Fri.May 28, 2021

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CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ vs. CompTIA Cloud+: How to Choose

Association of Information Technology Professional

CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ offers business acumen to today’s leaders, while CompTIA Cloud+ covers the technical cloud administration skills needed to manage day-to-day services.

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How to Manage Windows 10 News and Interests on the Taskbar

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 How to Manage Windows 10 News and Interests on the Taskbar appeared first on HTMD Blog by Jitesh Kumar.

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Docker expands its trusted container offerings

Tech Republic Security

We all use container-based images to build applications, but can you trust them? Docker's expansion of its trusted content offering, the Docker Verified Publisher Program, will make it easier.

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How Enterprises are Evolving Their NLP

Information Week

Natural language processing is the subset of AI that powers voice bots and text-based analytics. Here's how it's evolving in the enterprise.

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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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Why cloud governance needs to be an open source affair

Tech Republic Cloud

Commentary: Cloud governance tools written for one cloud are useful. for that cloud. Cloud Custodian's open source approach may offer a better way.

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SolarWinds hackers resurface to attack government agencies and think tanks

Tech Republic Security

Operating in Russia, the Nobelium cybercrime group has targeted 3,000 email accounts across more than 150 organizations, says Microsoft.

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British Cops Thought They Were Raiding a Weed Farm, But Found Bitcoin Instead

Gizmodo

A group of UK officers who thought they were going to bust up a massive cannabis farm found something completely different behind the doors of a local warehouse: a regular, legal, bitcoin mine. Read more.

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Strategies for improving enterprise network management and security

Tech Republic Data Center

Hire the right people, remember every essential step, and put the right security policies in place with these downloadable guides.

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Funeral planning idea wins $25k top prize at UW student startup competition

GeekWire

The AfterLife Listings team from the University of Washington during a virtual presentation. Clockwise from top left: Co-founder Clara Kobashigawa, co-founder Aidan Shev and UX specialist Brendan Tran. (UW Photo). A team of University of Washington students whose mission is to simplify planning and transactions related to burial plots, has won the $25,000 grand prize in the 2021 Dempsey Startup Competition hosted by the UW Foster School’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship.

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Comparing X.509 Certificates with SSI

Phil Windley

Summary: X.509 certificates have been around for 40 years and have proven to be a trustworthy means of exchanging data. So, what are the differences between X.509 ceritificates and SSI? And what are the advantages of each? I sometimes talk to people who ask "Why do we need SSI? What's wrong with X.509 certificates?" Here's some thoughts. X.509 is a standard that defines the format for public key certificates.

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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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UK police surprised to learn energy-intensive weed farm is actually a Bitcoin mine

The Verge

Image: West Midlands Police. Police in the United Kingdom raided an industrial unit outside Birmingham under suspicion it was housing an indoor marijuana growing operation, CNBC reported. They were surprised to discover instead an extensive Bitcoin mining setup which was illegally siphoning electricity from a mains supply. Prior to the raid, police observed multiple people going in and out of the building throughout the day, and spotted extensive ventilation and wiring.

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Salesforce discloses Tableau results for first time since $15.7B deal, offering new Slack clues

GeekWire

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff speaks at CES in Las Vegas. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota). Seattle-based Tableau Software generated $394 million in revenue for Salesforce in its first fiscal quarter, up 38% from a year ago. That’s up significantly from Tableau revenue growth of 15% in early 2019, in the data visualization technology company’s final earnings report as an independent operation.

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Why on Earth did Amazon spend $8 billion on a zombie studio?

The Verge

In this photo illustration, screens display the old and new logos of MGM Studios. | Photo by Ozge Elif Kizil/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images. Amazon just dumped an $8 billion-plus chunk of change on MGM, a studio best known for James Bond and its logo of a roaring lion. The acquisition offers an opportunity for Amazon to spin the spy films into a big perk for its streaming services.

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AI in a post-pandemic economy

Venture Beast

Enteprises ramped up deployment plans for intelligent technologies during the pandemic, and the AI trend will continue post-pandemic. Read More.

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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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Black Panther Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates Wants Better for Creators Bringing These Stories to Life

Gizmodo

With Black Panther #25 bringing Ta-Nehisi Coates’ run on the Marvel comic—which transformed Wakanda into a time-traveling, intergalactic empire—to a close, the writer’s moving on to tell the next chapter of another comics icon’s story, with Warner Bros.’ upcoming Superman movie about a Black Kal-El. Though Coates is… Read more.

