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Digital Accessibility Is About Great CX, Not Just Compliance — Takeaways From Deque’s Inaugural Axe-con Conference

Forrester IT

I speak with companies weekly about the growing importance of digital accessibility, and prior to 2020 those conversations almost always started with this question: “How do we make our sites and apps accessible so we don’t get sued?” It’s a fair question — after all, the number of web and mobile accessibility lawsuits has increased […].

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Why Killing Silos is Crucial in Digital Transformation

Social, Agile and Transformation

"We're operating in silos." "The left side isn't talking to the right side.". "We need a meeting to decide who to attend to the next meeting so we can review what we didn't cover in the last one.". "Why are we working on this initiative?" "What problem are you trying to solve?" "Let's meet to get on the same page.". "We're agile, sort of fragile, and unfortunately.

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The Road To Sustainable Finance Will Be Long And Thorny

Forrester IT

Tariq Fancy – BlackRock’s former Chief Investment Officer of Sustainable Investing – caused an uproar recently when he denounced sustainable investing as just “marketing hype” and “PR spin.” Well, the spin is clearly working, with Morningstar announcing record inflows into sustainable funds in Q4 2020. Financial services firms have a large role to play in […].

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ConfigMgr HTTP-only Client Communication is Going Out of Support | SCCM

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Read More. The post ConfigMgr HTTP-only Client Communication is Going Out of Support | SCCM appeared first on HTMD Device Management by Anoop C Nair.

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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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Report: 5G network slicing could leave flaws for bad actors to exploit

Network World

5G networks that incorporate legacy technology could be vulnerable to compromise via a lack of mapping between transport and application layers, according to a report by Ireland-based AdaptiveMobile Security. 5G resources. What is 5G? Fast wireless technology for enterprises and phones. How 5G frequency affects range and speed. Private 5G can solve some problems that Wi-Fi can’t.

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What Is the Dark Web? A Brief Primer

Association of Information Technology Professional

There are multiple benefits and dangers surrounding the dark web. Let’s take a look at the good, the bad and the ugly traits of the dark web.

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Making the Business Case for Edge Computing

Information Week

Understanding how and where edge computing fits into an organization's overall IT road map goes a long way toward formulating a business case for it within your organization.

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Corporate doxing is on the rise: Here's how hackers are doing it and how to stop them

Tech Republic Security

Doxing an individual can be a time-consuming and ultimately fruitless process, but the potential payout for doxing corporate employees can be huge, making them a much more tempting target.

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There's Something Fishy About Amazon's Anti-Union Twitter Army

Gizmodo

Have you noticed a strange army of Amazon employees on Twitter recently, claiming that Amazon doesn’t engage in union-busting and disputing stories that workers sometimes have to p**s in bottles ? Many Twitter users are wondering whether the people are even real. And while there’s some evidence these people could be… Read more.

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Remote work and increased cybersecurity threats presented both challenges and opportunities for MSPs

Tech Republic Security

Sixty-five percent of MSPs increased their revenue from delivering cybersecurity services even during the recession brought on by the pandemic, according to Kaseya.

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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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Dangerous Android App Pretends to Be a System Update to Steal Your Data

Gizmodo

Beware a newly discovered malicious app that pretends to update your phone but, in reality, is just a giant spyware application that can steal pretty much all your data while also monitoring your movements and online search history. Read more.

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Beware of scams this tax season

Tech Republic Security

Cybercriminals are using phishing emails on tax filers to scam them out of money. Be careful which emails you click on.

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5G: Network slicing could result in vulnerabilities

Network World

5G networks that incorporate legacy technology could be vulnerable to compromise via a lack of mapping between transport and application layers, according to a report by Ireland-based AdaptiveMobile Security.

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Weak passwords are dangerous to your organization

Tech Republic Security

People are still using "Password" and "123456" to secure their accounts, NordPass says. Ensure strong security for your business.

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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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Amazon employees, bots or trolls? New Twitter bios emerge to speak out mostly against union effort

GeekWire

The Twitter bio for a user named @AmazonFCDarla (Twitter screenshot). Amazon is getting some help in its efforts to beat back a unionization movement at one of its fulfillment centers in Bessemer, Ala. But internet sleuths are pointing out that anti-union “employees” who have shown up on Twitter lately may not be real people. Tweets praising Amazon and how great a company it is — without the benefit of a union — are spread across multiple accounts.

