xbox Series X and S launched last week, but if you weren’t lucky enough to have a pre-order or snag one of the few launch-day units, you might be waiting until next year — that’s when there might be enough Xbox supply to easily pick up a new console off the shelf, according to a top Xbox exec. “I think we’ll continue to see supply shortages as we head into the post-holiday quarter, so Microsoft’s Q3, calendar Q1,” said Xbox chief financial officer Tim Stuar

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Cybersecurity: Top hackers make big money from bug bounties

Tech Republic Security

You might not make a million dollars, but hackers are making good money from reporting vulnerabilities.

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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.