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Suspected marijuana farm turns out to be a Bitcoin mine that was stealing electricity from the grid

TechSpot

West Midlands Police said they had been tipped off that lots of people had been visiting the industrial unit in question. Upon closer inspection, they noted lots of wiring and ventilation ducts. Furthermore, police drones detected a considerable amount of heat coming from the top of the facility.

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How to Get Developer and Security Teams Aligned

Information Week

Aligning developer and security teams can help improve security posture, and in most cases, it can be achieved without adding additional tooling.

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AMD's 3nm-based Zen 5 processors appear in leaked roadmap

TechSpot

The leak, which comes from Chinese social media site Weibo, claims that the follow-up to AMD’s Zen 4-based Ryzen 7000 (Raphael) mainstream desktop CPUs will be the Ryzen 8000 series, codenamed Granite Ridge. The same generation notebook APUs, codenamed Strix Point, will also use the Ryzen 8000 name.

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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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Tesla Cars Will Now Spy on You to Make Sure You Don’t Autopilot Yourself Into a PR Disaster

Gizmodo

In an effort to assuage fears about the dangers inherent in its autopilot system, Tesla has announced that the in-cabin cameras in its Model 3 and Y vehicles will now monitor drivers for “attentiveness” while the feature is turned on, TechCrunch reports. Read more.

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Graphs as a foundational technology stack: Analytics, AI, and hardware

Venture Beast

Graphs are everywhere. That has been the motto of graph aficionados for years, and now the world seems to be waking up to this. Read More.

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Lenovo’s new 13-inch Android tablet also works as a portable Switch display

The Verge

A built in Micro HDMI port lets the tablet work as an external monitor. | Image: Lenovo. Lenovo’s Yoga Pad Pro is a new 13-inch Android tablet that can easily double as an external monitor, Gizmochina reports. It will be available to buy in China for 3,299 yuan (around $517) on May 31st. It’s not tricky to get most tablets on the market to work as a second monitor, but for the most part you’re limited to using them with specific devices.

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AI Weekly: GoodAI aims to fund research on fundamental AI challenge

Venture Beast

GoodAI, an organization founded by Slovakian entrepreneur Marek Rosa, aims to solve fundamental challenges in AI. 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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Lenovo reveals Yoga Pad Pro Android tablet that doubles as a portable monitor

TechSpot

It was assumed that the device seen on the Chinese media site was the Yoga X, which previous rumors claimed would be capable of being used as a second monitor. Gizmochina reports that the actual name is the Yoga Pad Pro, a 13-inch Android tablet with a unique feature.

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Imperva launches tool to automate enterprise data privacy compliance

Venture Beast

Cybersecurity company Imperva announced Imperva Data Privacy, a tool aimed at helping enterprises better navigate privacy compliance Read More.

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The 15 Best Milky Way Photos of 2021

Gizmodo

The winners of the 2021 Milky Way Photographer of the Year have been announced, and they’re providing some of the best views of our galaxy that we’ve ever seen. Read more.

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Relativity acquires Text IQ to augment AI platform for lawyers

Venture Beast

Relativity acquires Text IQ to drive AI technologies deeper into a platform law firms employ to reduce discovery time and effort. 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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Iran Bans Crypto Mining After Months of Blackouts

Gizmodo

Iran banned bitcoin mining this week, after four months of continuous blackouts partially due to what officials say is a huge energy suck from illegal mining. Read more.

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Tesla now uses its vehicles' in-cabin camera to monitor drivers

TechSpot

The release notes for Tesla’s 2021.4.15.11 software update read: “The cabin camera above your rearview mirror can now detect and alert driver inattentiveness while Autopilot is engaged. Camera data does not leave the car itself, which means the system cannot save or transmit information unless data sharing is enabled.

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Probably Monsters CEO: How to manage multiple triple-A game projects

Venture Beast

Probably Monsters' Harold Ryan said Sony's backing of a game from Firewalk Studios is proof that its approach to triple-A games is working. Read More.

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Monitor your GPU, GPU-Z updated for RTX 3080 Ti and LHR cards

TechSpot

GPU-Z is a straightforward utility that monitors and logs your graphics card's settings and sensors, showing clock speed, temperature, voltage, and usage. For more apps like this, check out our feature: 21 Programs to Analyze and Benchmark Your Hardware.

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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.