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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Workspaces

CTOvision

Read how artificial intelligence is impacting workspaces according to Calum Chace on Forbes : It is a truth universally acknowledged that artificial intelligence will change everything. In the next few […].

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FORRward: A Weekly Read For Tech And Marketing Execs

Forrester IT

Amazon Launches Halo, Its First Wearable Health Device For The Average (Budget-Conscious) Consumer This week, Amazon launched Halo, a screenless wearable device that can monitor activity, sleep, temperature, BMI, and emotion. At $99.99 (plus a small monthly service fee for advanced features), the Halo Band sits closer to Fitbit’s fitness trackers (ranging from $99.95–$169.95) than the Apple Watch ($400-plus).

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AI is here. This is how it can benefit everyone

CTOvision

Read Kate MacDonald and Lofred Madzou explain how artificial intelligence can benefit everyone on World Economic Forum Blog: AI can be used to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of decision-making […].

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Let’s Talk About (Government) EX

Forrester IT

Forrester has been talking about the connection between employee experience (EX) and customer experience (CX) for years. And it’s not just talk: Our Customer Experience Index (CX Index™) and Employee Experience (EX Index) studies help organizations understand the key drivers of experience for customers and employees, respectively. But although we’ve published reports on government CX, […].

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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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OODA Research Report: Deception in Cyber

CTOvision

OODA has just published a new research report titled Deception in Cyber. This report looks at the deception technology market including market leaders, use cases for deployment, as well as […].

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Get Ready For The Promise, Not The Peril, Of Workforce Data

Forrester IT

Workforce and organizational data have been drizzling down on companies for decades, but as more jobs interface directly with technology, this has swelled to a heavy downpour. Most companies erect thin, umbrellalike policies to protect themselves from potentially misusing the data; a small fraction recognizes that this deluge is contributing to a new operating environment […].

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Overheard in August: Culture Shift, Tech Integration, IT Careers & More

Association of Information Technology Professional

In August 2020, CompTIA podcasts covered a range of topics—from how workplaces can make major cultural change to how the pandemic has changed the trajectory of technology.

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Visa Unveils More Powerful AI Tool That Approves or Denies Card Transactions

CTOvision

Visa Inc. said Wednesday it has developed a more advanced artificial intelligence system that can approve or decline credit and debit transactions on behalf of banks whose own networks are […].

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AD Group Member Reporting

Mick's IT Blog

This tool queries specified AD groups for new users that have been added to the group within a specified number of days. The script is written so that it can be used with Azure Automation, Orchestrator, or even a scheduled task, with the addition of the send-mailmessage cmdlet. The intent of this is to track if say a user needs to be temporarily added to the domain admins group for software installation, but then the help desk forgets to remove them.

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Evil AI: These are the 20 most dangerous crimes that artificial intelligence will create

CTOvision

From targeted phishing campaigns to new stalking methods: there are plenty of ways that artificial intelligence could be used to cause harm if it fell into the wrong hands. A […].

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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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Ransomware attacks continue to dominate the threat landscape

Tech Republic Security

Cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting the Cobalt Strike testing toolkit to carry out ransomware campaigns, says Cisco Talos Incident Response.

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ConfigMgr CMPivot Query for Out of Support Office 365 ProPlus

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s build a ConfigMgr CMPivot Query for Out of Support Office 365 ProPlus semi-annual channel & monthly channel. ConfigMgr can help you to find the out of support versions of office 365 pro plus (a.k.a Microsoft 365 App) installed devices in your environment.

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How Analytics Helped Accenture's Pandemic Plans

Information Week

Accenture's investments in cloud, platforms, and analytics and AI proved essential in the company's quick moves to stay on top of pandemic-driven change.

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Now Go Build - Season 2

All Things Distributed

I have always been very fortunate to meet our AWS customers where they have most impact, at their customers. Many of these AWS customers are solving really hard human problems, in ways that is extremely inspiring for any builder, like me. That became the inspiration for the Now Go Build series that chronicles my conversations with these innovators and their customers.

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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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Introducing Voice Assure and Voice Assure Realtime, the updated branding for Spearline's outstanding toolset.

Spearline Testing

We are delighted to let you know that Automated Testing is now known as Spearline Voice Assure, and our Manual Testing is known as Voice Assure Realtime. You will continue to enjoy the same features and benefits that you have always done with Automated and Manual. With the new naming convention, we want to enhance the product identity and have Spearline's voice products sit comfortably beside their counterparts, SMS Assure, and Fax Assure.

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Backed by $12.5M in federal funding, Univ. of Washington leads new data science institute

GeekWire

Maryam Fazel, a University of Washington electrical and computer engineering professor, will lead the multidisciplinary Institute for Foundations of Data Science (IFDS). Fazel is pictured with colleagues in this 2015 photo. (UW Photo / Patrick Bennett). With $12.5 million in federal funding, the University of Washington will lead a cohort of institutions tackling foundational challenges in the field of data science.

