Sat.Feb 19, 2022

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Intel unveils technology roadmap through 2024, Raptor Lake is coming later this year

TechSpot

According to the milestones presented in the meeting, the first of the Intel 7 process node-based product line, known as Sapphire Rapids, is poised to hit the market in the first quarter of 2022.

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Mazda dials up quick fix for these drivers who got stuck on Seattle public radio station

GeekWire

Tony Meyer of Tumwater, Wash., in his Mazda after returning from the dealership to get a part replaced for the car’s infotainment system. (Photo courtesy of Tony Meyer). Repairs have begun to address a bizarre glitch in Mazda vehicles in Seattle and around Western Washington after the cars’ radios got stuck on a Seattle public radio station earlier this month.

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Influencers beware: promoting the wrong crypto could mean facing a class-action lawsuit

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. The story of BitConnect doesn’t include any rapping Forbes bloggers slash money launderers or dubiously-obtained ape JPGs , but this “pyramid-on-Ponzi” case has spawned a court ruling ( PDF , embedded below, via @stephendpalley ) that should serve as a warning for influencers: they could be held liable for peddling shady crypto investments.

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‘Downfall’ documentary casts the tale of Boeing’s 737 MAX debacle as tech tragedy

GeekWire

Boeing workers and VIPs surround the first 737 MAX jet to roll out in Renton, Wash., in 2015. (Credit: Boeing). The missteps traced in “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing” — Netflix’s new documentary about Boeing’s troubled 737 MAX jet — are the stuff of Greek tragedy. Under the direction of filmmaker Rory Kennedy, the youngest child of Robert F.

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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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Ubisoft is wondering why it hasn't been bought yet

TechSpot

Ubisoft published its quarterly report on Thursday and its executives held an earnings call with analysts and shareholders afterward. Subtitles in the 10-page report like "Ubisoft’s assets have never been so strong at a time when the value of assets has never been so high" and "The richest pipeline of.

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Startup survival story: Armoire’s remarkable journey from sequins to sweatpants and back again

GeekWire

Armoire CEO and founder Ambika Singh. (Armoire Photo). Armoire CEO and founder Ambika Singh and her team built a women’s clothing subscription service with their “bosslady” members in mind, providing an on-demand wardrobe of apparel primarily for work and events. Two years ago, the Seattle-based startup was on a roll, posting a record month in February 2020 after growing nearly 400% in 2019.

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GPU Availability and Pricing Update: February 2022

TechSpot

After many months we finally have good news to share about graphics card pricing and availability. Things are starting to head in the right direction and although inflated pricing isn’t far from over yet, we're seeing the lowest GPU prices in over a year.

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Epic Games is making hundreds of temp testers into full employees with benefits

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Epic Games is hiring its US-based contingent workers full-time and with benefits, Epic confirmed to The Verge. The Fortnite developer is extending the offer to quality assurance (QA) testers, as well as other “eligible” contract-based employees. The news first surfaced in an employee-facing memo obtained by The Verge.

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Cyberpunk 2077 update entirely bricks the game for PS4 disc users

TechSpot

It feels like forever that we have been waiting for the PS5 and XBSX versions of Cyberpunk 2077, but fans have been willing to wait as long as it takes for CD Projekt Red to release them without a flaw. The studio finally released the upgrades on Monday, but it.

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Charlie Day Loves Guillermo del Toro, Not So Much Pacific Rim 2

Gizmodo

Slowly but surely, the actors of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia have been trying to branch out from the vulgar FX series. For Charlie Day , that shift mostly began back in 2013 with Guillermo del Toro’s cult classic mecha movie, Pacific Rim. 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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Google experiments by adding news and weather to its homepage

TechSpot

Soon Google.com could change. According to 9to5Google, the company has been testing adding a row of cards to the bottom of the page. The screenshot above shows six cards. Staples like the weather and the news are on the sides, and in the middle are stock prices, links to shows.

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How NFTs could redefine the future of the music industry

Venture Beast

Despite the speculation and skepticism around NFTs’ seemingly volatile and unregulated nature, one thing is certain — they are here to stay. Read More.

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SEC Pushes Back After Tesla and Musk Accuse Regulator of Harassment

Gizmodo

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, after being accused by Tesla CEO Elon Musk this week of conducting a “harassment campaign” against him, has responded with a reminder to Musk that this level of federal scrutiny was part of the deal he agreed to after his shitposting landed him in hot water. Read more.

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The cookie is crumbling. It’s time for digital advertising to start baking

Venture Beast

The death of the cookie won’t be a death knell, but a chance to move forward with advertising tactics that work in an evolving digital world. 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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The Winter Olympics As We Know Them Could Be Over

Gizmodo

Maddie Phaneuf , an Olympic biathlete (she does a combination of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting) from Upstate New York has watched this year’s Winter Games with mixed enthusiasm. She’s saddened—but not surprised—that the event has had to use fake snow, as snowfall is becoming harder to predict around the… Read more.

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To pay or not to pay is the question for cloud ransomware

Venture Beast

Just like cybersecurity, ransomware attacks are evolving. Data exfiltration, encryption, and exposure of sensitive company info predominate. Read More.

