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The Unstoppable Rise Of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)

Forrester IT

In his #1 international best seller “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind”, Dr Yuval Noah Harari observed that people the world over who do not believe in the same god or obey the same king are more than willing to use the same money. As Dr Harari points out – historically speaking – money required […].

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10 Important Cybersecurity Statistics from CompTIA for 2021

Association of Information Technology Professional

Cybersecurity was a big focus for CompTIA in 2021, producing a tremendous volume of content and data detailing how MSPs and other technology companies are responding to the latest cyberattacks, ransomware, hacks, and other cybercriminal behavior. We picked 10 important cybersecurity statistics from the last 12 months, from businesses' current views on the state of their own cyber prowess, to carrying cyber insurance, to worries about being targeted.

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Let’s Put One Trillion Dollars To Work!

Forrester IT

Have you been following the debate about business support and recovery investment programs? Perhaps you also wondered about business case realization. Meanwhile, right across industries we are wasting billions in trade promotion management and channel incentives. Massive Waste In Global Trade Investments I just finished reading CPG industry guru Rob Hand’s book on trade promotion […].

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Remotely Manage Windows 365 Cloud PC Business Edition Admin Experience

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 Remotely Manage Windows 365 Cloud PC Business Edition Admin Experience appeared first on HTMD Blog #1 by Jitesh Kumar.

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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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Supply Chains May Be Stalled - But Can Still Deliver Opportunity

Information Week

Companies are beginning to reconfigure their supply chain model to match consumer expectations, wants and needs, and guard themselves against future disruptions.

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Grinch bots hijack all kinds of holiday shopping, from gift cards to hype drop sales

Tech Republic Security

Kasada research finds that all-in-one bots are fooling cyberdefenses and automating the checkout process to snap up in-demand goods.

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How to deploy a Bitwarden server with Docker

Tech Republic Security

Are you looking to deploy an in-house password manager server? Jack Wallen shows you how with Bitwarden and Docker.

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Six companies dominate network traffic as speed and access grows

TM Forum

In 2021, just six companies – Google, Facebook, Netflix, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple – generated nearly 57% of global network traffic, according to research by Sandvine, a network monitoring company. As Samir Marwaha, Sandvine’s Chief Strategy Officer, notes in a blog. , telcos are investing heavily in the fixed and mobile networks, 5G trials and licenses that ensure the quality of experience which internet companies rely on.

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FDA Approves a New RNA-Based Treatment to Lower Cholesterol

Gizmodo

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a novel type of cholesterol-lowering drug jointly developed by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and Novartis. The treatment, called Leqvio, uses RNA to help keep levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in the blood low, which is important for people with certain… Read more.

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What are People Chips in Google Sheets?

Tech Republic Cloud

Learn how People Chips make it easy to connect Google Sheet cells to your contacts.

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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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‘Go home tech bro’: Sentiment sticks around in Seattle, but pandemic peels back a new perspective

GeekWire

An anti-tech sticker borrowing off Amazon’s smile logo, on a light pole in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser). Within the span of an hour last weekend, I went from holiday shopping at several small businesses in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood to getting my COVID-19 booster shot at Amazon’s headquarters downtown.

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Google Calendar tasks and events: What is the difference between these features?

Tech Republic Cloud

Jack Wallen explains how Google Calendar tasks and events differ and why you might benefit from using both features.

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NLP is the heart of the intelligent enterprise

Venture Beast

NLP's appeal lies in its ability to digest large amounts of unstructured data, which has been suspected of housing crucial information. Read More.

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Labor settlement ends Amazon’s “15-minute rule,” letting workers stay on-site for union organizing

GeekWire

An Amazon fulfillment center in Spokane, Wash. (GeekWire File Photo). A settlement between Amazon and the National Labor Relations Board will end a company policy that prevented workers from remaining in a non-working area of an Amazon facility for more than 15 minutes beyond their shifts. The settlement, obtained and first reported by the New York Times through a public records request, promises to create a more favorable environment for union organizing at the company’s U.S. facilities,

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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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Eric Clapton Gets Defensive About Suing Over Bootleg CD After Social Media Backlash

Gizmodo

Eric Clapton, part-time guitar player and full-time a **e , will waive the legal fees he’s owed after a court in Germany found that a woman had tried to sell a bootleg Clapton CD on eBay. But it seems Slowhand’s hand has been forced, as it were. Clapton’s change of heart is all in response to the social media… Read more.

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Seattle gaming startup FlowPlay acquired by casino and resort operator Wind Creek Hospitality

GeekWire

FlowPlay’s Vegas World game. FlowPlay , a Seattle startup behind social games such as Vegas World and Casino World , has been acquired by casino and resort operator Wind Creek Hospitality. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Based in Atmore, Ala., Wind Creek manages 10 casinos and racetracks across the U.S. and the Caribbean for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, the only federally recognized Indian Tribe in Alabama.

