Fri.Jun 19, 2020

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The Facebook Ad Boycott Is Only The Tip Of The Iceberg

Forrester IT

I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. — Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken On May 13, we published our report, “It’s OK To Break Up With […].

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CCPA: How to prepare for California's new privacy law before enforcement starts July 1

Tech Republic Security

Companies need to look for PII across all corporate data silos and consider building an automated system to respond to requests from consumers, experts say.

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The Forrester Wave™: Continuous Functional Test Automation Suites, Q2 2020 Is Live

Forrester IT

There are always leaders and laggards in comparing vendor technology products, but being among the top 15 players in the market in a Forrester Wave™ evaluation is always a win. Why? Because the vendors are being compared with a peer group of test automation vendors that form, based on Forrester’s research, the top 15 performers […].

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SCCM Redistribute Configuration Manager Client Upgrade Package

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. You know there are hidden packages in ConfigMgr. The hidden package is the Configuration Manager Client Upgrade Package. Well, one of the hidden packages. Let’s understand how to SCCM Redistribute Configuration Manager Client Upgrade Package. SCCM Hidden Package Let’s take an example of a hidden package called Configuration manager client upgrade package.

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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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How to use the Whonix advanced security and privacy distribution

Tech Republic Security

Whonix is a Linux desktop dedicated to absolute security and privacy. Find out how to use this unique take on the desktop operating system.

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The Rise of TensorFlow

Information Week

The high interest in the developer community to explore TensorFlow capabilities holds even higher potential to yield valuable insights in quantum computing research and applications.

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Cloud 101: Getting Started and Saving Costs

Information Week

No doubt, wide adoption of the cloud as a one-size-fits-all solution brings tons of benefits to the table. However, they come at a cost not everyone can handle.

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California Does the Smart Thing and Orders Residents to Wear Face Masks in Public

Gizmodo

In light of rising covid-19 cases , the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, Governor Gavin Newsom of California on Thursday announced that the state would require all residents to wear face masks or coverings in public and in situations deemed high-risk. The reasoning was simple. Apparently, too many people are… Read more.

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Google quietly launches an AI-powered Pinterest rival named Keen

The Verge

Google’s Area 120 team , an internal incubator that creates experimental apps and services, has launched Keen : a would-be Pinterest rival that draws on the search giant’s machine learning expertise to curate topics. Available today on the web and Android , co-founder CJ Adams says Keen aims to be an alternative to “mindlessly” browsing online feeds.

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Boeing shifts its team leaders for space station and Starliner space programs

GeekWire

Boeing’s John Mulholland gives a briefing to NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine during a visit to the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in 2018. Hardware for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner space taxi can be seen in the background. (NASA Photo / Kim Shiflett). As a new commercial-centric era dawns for the International Space Station, Boeing is realigning its top managers for the space station program — and for the program that

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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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Google removes 106 malicious Chrome extensions that were spying on users

TechSpot

A report from Awake Security identified 111 malicious Chrome extensions that had been downloaded almost 33 million times by May 2020—when the company contacted Google.

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This startup could be a dog owner’s best friend as it uses machine learning to help guide key decisions

GeekWire

Patrick Opie, founder of Scout9, and his dog, Orin. (Photo courtesy of Patrick Opie). After adopting his first dog last year, Patrick Opie was struggling with figuring out what Orin, his mini Australian shepherd, needed and when. The struggle went beyond coping with normal puppy stuff, like when a dog chews up a favorite pair of shoes or pees where he’s not supposed to.

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Matt Casamassina takes the reins at Rogue Games

Venture Beast

Rogue Games announced that Matt Casamassina has taken over as CEO of the indie game publisher after the departure of former CEO and cofounder Mike Delaet. Read More.

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Amazon takes heat for chicken and waffles Juneteenth celebration at Chicago warehouse

GeekWire

Amazon’s fulfillment center in Dupont, Wash. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota). Amazon warehouse workers in Chicago expressed outrage at a flyer advertising a chicken and waffles event to commemorate Juneteenth, a celebration of the end of slavery in the U.S. An employee published a photo of the “insulting” flyer in a private Facebook group and CNBC obtained the image.

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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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See 14 Mind-Blowing Places in Our Solar System

Gizmodo

Our solar system is an undeniably fascinating place, featuring an assortment of celestial oddities and wonders. Between the planets, moons, comets, and asteroids, there’s no shortage of places for us to explore. Slowly but very surely, we’re finding all sorts of incredible—and sometimes unexplainable—phenomena. Read more.

