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My Top 2021 Books for Devoted Leaders, CIOs, Innovators, and Foodies

Social, Agile and Transformation

It's time for one of my favorite yearly posts where I share my top reads of the previous year. You can see my past posts of top books of 2020 and top reads of 2019. I also published my favorite books on digital transformation storytelling. Pictured below are my top reads of 2021. Follow me on GoodReads to see what I am currently reading. My 2021 reading challenge was to.

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Zero Trust is hard but worth it

Network World

At the end of last year, I heard from a long-time enterprise contact that had a major security concern. The company had installed three layers of security and just completed an audit. It showed that since thIey’d finished their installation they’d had five security incidents, and all of them had originated inside their security perimeter, bypassing most of their protection.

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How Hybrid Multi-Cloud Can Mitigate Current Supply Chain Woes

Information Week

The global supply chain shortage is massively impacting the entire technology industry, proving critical that CIOs find ways to leverage cloud resources efficiently.

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Check Empty RAM Slots Available in Windows 11 Laptop

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 Check Empty RAM Slots Available in Windows 11 Laptop appeared first on HTMD Blog #1 by Anoop C Nair.

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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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Turns Out the Crypto Bros Who Bought Jodorowsky's Dune Book Aren't Sure How Rights Work

Gizmodo

Late last year, a rare copy of one of the pitch books legendary director Alejandro Jodorowsky made to pitch his vision for an adaptation of Dune went to auction. Expected to sell for around $30-40,000, it went for around a baffling three million dollars , thanks to an ether-backed collective known as TheSpiceDAO. Now,… Read more.

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People are selling NFTs featuring stolen images of influencers and YouTube gaming stars

TechSpot

TheGamer reports that an OpenSea user called StakeTheWeb is selling NFTs consisting of images showing influencers and YouTubers from across the internet. Popular YouTube gaming stars Jim Sterling and Caddicarus were some of those included in the collection.

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RIP Dave Wolverton, Who Gave Us the Enduring Star Wars Legacy of The Courtship of Princess Leia

Gizmodo

John David Wolverton, the author behind the Runelords fantasy saga, Ravenspell , and more—as well as the author of one of the most famous Star Wars expanded universe stories around—has passed away at the age of 64. Read more.

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New startup shows how emotion-detecting AI is intrinsically problematic

Venture Beast

Hume, a new company emerging from stealth, claims that it is 'ethically' applying emotion AI. But the science is shaky at best. Read More.

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PCI Express Bandwidth Test: PCIe 4.0 vs. PCIe 3.0 Gaming Performance & Limited VRAM Memory Buffers

TechSpot

An upcoming budget Radeon GPU will be restricted to PCIe 4.0 x4 bandwidth, but what does that mean for gaming performance? Here's a brief investigation on PCIe performance with 4GB and 8GB GPU models.

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4 emerging trends point to changes in the observability landscape in 2022

Venture Beast

Looking to the 2022 observability landscape and beyond, IT leaders face key decisions in how to manage complexity in their tech stacks. Read More.

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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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Analyst says the Mac Pro's Apple silicon processor won't be an M2

TechSpot

In the past, Twitter leaker @dylandkt has given accurate details on the M1 iPad Pro and the 24-inch iMac before Apple’s announcements confirmed them. Last October he also said the 2022 MacBook Air will use an M2 chip, the next generation of Arm-based custom CPUs.

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United Esports and Dfinity Foundation create $10M blockchain game dev contest

Venture Beast

United Esports and the Dfinity Foundation have created a blockchain game development contest with a $10 million prize pool. Read More.

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Apple is reportedly telling staff to get their booster shots

TechSpot

The Verge writes that once an Apple employee is eligible for a booster shot, they will have four weeks to get one. Failing to comply will mean the workers have to take frequent tests to enter a retail store, partner store, or Apple office starting February 15th.

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Walgreens moves to AI-driven search experience with Algolia

Venture Beast

The companies hope to provide an AI-driven solution that analyzes users' search terms, predict their intent, and deliver more search results. Read More.

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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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Moon Knight's First Trailer Brings Moonlit Menace to the MCU

Gizmodo

Although Disney and Marvel Studios briefly gave us a glimpse of Oscar Isaac in action as one of Marvel Comics’ most iconic street-level vigilantes around a few months ago, now we have a full, proper glimpse at what happens when Marc Spector becomes the Moon Knight —the answer is a snazzy white suit and a whole lot of… Read more.

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Device42 aims to identify Log4j vulnerabilities

Venture Beast

Did you miss a session from the Future of Work Summit? Head over to our Future of Work Summit on-demand library to stream. Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), recently issued a statement to address a major security flaw in Log4j. “To be clear, this vulnerability poses a severe risk,” Easterly… Read More.

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Konami's Castlevania NFTs sold for over $162,000

TechSpot

Konami earlier this month revealed that it was joining the NFT bandwagon by selling 14 NFTs on auction site OpenSea. The “Konami Memorial NFT collection” is part of Castlevania’s 35th-anniversary celebrations, as opposed to being any kind of in-game NFT that so many companies are pushing these days.