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Open source NLP is fueling a new wave of startups

Venture Beast

A growing number of startups are offering open source language models as a service, competing with heavyweights like OpenAI. Read More.

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Take a look at this delicious lickable screen to see the future we knew was coming

The Verge

See the menu. Taste the menu. | Image: Meiji University. If you’ve ever thought, “This 4K HDR OLED TV is great , but I sure wish it tasted better when I licked it,” we may be getting closer to a world where that’s the case — a professor has created a device he calls “Taste the TV,” according to Reuters , and it does exactly what the name implies. Homei Miyashita says he hopes his “TTTV” will let people experience things like far-away world-class restaurants without leaving their own home, which

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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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DDR4 vs. DDR5: The Best Memory for PC Gaming

TechSpot

DDR5 memory supply is expected to improve, and so will pricing. So let's take a more in-depth look at what DDR5 has to offer gamers when using an Alder Lake CPU.

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Tech Moves: Highspot adds executives; Blue Origin vets depart; Disney hires former Microsoft exec

GeekWire

From left, clockwise: Arvind Prakash, John Zhang, Kelly Lewis and Julie Valenti. (Highspot Photos). — Enterprise sales startup Highspot appointed four new executives: Arvind Prakash as VP of product management. Most recently VP of product management at real estate company Compass, Prakash was previously an executive at Expedia-owned Egencia. John Zhang as VP of engineering.

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Instaclustr aims to build open source data infrastructure ecosystem

Venture Beast

Instaclustr, a managed open source data and tech provider, announced a new tool for customers to monitor, optimize, and scale data infrastructure. Read More.

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Biosensor startup Monod lands $6M and spins out of Univ. of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design

GeekWire

Illustration of a biosensor glowing (light blue) after detecting its target (a coronavirus protein, red). (UW IPD | Ian Haydon). A new biotech startup has hatched from the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design with $6 million in funding and a leadership team fresh from Neoleukin Therapeutics, another IPD spinout. Monod Bio is developing biosensors that can quickly detect viral proteins, toxins, antibodies, or other molecules.

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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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The first PCIe 5.0 SSDs from Adata and Samsung are on the way

TechSpot

The upcoming CES is showing even more signs of becoming a full-on virtual event, with several big names in the industry pulling out over fears of the latest Omicron variant. However, storage maker Adata has shared that it will be on location in Las Vegas to showcase some of its.

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Alexa is nagging you more because Amazon knows you don’t care about its new features

The Verge

“By the way, I’m much more than just a voice-activated timer.” | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge. If you regularly use an Alexa device, you’ve probably been upsold by Amazon’s assistant at some point. Ask Alexa to carry out some basic task like setting a timer, and it will finish its response with a cheery “By the way, did you know I could [insert feature you’ve never heard of here].

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Amazon confirms data center power outage behind latest AWS hiccup

TechSpot

It’s been a tough month for AWS and dependent businesses, following yet another disruption for Amazon’s cloud in December. While such outages tend to occur sporadically enough to be considered a minor inconvenience, having three outages in three weeks will likely raise a few eyebrows.

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10 data-driven strategies to spark conversions in 2022

Venture Beast

While optimizing your website, make sure to focus on data-driven conversions to eliminate guesswork and have confidence in your results. 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.

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Good News: Watching Lectures at 2X Speed Might Not Be So Bad After All

Gizmodo

One of the (many) significant social shifts thrust upon humanity during the pandemic was the sudden switch to remote learning and pre-recorded lectures. While recorded lectures and online education as a whole have been around for years, the early months of the pandemic forced millions to accept it as the new norm. Read more.

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Intel's unvaccinated employees face unpaid leave

TechSpot

The Associated Press obtained an internal memo from Intel Chief People Officer Christy Pambianchi sent on December 7 stating that unvaccinated employees must seek medical or religious exemption and submit to weekly testing, even if they are working from home. The memo adds that Intel will review these exemptions until.

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The 11 Coolest Archaeological Finds of 2021

Gizmodo

In 2021, archaeologists learned more about a famous bog body known as the Tollund Man, daily life in Pompeii before Mount Vesuvius’s fateful eruption, some of the oldest human handprints on Earth, and much more. Enjoy these 11 postcards from humanity’s ancient past. Read more.

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Ubisoft says it won't back down from NFTs, will stick to its 'principles'

TechSpot

Ubisoft has been investigating blockchain titles through its Strategic Innovation Lab since at least 2018, and CEO Yves Guillemot is a founding member of the Blockchain Gaming Alliance. This month, the studio said that it would be adding NFT-based cosmetic items to Ghost Recon Breakpoint.

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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.