Mon.Nov 22, 2021

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The President’s New Management Agenda Has A Clear Approach To Strengthen Customer Experience (CX)

Forrester IT

The new PMA has three priorities: employee experience, customer experience, and managing the business of government. In this blog post I evaluate the CX priority and offer advice to implement it.

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5 Ways to Say Thanks to Teams Driving Digital Transformation

Social, Agile and Transformation

Happy Thanksgiving! I love this time of year. Just being outside to see the leaves and feel the colder, thinner air. Enjoying the warmer days where I am satisfied with a harvest salad, and the colder nights when I can experiment with making a yummy soup. At StarCIO, some of our work with clients and speaking at conferences slow down, and it gives me time to lift my head.

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Leadership And Innovation — Learning From The Triumph And Tragedies Of The New Space Race

Forrester IT

“Space flight needs leaders who go beyond where they can’t see, into the unknown, pushing the envelope for what might be possible. They are not satisfied staying within the box or looking within their own horizon.” — Mark “Forger” Stucky (former Virgin Galactic lead test pilot) Look Beyond The Horizon To Be Future Fit There […].

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How to Study for CompTIA PenTest+

Association of Information Technology Professional

CompTIA PenTest+ helps you develop the skills to become an expert in penetration testing and vulnerability management. Find out how you can learn these skills and prepare for your certification exam.

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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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Windows in the Cloud Episode 3 Windows 365 Cloud PC

Anoop

Hello - Here is the new HTMD Blog Article for you. Enjoy reading it. Subscribe to YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get the latest updates. [link]. Read More. The post Windows in the Cloud Episode 3 Windows 365 Cloud PC appeared first on HTMD Blog #1 by Anoop C Nair.

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Leaders agree that cybersecurity is a business risk, but are they acting on that belief?

Tech Republic Security

Despite nearly unanimous agreement, there's still a lack of clarity on who is accountable for security incidents and whether previous security investments have paid off, a Gartner survey finds.

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Mozilla has released a new platform for privacy-focused email communications

Tech Republic Security

When you don't want to give out your personal or work email address, but still need to sign up for an account, Mozilla might have an answer for you with Firefox Relay.

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How to enable notifications for when any collaborator makes a change in a Google Docs file

Tech Republic Cloud

If you frequently collaborate on files within Google Docs, and need a way to be alerted when changes are made to those shared files, Jack Wallen has the how-to just for you.

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GoDaddy security breach impacts more than 1 million WordPress users

Tech Republic Security

The hosting company has revealed a security incident that exposed the email addresses and customer numbers of 1.2 million Managed WordPress customers.

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HPE and Transamerica Open Their Cloud Transformation Playbooks

Information Week

The Infosys Americas Leadership Forum brought out perspectives on leveraging the cloud and how technology may help the economy recover further.

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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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How to install and use InVID, a plugin to debunk fake news and verify videos and images

Tech Republic Security

You can make sure you aren't seeing fake news, edited photos or deepfakes with this software. Here's how to install and use it.

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Overcoming Roadblocks to Digital Transformation

Information Week

While companies must now move at light speed when it comes to innovation, these strategies will help leaders grab the proverbial wheel to drive their workforce into the future.

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GM acquires 25% stake in Seattle’s Pure Watercraft to accelerate future of electric powerboating

GeekWire

A Pure Watercraft electric motor on the back of a boat. (Pure Watercraft Photo). A Seattle startup with a vision for electric powerboating is joining forces with a legacy automaker that is shifting its own gears toward sustainability in a deal announced Monday. General Motors has acquired a 25% stake in Pure Watercraft , a company that has been working on all-electric boating solutions for 10 years.

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We’re Making the Facebook Papers Public. Here’s Why and How

Gizmodo

“The internet not only connects us to our friends, families and communities, but it is also the foundation of the global knowledge economy.” - Mark Zuckerberg, Aug. 21, 2013. 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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Univ. of Washington researchers develop device to detect opioid overdose and inject antidote

GeekWire

The device fits on the abdomen to detect opioid overdose and administer naloxone. It can also communicate with a smartphone. (UW Photo). University of Washington researchers are developing a wearable device to detect opioid overdoses and administer a drug to reverse them. The prototype device injects naloxone, a life-saving antidote, when its senses a person has stopped breathing.

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Bitcoin Miners Are Flocking to Texas as Grid Operator Warns of Future Blackouts

Gizmodo

Everything’s bigger in Texas—including problems with its electric grid and energy demand for bitcoin. A new analysis shows that the electric grid is just as vulnerable to crisis as it was before February’s blackouts just as the state is gearing up to welcome cryptocurrency operations that will add an enormous amount… Read more.

