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Who Is Responsible For Responsible AI?

Forrester IT

In 2019, we predicted that there will be three high profile AI related PR snafus in 2020. It’s only August and we’ve already seen plenty of examples of AI going wrong – the ACLU sued facial recognition provider Clearview for violating a well-known Illinois state biometric law in the US, the UK’s Home Office was […].

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Your Next Move: Threat Hunter

Association of Information Technology Professional

Threat hunters are IT professionals who proactively find cybersecurity threats and mitigate them before they compromise an organization.

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Forrester Reviews And Scores US Mobile Banking Apps: What We Learned

Forrester IT

For over a decade, Forrester has conducted an annual review of banks’ mobile apps. My colleague Gina Bhawalkar and I recently published our most recent research, in which we evaluated and scored the mobile banking experiences on more than a dozen banking brands’ apps across the US and Canada. In the US, we looked at […].

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Security in the 'new normal': Passwordless is the way forward

Tech Republic Security

Moving on from passwords to strong authentication and adaptive access policies is key to improving security without hurting productivity, especially given the increase in remote working.

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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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Forrester Reviews And Scores Canadian Mobile Banking Apps: What We Learned

Forrester IT

For over a decade, Forrester has conducted an annual review of banks’ mobile apps. My colleague Gina Bhawalkar and I recently published our most recent research, in which we evaluated and scored the mobile banking experiences of more than a dozen banking brands’ apps across the US and Canada. In Canada, we looked at the […].

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SCCM Secondary Server Installation Guide | Step by Step | ConfigMgr

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s look at the installation of Configuration Manager (a.k.a SCCM) secondary server step by step guide. More details about SCCM secondary server installation in the following sections. You can’t install a secondary server without a primary server. Secondary sites support the maximum number of 15,000 desktops devices.

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How to calculate the cost of Google Cloud Platform services

Tech Republic Cloud

The Google Cloud Pricing Calculator can give businesses perspective on the overall cost of cloud services and help them make better and more informed decisions.

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Freedom Financial CIO Taps Analytics for COVID Tracking

Information Week

As employees trickle back to the office, Freedom Financial is using technology and analytics to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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Microsoft fixes Windows and Internet Explorer zero-day flaws in latest Patch Tuesday

Tech Republic Security

The latest series of Patch Tuesday security updates for Windows 10 includes patches for 17 bugs marked 'Critical' and 97 listed as 'Important'.

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Shifting Cloud Adoption in the Enterprise

Information Week

Portability of applications, seamless data integration, and business alliances between vendors means enterprises need to prepare for omni-cloud adoptions soon.

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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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Are You A Confidant CIO – Or An Overconfident CIO?

The Accidental Successful CIO

The line is easy to cross and hard to recognize Image Credit: Miki Jourdan Follow. So just exactly what does it take to be a successful CIO? I think that we can all agree that one of the key traits that the person in the CIO position needs to have is the self-confidence to deal with issues related to the importance of information technology. If we don’t believe in ourselves, then who will?

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66% of hotels and hospitality enterprises considering SaaS models in COVID-19 response

Tech Republic Cloud

According to a new survey, 38% of IT leaders plan to increase their investment in cloud-based networking.

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One of the Most Timely Novels of the Year Is About Black Women in the 1880s Hunting Zombies

Gizmodo

The world can be utterly bleak nowadays. A government that seems to actively hate health and science, an economy ruled by a handful of lying billionaires, and continued state-sanctioned violence against Black people have ushered in a modern dystopia. But as I finished Deathless Divide , Justina Ireland’s stellar follow… Read more.

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Foxconn says China can no longer be "the world's factory"

TechSpot

Foxconn's latest earnings report is out, and it looks like Apple's biggest supplier rose above analyst expectations at a time when many other companies have seen their business dwindle because of the pandemic.

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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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Avatar: The Last Airbender’s Creators Just Left the Live-Action Netflix Adaptation

Gizmodo

Leaves from the vine. Avatar: The Last Airbender co-creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko have announced they will no longer be involved in the live-action adaptation due to a lack of support from Netflix. The series could still happen, but both creators said it would not represent the show they wanted… Read more.

