Thu.Jul 23, 2020

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The Short Story From Arthur C. Clarke Every Officer in Space Force Should Read and Heed

CTOvision

Like so many others in the national security domain I am tracking what I can about the new US Space Force, the newest US military force. I believe their mission […].

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Help us understand what industrial IoT platforms mean to your business

Forrester IT

We're running a survey to understand what you expect from an industrial IoT platform.

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4 Things to Know About Emerging Technology

Association of Information Technology Professional

As emerging technology continues to be a hot topic, the benefits and potential of all these new things are best realized in the context of a modern IT approach.

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Tech Alignment, Innovative Solutions, And Continuous Leadership Are Critical For CIOs Managing Through The COVID-19 Crisis

Forrester IT

The pandemic is affecting different industries and businesses in different ways, so CIOs and other tech leaders must be mindful of their company’s situation, revenue outlook, and resources as they manage through the crisis.

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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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Top 5 programming languages for network admins to learn

Tech Republic Data Center

Network admins can find themselves spread a bit thin during these times of remote work while trying to provide support for all users. Leveraging programming to automate common tasks may help.

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Hackers will lurk in your email for more than a week after breaking in

Tech Republic Security

Beware - cybercriminals could be spending days rooting around in employee inboxes for information they can sell to other crooks, or use to mount further attacks.

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SCCM Query All Active Directory Security Groups Dynamic Collection

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. In today’s post, let’s find out what is the easiest way to create SCCM query to group users All Active Directory Security Groups discovery. And then you shall see how to use the WQL query to create Dynamic user Collection. ConfigMgr 2002 version has 17 out of box WQL queries available ready to use.

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Malware is down, but IoT and ransomware attacks are up

Tech Republic Security

Malicious attacks disguised as Microsoft Office files increased 176%, according to SonicWall's midyear threat report.

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Best Ways to Convert Your PDF Files to XML

Kitaboo

XML or Extensible Markup Language is quite a popular markup language in computing that defines a set of rules for encoding documents in an easily readable format for both humans and machines. Because of its popularity and use of XML file format in multiple applications, a lot of users look for tools to convert PDF to XML. PDF to XML conversion also helps avoid various compatibility issues when using the file.

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The challenges and opportunities of shadow IT

Tech Republic Security

The shadow IT genie is out of the bottle and offers benefits and threats. Learn some tips from the experts on how to effectively harness shadow IT in your company.

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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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Strengthening relationships with customers remotely.

Spearline Testing

The role of a Customer Engagement Manager at Spearline is to build a long-lasting, relationship with the customer, ensuring they have a positive experience with the company, and that they get the most out of our products and services. The role entails having regular contact with customers to get to know them and their organization, allowing us to help them achieve their goals and objectives, focusing on key indicators in their telecoms infrastructure.

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A quick and easy way to lock down SSH

Tech Republic Security

Anxious to get your Linux server SSH access locked down? Jack Wallen shows you one more step you can take--one that will only take seconds.

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SpaceX Satellites Ruin Perfectly Good View of Comet NEOWISE

Gizmodo

Nowhere is safe from light pollution, not even space. On Wednesday, astrophotographer Daniel López shared a photo he captured of Comet NEOWISE the day before at Teide National Park on the Canary Islands. However, SpaceX’s Starlink satellites ruined the image, painting streaks across the otherwise largely pristine sky. Read more.

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How to enable guest accounts from the lock screen in Android

Tech Republic Security

If you frequently hand your phone over to others, Guest Mode is a feature you should be using on Android. Jack Wallen shows you how to access the feature from your lock screen.

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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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Washington state announces broad new restrictions to curb surging coronavirus

GeekWire

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at a 2018 event in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg). Washington is tightening restrictions on gatherings and businesses as coronavirus cases surge across the state. “If we let the virus get even more control, it will have an even more devastating impact over the long-term in our economy and certainly in our health and the lives of our loved ones,” Washington Gov.

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These TV Companies' Comic-Con Livestreams Went Dark Thanks to Their Own Copyright Claims

Gizmodo

It wouldn’t be a virtual event without a few technical difficulties. Though I can’t imagine the media giants showcasing at San Diego Comic-Con’s online event were worried about copyright violations affecting their panels. Considering, you know, they’re the ones that own the copyright. Read more.

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Hiring managers should look outside traditional tech hubs to fill cybersecurity jobs

Tech Republic Security

Security professionals are still in high demand amid layoffs in other sectors, a new report finds.