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Microsoft lets you follow YouTube creators in Edge browser test

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Microsoft has started testing some deeper YouTube integration in its Edge browser. The latest Canary developer builds of Edge include a new “followable web” feature that lets you easily follow your favorite content creators on YouTube. Reddit user Leopeva64 spotted a new YouTube follow button that appears in the address bar of YouTube pages.

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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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MrBeast leads the top 10 highest-paid YouTubers of 2021 with $54 million

TechSpot

At number one on the top 10 highest-paid YouTubers of 2021 list is MrBeast, who earned $54 million. That's almost double what 2020's top earner Ryan Kaji received ($29.5 million). A significant part of the $54 million comes from the 10 billion views of his channel. Still, the MrBeast Burger.

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What exactly is the Jodorowsky’s Dune crypto collective trying to make, anyway?

The Verge

Spice DAO. Last year, a collective of cryptocurrency fans pooled millions of dollars to buy a copy of the story bible for director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s legendary never-made adaptation of the novel Dune. After winning a November auction, the group voted last week on a direction for the project and got promptly roasted online for allegedly not understanding what they’d bought.

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Custom RTX 3090 Ti cards priced over $4,000 appear on European site

TechSpot

Two RTX 3090 Ti cards from MSI have been spotted on the somewhat ironically named Swiss site Top Preise. The MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Gaming X Trio and the MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Suprim X are listed at CHF 3,595, the equivalent of around $3,932, and CHF 3,678 (~$4,022), respectively.

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Report: Activision Blizzard shed 37 employees during misconduct scandal

Venture Beast

A Wall Street Journal report says that Activision Blizzard has allegedly fired or pushed out 37 employees since last July's lawsuit. Read More.

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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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AT&T, Dish Network and T-Mobile were the biggest winners in the FCC's latest 5G auction

TechSpot

Bidding for new flexible-use licenses in the 3.45–3.55 GHz band ended back in November but wasn’t finalized until January 4, 2022. The FCC said AT&T led the charge with 1,624 licenses won totaling $9.08 billion, followed by Dish Network (bidding as Weminuche LLC) with $7.33 billion spent for 1,232 licenses.

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Google changed the Assistant’s white noise sound, and many aren’t happy about it

The Verge

Some Nest customers are unhappy with Google’s changes. | Photo: Dan Seifert / The Verge. Google offers many ambient sounds from the Google Assistant , including one for white noise that might help block out noise to make it easier to sleep or study. But the company seemingly changed its white noise sound last week, and many have expressed frustration with the update, as reported by 9to5Google.

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Overclocking non-K Alder Lake CPUs is possible with the right motherboard

TechSpot

der8auer in a recently published video discovered a setting in the BIOS of his Asus motherboard under the Tweaker’s Paradise section that allows users to unlock BCLK (base clock) frequency manipulation. You’ll also need to adjust other settings accordingly, like the CPU core voltage, to accommodate your target OC.

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The Man Who Fell to Earth Remake's First Teaser Puts the Future in Chiwetel Ejiofor's Hands

Gizmodo

Showtime has released the first look at Star Trek ’s Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet’s take on the iconic Walter Tevis novel is here, giving us a glimpse at Chiwetel Ejiofor’s arrival on Earth —and his alien struggle to find a way to fit into a changing human society. 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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20 years after Gates’ call for trustworthy computing, we’re still not there

Computerworld Vertical IT

Do you feel more secure? Is your computing experience more trustworthy these days? Seriously — you’re reading this article on a computer or phone, connecting to this site on an internet shared with your Grandma as well as Russian hackers, North Korean attackers, and lots of teenagers looking at TikTok videos. It’s been 20 years since then-Microsoft CEO Bill Gates wrote his Trustworthy Computing memo where he emphasized security in the company’s products.

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These Framework Laptop Mods Show Us Exactly Why Modular Computers Are So Damn Cool

Gizmodo

Modular gadgets sound useful on paper but rarely break through to mainstream audiences. We’ve seen countless attempts come and go, leaving behind only fleeting blips of excitement from enthusiasts who are time and again burned when the promise of a customizable device never materializes. Every few years a new example… Read more.

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How to handle Windows 10 and 11 updates

Computerworld Vertical IT

Confused about how updates work in Windows 10 and Windows 11? Join the club. Since Windows 10 was first released in 2015, Microsoft has transformed what was once a straightforward procedure into an ever-changing, often complicated process that varies according to whether you have Windows Home, Windows Pro, or an enterprise or education edition — and that varies according to the specific version number of the operating system.

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The Expanse Series 6: 4 Things We Loved (and 2 Things We Didn't Love)

Gizmodo

The Expanse is over. Long live The Expanse ! With season six now in the books and the show wrapped for good, we’re looking back at the final season. Obviously, it’s still one of the greatest sci-fi shows of all time (it made io9's list of best TV of 2021 !), but we had a few nitpicks this final go-round. keeping in… 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.