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Weekly Usage Of TikTok Surpasses Instagram Among US Gen Z Youth

Forrester IT

Instagram is becoming cheugy for Gen Z youth. Forrester just got data back from its Forrester Analytics Consumer Technographics® US Youth Survey, 2021, which shows a 13-point year-over-year increase in weekly usage of TikTok (from 50% to 63%) among US Gen Z youth (ages 12–17). For that same audience base, Instagram weekly usage declined 4 […].

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Harness Your Heritage: Building an IT Future on Past Success

Information Week

(SPONSORED CONTENT) The phrase ‘digital transformation’ is everywhere. While it sounds great in principle, embracing new innovation can mean a digital dilemma.

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Earned Growth: A Boon Even For Companies That Cannot Implement The Metric

Forrester IT

Fred Reichheld, one of the creators of Net Promoter Score (NPS), has done it again. In his upcoming book “Winning On Purpose” and his co-authors Darci Darnell and Maureen Burns introduce a new metric: Earned Growth. They previewed the book and their idea in a recent HBR article. Earned Growth measures the revenue growth generated […].

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Master Kubernetes, React, AWS and more valuable cloud skills with this training

Tech Republic Cloud

You don't need to go back to school or spend a lot of money to acquire skills that can send your career soaring. You can just learn all about the cloud from self-paced courses.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

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.

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Predictions 2022: Software Development Adapts To A New Normal

Forrester IT

New expectations call for new processes and tools. Learn how software development will adapt to the new normal in 2022.

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How midsize companies are vulnerable to data breaches and other cyberattacks

Tech Republic Security

Midsize companies often lack the staff, expertise and expensive tools needed to defend themselves against attack, says security provider Coro.

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Consumers like the benefits of online shopping despite the security risks

Tech Republic Security

Only 25% of consumers surveyed by NTT Application Security said they'd take their online business elsewhere following a data breach.

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All Brands Must Build Value From Direct-To-Consumer

Forrester IT

The value of a brand’s direct-to-consumer (D2C) digital presence goes beyond direct sales. Brands that still rely heavily on retail partners for digital sales, can still drive value from direct customer engagement. Of course, D2C consumer purchases bring benefit brands with better margins, since they avoid fees or commission charges from partners. However, the benefits […].

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What are the latest eLearning content creation tools for 2022?

Kitaboo

Great eLearning happens with great content and for great content, you need eLearning content creation tools. So what are content creation tools? Content creation tools, also known as authoring tools, are pre-programmed software that you can use to create and arrange content into a course structure. While there are many tools available, it is advisable to choose one that supports eLearning content standards such as SCORM, AICC, and CBT. .

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How Automation is Changing Entry-Level Career Paths in IT

Information Week

With automation technologies changing the entry-level IT worker’s career path, forward-thinking CIOs should be using automation to free up workers to concentrate on more meaningful work.

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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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What are telcos' B2B customer experience priorities?

TM Forum

As communication service providers (CSPs) refocus on the enterprise sector, they will have to optimize the B2B customer experience. A strong digital experience is a given. But CSPs will also have to gauge what level of account management and sales consultation to provide. Our latest survey. will feature in a new TM Forum report on customer experience in the B2B market that we will publish in January 2022.

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Windows 11 SE: Why it's both more and less locked down than Windows 10 S

Tech Republic Security

Managing computers for education is complicated, but Microsoft thinks it has a solution.

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Service assurance steps out of the shadows

TM Forum

The fundamental changes happening in network technologies and topologies that are rewriting operations are also affecting service assurance. This is driving a dramatic evolution that will move service assurance front and center in supporting operations, especially network automation. This e-book looks at how service assurance is evolving and can play a significant role in enabling CSPs achieve their automation goals now and as their networks and operations undergo profound change.

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Blood Rage Cordially Invites You to the Ultimate '80s Horror Thanksgiving

Gizmodo

Blood Rage —sometimes known as Slasher , plus there’s a version titled Nightmare at Shadow Woods , though Blood Rage really fits it best—is an outstanding example of what the worst Thanksgiving ever might look like. But fortunately for horror movie fans , that means the film is a feast of intriguing acting choices,… 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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Next generation BSS the Telefónica way

TM Forum

A number of unfinished and unsuccessful transformation journeys led Telefónica Group to rethink its approach to BSS transformation. In a new TM Forum report we explore how Telefónica, which has operating companies across Europe and South America, has been putting in place new systems and capabilities that will give the company the necessary flexibility it needs to seize on growth opportunities.

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Over a Million Americans May Have Permanently Lost Their Sense of Smell to Covid-19

Gizmodo

New research Thursday aims to quantify a life-altering aftereffect of covid-19: a lingering loss of smell, also known as anosmia. The study estimates that up to 1.6 million people in the U.S. have experienced chronic anosmia lasting at least six months following their coronavirus infection. Read more.

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How to install the OpenSSH server on Windows with PowerShell

Tech Republic Security

If you've ever had a need to SSH into a Windows machine, Jack Wallen shows you how to make that possible with the help of PowerShell.

