Tue.Aug 11, 2020

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What Is The Artificial Intelligence Revolution And Why Does It Matter To Your Business?

CTOvision

Read Bernard Marr explain what is Artificial Intelligence revolution and how it can affect your business on Forbes : As a species, humanity has witnessed three previous industrial revolutions: first […].

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Channel Reimagines Physical Events, Looking To Reopen Slowly

Forrester IT

This week, we have seen two examples of physical channel events take shape after almost six months of virtual. In earlier research around communities, I have pointed to the 150 events per year that were happening before COVID-19. Most of these events carried on virtually, with mixed results. In most cases, vendors didn’t get the […].

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Artificial intelligence: Companies employing skilling initiatives and AI get most tech value, finds Microsoft

CTOvision

New research by Microsoft India has revealed that organizations combining the skilling initiatives with artificial intelligence are the ones that have been generating the most value from the technology. The […].

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What US Health Insurers Can Learn From The CX Leader In The Category

Forrester IT

The approach that Florida Blue is taking to CX is working - and other insurers can learn from it. Learn how Florida Blue achieved a 5.8-point improvement in this year's CX Index.

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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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OpenAI’s latest breakthrough is astonishingly powerful, but still fighting its flaws

CTOvision

The program itself is called GPT-3 and it’s the work of San Francisco-based AI lab OpenAI, an outfit that was founded with the ambitious (some say delusional) goal of steering […].

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Making the Most of Membership By Making an Impact

Association of Information Technology Professional

With every step in her career, Nellie Scott, the 2020 CompTIA Member of the Year, has deepened her connection with CompTIA, not only to gain knowledge and new partners, but also to give back, contributing her time and expertise to the technology community.

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SCCM Application Deployment Based on System Description | ConfigMgr

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Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s learn how to Deploy Application Based on Active Directory System Description using ConfigMgr (a.k.a SCCM). I have been using the AD system description to create a dynamic collection and deploy applications based on the description. Well, it’s SCCM Application Deployment Based on System Description!

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How AI is reinventing the onboarding process for HR

CTOvision

Read how artificial intelligence is making it easier for human resources departments on Tech HQ: Seamless hiring and onboarding is central to stability in an otherwise tumultuous job market. While, […].

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Phishing emails tempting people with fake coronavirus vaccines

Tech Republic Security

As researchers race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, phishing campaigns have landed on a topic ripe for exploitation, says Check Point Research.

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Five ways tech is going to change everything about going to school

Tech Republic Cloud

Now more than ever, the pressure is on for the education sector to innovate. TechRepublic looks at five key ed-tech trends expected to emerge in the post-pandemic landscape.

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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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Cybersecurity and remote support are top goals for CIOs in 2020

Tech Republic Security

Most IT leaders say their priorities have shifted since the coronavirus pandemic surfaced around the start of the year, says Hitachi ID.

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SysAdmin Day 2020 is Over But You Can Still Win | IT Pros | Altaro

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Friday, 31 July 2020 was the day to appreciate System Administrator. However, you still have an opportunity to win a contest with your system admin success story. If you don’t know what the IT technical jobs available in the market are, then try to check out the following post “IT Pros Vs.

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How to Integrate Edge Computing With Your Core Systems

Information Week

There are five key challenges to getting edge computing devices to work with core enterprise IT systems, and several ways to work through those challenges.

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How cybersecurity has changed since the coronavirus outbreak began, and what it means for businesses

Tech Republic Security

Moving employees to a work-from-home model means your security infrastructure has to change quickly. Some recent breaches highlight the importance of cybersecurity.

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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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Boeing 747s Still Use Floppy Disks to Get Critical Software Updates

Gizmodo

It’s been approximately 12 million years since most of us last used a floppy disk, but apparently, the antiquated tech still plays a critical role in delivering software updates to Boeing’s 747-400 planes. Read more.

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Boeing 747s still get critical updates via floppy disks

The Verge

Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images. Boeing’s 747-400 aircraft, first introduced in 1988, is still receiving critical software updates through 3.5-inch floppy disks. The Register reports that security researchers at Pen Test Partners recently got access to a British Airways 747, after the airline decided to retire its fleet following a plummet in travel during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Chevron Is Trying to Crush a Prominent Climate Lawyer—and Maybe the World

Gizmodo

Amid falling citywide rates of covid-19 infection, many New Yorkers are beginning to emerge from months of lockdown. That’s not the case for human rights attorney Steven Donziger, who has barely left his two-bedroom Upper West Side apartment for the past twelve months. Read more.

