Association of Information Technology Professional
AUGUST 28, 2020
Concern around technology backlash has doubled over the past year. IT pros need to know how to minimize technology concerns and maximize technology usage at their workplace.
Information Week
AUGUST 28, 2020
As some organizations look to transform faster than anticipated, putting critical tech roles in place will be the key to a smooth, successful journey.
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Mick's IT Blog
AUGUST 28, 2020
This tool is designed to report if a user profile has been logged into a defined number of machines or greater over a specified period of time. The purpose of the tool is to: Detect a cybercriminal who may have gotten one user credential and is now using it to probe machines across the domain Detect a disgruntled employee who may be logging into multiple machines for destructive reasons The tool works by querying the ConfigMgr SQL server for a list of machines users have logged into.
Tech Republic Security
AUGUST 28, 2020
New security capabilities designed for SMEs allow IT admins to apply baseline security settings across an organization.
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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.
Tech Republic Cloud
AUGUST 28, 2020
Commentary: The shift in the open source industry from infrastructure like Splunk to Elasticsearch comes down to trust, says Gaurav Gupta, a prominent product executive turned investor.
Anoop
AUGUST 28, 2020
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The Verge
AUGUST 28, 2020
Elon Musk’s brain-machine interface company Neuralink showcased a pig outfitted with the company’s device, at an event livestreamed on YouTube. One pig, Gertrude, had a device recording signals from an area of the brain linked to her snout. She’d had the implant for two months at the time of the demonstration. As Gertrude’s snout touched things, an array of dots and a series of noises indicated when more neurons were firing.
Gizmodo
AUGUST 28, 2020
Conservationists at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State have spotted a wolverine mother and her two offspring, known as kits. A reproductive female hasn’t been seen in this national park for over a century, which suggests ecological conditions in the area are improving. Read more.
The Verge
AUGUST 28, 2020
In a companywide meeting on Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg addressed the recent shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, both in a seven-minute public address and in a heated series of questions from employees that was subsequently reported by Buzzfeed News. Protests in Kenosha erupted into violence on Tuesday night, as two people were killed by a bystander later identified as Illinois resident Kyle Rittenhouse.
TechSpot
AUGUST 28, 2020
SSDs are much more popular today than they were a decade ago, thanks to a significant decrease in price that has made them affordable even for people on a tight budget. They've made PCs more responsive, and it's practically one of the best ways to prolong the life of an.
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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.
The Verge
AUGUST 28, 2020
Screenshot: Xiaomi. Xiaomi intends to start mass-producing smartphones equipped with its under-display camera technology next year, the company announced today. This is technically the third generation of the technology Xiaomi has developed, the company says, although the first and second versions it produced have yet to find their way into a mass-market consumer device.
GeekWire
AUGUST 28, 2020
(Amazon Photo). Mercedes-Benz inked its largest order of electric vehicles to date, selling more than 1,800 vans to Amazon for the company’s delivery fleet in Europe. Mercedes also joined Amazon’s Climate Pledge, an initiative announced by the tech giant last year to become net carbon neutral by 2040. Other signatories include Verizon, Infosys, and Lysol.
The Verge
AUGUST 28, 2020
Photo: Neuralink. Amid the search for a COVID-19 vaccine and launch of a new Mars rover , there is yet another technological breakthrough on its way — at least, according to Elon Musk. Today at 6PM ET, his company Neuralink will demonstrate what may be one of the first “ultra-high bandwidth brain-machine interfaces to connect humans and computers.”.
GeekWire
AUGUST 28, 2020
Amazon Consumer CEO Jeff Wilke at the 2017 GeekWire Summit. (GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong). Jeff Wilke, the flannel-wearing CEO of Amazon’s vast consumer business, has been described as a natural business leader and the most important executive at the company over the past decade. The 53-year-old Pittsburgh native also was viewed as the logical successor to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
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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.
Venture Beast
AUGUST 28, 2020
The company behind Siri is looking for U.S. and European residents with programming and niche science backgrounds to immerse in the world of AI and ML. Read More.
