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I See You! How Technology Increases Customer Transparency and Lifetime Value

Forrester IT

Customer insights that organizations are able to glean, via technology, have continued to increase customer relationship transparency. These insights equip sales operations teams with the data needed to automate administrative activities. The resulting transparency arms sales operations and reps with a competitive advantage.

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ISACA and CSADC In Deep Examination of Public Cloud Security

CTOvision

17 Sep at 0830 Eastern ISACA and the Cloud Security Alliance DC Chapter are hosting a virtual event that will dive deep into the nexus of risk and opportunities in […].

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Come For The Insight, Stay For The Impact

Forrester IT

Get an overview of the tracks and sessions at the upcoming Forrester Data Strategy & Insights live virtual event.

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Your Penetration Test Is Not a Red Team

CTOvision

This will be a great way for tech leaders to stay informed on the latest in best practices and business leaders to learn the language of real world risk mitigation. […].

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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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Small Tech Businesses Can Make Diversity a Competitive Advantage

Association of Information Technology Professional

Diversity matters, even for small businesses. The Advancing Tech Talent and Diversity Community recently created a Diversity Pledge to help small businesses begin planning for a more diverse and inclusive workplace.

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Dr. Tim Persons at U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to present at September’s AI in Government

CTOvision

AI in Government is where those working in and with the government get together to network, discuss, and interact on topics relating to AI, machine learning, and cognitive technologies. This […].

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Linux servers and workstations are hackers' next target, security researchers warn

Tech Republic Data Center

Sophisticated hackers and crooks are developing more tools to target Linux-based systems used by government and big business.

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The State of Chatbots: Pandemic Edition

Information Week

Chatbots are currently the biggest use case for AI. Now the COVID-19 pandemic has made them even more compelling given their use in automation and their high level of ROI.

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How ransomware attacks are growing in severity

Tech Republic Security

Demands are sharply higher, and the complexity and costs of addressing an attack are increasing, according to cyber insurance provider Coalition.

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California's Red Skies Aren't Just a Glimpse of Our Future—They're Past Mistakes Come to Life

Gizmodo

Apocalypse has arrived on the western landscape. The Bay Area is shrouded in a layer of smoke so thick, it broke everything from camera sensors to weather models. 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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How to stop annoying robocalls on your iPhone or Android phone

The Verge

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge. Mobile spam calls have been a nuisance for years. I get between four and six robocalls daily, and a quick survey of friends shows that I’m not alone. Every waking day brings with it a new barrage. Robocallers have upped their game by masking their spam with local, genuine-looking phone numbers. Sometimes their nonsense is amusing — like when you get a threatening voicemail about your impending arrest over owed back taxes — but the vast majority of the time, it’s

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A Windows 10 update is breaking Linux support for some users

TechSpot

Windows Latest reports that the September 2020 cumulative update (KB4571756) has had an unwelcome impact for some. Users on Microsoft's Feedback Hub and Github bug report forum note that after installing the update, they're receiving an "Element not found" error when trying to run WSL.

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A closer look at Nvidia’s new RTX 3080

The Verge

Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge. Nvidia is promising big things with the GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card. “ Twice the performance ” of the RTX 2080 is perhaps the biggest claim of them all, with pledges of a PC gaming breakthrough. While we’re still putting the RTX 3080 through its paces, here’s a closer look at what the actual hardware looks like. Nvidia has switched to a new pennant-shaped board for the RTX 3080 and combined this PCB with a new cooling shroud.

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Bluetooth Unveils Its Latest Security Issue, With No Security Solution

Gizmodo

Bluetooth technology has amassed its fair share of diehard stans over the years, despite some pretty gnarly bugs that open devices up to a bevy of bad actors. Now, the organization behind the namesake technology has put out a statement about the latest threat facing those of us with Bluetooth-enabled devices—and… Read more.

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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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Travel giant Booking.com to close Seattle-area office and slash 235 jobs

GeekWire

(Bigstock Photo). Online travel website Booking.com is closing its Bellevue, Wash., office. A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification from the Washington Employment Security Department filed Thursday said that the layoffs will begin Sept. 12, with 235 workers let go. We’ve reached out to Booking.com for more details and will update this story when we hear back.