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The Three-Body Problem Gains Game of Thrones’ Showrunners for Its Netflix Adaptation

Gizmodo

Liu Cixin’s Hugo-winning sci-fi story The Three-Body Problem is becoming a television show at Netflix, with Game of Thrones’ David Benioff and D.B. Weiss showrunning alongside True Blood and The Terror: Infamy’s Alexander Woo. Read more.

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These ‘anti-procrastination’ smart glasses use AI to monitor what you look at all day

The Verge

Auctify’s Specs (above) are being marketed as a “productivity-boosting” tool. | Image: Auctify. The difficulty of staying focused in an age of distractions is one of those annoyingly accurate cliches. (I checked my phone three times just writing this paragraph.) But a startup named Auctify has what it claims is the solution: smart glasses that use AI to monitor what you’re looking at and nudge you to pay attention.

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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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Monumental DNA Study Reveals Secrets of North American Mastodons

Gizmodo

A new paper published today offers surprising insight into the American mastodon and its reactions to a changing environment. This stocky megafauna—whose tusks, trunk, and four legs echo today’s elephant—is thought to have lived predominantly within forests and marshy environments throughout ancient North America… Read more.

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Nvidia’s RTX 3080 is more exciting than PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X

Venture Beast

Nvidia has me more excited for the RTX 3080, and it accomplished that in part by finally competing with itself and the legacy of its Pascale GPUs. Read More.

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Sensoria Health unveils new band that monitors key COVID-19 indicators, including blood oxygenation

GeekWire

Sensoria Smart Band. (Sensoria Health Image). Sensoria Health , makers of wearable technology designed to improve healthcare, has a new Smart Band that tracks key vitals and could help detect potential COVID-19 symptoms. Redmond, Wash.-based Sensoria Health is a spinoff from Sensoria , the smart sports apparel startup whose garments track movements and measure how well users are running or walking.

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Google expands AI-powered flood alerts to all of India

Venture Beast

Google has expanded its flood-predicting model, which can predict severe flooding with 75% accuracy, to cover all of India and parts of Bangladesh 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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Former Facebook, Dropbox, Amazon, Convoy leaders are building a secretive new Seattle startup

GeekWire

Linda Lian. (Madrona Venture Group Photo). Four leaders from top Seattle tech companies are working together on a stealthy new startup. Linda Lian , a former associate at Madrona Venture Group and senior product marketing manager at Amazon Web Services, is leading a group that also includes: Tom Kleinpeter , most recently a principal engineer at Dropbox who sold a music streaming startup to the cloud giant in 2012.

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Nielsen: Avengers, Call of Duty, and Spider-Man: Miles Morales are fall’s most-anticipated games

Venture Beast

Nielsen said the most anticipated games of 2020 for gamers are Marvel's Avengers, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Read More.

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How Face Shields and Valve Masks Fail to Stop Infectious Droplets, as Shown by Lasers

Gizmodo

A new study using lasers suggests that face shields and masks outfitted with an exhaust valve aren’t particularly great at protecting others from tiny respiratory droplets containing contagious germs like the coronavirus that causes covid-19. These aerosols can spill through and around these types of face equipment,… Read more.

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The Nvidia/Arm deal could create the dominant ecosystem for the next computer era

Venture Beast

Every 15 years, the computer industry goes through a strategic inflection point. And a merged Nvidia/Arm could lead the next one. Read More.

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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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ZTE announces world’s first phone with an under-display selfie camera

The Verge

After teasing for a while , ZTE has followed through on its promise to launch the world’s first commercial smartphone with a selfie camera embedded in the display. The Axon 20 5G turns out to be a fairly mid-range device, aside from its headline feature. ZTE says the under-display 32-megapixel camera has been made possible due to the use of “high transparency material that includes new organic and inorganic films” as well as optimized software algorithms to offset the impact on image quality.

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Nvidia unveils GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with 28 billion transistors

Venture Beast

Nvidia has unveiled its 28-billion transistor Ampere-based 30 series graphics chips for PC gamers. The new chips will shore up PC gaming. Read More.

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Walmart unveils Walmart+, its Amazon Prime competitor that costs $98/year and will launch Sept. 15

GeekWire

(Bigstock Photo). Walmart on Tuesday officially unveiled Walmart+, its new $98/year membership program that competes with Amazon’s $119/year Prime membership. Walmart+ will launch Sept. 15 and offer members unlimited free delivery on more than 160,000 items; fuel discounts; and access to Walmart’s Scan & Go touchless payment experience. The subscription differs from Amazon as it only includes free shipping for orders that meet a minimum order basket of $35.

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Nvidia’s RTX 3090 demo emphasizes the absurdity of 8K gaming

Venture Beast

The RTX 3090 can run games at 8K with the help of DLSS, but that requires an outlandish gaming setup to get the benefits of. Read More.

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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.