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5G Will Become A Key Enabler For Digital Transformation Of The Public Sector

Forrester IT

Technology transformation is a fundamental lever to change the workings of government. Government priorities, including higher citizen engagement, improved productivity, and stronger economic growth increasingly depend on digital technology.

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This Magecart skimmer has been redesigned for mobile

CTOvision

Magecart operators have modified a popular credit card skimmer to only target mobile users as consumers are doing more of their online shopping from their smartphones as opposed to their computers. According to a new report from RiskIQ, the Inter Skimmer kit is one of the most common digital skimming solutions worldwide. Several different groups of […].

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Future Fit Companies Build Success Through Partner Ecosystems

Forrester IT

In our recent research, we have demonstrated how a Future Fit tech strategy gives your company the foundations for customer and business success. And we have determined that companies that are customer obsessed grow 2.5 times faster than others. Creativity – finding new solutions to old problems and making breakthroughs to new business models, new […].

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5 Global Supply Chain Security Threats (and How to Handle Them)

CTOvision

Read C.J. Haughey explain the top five global supply chain threats and how to mitigate them on Security Intelligence : In December 2020, a nation-state attack on the SolarWinds network management system compromised the supply chains of over 18,000 organizations, including the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security. With costs likely to run into […].

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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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It’s Officially Startup Season in Space

All Things Distributed

We launched our AWS Space Accelerator to catalyze space innovation and support some of the most innovative startups that are helping shape the future of aerospace. Meet the 10 startups to take part in the first cohort of the AWS Space Accelerator.

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1.3% of Bitcoin’s supply has now been wrapped onto Ethereum

CTOvision

Read Tim Copeland take a look at how nearly 1.3 percent of Bitcoin’s supply is now being utilized on the Ethereum Blockchain and turned in Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) on The Block Crypto : A considerable percentage of Bitcoin’s circulating supply has now been locked up to be utilized on the Ethereum blockchain. According to The Block’s […].

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Q&A: Modernizing Data Management: What Works and What Doesn’t

CTOvision

If you’re managing today’s new data realities and the push for digital transformation using yesterday’s data management techniques, you’re headed for trouble. Aerospike’s Lenley Hensarling offers suggestions for what to do and how to get started. With the growing importance of real-time data, the move to the cloud, and customer demands, it’s no wonder that […].

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CISOs: It's time to get back to security basics

Tech Republic Security

The post-pandemic world will see cybersecurity addressed differently, said panelists during an online webinar hosted by ReliaQuest Wednesday.

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Ensuring Supply Chain Accountability with DNA Marking and Tracing

CTOvision

The U.S. ban on cotton coming from Xinjiang has shown again how important supply chain transparency and proof of origin is. But fragmented textile supply chains make it challenging for brands to maintain material transparency and traceability, from fiber production to retail. Meanwhile, supply chain disruptions caused by Covid-19 made brands aware of how important […].

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Easy Steps to Make User Friendly SCCM Application Deployment with Software Center Icon | ConfigMgr | Endpoint Manager

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 Easy Steps to Make User Friendly SCCM Application Deployment with Software Center Icon | ConfigMgr | Endpoint Manager appeared first on HTMD Blog #1 by Jitesh Kumar.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

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?

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Critical vulnerabilities in VMware software targeted by hackers

CTOvision

The U.S Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure agency has warned companies to update and apply patches to VMware Center Server and VMware Cloud Foundation software after critical vulnerabilities were found exploited in the wild. The two vulnerabilities, formally named CVE-2021-21985 and CVE-2021-21986, were both detailed and patched by VMware on May 25.

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How to secure your WordPress login with 2FA

Tech Republic Security

Jack Wallen shows you how to add two-factor authentication to your WordPress sites to avoid unwanted intrusions.

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Bitcoin, other crypto assets targeted for stiff banking regulation

CTOvision

Read why Simon Clark says that the cryptocurrency boom could soon be over since the proposed Basel norms would require every bank to back the Bitcoin they possess with an equivalent dollar reserve on Live Mint : The top global standard setter for banking regulation proposed a strict new rule that would require banks to […].

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Security company makes "unbreakable encryption" available via the cloud and APIs

Tech Republic Security

Qrypt launches a quantum Entropy-as-a-Service and access to quantum random number generators hardware.

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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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Machine Learning Basics Everyone Should Know

Information Week

Artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, neural networks. ML terms are often used synonymously, but their differences are important to understand.

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Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities, ransomware lead spring 2021 cyberattack trends

Tech Republic Security

Cisco's Talos team said 35% of incidents led back to Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities reported early in 2021, but new ransomware families have been appearing to fill the Emotet hole, too.

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Microsoft announces Xbox TV app and its own xCloud streaming stick

The Verge

Microsoft is working with TV manufacturers to make an Xbox app available on devices soon. The software giant is planning to bring its Xbox Game Pass service to TVs through its xCloud streaming technology, opening up more ways to get access to Xbox games. This will be available as both an app on TVs, and with Microsoft’s own dedicated streaming stick.

