Why the future of the metaverse can only be decentralized
Venture Beast
MARCH 5, 2022
The ideal metaverse should break barriers and transform the big tech business model. Embrace an open, decentralized model for the metaverse. Read More.
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Internet backbone provider shuts off service in Russia
The Verge
MARCH 5, 2022
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Cogent Communications, an internet backbone provider that routes data across intercontinental connections, has cut ties with Russian customers over its invasion of Ukraine, as first reported by The Washington Post. The US-based company is one of the world’s largest internet backbone providers and serves customers in 50 countries , including a number of high-profile Russian companies.
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Analyst: Only a matter of time before U.S. cloud companies shut off services in Russia
GeekWire
MARCH 5, 2022
(BigStock Photo). A flurry of tech companies — including Amazon, Microsoft, and Google — are halting sales of services and products in Russia in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine and resulting government sanctions. Now experts say U.S. tech giants could take it a step further and cut off access to Russian companies using their cloud computing services. “We believe it’s a matter of when and not if this happens as Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Oracle head down this path,&#
Geekbench bans four generations of Galaxy devices over benchmark manipulation
TechSpot
MARCH 5, 2022
Thermal throttling on phones is nothing new. Most modern devices throttle when their processor becomes dangerously hot, which helps prevent overheating and maintains the battery's longevity. However, following the recent launch of the Samsung Galaxy S22 series, we reported that several users on Twitter and YouTube noticed that the built-in.
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Life sciences roundup: A reborn institute, a long-COVID study, and responses to the war on Ukraine
GeekWire
MARCH 5, 2022
Ivan Liachko, CEO of Phase Genomics, growing up in Kyiv. Phase is matching employee contributions to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. (Photos courtesy of Ivan Liachko). A decades-old Seattle research institution was released from court oversight this week; investigators launched a clinical trial to study long-COVID; and dozens of students showcased their health innovations at a University of Washington competition.
ICANN rejects request by Ukraine to kick Russia off the internet
TechSpot
MARCH 5, 2022
The Ukrainian government’s plea to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for revocation of Russian domains has been rejected. On Wednesday, 2nd March 2022, Göran Marby, President of ICANN, replied to the government of Ukraine that it did not have the authority to grant its request to.
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MSI reveals a gaming PC without dedicated graphics
TechSpot
MARCH 5, 2022
With the ongoing silicon shortage significantly raising prices on consumer-oriented graphics cards, some gamers have turned to cloud services for their gaming fix. MSI has taken this one step further by introducing a dedicated cloud gaming machine to their Trident range of gaming PCs.
Activision Blizzard and Epic Games halt sales of games in Russia
The Verge
MARCH 5, 2022
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Activision Blizzard is suspending new sales “of and in” its games in Russia, the game company’s president Daniel Alegre announced in a publicly-shared letter to employees (via Eurogamer ). The move bars Russians from any new transactions with the company, which includes both the sales of its games and in-game purchases.
Internet service provider Cogent is terminating service with its Russian-based customers
TechSpot
MARCH 5, 2022
Originally reported by the Washington Post, the move is meant to inhibit Russia's ability to spread propaganda and conduct cyberattacks against Ukraine and its allies. Cogent claims the termination is being pursued to maintain compliance with the recently passed EU regulation 2022/350.
Decentralized identity using blockchain
Venture Beast
MARCH 5, 2022
Decentralized identity with blockchain could make digital identity management seamless and eliminate sharing sensitive personal information. Read More.
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.
Rockstar shares details on GTA V, GTA Online PS5 and Xbox Series versions
TechSpot
MARCH 5, 2022
The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series upgrades for GTA V and GTA Online will be available digitally on March 15, and at physical retail in April. Pre-orders and pre-loads start on March 8. On PS5 and Xbox Series, GTA Online will be available by itself, and it will be free.
PayPal pauses service in Russia, citing ‘violent military aggression’
The Verge
MARCH 5, 2022
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. PayPal is suspending its services in Russia in response to the country’s “violent military aggression in Ukraine,” according to a report from Reuters. Ukraine’s vice prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov tweeted out a letter from PayPal CEO Dan Schulman, confirming the company’s decision to shut down its operations in Russia.
Unplanned power outage at Taiwanese plant interrupts semiconductor production across the region
TechSpot
MARCH 5, 2022
The Xingda plant, run by Taipower, supplies an estimated one-seventh of Taiwan's total electrical output. The outage lasted 90 minutes and affected an estimated five million households. The cause of the incident was attributed to a failure in the station's turbine room, which triggered an emergency shutdown to avoid further.
Maggie Robertson interview — The surreal experience of playing Lady Dimitrescu
Venture Beast
MARCH 5, 2022
Maggie Robertson, the voice actor for the larger-than-life Lady Dimitrescu, talked with the press after her win at the recent DICE Awards. Read More.
GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report
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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?
Fully’s stellar Jarvis standing desks are still 15 percent off
The Verge
MARCH 5, 2022
Photo by Jay Peters / The Verge. The days are starting to get longer as we creep ever closer to springtime in the US. And coincidentally, the deals are getting better. Is there a correlation? Let’s go with yes and not think about it too much. The Verge Deals team has been playing the hits this week, with deals so good that they bear repeating for the weekend crowd.
4 tips to responsibly and ethically implement AI for hiring
Venture Beast
MARCH 5, 2022
How do companies ensure that their AI technology is improving the ethics and equity of their hiring process, not hindering it? Read More.
Paramount Plus is still figuring out Paramount Plus
The Verge
MARCH 5, 2022
Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images. Paramount Plus celebrated its first birthday yesterday. During its first year, the service debuted a SpongeBob movie, added original shows like 1883 , and occasionally surprised us with exclusives like the second season of Evil , which was originally a CBS exclusive show. Plus, Paramount Plus managed to swipe the highly anticipated live-action Halo series — set to debut this month — from sister service Showtime.
Your car could power the metaverse (and other predictions)
Venture Beast
MARCH 5, 2022
How will the metaverse actually work? And what opportunities will it create? Here are four predictions. Read More.
7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production
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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.
USAFacts founder and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on the State of the Union in numbers
GeekWire
MARCH 5, 2022
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is founder of USAFacts. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota). Understanding any subject requires knowing the numbers, and that includes looking at the long-term trends. That was one of Steve Ballmer’s guiding principles as Microsoft’s CEO, and it remains his mantra as founder of USAFacts , a non-profit, non-partisan organization that compiles and reports U.S. government data.
Data storage from space to Earth: 3 takeaways for the real world
Venture Beast
MARCH 5, 2022
The R&D going into space technology will shape advancements in our daily tech, from smartphone cameras to data processing and storage. Read More.
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