Wed.Aug 19, 2020

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New AWS Service Lets Any User Create Simulated Worlds To Train Robots, ML and AI

CTOvision

Practitioners in the closely related domains of robotics and machine learning have long had a problem when it comes to fielding real-world solutions. Systems need to be trained to operate […].

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Introducing The Forrester Tech Sustainability Framework

Forrester IT

The high-tech and telecommunications industries are under increased scrutiny for their impact on the environment. The fact is that technology is often ecologically abusive in its manufacture, operation, and afterlife. Organizations in every vertical must seriously consider their role in sustainability, as it has become an important criterion for customers.

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Training We All Need To Survive And Thrive In The Modern Age: Learn to Counter-Disinformation

CTOvision

This is another opportunity where OODA Loop membership can provide a deep discount. OODA is pleased to offer this unique online training event with OODA Expert Marc Ambinder. OODA Network […].

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Differentiate With Customer Service For Marketing Success In The New Normal

Forrester IT

Customer Service As We Know It Has Changed What is was Customer Service? All customer engagement in the post-sales customer journey. Support to enable better use of a product or a service. A mandatory investment that adds to cost (and this needs optimization to manage revenues). Yes, but no. All this has changed in last […].

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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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Industrial control system cybersecurity vulnerabilities are rising in 2020

Tech Republic Security

365 ICS vulnerabilities were disclosed in the first half of the year, 75% of them are high or critical on the CVSS scale, and nearly three-quarters can be exploited remotely, according to a report.

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With Data Deprecation Picking Up Steam, B2C Marketers Must Rethink Their DMP Strategy

Forrester IT

B2C marketers’ most pressing top-of-mind issue is how data deprecation will impact targeting, measurement, personalization, and digital media buying. Data deprecation restricts tracking and access to consumer data due to regulatory, browser, walled-garden, or consumer actions. Here is the cold, hard truth: Google’s intention to deprecate the third-party cookie will drastically impact modern marketing.

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How To Keep Marketing In A Pandemic

Forrester IT

The COVID-19 pandemic upended the 2020 plans of many B2C marketers — amounting to a projected 28% decline in US marketing spend through 2021. Brands improvised, cutting media spend and adjusting their previous marketing strategies to accommodate rapid shifts in consumer behavior. Many companies, especially those in hard-hit industries like travel and fashion retail, were […].

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What Is Embedded Development? 6 Jobs and How to Get Them

Association of Information Technology Professional

When manufacturers add software to everyday consumer products, it is known as embedded development. This field offers a variety of career paths for IT pros.

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How to keep your company secure while employees work from home

Tech Republic Security

There are new issues organizations should consider as work from home continues with no end in sight. One expert offers ideas to secure your widening perimeter.

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How to Install VAMT Activate Windows 7 ESU keys using VAMT | SCCM

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s learn how to install and activate VAMT (Volume Activation Management Tool). Also, understand how to automatically activate Windows 7 devices for extended security updates (ESU). Little Background Microsoft announced the end of support for Windows 7 from January 14, 2020, and provided us the option to either migrate to Windows 10 or buy, purchase […].

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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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NordVPN: How to protect your organization from DDoS attacks

Tech Republic Security

Without early threat detection, you may not know your website has been hit by a DDoS attack until it slows down or stops, says NordVPN Teams.

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What CIOs Can Do When Everyone Retires!

The Accidental Successful CIO

CIOs need to find a way to deal with their looming talent shortage Image Credit: wariat 1410 Follow. I’m pretty sure that I don’t have to tell CIOs that they have a real problem on their hands. Due to the way that demographics work, there are a lot of skilled IT workers who are just about ready to become eligible to retire. When this happens, all of sudden a great deal of the knowledge that allows the IT department to run smoothly is going to walk out the door.

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Carnival Cruises hit with a costly ransomware attack

Tech Republic Security

The company says in SEC filing it is preparing for potential claims from guests, employees, and shareholders based on the data accessed.

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This huge upgrade to Google Maps brings granular, street-level data to major cities

Tech Republic Cloud

Google has tapped into its computer vision smarts and catalogue of satellite imagery to give Google Maps apps an overhaul.

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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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How to restrict Nextcloud logins to IP addresses

Tech Republic Security

If you want to lock down your Nextcloud instance so only certain computers can log in, follow these steps.

