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One of The Nation’s Largest Pipelines Caused The Biggest Spill in Decades–And We’re Just Hearing About It

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Unless you’re living in Huntersville, North Carolina, you may be blissfully unaware that the U.S.’s biggest gasoline spill since 1997 happened this past summer. The slowly-unfolding, little-reported-on saga in the state involves a company controlled by special interests like the Koch brothers and Shell, and a pipeline… Read more.

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California gives OK for Disneyland and other theme parks to reopen April 1st, with restrictions

The Verge

Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images. Disneyland, Universal Studios other theme parks, and sports stadiums in California can reopen beginning April 1st, the California Department of Public Health said Friday. But there are caveats: the health department is requiring “significantly reduced capacity, mandatory masking and other public health precautions” due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Steven Spielberg and the Duffer Brothers Will Take on Stephen King's The Talisman

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After essentially creating a show made of pure Spielberg-King fanfic , Matt and Ross Duffer will go from honoring their heroes to working with them. Read more.

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How Kurt Davis quit the tech life to help people in Africa for a year

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Kurt Davis spent a lot of time in Silicon Valley and Asia, and for a long time he ran the tech rat race. He was on the road to burnout. 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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Bye Bye iMac Pro. It’s Been Good Knowing Ya

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Apple is discontinuing the iMac Pro and will sell the ones it has left “while supplies last,” according to a new message added to the desktop’s product page Friday. Read more.

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Sonos Roam will include Auto Trueplay and new ‘Sound Swap’ feature

The Verge

On Tuesday, Sonos will introduce its latest product called the Sonos Roam, which The Verge extensively detailed a couple of days ago. Now I’m able to share a bit more about new functionality that will debut first on the tiny, take-everywhere speaker. My previous report laid out the core specs of the Sonos Roam. Measuring 6.5 inches long and weighing around a pound, the portable speaker will offer up to 10 hours of battery life on a charge.

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Apple to stop selling iMac Pro base model, which is listed as available ‘while supplies last’

The Verge

The iMac Pro was first introduced in 2017 | Photo James Bareham / The Verge. In a sign that the iMac Pro is on the way out, the only model currently available for purchase on the Apple Store website is the $4,999 base configuration, “while supplies last.” As first reported by 9to5Mac , all build-to-order configurations for the iMac Pro have been removed from Apple’s site (but may still be available at third-party retailers like Amazon).

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For Whatever Reason, People Are Willing to Pay up to $10 Million for an NFT of Jack Dorsey’s First Tweet

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s first tweet is well-known on the platform. Published nearly 15 years ago, the tweet reads , “just setting up my twttr.” While there’s no doubt that it’s meaningful in popular culture, Dorsey apparently also seems to believe it’s got monetary value. And it appears he’s right. Read more.

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Gaming ruled this week’s best deals

The Verge

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. This was another week of gaming dominating our deals coverage. That’s mostly because my colleague Taylor Lyles has been diligently keeping readers in the know about every (fleeting, sadly) restocking of the PS5 and Xbox Series X / S consoles. Outside of consoles, there are some good game deals happening, in addition to tech that might be able to make gaming more enjoyable.

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Call on FCC to update definition of "high speed" Internet, from 25/3 Mbps to at least 100/100 Mbps

TechSpot

Without a doubt, 2020 was the year when our home broadband was put to the test, and it’s likely that many of us realized our “high speed” connection wasn’t all that. Base speeds of 25Mbps down and 3Mbps up as defined by the FCC are barely enough to maintain one.

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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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Facebook Is Reportedly Under Investigation for 'Systemic' Racial Bias in Its Workplace

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Facebook’s hiring practices and promotions are under federal scrutiny following reports of widespread racial bias, according to Reuters. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has launched a “systemic” investigation into the social media giant, indicating that it suspects internal policies may be contributing to… Read more.

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Razer Blade 15 Base review: losing its edge

The Verge

Some new specs aside, this laptop has changed very little since 2018 Razer’s Blade 15 Base isn’t broken necessarily, but it could use a tune-up anyway. It’s emblematic of the company’s excellent design chops — stuck in a loop of flexing it in practically the same way as last year and the year before. The laptop’s all-aluminum build is still impressive to see and use.

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Vaccine expert on U.S. missteps and what we can learn from successful inoculations in Africa

GeekWire

An immunization campaign in Mozambique. (Denis Onyodi / VillageReach Photo). While scientists were able to create and test COVID-19 vaccines in nearly unimaginable, record-breaking time, the administration of vaccines across the U.S. has been bumpy, slow and inequitable. What’s to blame for the messy rollout? “The classic trap that the U.S. fell into … is we did not put the same energy into how we were going to deliver the vaccine that we put into the science of creating the vaccine,

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Let's Get Loud! A Quiet Place 2 Finally Has a Release Date

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After more moves than Patrick Swayze, A Quiet Place 2 has an official release date, and it’s way sooner than we thought. 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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Nintendo fuels rebound in game industry TV ad spend in February

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After a quiet January, video game brands upped their TV ad budgets in February by 34%, to a total of $16.6 million. Read More.

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Neil Gaiman Stars as Neil Gaiman in an Audible Original About Neil Gaiman

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Neil Gaiman is Neil Gaiman in the role of a lifetime. Read more.

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Why data gravity won’t stop the move to multicloud

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Data governance laws and latency limits will clash with a single-cloud model and produce enough counterforce to fight data gravity. Read More.

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Alicia Silverstone Is Gonna Fight a Shark, Y'all

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Cher Horowitz? More like Shark Gore-owitz. (I’m assuming you all already noped out after the header image, I’m playing for an audience of one here.) Read more.

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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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The curse of neural toxicity: AI2 and UW researchers help computers watch their language

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Allen Institute for AI and University of Washington researchers, top row from left, Samuel Gehman, Suchin Gururangan, Maarten Sap, and bottom row from left, Yejin Choi, Noah A. Smith. (AI2 Photo). In 2011, shortly after IBM’s Watson defeated Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter to become the reigning “Jeopardy” champion, the researchers behind the supercomputer decided to expand its vocabulary by introducing it to the web-based Urban Dictionary.

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This Rapid 3D-Printing Method Could Be the Secret to Developing 3D-Printed Organs

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We may not have flying cars yet, but 3D-printed organs? That sci-fi fantasy just got one step closer to reality thanks to a rapid 3D-printing method developed by University of Buffalo engineers. Read more.

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Facebook reportedly under probe for ‘systemic’ racial bias in hiring and promotions

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is looking into allegations of racial bias and hiring practices at Facebook, a probe which the agency has designated as “systemic,” Reuters reported. In July, Facebook employee Oscar Veneszee, Jr., who is Black, filed a complaint with the EEOC along with two people Veneszee recruited but whom Facebook did not hire.

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Bring Some Flair To Your Desk With up To 32% off a Divoom Customizable Pixel Art Speaker

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Divoom Tivoo Max Bluetooth LED Speaker (Red) | $120 | Amazon Divoom Tivoo Max Bluetooth LED Speaker (Black) | $128 | Amazon Divoom Tivoo Max Bluetooth LED Speaker (White) | $190 | Amazon 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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Saturday's Best Deals: Hunter Boots, Teccpo Tools, Apeman Dashcam, Sony 55" 4K TV, Pixel Art Bluetooth Speakers, and More

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Hunter boots and a sale on Teccpo tools lead Saturday’s best deals. Read more.

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