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Microsoft lays off journalists to replace them with AI

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Microsoft is laying off dozens of journalists and editorial workers at its Microsoft News and MSN organizations. The layoffs are part of a bigger push by Microsoft to rely on artificial intelligence to pick news and content that’s presented on MSN.com, inside Microsoft’s Edge browser, and in the company’s various Microsoft News apps.

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National Guard Says No 'Child Soldiers' Were Deployed to Control Protests

Gizmodo

Officials with the National Guards of Georgia and Minnesota offered swift denials on Saturday regarding allegations that some of its citizen soldiers sent into protest zones were underage. Read more.

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Crew Dragon?s astronauts give their SpaceX spaceship a storied name: Endeavour

GeekWire

NASA astronauts Doug Hurley (foreground) and Bob Behnken (background) provide a tour of their Crew Dragon space taxi. (NASA via YouTube). The two NASA astronauts who rode SpaceX’s first crew-carrying Dragon capsule to orbit today named their spacecraft, continuing a tradition that goes back to the earliest days of America’s space effort. “I know most of you, at SpaceX especially, know it as Capsule 206,” Hurley said over a space-to-ground video link a few hours after laun

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Watch NASA astronauts fly SpaceX?s Crew Dragon using touchscreens

The Verge

Nearly two hours after NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley became the first astronauts launched to space on a privately-owned rocket , they also became the first to pilot a spaceship using only touchscreen controls. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon eschews the famous maze of manual controls and switches found on retired spacecraft like the Space Shuttle or the Apollo command modules.

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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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In new TED Talk, Seahawks QB Russell Wilson promotes ?neutral thinking? to cope with pressure

GeekWire

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson during his TED Talk on Thursday. (TED Photo). You’ve certainly heard of the “power of positivity” in some form or another as a way to move through life and cope with what’s being thrown your way. Three months or so into a devastating global health crisis, perhaps your positivity reserves are running a little low.

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Watch Live: SpaceX's Second Try to Launch NASA Astronauts to the Space Station

Gizmodo

Bad weather stopped the much-anticipated countdown earlier this week, but SpaceX and NASA will try again today to launch a Crew Dragon to space with astronauts on board. You can catch the action live right here. Read more.

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Microsoft Is Switching Out MSN's Contract Journalists for AI

Gizmodo

Dozens of contract journalists at Microsoft’s MSN and Microsoft News organizations are being phased out in favor of artificial intelligence, according to multiple reports this week. Read more.

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NASA resumes human spaceflight from U.S. soil with SpaceX launch

Venture Beast

SpaceX launched two Americans into orbit from Florida in a landmark mission marking the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years. Read More.

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Protesters shatter Amazon Go windows in Seattle as outrage over Minneapolis man?s death spreads across country

GeekWire

Demonstrators broke the windows of an Amazon Go store in downtown Seattle during a protest Friday evening over the death of George Floyd, as protests and outrage over his death in police custody in Minneapolis spread across the country. Police blocked off protesters just outside the store at the Madison Centre building at Marion Street and 5th Avenue in Seattle.

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Tom Ellis Signs On for an Almost Inevitable Sixth Season of Lucifer

Gizmodo

Lucifer , Fox’s formerly orphaned Satanriffic procedural and now Netflix’s beloved child , is one step closer to yet another season renewal. Read more.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Pico Neo 2 and Tobii-powered eye-tracking variant now available worldwide

Venture Beast

Pico Interactive is making its Neo 2 line of standalone headsets available worldwide. The base model is $700, while the Tobii eye-tracking variant is $900. Read More.

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A Timeline of Events That Led to the 2020 'Fed Up'-rising

Gizmodo

Without the proper context, it is impossible to understand the mushroom cloud of uprisings that are exploding across the country in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd, Breanna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and countless others. Read more.

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Blade & Sorcery launches out of early access June 4 on Oculus and Steam

Venture Beast

The new trailer for the massive “Sorcery Update” for Blade & Sorcery reveals that it will hit both Steam and Oculus Home for Rift platforms on June 4. Read More.

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Ronald D. Moore Dishes on the Original, Four-Hour Concept For the Battlestar Galactica Finale

Gizmodo

This is a really long finale, said the joker to the thief. At roughly 141 minutes, the three-parter that ended Battlestar Galactica way back in 2009 wasn’t a short ending by any stretch of the imagination. But the original cut, which clocked in at around four hours, was even more extensive. The only problem was, it… 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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Zoom paid accounts reportedly will get strong encryption for calls

The Verge

Zoom will add stronger encryption to its paid customers’ video calls, but isn’t planning to offer the enhanced security to all accounts, Reuters reported. A security consultant with the company told Reuters that it still wasn’t clear whether some accounts, such as nonprofit users, might qualify for the more secure calls. “Zoom’s approach to end-to-end encryption is very much a work in progress - everything from our draft cryptographic design, which was just published last week, to our continued

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Enjoy the weekend with this new Baldur's Gate 3 teaser

TechSpot

In teasing a new sizzle reel, Larian Studios tweeted out that "It's almost time to venture forth." Attached to the tweet is a 40 second clip showing off some new gameplay footage, spells, environments, and voice work. Take a look.