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Android-powered 5G BlackBerry phone with physical keyboard is coming in 2021

TechSpot

The iconic BlackBerry brand is getting yet another lease on life. OnwardMobility, a startup created to deliver comprehensive, secure mobile device solutions to government, enterprise and business clients has licensed the rights to develop, engineer and bring a new BlackBerry mobile device to market next year.

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IT Jobs Remain Strong Despite the Pandemic

Information Week

16.3 Million Americans are unemployed right now, but IT positions are relatively safe.

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GeekWire 200 Update: Seattle and Pacific NW startups raise big funding rounds amid pandemic

GeekWire

The leading privately-held companies across the Pacific Northwest are raising giant swaths of cash and increasing their valuations despite the ongoing economic crisis. See the full GeekWire 200 ranking of Pacific NW tech startups for August 2020. Five of the top 10 companies on the GeekWire 200 , our ranking of the Pacific Northwest’s privately-held tech startups, have raised big rounds in recent months: Vacation rental platform Vacasa, ranked No. 2, raised $108 million in June.

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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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Avaaz: Facebook’s algorithm drove 3.8 billion views of health misinformation

Venture Beast

Despite efforts by Facebook to combat fake news about the coronavirus, the social networking platform enabled 3.8 billion views of health misinformation. Read More.

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Researchers Find a Way to Copy Keys Using the Sounds They Make Inside a Lock

Gizmodo

Keyed locks are relatively easy to pick if you’ve spent enough time mastering the skill. But researchers at the National University of Singapore have just made it even easier. If you can use a smartphone to record a sound, you can capture all the information you need to create a working duplicate of a key. Read more.

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Nvidia beats Q2 2020 expectations with revenue up 50% to $3.87 billion

Venture Beast

Nvidia posted revenues of $3.87 billion for the second fiscal quarter ended July 26, up 50% from a year earlier. The pandemic is lifting AI and game sales. Read More.

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Eyedropper startup Nanodropper lands new $500k Air Force contract as it begins shipping device

GeekWire

MacKenzie Andrews of Nanodropper holds the eye dropper adaptor that her team created during an “Inventions We Love” presentation at the 2019 GeekWire Summit. (GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong). Nanodropper , makers of an eye drop bottle adaptor which reduces the size of eye drops and saves medication and money in the process, has received more funding from the United States Air Force.

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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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Apple crosses $2 trillion market cap as world’s most valuable company

Venture Beast

Two years after becoming the first U.S. company to hit a $1 trillion market cap. Apple doubled its value to $2 trillion, and its future looks rosy. Read More.

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Nichelle Nichols' Family Turns to GoFundMe in an Ongoing Legal Battle With Her Manager

Gizmodo

Star Trek star Nichelle Nichols is one of the most influential sci-fi actors of the 20th century, but the actress who played Uhura remains the focus of a legal battle over her finances, career, and well-being—one which continues to escalate, as more members of her family have stepped in to help. Read more.

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Pew: 73% of Americans believe social media platforms censor political speech

Venture Beast

Ahead of the 2020 election, Pew Research found that a majority of American adults believe social media platforms censor political speech. Read More.

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Sellers on eBay are trying to get thousands of dollars for used iPhones with Fortnite installed

TechSpot

The latest in Epic's epic struggle against App Store tyranny is $10,000 iPhones with Fortnite preinstalled. You read that right. Pop over to eBay and search "fortnite iphone." You will find well over a hundred listings asking thousands of dollars for used iPhones with Fortnite installed. Some are going for.

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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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Could machine learning help bring marginalized voices into historical archives?

Venture Beast

Researchers at the Montreal AI Ethics Institute and Microsoft propose using AI systems to build more inclusive, less biased historical archives. Read More.

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Multiple rumors point to the RTX 3090's very high price

TechSpot

It was last week when Micron's tech briefing revealed some details of what will presumably be Nvidia's 3000-series flagship. It’s listed as having 12 GDDR6X modules, 19-21 Gb/s/pin, 76-84 GB/s/placement, 912-1008 GB/s/system and a total frame buffer of 12 GB. "At 21 GB/s, a graphics card with 12 pcs of.

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Facebook gamifies data collection to boost conversational AI

Venture Beast

In a preprint paper, Facebook researchers propose a gamified approach to collecting data to train conversational AI models. Read More.

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Google Maps is getting more detailed and more colorful

TechSpot

Google Maps already offers high-definition satellite imagery to more than 98 percent of the world’s population but there’s always room for improvement. Thanks to a new color-mapping algorithm, Google is now able to offer a more vibrant map of an area when viewing at a global scale.

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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.