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Tesla tells workers they can take Juneteenth off without pay — on Juneteenth

The Verge

Photo by Sean O’Kane / The Verge. Tesla has told its workers they are allowed to take Juneteenth off as an “excused absence” after some had already showed up for work on the holiday that recognizes the end of slavery in the United States, according to internal emails first reported by BuzzFeed and CNBC. The company also told employees that they would not be paid if they don’t show up.

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This Musician's Latest Project Is Made of Bat Noises

Gizmodo

Two years ago, musician Stuart Hyatt had no idea that the endangered species called the Indiana bat would be such a huge part of his life. But then in 2018, he chaperoned his 10-year-old son on a weekend school trip to the Great Smoky Mountains. On the final night of the trip, the group took a walk into the woods to… Read more.

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Guinness reverses decision to strip Billy Mitchell’s Pac-Man and Donkey Kong records

The Verge

Guinness World Records has reversed its 2018 decision to strip Billy Mitchell of his Pac-Man and Donkey Kong world records, according to Ars Technica , in what is the latest twist in a long story about the notorious arcade game master at the center of documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. This means that, according to Guinness, Mitchell is once again the first to achieve a perfect score on Pac-Man (totaling 3,333,360 points) and the first to reach 1 million points on Donkey Kong.

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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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Researchers demo VR finger tracking that recognizes air-drawn passcodes

Venture Beast

The latest advance in VR/AR controls is a system that can track finger movements and recognize full words or symbols, turning air handwriting into input. Read More.

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Snapchat apologizes for Juneteenth filter that prompted users to ‘smile’ to break chains

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Snapchat is apologizing for a controversial Juneteenth filter that allowed users to “smile and break the chains,” saying the filter had not gone through its usual review protocols. The filter was panned by critics on Friday morning shortly after its release for its tone deafness, and was disabled by about 11AM ET.

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Ian Holm, Star of Alien, Brazil and the Lord of the Rings, Has Died at Age 88

Gizmodo

From the evil android Ash to the quirky hobbit Bilbo , Ian Holm was as versatile an actor as one could ever imagine. He could do it all, and did so for decades, even earning an Oscar nomination in 1982. However, we’re sad to report that the incredible actor passed away this week at the age of 88 from complications with… Read more.

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Honeywell lays claim to the fastest quantum computer in the world

TechSpot

Quantum volume is a measurement that takes into account the number of qubits, or quantum bits, of a machine as well error rates and the connectivity of the qubits.

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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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ProBeat: Let’s put Big Tech’s Black Lives Matter pledges into perspective

Venture Beast

Alphabet, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft say Black Lives Matter, and some have even committed money to fight racial injustice. But it's all peanuts. Read More.

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10 Great Free Steam Games

TechSpot

We went on a hunt for 10 fantastic free (or free-to-play) Steam games. By narrowing things down so much, this list was never meant to be exhaustive nor comprehensive, but to highlight a handful of great titles.

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Black roboticists on racism, bias, and building better AI

Venture Beast

Black roboticists on creating better AI, accountability, addressing bias, and how to make a more diverse world in acadamia, tech, and STEM education. Read More.

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AI trained on Nirvana lyrics created this original song

TechSpot

YouTuber Funk Turkey has been experimenting with this very proposition, feeding band lyrics to an AI and asking it to write an entirely new song based on the output. The results are, well… interesting, to say the least.

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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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Apple will re-close some stores in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Arizona due to coronavirus spikes

The Verge

Apple is closing several recently reopened retail stores in four US states after a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, Bloomberg reported. A total of 11 stores in Florida, Arizona, North Carolina, and South Carolina will be temporarily shuttered. The company closed all of its stores outside of mainland China in March as the coronavirus pandemic spread. It began reopening US stores in May, with some offering only curbside or storefront service and not allowing customers inside.

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COVID-19 tracing apps now live in Germany, France, and Italy; U.K. rethinks its plans

Venture Beast

While several European countries have rolled out their contact tracing apps in the hopes of avoiding a second wave of cases, the U.K. is starting over. Read More.

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Go read this detailed look at Apple’s AR and VR headset development

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Apple has been working on a combination of AR and VR wearables for at least the last five years, and it’s this development process that’s been extensively detailed in a new report from Bloomberg. The report covers some of the internal conflicts shaping product design, and provides more details about what form the final devices could take.

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The World Reacts to the Passing of Sir Ian Holm

Gizmodo

One of our most eclectic, versatile actors died Friday at the age of 88. Sir Ian Holm was probably best-known for playing Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings , but he was so much more than that. An incredible dramatic actor with wonderful comic timing, his list of career films is proof positive that he belongs on a… Read more.

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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.