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The metaverse will fuel massive innovation (and Facebook isn’t the metaverse)

Venture Beast

In a decentralized metaverse, users will put their trust in a peer-to-peer network rather than a centralized operator. Read More.

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NASA delays dress rehearsal of new megarocket

The Verge

Image: NASA/Joel Kowsky via Flickr. Today, NASA suspended the last major test of its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket after pressurization issues prevented technicians from safely loading propellants into the rocket. The test — known as a wet dress rehearsal — has been postponed until Monday, April 4th at the earliest, NASA announced in a post on the Artemis I live blog.

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AI algorithms could disrupt our ability to think

Venture Beast

We already know AI-powered apps diminish our privacy. If they also diminish our human agency, that could have serious consequences. Read More.

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Chris Pine Thinks Star Trek Shouldn't Try Being Marvel, and He's Right

Gizmodo

Star Trek is doing pretty good in television right now, but film is another matter entirely. Despite Paramount’s best efforts to get another film off the ground, there hasn’t been a theatrical release since 2016's Star Trek Beyond. That’s all set to change—probably—with Star Trek 4 , with Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto,… 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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Lost your Intel Inside sticker? Get a new one for free

TechSpot

Intel has run this program as part of the Intel Inside scheme for a long time, but it's now come to the forefront of the Intel fandom after a Redditor sought to test it. His processor didn't come with a sticker because it was second-hand, but fortunately, Intel was happy.

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Data leak from Russian delivery app shows dining habits of the secret police

The Verge

A Yandex Food leak exposed the data of 58,000 users, including those associated with the Russian government. | Image: Getty Images. A massive data leak from Russian food delivery service Yandex Food revealed the delivery addresses, phone numbers, names, and delivery instructions belonging to those associated with Russia’s secret police, according to findings from Bellingcat.

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A Kirby song cover just won a Grammy

The Verge

Nintendo. Kirby is officially a Grammy award winner — well, at least in spirit. The pink, spherical creature helped earn Charlie Rosen and Jake Silverman a Grammy for the best arrangement, instrumental, or acapella for their take on Meta Knight’s Revenge from the 1996 classic Kirby Superstar. The cover was originally performed by the aptly-named 8-Bit Big Band, a 30 to 65-member orchestra that specializes in putting its own spin on video game music.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Certainly Lives Up to Its Title in New Trailer

Gizmodo

Just as one Star Trek show has ended, a new one is set to take its place. This afternoon, Paramount Plus unveiled a brand new trailer for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds ahead of its May 5 release that promises new worlds to go for Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) and the crew of the USS Enterprise. Read more.

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Secure by Design: Keeping IoT security in mind all down the line

Dataconomy

IoT security is a subset of information technology that focuses on securing connected devices and internet of things networks. When bad actors search for IoT security flaws, they have a high probability of hacking vulnerable devices. Industrial and equipment connected to them robots have also been hacked. Hackers can alter.

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The rise of NFTs and brands’ quests to protect their intellectual properties

Venture Beast

Counterfeit NFTs have quickly emerged, hoodwinking many unsuspecting consumers and cashing in on the IP of brands and artists alike. 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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Tesla’s Shanghai factory stays closed as COVID restrictions remain in place

The Verge

Tesla’s Shanghai factory has been closed since March 28th. | Photo by Xiaolu Chu/Getty Images. Tesla’s Shanghai factory will remain closed for another day as the city deals with strict lockdown measures brought on by an uptick in COVID-19 cases, as first reported by Bloomberg. In a company memo obtained by Bloomberg , Tesla reportedly told employees on Sunday to stay home to comply with the city’s COVID restrictions.

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Data remediation: What it is and why it matters

Venture Beast

Data remediation is an essential part of data management and can help businesses reduce operational costs due to its numerous benefits. Read More.

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Marvel's New Iron Fist is One of Their Best Updates in Years

Gizmodo

Since Miles Morales debuted in the Ultimate Universe back in 2011 and slowly became a household name, Marvel’s had no shortage of new, younger characters take on the names of established legacy heroes like Iron Man and Thor. Each new hero has had attention grabbing headlines, and for many of them—like Sam Wilson’s… Read more.

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Adversarial AI and the dystopian future of tech

Venture Beast

The occurrence of an adversarial attack on AI or machine learning highlights a deep crack in the AI mechanisms. 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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Attack on Titan Will End Its Final Season With Part 3 in 2023, At Least I Think So

Gizmodo

Since 2013, Studio Wit’s (and later MAPPA’s) anime adaptation of Attack on Titan has taken the world by storm. Its fourth and final season has been sliced into multiple two parts—likely in part because creator Hajime Isayama only concluded the series nearly a full year ago. But following the Japanese airing of this… Read more.

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Sustainability and the metaverse: 5 considerations for preparing for the next big tech paradigm shift

Venture Beast

Making sustainability a priority for businesses in a world that is demanding more data, more storage, and is generating more waste. Read More.

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Undone's Season 2 Trailer Promises a Time-Warping Family Trip

Gizmodo

The second season of Amazon’s Undone is soon upon us, bringing fans back to the life of Rosa Salazar’s Alma as she continues to grow her time travel abilities. After a series of clips last month teasing at some of the familial struggles that await her in the new season, Prime Video has released a trailer that gives a… Read more.

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What advertisers need to focus on as they prepare for the metaverse

Venture Beast

Advertising and marketing in the metaverse require a smart approach to ensure ads are relevant, respectful, contextualized and reward-based. 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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A Hacker Gang's Alleged Members Are in Jail. It's Still Stealing Data.

Gizmodo

London police announced Friday that two teenagers had been charged with hacking crimes in connection to LAPSUS$ , a cybercriminal gang that has managed to breach some of the biggest tech companies in the world over the past few months. Far from disintegrating in a leadership vacuum, though, the gang has continued to… Read more.

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Evan Cheng interview: How Mysten Labs hopes to bring scale to blockchain games

Venture Beast

Evan Cheng, CEO of blockchain tech company Mysten Labs, says the best way to convince people about blockchain games is to show them. Read More.

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On The Walking Dead, the Commonwealth's Problems Are Everybody's Problems

Gizmodo

(Rob watches tonight’s episode. As the credits roll, he continues to stare, as if he can’t quite believe what he’s seen. He slowly rises from his couch, his head wobbling slightly as if trying to shake off a dream, and walks across the room to a dry-erase board reading “DAYS SINCE THE WALKING DEAD WAS GREAT: 1 105. ” He … Read more.

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Sample file: How to add multiple flashing stars to a slide in PowerPoint

Tech Republic

This is the demonstration file to accompany the article, How to add multiple flashing stars to a slide in PowerPoint, by Susan Harkins. The post Sample file: How to add multiple flashing stars to a slide in PowerPoint appeared first on TechRepublic.

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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.