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Microsoft to launch Xbox Series X in November

The Verge

Microsoft is committing to launching its next-generation Xbox Series X console in November. The company had previously only confirmed a vague “holiday 2020” release date for the Xbox Series X, but at least we know the month now. Microsoft isn’t providing a specific date, but I have been hearing recently that the first week of November looks like it’s lining up to be the launch time for the Xbox Series X.

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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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The Space Force Unveils 'Spacepower,' Its Plan to Conquer Space

Gizmodo

The Space Force has released a 64-page military doctrine, explaining why the United States needs to flex its muscles in space and how the nascent military branch will seek to maintain dominance in a domain so far untouched by warfare. Read more.

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Android is becoming a worldwide earthquake detection network

The Verge

Photo by Brennan King / The Verge. The first step is ShakeAlert integration in California Google is creating a worldwide, Android phone-powered earthquake alert system. The first part of that system is rolling out today. If you opt in, the accelerometer in your Android phone will become one data point for an algorithm designed to detect earthquakes.

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Founded in Seattle, fintech startup Routable raises $12M to streamline business payments

GeekWire

Routable CEO Omri Mor. Routable , a fintech startup with Seattle roots, came out of stealth mode this week and announced a $12 million Series A funding round. The 2-year-old company aims to address the pain points related to business invoices and payments by automating accounts payable and receivable processes. It is designed to involve finance, engineering, operations, support, marketing, and sales teams with the same platform.

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Google announces new tools to help with virtual education during the pandemic

The Verge

Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge. Google announced on Tuesday a number of new features on the way to help make virtual education easier, including updates to its Google Meet conferencing service and a new homework helper tool that just requires a photo from a phone. For Meet, Google says that a larger tiled view that can show up to 49 meeting participants, which Google first announced in June , will now arrive in September.

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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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Shares of Seattle biotech firm Omeros spike after reporting COVID-19 treatment results

GeekWire

Omeros stock shot up more than 60% after the Seattle-based biotech company reported promising results from its COVID-19 drug treatment. The company said six COVID-19 patients in Italy with acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS, recovered and were discharged from the hospital after being treated with Omeros’ drug narsoplimab. The patients initially required mechanical ventilation.

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Facebook bans blackface and anti-Semitic stereotypes in hate speech update

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Facebook has expanded its ban on racist writings and imagery, with new rules specifically prohibiting depictions of blackface and statements or images suggesting that Jewish people control the world or major institutions. Facebook already has a broad ban on hate speech, but the company also maintains a detailed list of prohibited language (like comparing a group of people to “insects”) and protected characteristics (like physical appearance) to tell users

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How to patch CentOS against BootHole

Tech Republic Data Center

If you have CentOS servers in your data center, you'll want to make sure to patch them against BootHole. Jack Wallen shows you how.

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Google details 50 new Classroom and Meet features for the pandemic school year

Venture Beast

Google is giving educators new Google Classroom and Google Meet features, plus Assignments, a tech toolkit for families, and a Chrome OS update. 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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Tom Skerritt’s new Seattle digital media startup launches PNW lifestyle streaming channel

GeekWire

(EVRGRN Photo). Tom Skerritt wants to help storytellers from the Pacific Northwest share their work with the world. Tom Skerritt. (Triple Squirrels Photo). The “Top Gun” star and Emmy Award-winning actor recently launched a new digital media startup called Triple Squirrels , which this month revealed the EVRGRN Channel , a new free streaming channel airing on STIRR.

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Xiaomi’s see-through OLED TV is a transparent attempt at attention, and it’s working

The Verge

Xiaomi. The best TVs provide a picture that’s so good, it’s like looking through a window into another world. But — and stay with me — what if your next TV was like a window into, well, whatever’s behind your TV? That’s what Xiaomi’s new $7,000 transparent OLED TV promises. The Mi TV LUX OLED Transparent Edition is a new product announced as part of Xiaomi’s 10th anniversary celebration that, according to the press images, is all about displaying solitary objects floating in space.

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Linux users are finally getting this popular password manager

Tech Republic Security

After ten years of asking and the longest forum post in the company's history, 1Password is heading to Linux.

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Mozilla is laying off 250 people and planning a ‘new focus’ on making money

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Mozilla is laying off 250 people, about a quarter of its workforce, and plans to refocus some teams on projects designed to make money. The company will have roughly 750 employees going forward, a spokesperson confirmed. The coronavirus pandemic “significantly impacted our revenue,” Mozilla CEO Mitchell Baker wrote in a blog post this morning.

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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.