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Remitly files initial IPO paperwork as Seattle fintech company prepares to go public

GeekWire

Remitly CEO Matt Oppenheimer. (Remitly Photo). Remitly is going public. The mobile remittance company said Wednesday it confidentially submitted a draft registration statement with the SEC for its proposed IPO. Reuters reported last month that Remitly had hired investment banks as it prepared to go public at a valuation of around $5 billion. Remitly’s last valuation was $1.5 billion in July when it raised an $85 million investment round.

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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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Microsoft teases new Windows 11 startup sound with 11-minute video

The Verge

Microsoft is back teasing Windows 11 again. In a new video on YouTube, the software giant has published an 11-minute ( ahem ) collection of startup sounds from various versions of Windows. They’re all slowed down by 4,000 percent, and Microsoft positions this as a relaxing video for those far too excited by the Windows event on June 24th. “Having trouble relaxing because you’re too excited for the June 24th Microsoft Event?

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To the moon! Amazon Web Services lists first startups for AWS Space Accelerator

GeekWire

Lunar Outpost is developing a robotic resource prospector called MAPP, or Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform, and has already been given NASA’s go-ahead to collect material on the moon. (Lunar Outpost via YouTube). The first 10 companies to participate in Amazon Web Services’ accelerator program for space-centric startups are targeting territory ranging from low Earth orbit to the surface of the moon and Mars.

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Polynesians Discovered Antarctica Over 1,300 Years Ago, New Research Suggests

Gizmodo

A review of literary and oral history suggests Polynesians, and not Europeans, were the first to explore Antarctic waters and possibly even spot the frozen continent itself. Read more.

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Seattle tech co. breaks ground on world’s first ‘net zero energy’ high-rise apartment building

GeekWire

An artist’s rendering of 303 Battery, billed as the world’s first net zero energy apartment building, which is being erected in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood by Sustainable Living Innovations. (SLI Image). Sustainable Living Innovations , a Seattle tech company that’s created a new way to build commercial structures, broke ground Thursday on a 15-story development that’s pegged as the world’s first “net zero energy” high-rise apartment building.

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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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Against all odds, Elden Ring is a real video game

Venture Beast

Despite knowing better, it looks like Elden Ring is maybe a real video game. From Software and Bandai Namco showed it off at Summer Game Fest. Read More.

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Flyhomes raises $150M as it expands across U.S. and aims to change the way people buy homes

GeekWire

Maya and John Elliano used Flyhomes to help beat out 14 other offers on their new house in Everett, Wash. (Photo courtesy of the Elliano family). Maya and John Elliano wouldn’t have won without Flyhomes. This past April the Seattle-area couple finally found a house they loved, but had to compete against 14 other offers — a familiar situation for buyers trying to purchase a property in the current chaotic real estate market.

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Tesla delivers the first 25 Model S Plaid sedans

The Verge

A lucky 25 customers received Tesla’s redesigned Model S “Plaid” at an event hosted by CEO Elon Musk in Fremont, California on Thursday night. The Silicon Valley automaker has billed this new $130,000 version of the Model S — first announced in January and originally slated to ship in March — as the “quickest production vehicle ever made,” with the ability to go from 0-60mph in under 2 seconds.

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Hackers steal source code and more from Electronic Arts in massive data breach

TechSpot

Motherboard was first to report on the matter, noting a source with access to various underground hacking forums tipped them off. Per the forum posts, the hackers said they acquired the source code for FIFA 21 in addition to code for the game’s matchmaking server. They also made away with.

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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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Watch the first trailer for Netflix’s Masters of the Universe: Revelation

The Verge

Image: Netflix. Our first look at Kevin Smith’s revival of He-Man is here: today, Netflix debuted the first trailer for Masters of the Universe: Revelation , which will hit the streaming service on July 23rd. Unlike She-Ra and the Princesses of Power , which also streamed on Netflix, the new He-Man series isn’t a reboot of the classic cartoon. Instead, it’s a continuation, which picks up right after the original show ended in 1985, with the excellent addition of Mark Hamill as Skeletor.

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Cops Are Using Facebook to Target Line 3 Pipeline Protest Leaders, New Documents Reveal

Gizmodo

Protests against Enbridge’s Line 3 have been ramping up in Minnesota—and so has the response from authorities. A video went viral this week of a Department of Homeland Security helicopter sandblasting protesters following mass arrests. But some police tactics are far less visible while causing long-term hardship. Read more.

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UW student projects highlight how WebXR ‘levels the playing field’ with remote VR/AR development

GeekWire

Screenshot of “VR Dodgeball,” one of the final projects for the University of Washington’s AR/VR capstone. (University of Washington Photo). University of Washington students this week presented demos of their augmented, virtual and mixed reality apps developed over the last quarter, ranging from a game of virtual dodgeball to a customizable zen garden.

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EA got hit by a data breach, and hackers are selling source code

The Verge

The upcoming Battlefield 2042 is powered by the Frostbite engine. | Image: EA. Motherboard is reporting that EA has fallen victim to hackers, who made away with the source code to FIFA 21 , the Frostbite engine (which is behind not only EA’s soccer/football series , but Battlefield as well ), and other game development tools. The hackers are reportedly advertising that the data is for sale on hacking forums, but that they’ll only consider offers from big-name members of the hacking community.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.