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Washington Dept. of Commerce helps launch ‘Equitable Innovations Accelerator’

GeekWire

Find Ventures co-founder Elizabeth Scallon (WeWork Labs Photo). A new program aims to provide early-stage funding for Washington state tech startups founded by entrepreneurs who are Black, women, refugees or from other historically marginalized communities. The new endeavor, the Equitable Innovations Accelerator , will support ten tech startups with up to $100,000 in philanthropically-funded grants, programming and access to mentorship.

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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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The Apple Car Is Coming, and It's Reportedly a Fully Autonomous EV

Gizmodo

Apple’s long-rumored but not officially announced electric vehicle has hit a number of bumps and detours during the course of its development, but now a new report is claiming that Apple has solidified the Apple Car’s roadmap, which will result in a fully autonomous self-driving electric vehicle by 2025. Read more.

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Seattle appraisal startup Aloft lands $20M from real estate heavyweights

GeekWire

The Aloft team in Seattle. (Photos courtesy of Aloft/Zack Phillips Photography). The news: Seattle-based real estate startup Aloft raised $20 million to grow its software platform used for home appraisals. The gist: Founded earlier this year, Aloft aims to make the appraisal process more efficient and accurate with the help of technology. It gives appraisal quotes in two minutes, and facilitates the actual home inspection, which is done by its appraisers.

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10,000 John Deere Union Workers Make Historic Gains, Ending Five-Week Strike

Gizmodo

Over 10,000 John Deere workers spread out across 14 locations have ended a nearly five-week-long strike after ratifying what the United Auto Workers Union is calling a “landmark agreement.” Read more.

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Nintendo is finally creating officially-licensed esports tournaments for ‘Super Smash Bros.’

GeekWire

(Nintendo Photo). After years of being indifferent at best to the Super Smash Bros. tournament scene, Nintendo of America has announced a new partnership that will see the debut of the first officially-licensed Smash tournament series. The news came via a surprise press release on Thursday morning. Nintendo has teamed with Panda Global, a Detroit-based esports brand, to create an as-yet-unnamed championship circuit for players of both Super Smash Bros.

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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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OpenAI makes GPT-3 generally available through its API

Venture Beast

OpenAI has made GPT-3, its language model that can generate human-like text, generally available to all developers in supported countries. Read More.

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Starbucks and Amazon are opening a store together in New York City, with more in the works

GeekWire

Two of Seattle’s retail icons are collaborating on a store for the first time. The first “Starbucks Pickup with Amazon Go” will open Thursday in New York City. The space includes a Starbucks counter for picking up mobile orders; an Amazon Go market that uses the company’s “Just Walk Out” cashierless checkout system; and a lounge with individual workspaces, tables, power outlets and USB ports.

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An Intel sound driver is behind a Windows 11 BSOD, Microsoft posts workaround

TechSpot

This week, Microsoft added a compatibility problem with the Intel Smart Sound Technology driver to its list of known issues in Windows 11. In addition to causing blue screens, the bug may prevent users from upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11.

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Tech Moves: Booster hires ex-UberEats leader; First Mode expands C-suite; and more

GeekWire

Adrian Agostini. (Booster Photo). — Booster, previously known as Booster Fuels, hired former Amazon and Uber VP Adrian Agostini as chief revenue officer. He was most recently CRO at Zume, a sustainable packaging company. Based in Seattle, Agostini spent more than 15 years at Oracle before joining Amazon. At Uber, he was global head of sales for UberEats responsible for onboarding restaurants to the food delivery platform.

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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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Squished Monkey Balls Win 2021 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

Gizmodo

Animal comedy capitalizes on the usual grace of the natural world and the inherent humor of slapstick. Since animals can’t do stand-up routines, we rely on their occasional anthropomorphics and blunders to get a laugh. Here are some of the winners of this year’s Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards, which honor photographers… Read more.

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Razer, the gaming lifestyle brand and hardware supplier, opening new store in Seattle

GeekWire

(Razer Image). Gamers looking for gear in Seattle will have a new brick-and-mortar retail destination to check out next month. The lifestyle brand Razer — with its distinct neon green aesthetic — is opening in the University Village shopping center on Dec. 4. The RazerStore is the third in the U.S. for the company, behind San Francisco and Las Vegas.

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The NFT Bay asks if you would steal all the JPEGs

The Verge

In what may be one of the better pieces of performance art this year, Australian Geoffrey Huntley has created a website that promises to let you torrent an entire blockchain’s worth of NFTs. It’s called, appropriately, The NFT Bay, and it’s an almost exact replica of the famous pirating site (with an added cheeky DMCA takedown link). As a site, it seems to do what it says on the tin, but as a statement it could spark an interesting discussion around what it means if you claim ownership over some

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Spam smackdown: Hiya claims ‘massive step forward’ using AI against illegal phone calls

GeekWire

Hiya is adding the new Adaptive AI phone-spam detection technology to its Hiya Protect product. (Hiya Image). Seattle-based tech company Hiya says it has achieved a new milestone in the battle against spam phone calls, using artificial intelligence to detect 20% more illegal and unwanted calls than existing technologies do. The company is rolling out the Adaptive AI technology as part of its Hiya Protect product, which is used by wireless carriers, smartphone makers, and app developers as part o

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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.