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Prodigal Son Gelsinger Returns As Intel CEO

Forrester IT

Early today, Intel announced CEO Bob Swan will be replaced by VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger. Facing stronger competitive challenges, Intel has struggled. As you can see, Intel’s stock (INTC) has languished while its peers grew exceptionally well. In the past 12 months, INTC stock lost 5.3% while Qualcomm (QCOM) gained 66.29%, AMD gained 80.18%, and […].

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ConfigMgr Task Sequence Reports | Default | SCCM

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Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s check the default ConfigMgr Task Sequence Reports. There are thirty-one (28) out of box reports available as part of Configuration Manager SSRS reports. Learn how to troubleshoot the deployments of Task Sequence using ConfigMgr. There are other useful hardware related reports outside ConfigMgr Task Sequence reports.

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Reaching Gen Z Starts With Understanding Their Truths

Forrester IT

During my time in advertising, one of the top questions I was asked by clients was: How do we reach the next-generation consumer without alienating our current (aging) customer base? It’s a business problem that’s on the mind of every marketing leader looking to future-proof their brand. In addressing this question, the first step involves […].

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Why DevOps Will Have To Change This Year

Information Week

Rocked by COVID in 2020, DevOps teams will face new challenges -- and opportunities -- over the next 12 months. Here's a look at what to expect.

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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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Covid-19 Offers The Opportunity To Redesign The Physical Office

Forrester IT

In the wake of Covid-19, organizations must redesign mobility solutions to shape resilient and adaptive future workspaces.

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US government warns of cyberattacks targeting cloud services

Tech Republic Security

Such attacks often occur when employees work remotely and use a mixture of personal and business devices to access cloud services.

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Samsung’s Galaxy S21 phones don’t include microSD card support

The Verge

Photo by Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge. It’s official: Samsung is ditching the microSD card on all three of its Galaxy S21 models. We asked Samsung about this, and the company’s rationale seemed to be that it doesn’t think it’s necessary. A spokesperson told us that it only costs $50 to upgrade from 128GB to 256GB and that this is cheaper than what competitors are charging to step up storage.

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Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship aces uncrewed rehearsal for crewed flight to space

GeekWire

Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship ascends from its West Texas launch pad. (Blue Origin via YouTube). Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture put the New Shepard spaceship that’s destined to fly people on suborbital trips through its first uncrewed test flight today — and by all appearances, the practice run was a success.

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UN Warns World Is Failing to Prepare for Climate Change—But We Can Fix That

Gizmodo

If world leaders don’t seriously step up their game to adapt to the climate crisis, we’ll see catastrophic human and economic losses everywhere, a new report from the world’s top global environmental authority warns. Read more.

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U.S. startups raise record investment in 2020; here are the top Pacific Northwest deals in Q4

GeekWire

When the pandemic hit the U.S. earlier this year and tech companies began laying off thousands of employees, analysts warned of a bumpy ride ahead for startups and venture capital investment. To say the industry stabilized would be an understatement. New Q4 numbers from the latest PitchBook -NVCA Venture Monitor show that U.S. startups broke another record in 2020, reeling in $156.2 billion, topping the previous mark set in 2018 ($142.7 billion) and last year’s total ($138.1 billion).

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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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Hack together your own e-paper smartwatch with this $50 open-source kit

The Verge

Image: SQFMI. If you’ve ever wanted to be like Steve Wozniak and have your own custom-made, geeky watch, Squarofumi (stylized SQFMI) may have the product for you: an open-source, Arduino-powered smartwatch with a 1.54-inch e-paper screen ( via Gizmodo ). It’s called the Watchy , and both the hardware and software are completely customizable. You can, however, use it right out of the box, as the PCB acts as the body and has points to attach a watch strap.

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Health benefits platform Accolade will pay $460M to acquire telemedicine startup 2nd.MD

GeekWire

Raj Singh, CEO of Accolade, speaks at the GeekWire Summit. (GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong). Seattle-based Accolade announced Thursday that it will pay $460 million to acquire 2nd.MD , a Houston, Texas-based company that helps patients get expert medical opinions by video or phone. (2nd.MD screenshot). The deal, a combination of stock and cash, will beef up Accolade’s platform that helps employees of its customers understand their health plans and benefits.

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Microsoft: Open source is now the accepted model for cross-company collaboration

Venture Beast

Microsoft said it has learned a lot from the open source realm, adding that it is now the "accepted model" for cross-company collaboration. Read More.

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Blue Angels say Seafair’s post-COVID air show will be cooler and louder than ever

GeekWire

A cockpit view shows the Blue Angels conducting a training flight with F/A-18 Super Hornets. (U.S. Navy Photo / Cody Hendrix). The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels had to pass up their traditional Seafair air show in Seattle last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but assuming the all-clear is given, they promise to come roaring back this August. Literally.

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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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Why cyberinsurance can save your business

Tech Republic Security

The threat of loss of an entire company from a cyberattack is real. Technology and user education help, but not enough.