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Apple to Offer Free CODA Movie Screenings to Celebrate Its Oscar Nod Next Weekend

Gizmodo

You can tell that Apple is absolutely thrilled with its record-breaking six Oscar nominations this year for CODA and The Tragedy of Macbeth. To celebrate, it is re-releasing CODA , which premiered last August in theaters and on Apple TV+, for free in major cities across the U.S. and London from Feb. 25 to Feb. 27. Read more.

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Kiva Allgood interview — How Sarcos is bringing industrial robotics and exoskeletons to life

Venture Beast

Kiva Allgood, CEO of Sarcos Robotics, believes the time has come for industrial robotics and exoskeletons to help humans with work. 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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Seattle’s Museum of Flight celebrates 1-year anniversary of Perseverance landing on Mars

GeekWire

Dr. Melissa Rice gives a presentation at the Museum of Flight on Friday. (Photo by Steve Case). This past Friday marked one Earth year since NASA’s Perseverance rover and its Ingenuity helicopter touched down on Mars. Seattle’s Museum of Flight is the first site to exhibit NASA’s full-scale replicas of the rover and helicopter, and both are in the spotlight this weekend at the museum as part of an anniversary celebration.

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Elon Musk’s claims of ‘broken promises’ denied by the SEC

The Verge

The SEC has responded to Musk’s letter. | Photo by Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images. The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has responded to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s claims that the agency has subjected him and his electric car company to “endless, unfounded investigations ,” first reported by the Wall Street Journal. In a letter to Judge Alison Nathan, the SEC refutes Musk’s allegations that it’s ignoring its commitment to distribute $40 million in fine money to Tesla shareholde

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Paul Dano Talks Shifting to Riddler Mode and Joining the Superhero Genre

Gizmodo

While The Batman is treading fairly well worn ground with its title hero having some experience into his career as a superhero detective , its chief villain is another story. Paul Dano’s serial killer take on the Riddler is something of new ground for the green baddie, and it’s a new angle that Dano apparently nearly… Read more.

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How assuming fraudsters are lazy can help prevent cyberattacks

Venture Beast

There’s no question that in the fight against fraud, two metrics are excellent tools to help organizations stay safe and prevent cyberattacks. Read More.

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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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FDA Is Reportedly Considering Whether to Approve a Second Booster Shot for This Fall

Gizmodo

This fall, you may be able to get a second covid-19 booster shot along with your annual flu vaccine. Read more.

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Drop’s signature MT3 profile mechanical keycaps are buy one get one free

The Verge

The MT3 Susuwatari keycap set on an aluminum Epomaker GK68XS. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge. I know Saturdays are usually for sleeping in, but I hope you don’t sleep on this round of deals. Drop has a very special sale on its exclusive collection of MT3 profile keycaps for Cherry-style mechanical keyboards. You can buy two base or ortholinear sets of keycaps and get them for the price of one when you use code MT3FREE until Sunday, February 20th.

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Aquaman: Andromeda Puts DC's King in Deep Sea Sci-Fi Horror

Gizmodo

After his solo film made some pretty big waves back in 2018, DC’s been building out Aquaman’s corner of the DC universe with various event books and miniseries framed around his supporting cast. For Arthur Curry’s newest title, DC is bringing the King of Atlantis over to their prestigious Black Label in a miniseries… Read more.

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Decentralized identity solutions could bring true ownership and security to gaming

Venture Beast

By backending games with blockchain tech, such as decentralized identity solutions, players can truly own and be rewarded for in-game assets. 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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Tales of The Walking Dead Adds Several Superheroes to Its Stacked Cast

Gizmodo

Back in 2020, AMC announced that The Walking Dead would live on after its 11th and final season through various spinoffs and follow ups. One of them is Tales of the Walking Dead, an anthology series featuring characters both new and old in AMC’s zombie universe. And as it gets closer to its planned summer release,… Read more.

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How Facebook twisted Canada’s trucker convoy into an international movement

The Verge

Photo by Steve Russell / Toronto Star via Getty Images. A labyrinth of Facebook groups and right-wing media After more than two weeks of chaotic protest, this week, the Canadian government pushed back. On Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the country’s Emergencies Act, enabling new financial restrictions on the protests and signaling harsh new penalties against anyone involved.

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We Don't Have to Accept a Bad Flu Season Every Winter

Gizmodo

Another horrific winter of the covid-19 pandemic in the U.S. has once again come with a silver lining: barely-there influenza. CDC data this week continues to show little flu activity in what’s already been an incredibly mild season. Though it’s not realistic to expect that the seasonal flu will always remain this… Read more.

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Read exactly how Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal for Activision Blizzard came together

The Verge

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge. Microsoft shocked the tech and gaming world on January 18th when it announced it would acquire Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion deal, by far the biggest ever in gaming. Activision Blizzard, one of the most storied developers on the planet, had been reeling for months from multiple scandals, including California’s lawsuit accusing the company of creating a culture of “constant sexual harassment,” an explosive Wall Street Journal report suggesting CEO Bobby

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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.