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Researchers’ AI system infers music from silent videos of musicians

Venture Beast

Researchers at MIT and the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab developed a system -- Foley Music -- that infers music from videos of silent musicians playing instruments. 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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Redfin data shows more homeowners looking to move out of Seattle and San Francisco

GeekWire

(Redfin Photo). A combination of record-low mortgage rates, remote work policies, and other factors are driving homeowners in cities such as Seattle and San Francisco to look elsewhere for a new place to live. Redfin published new data Thursday showing year-over-year increases in the number of Redfin users based in San Francisco, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Denver and Boston searching for homes in other places.

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Intel Core i3 vs. Core i5 vs. Core i7 vs. Core i9

TechSpot

Do you need to buy a Core i9 for gaming, and is a Core i3 sufficient for general desktop work? How about upgrading to a Core i5, how much faster is that? Our CPU reviews provide more than enough data to answer those questions, but this review will serve as.

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Even Android 11 is cake

The Verge

Illustration by William Joel / The Verge. In 2020, everything is cake — including Android 11. Android VP of engineering Dave Burke revealed the internal codename “Red Velvet Cake” in an interview with All About Android , via Droid Life. Google’s alphabetical dessert naming scheme was an Android tradition for years, dating back to Android 1.5 Cupcake in 2009.

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How to use the Nextcloud 19 ONLYOFFICE template feature

Tech Republic Cloud

The latest iteration of Nextcloud includes a template feature with the ONLYOFFICE office suite. Learn how to use this new tool.

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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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Let’s get Kraken! Seattle hockey team has a name and logo as sports mystery finally surfaces

GeekWire

The new logo for the Seattle Kraken NHL team. (Seattle Kraken Image). Seattle’s professional hockey team finally has a name — and it’s time to get Kraken. In a much-hyped branding reveal on Thursday morning from the construction site where a new Seattle arena is being built, the Seattle Kraken team name, logo and colors were unveiled in a live video announcement.

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One week later, it looks like Microsoft is already breaking a big promise with Xbox Series X

The Verge

Did Microsoft convince you that you wouldn’t need to next-gen hardware to play Xbox Series X games? Think again: fully half of the next-gen games that Microsoft showcased at its Xbox Series X showcase today, including Forza , probably aren’t coming to Xbox One. Which suggests either some of those games aren’t actually coming out for a long time — or Microsoft has already broken a big promise it made just last week.

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Nvidia could buy ARM from Softbank

TechSpot

Back in 2016, Softbank paid around $31 billion for UK-based Arm, which became part of the Japanese conglomerate's $100 billion Vision Fund—the world’s largest venture capital fund.

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Jibo, the social robot that was supposed to die, is getting a second life

The Verge

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. NTT Disruption is keeping Jibo alive Jibo was supposed to die over a year ago, yet somehow, it’s still alive. The social, lovable robot went viral on Twitter last March when it performed a jaunty dance after telling owners, “The servers out there that let me do what I do will be turned off soon.” That meant its ability to perform many social interactions would wind down on an undefined date, effectively killing Jibo.

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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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LIVE: Watch the GeekWire Awards, recognizing the best in Seattle and Pacific Northwest tech

GeekWire

Watch the GeekWire Awards right here, starting at 4 p.m. Pacific time. . Our annual celebration of the best in Pacific Northwest tech has gone virtual this year, but this ain’t no boring Zoom meeting. We’ll crown the winners in a dozen categories, from Innovation of the Year to Next Tech Titan, featuring live acceptance speeches, special celebrity guests, and fun surprises.

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Tesla sues Rivian over ‘disturbing pattern’ of alleged trade secret theft

The Verge

Image: Rivian. Tesla says it has discovered a “disturbing pattern” of former employees who took confidential information and trade secrets on their way to new jobs at EV startup Rivian, according to a new lawsuit first reported by Bloomberg. Tesla even claims Rivian is “knowingly encouraging” this behavior, and it is seeking unspecified punitive damages for what it alleges is “despicable, wanton, oppressive, willful, malicious, [and] duplicitous” conduct.

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Google claims its AI system can grade prostate cancer samples with 72% accuracy

Venture Beast

In a peer-reviewed study, Google reseachers claim to have developed an AI system that grades prostate tumor severity with 72% accuracy. Read More.

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It’s GeekWire Awards day! Here’s how to watch our one-of-a-kind virtual event at 4 p.m. Pacific time

GeekWire

The countdown clock is ticking. In a few hours, we’ll bring the Pacific Northwest tech community together for the first-ever virtual GeekWire Awards — an epic celebration of the top innovators, entrepreneurs, scientists and non-profit leaders in the region. You can join us starting at 4 p.m. Pacific today. We’ll crown the winners in a dozen categories, with special celebrity guests and a few surprises in store.

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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.