Forrester IT
DECEMBER 4, 2020
Your trusty DevOps Theme Team here! As Forrester analysts, we keep an eye on mergers and acquisitions; it’s part of our job. It’s certainly been an interesting eight months or so since the pandemic hit. A cursory glance shows 25-plus acquisitions in the last eight months in the DevOps and related IT management spaces, and […].
Association of Information Technology Professional
DECEMBER 4, 2020
IT pros should always strive to improve their skills. Research shows that your employer thinks there are cybersecurity skills you should improve on too. Learn about the 9 skills you should improve on.
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Anoop
DECEMBER 4, 2020
Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. In this post, you will learn about SCCM OSD SMSTS Log File Reading Tips with the built-in log reader tool CMTrace. The SMSTS.log is one of the important log files which will help you to troubleshoot installation issues related to Operating System Deployment (OSD) and fix those.
Tech Republic Cloud
DECEMBER 4, 2020
The variety of computing platforms and data make it difficult to fully integrate an autonomous car system in which all vehicles communicate with each other, expert says.
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.
Tech Republic Security
DECEMBER 4, 2020
CyberNews analyzed more than 15 billion passwords; if your favorite one is at the top of the list, it's time to change right now.
TechSpot
DECEMBER 4, 2020
The rumor comes from hardware leaker Mauri QHD (via NotebookCheck). They write that AMD is working on two versions of the chip—one with integrated RAM and one without. The prototype is "almost ready," apparently.
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Venture Beast
DECEMBER 4, 2020
AI research at the center of Google AI co-lead Timit Gebru's exit focuses on the bias, risks, and inequality tied to deploying large language models. Read More.
The Verge
DECEMBER 4, 2020
Photo by Richard Harbaugh / A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images. Sony’s upcoming Metal Gear Solid movie adaptation will star Oscar Isaac as protagonist Solid Snake, according to Deadline. You might be familiar with Isaac as Resistance fighter Poe Dameron in the latest Star Wars film trilogy and his upcoming role as Duke Leto Atreides in Dune , and I think he could be a great fit to play Solid Snake.
GeekWire
DECEMBER 4, 2020
( Halo Infinite Photo). Washington state’s video games industry overtook Texas last year and claimed the No. 2 spot for total economic output, as the U.S. video game industry grew to new heights yet again. Those are two takeaways from a new report published by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the games industry’s trade organization in the U.S.
The Verge
DECEMBER 4, 2020
Image: CD Projekt Red. The highly-anticipated Cyberpunk 2077 is just days away from its December 10th release. But depending on where you live and what platform you’re playing on, you might get to play the game a bit earlier than you might have expected given the previous guidance. Developer CD Projekt Red shared exactly when Cyberpunk 2077 will be available in a tweet posted Thursday.
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TechSpot
DECEMBER 4, 2020
For the past six months, many gamers have lamented the sheer size of an installation of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, which reached a whopping 188 GB and will likely grow bigger in 2021. When the system requirements for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War were revealed, it was.
The Verge
DECEMBER 4, 2020
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. If you’ve ever wished you could share an in-app purchase with your family, you may be in luck. Today, Apple announced that subscriptions and one-time in-app purchases can now be shared among families. If you buy a consumable item, like coins in a game, you’ll still be the only one who can use them, but if you unlock an ad-free or pro version of an app it could be eligible for the new Family Sharing program.
Gizmodo
DECEMBER 4, 2020
The Moon taunts us. It is very far away, which has historically protected it from the human species’ innate desire to desecrate it. Fortunately, NASA announced on Thursday it has now selected the four companies it will contract with to jump-start capitalism on the Moon, thereby eliminating its unfair and unearned… Read more.
Information Week
DECEMBER 4, 2020
Tech language was developed in the early days of computing, during a time when globally racism was much more explicit and often went unchallenged. But there is no reason we can't change it now.
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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.
Venture Beast
DECEMBER 4, 2020
Gala Games, a blockchain games startup created by Zynga cofounder Eric Schiermeyer, cut a little-noticed promotional deal with Brave. Read More.