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Facebook reinvents Facebook with the launch of Campus for college students

The Verge

Facebook. Facebook is getting back to its roots today with the launch of a new product called Campus, a section of the main app specifically designed for college students. Campus is designed to be a place where students can interact only with peers at their school; they can access a Campus-only News Feed and join Groups, events, and group chat rooms, called Campus Chats, pertaining to campus life.

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$5M Climate Impact Fund launches to support entrepreneurs tackling the climate crisis

GeekWire

Washington’s recent spate of devastating wildfires harkens back to 2018’s prolonged smokey haze in Seattle, as captured here over Puget Sound. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser). Portland-based nonprofit VertueLab launched its $5 million Climate Impact Fund on Wednesday to support early stage, clean tech entrepreneurs focused on addressing climate change causes and moving to a carbon-free economy.

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The Winamp Skin Museum lets you relive the wonderful chaos of late-’90s computing

The Verge

Just a taste of the riches that await you. | Image: Winamp Skin Museum. Every now and again, individuals of a certain generation ( my generation) have a tendency to fall into a catatonic state whenever we remember Winamp skins. There’s just something about them that instantly transports one back to the late ‘90s / early ‘00s, when user interfaces were truly customizable, and your music collection was an endless and engrossing battle against garbled filenames like LINKIN_PORK-IN%THE%END(HQ).mp3.

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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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Orchard raises $69 million to develop machine learning for buying and selling homes

Venture Beast

Orchard raised $69 million to continue the development of its machine learning technology that aims to make buying a home less complicated. Read More.

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The long-lost Scott Pilgrim game is coming back

The Verge

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game was an incredible adaptation of the iconic comic series, with an unforgettable chiptune soundtrack by Anamanaguchi. Unfortunately, it was also lost to time — after launching on the PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2013, it was delisted about a year later. Now, after years of fan outcry, Ubisoft is bringing the pixelated beat ‘em up back to modern platforms.

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Microsoft will power virtual fan experience at NFL games with Teams, following NBA deal

GeekWire

NFL fans will show up on a live “Fan Mosaic” during games this season thanks to a partnership with Microsoft. (Microsoft Image). Microsoft is becoming the de-facto virtual fan enabler for sports leagues. The tech giant revealed today that it is working with the NFL to host a virtual fan experience for games during the 2020-21 season, which kicks off tonight.

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Microsoft’s updated DeepSpeed can train trillion-parameter AI models with fewer GPUs

Venture Beast

The newest version of Microsoft's DeepSpeed library includes optimizations for training trillion-parameter machine learning models. 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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Report: Mulan Press Coverage Is Being Blocked by the Chinese Government

Gizmodo

Though Disney’s live-action Mulan remake is only just now hitting VOD in certain markets—ahead of a cinematic release in territories where movie theaters have been allowed to reopen—the movie’s already come under a significant amount of fire, first for its star’s pro-police comments regarding the protests in Hong Kong Read more.

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Google claims its AI is becoming better at recognizing breaking news and misinformation

Venture Beast

Google says its automated systems are becoming better at recognizing breaking news and detecting false and misleading information. Read More.

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How to upgrade openSUSE Leap to SUSE SLES 15

Tech Republic Data Center

If you're considering SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for your organization, try openSUSE Leap and then migrate it to SLES with a few quick commands.

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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time’s remake is official and kinda ugly

Venture Beast

Ubisoft revealed a remake of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, the most iconic entry in the Prince of Persia franchise, during its Uplay stream today. 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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LG unveils 163-inch MicroLED TV

TechSpot

LG’s Magnit TV not only boasts 163 inches of 4K resolution, but it’s also the company’s first microLED display. It’s being rolled out this week in global markets, including North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

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Why San Francisco had an apocalyptic orange sky

Venture Beast

San Francisco residents awoke to an orange sky, like something out of the apocalypse. Aclima, which measures pollution, had an explanation. Read More.

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How to manage app permissions in Android 11

Tech Republic Security

With your Android device upgraded to version 11, you'll want to get control of app permissions. Jack Wallen shows you how.

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Addicting Games acquires online survival game Mope.io with 72 million users

Venture Beast

Addicting Games has acquired creature survival game Mope.io, a web and mobile game with more than 72 million players to date. 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.