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Seattle startup Worksphere helps manage process of returning to and running offices after pandemic

GeekWire

The Worksphere platform enables employees and organizations to manage and automate tasks related to scheduling, office capacity and more. (Worksphere Image). If and when workers return to offices in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new Seattle startup called Worksphere is looking to make the process safer and more manageable with a software platform that tracks everything from seating arrangements to contract tracing.

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Programmer has two password guesses left to save his $240 million of Bitcoin

TechSpot

The New York Times reports that the German-born programmer who lives in San Francisco was given the haul of Bitcoin over a decade ago, back when they were worth just a few dollars each. Thomas stored them in a digital wallet on his IronKey hard drive and wrote the password.

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PATH releases new dashboard to help health officials make sense of COVID-19 diagnostic tests

GeekWire

(Path screenshot). Say you’re a health ministry staffer for a small country in the developing world or a health department leader in a tiny American county. Your boss has just assigned you to evaluate the more than 1,000 COVID-19 diagnostic tests available worldwide and make a recommendation on which one your agency should buy. A new online data dashboard tool from Seattle-based nonprofit PATH has provided a good place to start for more than 2,000 public health officials, most of them from

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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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Samsung’s Galaxy S21 phones come with plenty of features — but not a charger

The Verge

Photo by Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge. It’s official: Samsung’s new flagship phones will ship without a charging brick in the box. The phones will include a USB-C to USB-C cable, but no way to plug it in to the wall. If it helps take the sting out of it at all, Samsung has dropped the price on its 25W charger from $35 to $19.99. If you don’t have a USB-C charging brick, or don’t have a high-powered one and want fast charging, you’ll have to add $20 to the price of the phone.

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iSpot acquires Ace Metrix to bolster TV ad measurement tech

GeekWire

iSpot CEO Sean Muller. (iSpot Photo). Seattle-area startup iSpot is beefing up its technology platform that measures TV advertisement performance with the acquisition of Los Angeles-based Ace Metrix. The two companies are similar, both offering software to help brands figure out the effectiveness of their TV ads. Ace Metrix focuses on analyzing consumer sentiment before and after an ad first airs.

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All the Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Films to Look Forward to in 2021.Hopefully

Gizmodo

You are not experiencing déjà vu. A huge percentage of films from our 2020 movie preview are once again here on our 2021 preview. But the good news is, there’s still a lot of great stuff to look forward to. Read more.

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5 alternatives to using WhatsApp in 2021

TechSpot

Have the recent privacy issues with WhatsApp convinced you it’s time to find a new messaging app? If so, you’ve come to the right place. In this article we’re going to review what the heck is going on here. Then we’ll take quick looks at five secure messaging apps that.

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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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Samsung put the final nail in the box that used to contain a charger

The Verge

Photo: Samsung (via 9to5Google). There was a time I would have railed against a gadget maker for daring to ship a phone without a charger. That time was yesterday. Then, Apple was the poster boy for the idea — Apple with its goody-two-shoes rhetoric about saving the environment while continuing to produce an array of proprietary cables and wireless chargers , one of which requires you to buy a new power brick anyhow.

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Autonomous vehicle startup WeRide raises $320 million

Venture Beast

WeRide, a Guangzhou, China-based startup developing autonomous vehicle systems, has raised $320 million in venture capital. Read More.

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MSI targets the productivity crowd with its sleek-looking Summit E13 Flip 2-in-1

TechSpot

Although MSI has been churning out thin and light laptops for quite some time with its gaming-focused Stealth series, it needed a different feature-set and design for competing in the productivity and business market.

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Sana Labs raises $18 million to upskill workers remotely with machine learning

Venture Beast

Sana Labs, which uses machine learning to personalize training courses for professionals, has raised $18 million. 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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Here’s how Samsung’s Galaxy S21 compares to the iPhone 12

The Verge

Samsung’s Galaxy S-series 2021 updates are here, and they’re debuting a little earlier in the year than usual. Interestingly, the Galaxy S21, S21 Plus, and S21 Ultra represent slightly diverging strategies for the devices. The S21 includes some cost-saving measures, like a polycarbonate back, to bring it closer to midrange. Meanwhile, Samsung has pulled out any remaining stops with its top-end S21 Ultra, loading it with five cameras and adding S Pen support.

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IBM Speaks on Growing Hybrid Cloud, AI, & Quantum Computing

Information Week

CES session presented possibilities that might be unlocked if these evolving technologies are put to work on urgent challenges.

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Intel updates its NUC lineup, including a follow-up to its Hades Canyon gaming mini-PC

The Verge

Image: Intel. Intel is updating its Next Unit of Computing (NUC) lineup of miniature computers with its 11th Gen processors, and it’s again including a gaming-focused model. The NUC 11 Enthusiast is a follow-up to the NUC 8 Hades Canyon from 2018 , which managed to pack triple-A gaming performance (not to mention I/O that rivaled a full-size desktop) into a tiny enclosure.

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Lumiata raises $14 million to predict health care costs and outcomes with AI

Venture Beast

Lumiata, a startup developing software that can predict health care outcomes and costs with AI, has raised $14 million. 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.