GeekWire
AUGUST 28, 2020
(KitoTech Photos). Seattle healthcare startup KitoTech Medical faced a challenge at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was difficult to pitch the company’s microMend wound closure device to new hospitals and clinics, limiting the ability to grow its business. So in response, KitoTech quickly pivoted and developed two new consumer-focused products — and the results have been “remarkable,” according to CEO Ron Berenson.
Gizmodo
AUGUST 28, 2020
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine, a U.S. organization representing sleep scientists and clinicians, has called for the eradication of the century-long practice of daylight saving time, in which clocks are moved an hour forward in the spring and returned back an hour in the winter. The twice-a-year transition,… Read more.
GeekWire
AUGUST 28, 2020
A judge ordered an e-book publishing site to halt its alleged counterfeit scheme as part of a court case involving a group of best-selling authors who are teaming up with Amazon. U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction against the operators of Kiss Library and affiliated websites. Amazon Publishing, Penguin Random House, and several well-known authors filed their original complaint last month , alleging that Kiss Library and related mirror websites so
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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.
Gizmodo
AUGUST 28, 2020
The unusual placement of a sword found in a Viking grave suggests the weapon was brandished by a southpaw warrior, in what is an unusual discovery. Read more.
Venture Beast
AUGUST 28, 2020
This weekend, the Call of Duty League Championship will take place in a virtual esports tournament and the winner will take the throne and $1.5 million. Read More.
Gizmodo
AUGUST 28, 2020
Facebook made “an operational mistake” in ignoring reports about a page encouraging an armed militia to “defend” Kenosha, Wisconsin, against Black Lives Matter protestors, CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged in a video post Friday. Read more.
TechSpot
AUGUST 28, 2020
Activision earlier this week announced Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, the next major game in the storied shooter franchise. As usual, the publisher will host a beta ahead of launch which you can gain access to in exchange for pre-ordering the game.
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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.
Venture Beast
AUGUST 28, 2020
During a press conference held online, Elon Musks Neuralink gave a progress update on its ambitious brain-machine interface research. Read More.
TechSpot
AUGUST 28, 2020
Reuters reports that Facebook’s new feature is a way for online influencers and other businesses to host paid online events, helping them make up some of the money lost during the pandemic. As the tool is for good causes, the company asked Apple to waive the 30% fee it charges.
The Verge
AUGUST 28, 2020
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge. Apple has officially terminated the Epic Games account on the App Store on Friday, following its Fortnite dispute and ongoing legal battle with the game studio over in-app payments in the battle royale game, the company confirms to The Verge. That means the app is no longer available on the iPhone or iPad whatsoever, even if you’ve once downloaded it once before — and other Epic games like Infinity Blade are also no longer re-downloadable.
Venture Beast
AUGUST 28, 2020
While I'm not a Ratchet & Clank expert, A Crack in Time is the series' high mark for me. I'm hoping that Rift Apart can rise above it. Read More.
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“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.
The Verge
AUGUST 28, 2020
Did you forget that Facebook was building the OASIS? The company has been working on its multiplayer virtual reality social space, Horizon, for a while now, which is comparable in concept if not scope to the fantastical VR world of Ready Player One. This week the company announced it’s expanding access and making Horizon an invite-only public beta. As it goes into public beta, Horizon has been kitted out with new games and environments.
TechSpot
AUGUST 28, 2020
The leak, which comes courtesy of anonymous sources that spoke to Videocardz, claims Nvidia is preparing to launch three Ampere GPUs in September. These cards will be the GeForce RTX 3090, the GeForce RTX 3080, and the GeForce RTX 3070.
Gizmodo
AUGUST 28, 2020
Major fires in the Brazilian Amazon are being set at an unprecedented rate. Between May 28 and Aug. 25, 2020, more than 500 major forest fires blazed across roughly 912,000 acres, new satellite data from the Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project (MAAP) shows. That’s on par with the inferno that’s consumed California … Read more.
Venture Beast
AUGUST 28, 2020
The Incidents data set was made to encourage the development of AI for recognizing accidents and natural disasters from social media images. Read More.
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