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Google uses crowdsourced photos to recreate landmarks in 3D for AR/VR

Venture Beast

Researchers have updated a neural rendering technology with the ability to distinguish 3D structures from lighting, using landmark photos shared online. Read More.

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Famed SETI Observatory Wrecked After Cable Breaks

Gizmodo

The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is currently out of commission after a thick support cable fell onto the dish, creating a large gash. It’s yet another setback for the beloved science facility, which hasn’t fully recovered from the devastation of Hurricane Maria. Read more.

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Locomation completes public road trial of semi-autonomous truck convoy tech

Venture Beast

Locomation, an autonomous truck startup headquartered in Pittsburgh, successfully completed its first on-road program transporting commercial freight. 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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Florida Sheriff Bans Masks As State's Covid-19 Death Toll Breaks New Daily Record

Gizmodo

Billy Woods, the sheriff of central Florida’s Marion County, banned masks for all deputies and visitors to the sheriff’s office starting Tuesday, according to a new report from the Ocala Star Banner —a strange decision to make in the middle of a pandemic that’s still wildly out of control. Read more.

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Varjo raises $54 million to bring VR with ‘human eye’ resolution to more industries

Venture Beast

Varjo, a Finnish startup developing virtual reality and mixed reality tech for the enterprise, has raised $54 million in a series C round of funding. Read More.

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Cybersecurity and remote support are top goals for CIOs in 2020

Tech Republic Security

Most IT leaders say their priorities have shifted since the coronavirus pandemic surfaced around the start of the year, says Hitachi ID.

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California judge rules Uber and Lyft must classify drivers as employees

Venture Beast

A California judge granted the state’s request for a preliminary injunction blocking Uber and Lyft from classifying their drivers as contractors. 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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Microsoft removes driver updates via Windows 10 Device Manager

TechSpot

Users running the latest version of Windows 10 May Update will no longer be able to use the Device Manager to check online for driver updates. The change, spotted by WindowsLatest, seemingly went live as part of Microsoft's recently released cumulative update preview for Windows 10 version 2004.

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Researchers claim bias in AI named entity recognition models

Venture Beast

Researchers show evidence of demographic bias in named entity recognition models. They're more likely to accurately recognize white names, on average. Read More.

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Abandoned apps like TikTok pose a security risk in a BYOD world

Tech Republic Security

Social media apps put corporate networks at risk and provide raw material for deep fakes.

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UC Berkeley’s Niloufar Salehi on restorative justice in social media

Venture Beast

UC Berkeley assistant professor Niloufar Salehi is exploring how to apply restorative justice to social media platforms as part of an NSF grant. 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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Boeing 747s still use 3.5-inch floppy disks for critical software updates

TechSpot

As reported by The Register, the discovery was made by cybersecurity firm Pen Test Partners (PTP), which was showing off the inner workings of a British Airways 747 that the airline retired recently due to falling passenger numbers during the pandemic.

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Lyft joins Uber in threatening to pull out of California over driver status

The Verge

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. Lyft said it would shut down operations in California if forced to classify drivers as employees, the company’s executives said in an earnings call with investors on Wednesday. Lyft joins Uber in threatening to pull out of one of its most important US markets over the question of drivers’ employment status.

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Xiaomi shows off transparent OLED TV for its 10th-year anniversary

TechSpot

Xiaomi's limited product launches and availability mean that the Chinese electronics company is yet to become a true global competitor. Nonetheless, the company's expanding product portfolio of aggressively priced TVs, laptops, phones, and other gadgets has made it a household name in China over the last decade, which it's now.

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This Case Gives Your Phone Robotic Legs So It Can Crawl to a Wireless Charging Pad

Gizmodo

By now our brains are all wired with smartphone battery anxiety, and panic starts to set in when power drops below 50%. In one of the more bizarre ways to keep those stresses at bay, a team of researchers have developed a new smartphone case with a set of tiny robotic legs that allow a phone to crawl to a wireless… 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.