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Gaming icon Master Chief's face will be revealed in the new Halo TV series

TechSpot

Ever since his first deployment, Halo's armored protagonist has been the face of the Halo franchise and Xbox gaming as well as non-game related merchandise ranging from t-shirts to Mountain Dew.

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Hacker Uses Phishing Attack to Steal $1.7 Million in NFTs From OpenSea Users

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A hacker carried out a phishing attack to steal potentially hundreds of NFTs from users of OpenSea, one of the largest NFT marketplaces on the internet, worth a total of $1.7 million on Saturday. Company officials on Sunday tried to reassure users that it was safe to mint, buy, list, and sell NFTs on OpenSea, although… Read more.

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Sapphire's dedicated mining GPUs plummet down to MSRP

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On paper, the Sapphire GPro X080 and X060, are only marginally different from AMD’s Radeon RX 6700M and 6600M, respectively. All four are in the mid-range performance category.

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$1.7 million in NFTs stolen in apparent phishing attack on OpenSea users

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. On Saturday, attackers stole hundreds of NFTs from OpenSea users, causing a late-night panic among the site’s broad user base. A spreadsheet compiled by the blockchain security service PeckShield counted 254 tokens stolen over the course of the attack, including tokens from Decentraland and Bored Ape Yacht Club.

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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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Intel Arc Alchemist flagship clocks in at 2.4 GHz in leaked benchmark

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Already, we know quite a bit about the series. At the top end, the Arc Alchemist flagship has 512 EUs and 16 GB of GDDR6, and then there are at least two smaller models with 256 and 128 EUs and correspondingly smaller amounts of memory.

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Apple will reportedly debut an M2 chip with four new Macs this year

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Apple is reportedly gearing up to release several new Macs with an M2 chip later this year, according to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter. Gurman expects the company to debut a 13-inch MacBook Pro, Mac Mini, 24-inch iMac, and a redesigned MacBook Air, all outfitted with the rumored M2 chip.

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Capcom announces Street Fighter 6

The Verge

Capcom has announced Street Fighter 6 , the next major entry in the iconic fighting game franchise, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. A brief teaser trailer was following the season final of the Capcom Pro Tour, where Kawano defeated veteran Daigo Umehara. The trailer doesn’t show any actual gameplay, but it suggests that Street Fighter 6 will have a more realistic art style than previous games in the series — at least, as realistic as you could expect while maintaining Ryu’s

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Microsoft started acquisition talks with Activision Blizzard 3 days after harassment allegations surfaced

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On that same day, Xbox lead Phil Spencer penned an email to his staff in which he said that he was "disturbed and deeply troubled by the horrific events and actions" at Activision Blizzard. He said that he was evaluating "all aspects" of Xbox’s relationship with Activision Blizzard.

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What digital twins are and how they help

Venture Beast

Digital twins help companies get the most accurate understanding of their business operations, providing a significant competitive advantage. Read More.

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Intel poaches another lead GPU designer from AMD

TechSpot

Verma was AMD’s Lead SoC Architect for discrete GPU SoCs for the past three years, during which he worked on projects for the gaming, cloud gaming, consumer, and workstation market segments. For five years before that, he worked in AMD’s Semi-Custom business unit as a lead architect.

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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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Jensen Huang interview: Nvidia’s post-Arm strategy, Omniverse, and self-driving cars

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang didn't pull off his $80 billion acquisition of Arm. But he is pursuing a three-chip strategy. Read More.

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James Gunn Talks Transitioning to TV and Those Peacemaker Cameos

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Earlier this week, James Gunn’s Peacemaker brought its story to a violent, emotionally fulfilling conclusion. That may not have been surprising, given Gunn’s track record, particularly Guardians of the Galaxy 2's stunning ending. What was surprising—well, in addition to the Big Thing, but we’ll get to that—was how… Read more.

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Feb. 13, 2022

GeekWire

Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Feb. 13, 2022. Sign up to receive these updates every Sunday in your inbox by subscribing to our GeekWire Weekly email newsletter. Most popular stories on GeekWire. Microsoft and Expedia announce next phases in office reopenings, finally emerging from pandemic.

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The data that will change the world is scattered all around us

Venture Beast

AI-powered technologies are responsible for numerous improvements, but this is just the beginning: unstructured data could change everything. Read More.

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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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You can now drill the best wireless charging AirPower alternative right into your desk

The Verge

Image: Zens. Zens is expanding its excellent alternative to Apple’s failed AirPower charger, the Liberty wireless charger , with a new model: the Liberty Built-in charger — which, as the name implies, is designed to be integrated directly into your desk itself for an even more streamlined look. The original Zens Liberty charger was released back in 2020 and offered an innovative 16-coil design that allowed you to simply place a Qi-compatible phone or device anywhere on the wireless charging pad

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Capcom announces Street Fighter 6

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That Capcom Countdown timer has finally ended, and with that comes the anticipated reveal for Street Fighter 6. Read More.

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The Walking Dead Returns With Murder, Mayhem, and Extremely Dubious Morality, as Per Usual

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Even though this is The Walking Dead ’s final season , it doesn’t seem to be building up to anything particularly spectacular. Sure, there’s very likely going to be a battle between Alexandria and the faux Stormtroopers of the fascist Commonwealth , but it’s clearly not going to drag on like the series’ other wars. Maybe… Read more.

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5 steps to minimize AI bias in marketing

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AI enhances a wide range of marketing solutions, but there are lots of things that can get in the way of an algorithm’s success. 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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What's Your Favorite Redemption Story?

Gizmodo

Peacemaker came to an end this week, and with it, the redemption story of John Cena’s DC antihero has come to a close. (Well, for now.) With this and The Suicide Squad , director/writer James Gunn has done for DC what he did for Marvel back in 2014 with the Guardians of the Galaxy: focus on one or more unlikable jerks … Read more.

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Data intensity could be the new KPI

Venture Beast

As the world transforms digitally and turns into data, data-driven tech and an increase in data intensity are logical consequences. Read More.

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Spider-Man: No Way Home Writers On Venom's MCU Future and the Ending

Gizmodo

2021 was a big year for superhero movies, particularly for Marvel and its webheads. In addition to the massive , nostalgia-fueled juggernaut Spider-Man: No Way Home , Tom Hardy and his massive chompers chewed up Venom: Let There Be Carnage to sizable box office success. The conversation surrounding both films was if… Read more.

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What is intelligent document processing? Why IDP matters in the enterprise

Venture Beast

Intelligent document processing, a technology that leverages a range of techniques to process files, has transformative potential. 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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Facebook whistleblower accuses company of failing to address climate change misinformation

The Verge

Whistleblower Aid filed two new SEC complaints on behalf of Frances Haugen. | Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for TIME. Facebook is the subject of two new Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) complaints filed by Whistleblower Aid, the nonprofit that represents Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, first reported by The Washington Post. The complaints accuse Facebook, now Meta, of misleading investors about its efforts to tackle misinformation about climate change and COVID-19.

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The who, what, and where of cryptography for the C-suite

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Cryptography and encryption offer many advantages, but adoption still isn’t widespread -- largely due to many lingering misconceptions. Read More.

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Trump’s social media app will reportedly go live on Presidents’ Day

The Verge

Truth Social is expected to be available on February 21st. | Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Former President Donald Trump’s social media app, Truth Social , is expected to make its debut on Presidents’ Day, according to a report from Reuters. In a test version of the app viewed by Reuters , the outlet saw a post from the network’s chief product officer (CPO) indicating the app’s February 21st launch.

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