Forrester IT
DECEMBER 22, 2020
(Written with Benjamin Corey, senior research associate at Forrester) Telehealth (virtual care) usage has skyrocketed during the pandemic. When you roll back the tape a few months, healthcare providers were able to (very quickly) stand up virtual care capabilities without having to go through the intensive HIPAA compliance protocols required in the healthcare industry.
Association of Information Technology Professional
DECEMBER 22, 2020
As the dust settles on the Solar Winds Orion cyberattack, it's clear that the IT industry needs to take the next step and band together, sharing threat intelligence and cyber best practices to avoid similar hacks in the future.
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Forrester IT
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US in March, we’ve been tracking precisely how the pandemic and related crises have taken an emotional toll on consumers by applying Forrester’s Consumer Energy Index, our data-driven framework that captures how ready and willing consumers are to reach out to brands. Conditions during the first […].
Information Week
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Artificial intelligence and automation were key tools in the IT enterprises' pandemic war effort in 2020. Here's how they will continue to change the game in every organization in 2021.
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.
Anoop
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s have a quick look at New Hotfix Available for ConfigMgr 2010. Microsoft released the new SCCM 2010 Hotfix KB4594176 to Fix nine(9) known issue. This hotfix is applicable to all the environments that are installed during the opt-in version release. This hotfix is needed if you update ConfigMgr 2010 using an opt-in PowerShell script.
Information Week
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Artificial intelligence and automation were key tools in the IT enterprises' pandemic war effort in 2020. Here's how they will continue to change the game in every organization in 2021.
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Information Week
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Here's how the dramatic events of 2020 are likely to shape enterprise IT teams in the coming year, according to analysts from firms like Gartner, IDC, and Forrester.
Tech Republic Security
DECEMBER 22, 2020
The legislation would both ban the resale of goods acquired using bots and the resale of tech products above the manufacturers' price.
Information Week
DECEMBER 22, 2020
There's considerable value in standing on the shoulders of the giants in industry who have learned from several decades of experiments in manufacturing.
Tech Republic Security
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Learn how to prevent cybercriminals from taking advantage of users' minds that are on "automatic.
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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.
Spearline Testing
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Skibbereen, Cork, 22 December 2019 — Spearline today announced that for the seventh consecutive year, it is among the top half of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Ireland. The tech company ranked in the 2020 Deloitte Technology Fast 50, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Ireland. Rankings are based on average percentage revenue growth over four years.
Tech Republic Security
DECEMBER 22, 2020
How can and should governments respond to and better protect themselves from serious cyberattacks from hostile nations?
Gizmodo
DECEMBER 22, 2020
If you’re reading this, you might have read the juicy piece that Elle dropped this weekend chronicling how a former Bloomberg reporter torched her entire career after falling for the longtime subject of her reporting— professional-tool -turned-convicted-securities-fraudster Martin Shkreli. And if you know about that… Read more.
Tech Republic Security
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Security fatigue and negative social influences give digital bad guys the advantage. Experts offer tips on how to solve this cybersecurity issue.
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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.
Gizmodo
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Do you ever hear a new song and realize it’s unlike anything you’ve heard before? I feel that a few times this year, mostly with Phoebe Bridgers and Polo G. It happened to scientists recently, too. But it wasn’t a new singer or rapper they discovered; it’s a new population of whales. Read more.
TechSpot
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Ransomware might not be the most common or financially lucrative type of malware, but with cybercriminals targeting local governments and hospitals, it has the potential to be the most dangerous.
Gizmodo
DECEMBER 22, 2020
In July, Harry “hbomberguy” Brewis shared a video on his popular YouTube channel called “ RWBY Is Disappointing, And Here’s Why.” The two-and-half-hour video — a sharp, detailed critique of the cartoon RWBY — was the result of a lot of work by Brewis and his producer, Kat Lo. It also took an extra week and a half of… Read more.
The Verge
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Image by Alex Castro / The Verge. A group of high profile tech companies including Microsoft, Google, Cisco, and VMWare have filed an amicus brief in support of Facebook’s legal action against NSO Group, Microsoft has announced. Facebook-owned WhatsApp sued the spyware vendor last year, alleging that its software was used to hack 1,400 devices via a vulnerability in the messaging service.