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How Nvidia aims to demystify zero trust security

Venture Beast

Nvidia continues to pursue an aggressive zero trust security strategy on its cybersecurity roadmap to the DPU and software level. Read More.

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Octopuses, Crabs, and Lobsters are Sentient Beings, Says Updated UK Law

Gizmodo

Marine invertebrates like octopuses, squids, shrimp, and crayfish are capable of feeling pain, hunger, joy, and excitement, among other expressions of sentience. The U.K. government will now update its new animal welfare bill accordingly. 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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Nonprofits accept cryptocurrency as Bitcoin and Ether values spike – is it a fad or the next frontier?

GeekWire

The new website for donating cryptocurrency to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. As the values of Bitcoin and Ether are hovering near record highs, America’s nonprofits are in the peak months of their annual fundraising. Some charitable organizations are hoping to bring those two events together to boost coffers that have taken a hit during the pandemic.

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Halo studio boss reveals the 3 pillars of why Xbox is thriving

Venture Beast

Xbox is thriving thanks to its investment in diverse content and quality, as well as its willingness to meet players wherever they are. Read More.

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The World’s Largest Digital Camera Is Almost Ready to Look Back in Time

Gizmodo

In an old experimental hall previously used for particle physics experiments, a team of French engineers are checking the filters on what will be the largest digital camera ever built. It’s October 2021, and I’m seeing the camera during its assembly at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, California.… Read more.

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GoDaddy data breach exposed over a million customer accounts

TechSpot

The Internet domain registrar and web hosting provider said the discovery was made on November 17, 2021, at which time they immediately began an investigation with the help of an IT forensics firm, and reached out to law enforcement.

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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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I Drank Dying Glacier Water, and All I Got Was a Deeper Feeling of Dread

Gizmodo

I spend an uncomfortable amount of my life thinking about the death of the Arctic. Whether it’s covering studies , writing about the tundra exploding , or trying to find the perfect photo to illustrate a story on the sudden meltdown of the Greenland ice sheet , the Arctic is a large part of my professional life. Read more.

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Astra Space’s fortunes rise after venture’s first successful orbital launch from Alaska

GeekWire

Astra Space’s Rocket 3.3 lifts off from its Alaska launch pad. (Astra Space Photo / Brady Kenniston). Astra Space , the California-based launch company that went public this year with an assist from Seattle-area telecom pioneer Craig McCaw, had a high-flying day on Wall Street today after recording its first successful orbital launch from Alaska.

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Netflix Employee Who Organized Dave Chappelle Protests Has Resigned

Gizmodo

One of the Netflix employees at the center of the worker-led movement to get the company to answer for a string of perceived homophobic comments made by comedian Dave Chappelle has officially resigned from the company. Read more.

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Rover pulls in-home dog grooming services from its marketplace, citing tight labor market

GeekWire

Dog-grooming services launched in Rover’s marketplace in 2019. (Rover Photo). Dog-grooming services are getting clipped from Rover’s marketplace, at least for now. Citing the challenges of the labor market, the Seattle-based company confirmed Monday that it will no longer in-home grooming in the 14 cities where the service had expanded since its debut more than two years ago.

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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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9 Things to Know About NASA’s Armageddon Mission to Deflect an Asteroid

Gizmodo

NASA’s DART mission to redirect a non-threatening asteroid is set to launch later this week. Here’s what you need to know about this historic deep-space test and how “kinetic impactors” could eventually protect our civilization from an asteroid apocalypse. Read more.

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Peter Moore is still angry about Sony “FUDing” the Dreamcast

Venture Beast

Peter Moore is still angry about Sony "FUDing" the Dreamcast, which was Sega's last home console before shifting to third-party publishing. Read More.

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Roku promises to fix issues with HBO, Netflix, and more caused by 10.5 update

The Verge

Image: Roku. Roku says it’s working to fix issues that users have been reporting following its 10.5 software update. TechCrunch reported the problems earlier on Monday, citing posts on Reddit and Roku forums where users said that apps like HBO Max, ESPN, Disney Plus, and more wouldn’t allow them to watch any video content after updating the OS on their smart TVs.

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Nvidia’s latest AI tech translates text into landscape images

Venture Beast

GauGAN2, a new AI-powered tool from Nvidia, can translate text prompts into high-quality landscape images. 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.