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Kit Harrington, At Least, Is Happy With Jon Snow's Ending in Game of Thrones

Gizmodo

It’s been a little over a year since the last episode of Game of Thrones aired, giving us a lot of time to reflect on whether or not we were satisfied with how things ended up. This is true for the actors who brought those characters to life, too. And for Kit Harrington, at least, it turned out okay. Read more.

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The complete Python programming certification bootcamp is currently 98% off

TechSpot

Considered one of the best programming languages to learn and possess in your toolkit, Python is efficient and powerful, uses simple syntax, and adheres to coding principles. That's why top companies like Microsoft, Cisco, Netflix and Google rely on it to build complex functionality without complex code.

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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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What's the Deal With All These Cicadas?

Gizmodo

It’s like clockwork. Seasons change. Fads come and go. And, once every 17 years, millions of cicadas emerge from the ground to scream. And scream. And scream. Read more.

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Lenovo?s smart clock that can display your Google Photos library is only $40

The Verge

Normally $80, the Lenovo Smart Clock is 50 percent off | Image: Google. Memorial Day deals are a tough act to follow, and we’ve definitely seen the frequency of sales this week slow down a bit. Nevertheless, there are plenty of places where you can save on tech, video games, and more. We’ve put those below, and we’ll be back next week with more deals.

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Uber now allows you to book a ride for $50 per hour, make multiple stops along the way

TechSpot

Uber says that ridership plummeted during the pandemic, and even as lockdown measures have been relaxed, many people have changed the way they use the ride sharing service. The company still encourages most people to travel only when necessary, but in the meantime has implemented a new option for people.

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Star Trek: Voyager's 'Year of Hell' Episodes Could Have Been a Whole Season, According to Bryan Fuller

Gizmodo

If the writers had had their way. 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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GeekWire Podcast: Dueling visions of Amazon; HBO Max launches; Saving the Cinerama

GeekWire

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. Amazon and critics wage a PR war in the company’s first virtual annual meeting. One employee said working at an Amazon warehouse is like getting the “golden ticket,” but a former employee and critic talked of “toxicity” in the company’s culture. We watched the whole thing, and we’ll tell you all about it.

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Saturday's Best Deals: Birds of Prey, Gaming Chairs, Stylish Chinos, and More

Gizmodo

A three-piece multi-function wrench set , JACHS NY chinos , a sleek gaming chair , the Show Your Pride bundle , and more are some of Saturday’s best deals. Read more.

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Waymo?s robot minivans are ready to roll in the Bay Area for the first time since COVID-19 outbreak

The Verge

Photo by Andrej Sokolow/picture alliance via Getty Images. Waymo’s self-driving cars are returning to Bay Area roads for the first time since the company halted its public testing in early March because of the coronavirus outbreak. The Alphabet-owned company plans to return its fleet of autonomous minivans to service starting June 8th, according to an email obtained by The Verge.

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Sen. Ted Cruz Says Allowing Iranian Leaders to Have Twitter Accounts Is Possibly Criminal

Gizmodo

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is urging the federal government to open a criminal investigation into Twitter for allowing Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Javad Zarif, the Iranian foreign minister, to have accounts on the social media platform. Cruz argues that Twitter’s actions possibly violate… 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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The Verge?s favorite hobbies to do while stuck at home

The Verge

Putting things in jars is a surprisingly therapeutic activity. | Photo by William Poor / The Verge. If you’re anything like us, over the past couple of months you’ve probably finished every “must watch” TV series on Netflix, cleaned your apartment from top to bottom, and completed every video game in your backlog. We get it: social distancing can get pretty boring.

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European Union Leaders Urge U.S. to Reconsider Its Decision to Withdraw From the WHO

Gizmodo

European Union leaders on Saturday urged the U.S. to reconsider withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO) and stated that “global cooperation and solidarity through multilateral efforts” are the only effective and viable ways to win the battle against coronavirus. Read more.

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SpaceX and NASA reset the countdown for second try to launch first crewed Dragon

GeekWire

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Crew Dragon capsule, stands at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A between its launch tower on the right and a water tower on the left. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota). The countdown clock is running for a second time, in hopes of achieving a first: SpaceX is aiming to become the first company to send NASA astronauts to the International Space Station on a commercial spaceship.

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After seeing milestone launch, President Trump hails space effort as a force for ?pride and unity?

GeekWire

President Donald Trump delivers remarks in Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building with a mockup of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule in the background. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota). President Donald Trump held up America’s space effort as a unifying endeavor for a divided nation after becoming only the third sitting president to witness the launch of American astronauts in person.

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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.