Fri.Jan 15, 2021

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What B2B Marketing Leaders Are Measuring: Five Key Takeaways

Forrester IT

Instead of asking leaders which metrics they feel are most important, we simply asked leaders which metrics appear on their top-level dashboards.

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Ping Identity Appoints Acclaimed CIO Paul Martin to Board of Directors

CTOvision

Ping Identity has announced the appointment of Hall of Fame CIO Paul Martin to its board of directors. Martin will help the security firm enhance its leadership strategy and IT innovation. […].

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Voulez-Vous Parler Social Networks’ Content Moderation Policies?

Forrester IT

My father told me once, “If you see something wrong happening in the world, you can either do nothing, or you can do something” And I already tried nothing. –Steve Trevor, “Wonder Woman” Social networks, tech vendors ingesting social data, and brands running social listening practices might all be wondering the same thing right now: […].

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OpenGov Partners With Fyllo on Cannabis Regulation Software

CTOvision

As of November, 11 states and Washington, D.C., have legalized cannabis for adults, while 34 have legalized it specifically for medical purposes. In either case, local governments in those states […].

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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 IT Is Still Great for Career Changers, Even Amid COVID-19

Association of Information Technology Professional

Are you considering getting into IT during the COVID-19 pandemic? Don’t hold back. IT is one of the safest careers you can choose at this time.

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Don’t Get Comfortable: More Change is Coming

CTOvision

The pandemic will burn itself out eventually, but its effects will not. We’re different people now – we’re intimate with streaming catalogs and we’ve learned to knit, yodel, or speak […].

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Cylance brings AI and machine learning to anti-virus protection

CTOvision

Read Boing Boing’s review of Cylance’s new anti-virus protection powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning: Malware is everywhere. 350,000 new pieces of malware are discovered every day, which breaks […].

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Simplification and Automation Powered by 1E Peer to Peer Technologies

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Simplification and automation are two key adoption factors of the modern workplace. ConfigMgr (a.k.a SCCM) already started the journey of cloud adoption, simplification, and modernization. Let’s have a look into the power of 1E Peer to Peer Technologies to simplify and automate your existing workplace investments.

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How next-gen cloud SIEM tools can offer critical visibility companies for effective threat hunting

Tech Republic Security

Virtual workforces face escalated threats due to their remote access from various networks. Learn how security information and event management tools can help in the battle.

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Report: Bill Gates is largest owner of private farmland in U.S., with acreage across 18 states

GeekWire

Bill Gates during a talk in Seattle last year. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop). A new report on the largest holders of private farmland in the United States reveals that Bill and Melinda Gates are atop the list, with the billionaire Seattle couple amassing 242,000 acres of land. According to The Land Report , the Microsoft co-founder owns farmland across 18 states, with the largest holdings being in Louisiana (69,071 acres), Arkansas (47,927 acres) and Nebraska (20,588 acres).

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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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Leaked Parler Data Points to Users at Police Stations, U.S. Military Bases

Gizmodo

Location data gleaned from thousands of videos posted on the social network Parler and extracted in the days before Amazon restricted access to app this week, reveal its users included police officers around the U.S. and service members stationed on bases at home and abroad. Read more.

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How to delete your Facebook account

The Verge

illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. If you’ve finally given up on the world’s most popular social media network, it’s not too complicated to remove yourself from the service. But before you delete all of those pictures, posts, and likes, you should download your personal information from Facebook. Your Facebook archives contain just about all of the pertinent information related to your account , including your photos, active sessions, chat history, IP addresses, facial recognition data, an

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Buoyed by a booming tech sector, Seattle surpasses Atlanta to claim 10th largest regional economy

GeekWire

Seattle’s economy is now ranked 10th in the U.S. by GDP. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota). The Seattle region continues to boom. The regional economy — encompassing Tacoma, Everett, Seattle, Redmond and Bellevue — boasts a gross domestic product of $383 billion, according to an analysis by Greater Seattle Partners using data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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A Parler archive is being converted into an interactive map of the Capitol building attack

The Verge

Image: Patr10tic. A developer going by the name of Patr10tic has created an interactive map using GPS metadata and videos from the app Parler to offer a glimpse of what was happening inside and around the Capitol building during the violent protest on January 6th ( via Motherboard ). The project is an expansion on similar maps like the one Gizmodo created to illustrate just how many Parler users were part of the mob that occupied the Capitol building, based off an archive created by a researcher

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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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How CDOs Can Build Insight-Driven Organizations

Information Week

Chief data officers must focus on listening to their peers in the business, delivering iterative value, and promoting their successes.

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2021 MacBook Pro will ditch the Touch Bar and bring back MagSafe, says Kuo

The Verge

Photo by Alexander Kramer for The Verge. Apple is planning a major MacBook Pro redesign for the third quarter of 2021, according to a research note written by TF International Securities analyst Ming-chi Kuo and reported on by MacRumors , 9to5Mac , and Apple Insider. Kuo calls it the first major redesign of the MacBook Pro since the introduction of the current generation in 2016.

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Why cybersecurity audits are essential for risk management

Tech Republic Security

Find out what your company could risk by not getting cybersecurity audits.