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Gizmodo
DECEMBER 22, 2020
AmazonSmile, which launched in 2013, would seem to be one of the mega-corporation’s less overtly awful functions: it’s a simple service that adds a surcharge to Amazon purchases and donates it to a participating charity of a shopper’s choice. However, UK-based media organization openDemocracy has found among those… Read more.
The Verge
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Image: Tidux (Twitter). Sony’s latest PlayStation 5 update seems to have fixed one of the biggest issues with cross-gen games on the console: making it clearer when players have the PlayStation 4 version of a game installed and notifying them when there’s a PS5 version available to download. The feature, spotted by Twitter user Tidux , aims to clarify one of the more frustratingly complex parts of the PlayStation 5.
GeekWire
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield and Away co-founder Jennifer Rubio. (Instagram Photo via @Jennifer ). Three weeks into his $27.7 billion honeymoon phase with Salesforce, Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield’s real wedding could have an unwelcome guest of sorts, in the form of rival Microsoft Teams. The ironic, collaboration-software-technology twist was delivered in a tweet on Monday by Butterfield’s fiancée, Jen Rubio , co-founder and president of the luggage brand Away.
The Verge
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Image: Google. Nickelback has created a parody version of its own song “Photograph” for a new Google Photos ad, and it’s a lot more entertaining than you might suspect. In the ad, Nickelback lead singer Chad Kroeger mercilessly makes fun of himself, fully leaning into the “Photograph” meme and its usefulness in explaining all sorts of graphs and in illustrating framed copies of other memes , as Kroeger instructs viewers to “look at them” in his unmistakable, raspy voice.
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“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.
GeekWire
DECEMBER 22, 2020
UK startup Faradair is proposing to bring an 18-passenger propeller-driven triplane to market as soon as 2026, powered by electric motors from Seattle-area startup magniX. (Faradair Rendering). A Seattle-area company has been picked to provide the electric motors for a proposed fleet of 300 aircraft to be built in the United Kingdom by 2030. The deal has the potential to be the largest yet announced for MagniX , which is emerging as a player in the electric aviation niche.
The Verge
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Illustration by Alex Castro. Ripple, its former CEO and founder Christian Larsen, and its current CEO Bradley Garlinghouse are being sued by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC says that they raised more than $1.3 billion through an unregistered securities offering. The suit claims that Ripple violated securities laws by selling XRP, which The Wall Street Journal calls “the third-largest cryptocurrency by market value,” over a seven-year period starting in 2013.
GeekWire
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Dr. Joshua Schiffer of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. (Fred Hutch Photo). As coronavirus vaccines are distributed throughout the country, a big question remains: Even though the vaccines reduce symptomatic COVID-19, can vaccinated individuals still transmit the virus? The answer could significantly impact whether there is a fourth wave of coronavirus infections this spring, according to new models from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
The Verge
DECEMBER 22, 2020
The Ring Mailbox Sensor is a motion sensor designed for your mailbox, One of my favorite movies when I was growing up was Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. In it, the main protagonist, Wayne Szalinski, is a nerdy scientist-slash-home-gadget-inventor who develops a shrink ray in his attic that accidentally shrinks his kids and two neighbor kids down to the size of gnats.
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GeekWire
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Bill Gates at the American Association for the Advancement of Science 2020 annual meeting in Seattle in February. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop). Bill Gates was in the news this year almost as much as when he was running Microsoft, as an advocate for science and equity in the pandemic. If things turn out as he hopes, perhaps he won’t end up on CNN quite as much in 2021, at least not solely to discuss COVID-19.
The Verge
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Photo: Sony Pictures Entertainment. Sony Pictures saw a “bit of a boom” in interest from Hollywood creatives who want to work with a studio committed to theatrical releases, according to the company’s CEO. The uptick in interest comes just after WarnerMedia announced its 17 movies planned for 2021 will premiere on HBO Max the same day they hit theaters.
GeekWire
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Zillow co-founder Rich Barton. (GeekWire File Photo). Seattle philanthropists Sarah and Rich Barton have signed the Giving Pledge , joining more than 200 billionaires and ultra-wealthy people around the globe who’ve pledged to give away their massive fortunes. Rich Barton is the co-founder of Zillow Group and Expedia, and an angel investor who has backed companies such as Avvo, Glassdoor and Nextdoor.
Venture Beast
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Datacenters are actively moving from manual operations to AI control, a move IDC and Huawei analogize to the levels of vehicle autonomy. Read More.
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.
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