Gizmodo
DECEMBER 4, 2020
Alcohol has many well-known negative effects on our health, but a new paper this week highlights what are likely the most harmful periods during a lifetime to have alcohol in your system, at least when it comes to our brains. Read more.
TechSpot
DECEMBER 4, 2020
You can have a super fast gaming PC with an RTX 3080 onboard and other speedy components. And yet, if you have a slow connection, your online gaming capabilities will be severely limited. Here are a few things you can try that can improve your existing connection.
Gizmodo
DECEMBER 4, 2020
As if we needed more upsetting right news right now, geologists have reason to suspect that a cluster of Alaskan islands is actually part of an interconnected volcanic system of the same kind seen at Yellowstone National Park. Read more.
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Venture Beast
DECEMBER 4, 2020
With the firing of Timnit Gebru this week, Google implicitly signaled that it's willing to put commercial interests ahead of all else. Read More.
Gizmodo
DECEMBER 4, 2020
The House of Representatives voted to decriminalize cannabis at the federal level on Friday. It may not be the final legal word on the matter, but it’s a historic moment in the godforsaken war on drugs. Read more.
TechSpot
DECEMBER 4, 2020
Looking Glass, a company that makes holographic displays, launched a Kickstarter campaign on Wednesday for a digital picture frame called Looking Glass Portrait. It is a 7.9-inch screen that uses image depth data, such as that from the iPhone's TrueDepth camera, to create a realistic 3D image in a 58-degree.
Gizmodo
DECEMBER 4, 2020
Following an announcement by Warner Bros. that its 2021 slate of movies will all debut on HBO Max at the same time they open theatrically, AMC claims WarnerMedia is attempting to boost the success of its streaming service at the expense of beleaguered theater chains. Read more.
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Venture Beast
DECEMBER 4, 2020
Insert Coin is a new documentary that looks at Midway Games and its arcade dominance in the '90s with hits like NBA Jam. Read More.
Gizmodo
DECEMBER 4, 2020
“Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope.” “I am your father.” “So be it. Jedi.” Star Wars is filled with moments that have become part of our lives, and have elevated the franchise to the heights of popularity it enjoys today. Chapter 14 of The Mandalorian had several of those—incredible, unforgettable moments… Read more.
TechSpot
DECEMBER 4, 2020
New and existing customers in Nashville and Huntsville can choose between two plans. The first affords a 1 Gig connection (1 gigabit per second download / 1 gigabit per second upload) for just $70 per month. Those looking to go all out can opt for the full 2 Gig plan.
Gizmodo
DECEMBER 4, 2020
Using brain implants, scientists have triggered the perception of shapes in the visual field of monkeys. Sounds spooky, but the technology could enable artificial eyesight in people with severe visual impairments. Read more.
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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.
TechSpot
DECEMBER 4, 2020
Way back on December 12, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission said it would consider changing the rules regarding the use of cell phones during airline flights, allowing calls once a plane climbed over 10,000 feet. It's taken a while, but the FCC has finally "terminated a proceeding to consider" lifting the ban.
Gizmodo
DECEMBER 4, 2020
In case you needed yet another reason to shop anywhere but Amazon this holiday season, here’s a good one: The company dropped a whitepaper earlier this week boasting about the stockpile of personal data it collects from every person browsing through its platform. Read more.
GeekWire
DECEMBER 4, 2020
From top left, clockwise: Jocelyn Mangan, Jessie Woolley-Wilson, Magdalena Yesil, and Charlotte Guyman. (Women on Boards Photos). The percentage of women on company boards across the Russell 3000 list has increased from 16% in 2017 to a record 22.6% this year. But there is a long way to go before boardrooms have equal gender representation. That’s the goal of Women on Boards , a nonprofit aiming to have women sit in half of public company board seats.
TechSpot
DECEMBER 4, 2020
Fortunately, Google is solving that problem today: Google Authenticator on iOS has just received a sleek new dark theme and the ability to mass-transfer your 2FA account credentials to a fresh device. This should make the app far more comfortable to use at night, and help it catch up just.
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.
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