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Intel has to be better than ‘lifestyle company’ Apple at making CPUs, says new CEO

The Verge

Intel’s new CEO, Pat Gelsinger, doesn’t start his new role until February, but he’s already prepping the company to take on Apple’s M1 chips. The Oregonian , a local newspaper in Oregon where Intel maintains a large presence, reports that the chip maker held an all-hands company meeting yesterday, and Gelsinger attended. “We have to deliver better products to the PC ecosystem than any possible thing that a lifestyle company in Cupertino” makes, Gelsinger reportedly told Intel employees.

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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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Future Proof Your Enterprise IT Environment and Workforce Now

Information Week

Don't bury your head in the sand. Train your people, advance your technology, and commit to prioritizing and protecting your most important assets before it's too late.

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WhatsApp to delay new privacy policy amid mass confusion about Facebook data sharing

The Verge

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. fautomatWhatsApp on Friday announced a three-month delay of a new privacy policy originally slated to go into effect on February 8th following widespread confusion over whether the new policy would mandate data sharing with Facebook. The update does not in fact affect data sharing with Facebook with regard to user chats or other profile information; WhatsApp has repeatedly clarified that its update addresses business chats in the event a user converse

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This Windows 10 bug can corrupt your hard drive just by opening a folder

TechSpot

Earlier this week, security researchers discovered a bug in Windows 10 that will corrupt the hard drive by merely opening a folder, clicking a shortcut, or by other seemingly innocuous means. Twitter user Jonas L was the first to point out the vulnerability. He noted that it was triggered by.

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Apple is blocking Apple Silicon Mac users from sideloading iPhone apps

The Verge

The error message in macOS 11.1. | Screenshot: Jay Peters. Apple has turned off users’ ability to unofficially install iOS apps onto their M1 Macs ( via 9to5Mac ). While iOS apps are still available in the Mac App Store, many apps, such as Dark Sky and Netflix, don’t have their developer’s approval to be run on macOS. Up until now, there was a workaround that allowed the use of third-party software to install the apps without having to use the Mac App Store, but it seems like Apple has remotely

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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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Clothing rental service Armoire adapts to pandemic, raises cash from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

GeekWire

Employees from the Armoire team, before social distancing. (Armoire Photo). Like many tech startups, when the pandemic hit the U.S., Armoire braced for impact. Its clothing subscription rental business had its best month in February, but suddenly faced several headwinds. People no longer needed new clothes for the office or weekend get-togethers. Customers put their memberships on hold.

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Microsoft to fix Windows 10 bug that can corrupt a hard drive just by looking at an icon

The Verge

Image by Alex Castro / The Verge. Microsoft says it’s planning to fix a bizarre Windows 10 bug that could corrupt a hard drive just by looking at an icon. Security researcher Jonas L first warned about the bug earlier this week, describing it as a “nasty vulnerability.” Attackers can hide a specially crafted line inside a ZIP file, folder, or even a simple Windows shortcut.

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Amazon Warehouse Employees in Alabama Will Vote to Unionize

Gizmodo

Amazon workers might make a breakthrough at a company that’s done everything it can to trample organized labor. Nearly 6,000 employees at a Bessemer, Alabama, fulfillment center will soon be able to vote on whether to unionize; mail-in ballots are to be submitted by March 29, and the National Labor Relations Board… Read more.

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The FAA just greenlit this drone to fly autonomously without a human nearby

The Verge

In October, the FAA took a major stride towards letting increasingly smart drones fly themselves, letting Skydio’s self-flying drones inspect any bridge in North Carolina for four years, as long as humans first verified those bridges were clear. Now, the US airspace regulator is taking an even bigger step: American Robotics says it’s become the first company allowed to operate drones without needing a human pilot or an observer anywhere near the aircraft.

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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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Mobile game maker Playtika goes public at $11 billion valuation

Venture Beast

Playtika went public today in an initial public offering at $27 a share, giving the mobile game publisher a valuation of $11 billion. Read More.

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Facebook is blocking events near the White House through Inauguration Day

The Verge

Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images. Facebook won’t let people create events that take place “in close proximity” to the White House, the US Capitol building, or any state capitol buildings through Inauguration Day, the company announced on Friday. The move builds upon Facebook’s previously announced Inauguration Day preparations aiming to prevent the platform from being used to organize a violent event like the January 6th attack on the US Capitol.

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Firefly Is Still Great, But It's Not Quite What I Remembered

Gizmodo

About 15 years had passed since I last spent time aboard the Serenity with Mal, Zoe , Wash, and the gang. But with plenty of free evenings during a global pandemic, I decided it was time to take another journey into the Verse and bring my adoring wife along for the ride. Oddly enough, she had never seen the show—even… Read more.

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Amazon opens Alexa AI tech for the first time so car makers can build custom assistants

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Amazon is giving car companies the unprecedented privilege of accessing the core artificial intelligence underpinning its Alexa digital assistant, a first for the company’s AI platform. While Amazon has allowed companies to build skills for Alexa and allows pretty much any consumer electronic device maker to integrate Alexa into a compatible product, the e-commerce giant has not licensed the underlying AI tech for use in other assistant-like products.

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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.