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Boston Dynamics unveils Stretch: a new robot designed to move boxes in warehouses

The Verge

Stretch is Boston Dynamics’ latest foray into logistics. | Image: Boston Dynamics. Boston Dynamics is best known for its robot dog Spot, a machine designed to work in a range of environments, from offshore oil rigs to deep underground mines. But in recent years, the company has increasingly focused attention on the logistics space, and today is unveiling a new robot with just one application in mind: moving boxes in warehouses.

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Stanford Scientists Post Entire mRNA Sequence for Moderna Vaccine on Github

Gizmodo

A group of Stanford researchers has hacked Moderna’s messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine for the novel coronavirus, Motherboard first reported on Monday, and published its entire genetic sequence on the open-source code repository Github. Read more.

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Are Your Cloud Costs Outpacing Your Growth?

Information Week

Here are three key business areas to investigate as you assess how the cloud is serving your larger business goals.

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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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Overclocker pushes Intel's Core i9-11900K Rocket Lake-S chip to 7 GHz using LN2

TechSpot

According to the CPU-Z Validation website (via VideoCardz), the flagship Rocket Lake-S CPU was clocked at 7,048 MHz. An overclocker called 'ROG-Fisher' achieved this feat by adjusting the voltage to 1.873 volts and using an ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Apex motherboard along with some exotic liquid nitrogen (LN2) cooling.

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Honeywell says quantum computers will outpace standard verification in ’18 to 24 months’

Venture Beast

Honeywell says quantum computing platforms are approaching a processing milestone that conventional computers can't simulate. Read More.

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OpenAI’s text-generating system GPT-3 is now spewing out 4.5 billion words a day

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. One of the biggest trends in machine learning right now is text generation. AI systems learn by absorbing billions of words scraped from the internet and generate text in response to a variety of prompts. It sounds simple, but these machines can be put to a wide array of tasks — from creating fiction, to writing bad code, to letting you chat with historical figures.

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Upcoming Windows 10 feature promises to optimize a device based on its use case

TechSpot

Microsoft has been testing a new "Device Usage" page internally for the last few months. It will appear in the Windows 10 Settings menu app and is already available in some preview builds.

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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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Why You Should Ditch Google Chrome For Microsoft Edge

Gizmodo

The odds are good that you’re reading this right now in Google’s web browser, Chrome, which has become hugely popular since it made its debut in 2008. But Chrome has some issues, and now that Microsoft is back with a rebooted version of its Edge browser—based on the same Chromium code as Chrome—it might just convince… Read more.

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Xiaomi announces new Mi 11 series phones alongside a new smartband and projector

TechSpot

When Xiaomi announced the Mi 11 late last year, the lack of alternative models was a bit underwhelming considering that the Mi 10 series featured three distinct phones in the lineup. As it seems, Xiaomi held on to the rest of the Mi 11 series until now, revealing five new.

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The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra’s camera bump is no moon; it’s a space station

The Verge

It’s a lot. | Image: Xiaomi. We were warned. But as is so often the case, our feeble minds couldn’t fully grasp it until it was staring us in the face. We saw the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra’s camera bump in a pre-announcement unboxing video , so we knew what was likely in store: an absolutely massive bump with three rear-facing cameras next to a 1-inch screen.

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Terraria receives support for Steam Workshop mods over 10 years after launch

TechSpot

The support launched alongside Terraria's latest patch today: version 1.4.2. The patch doesn't include any other improvements or content additions of note (aside bugfixes), so it's safe to assume the game's Workshop implementation has occupied most of the developers' time lately.

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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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ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system going live in Washington state on May 4

GeekWire

(USGS Image). The West Coast rollout of the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system will be complete on May 4 when the service comes to Washington state, providing residents with technology to detect earthquakes and spur action. The alert system, operated by the U.S Geological Survey in cooperation with the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, does not predict earthquakes before they happen, but is designed to rapidly detect ones that have already begun.

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Capcom's Monster Hunter Rise sells more than 4 million units over the weekend

TechSpot

Monster Hunter Rise has only been out for three days and has already sold 4 million copies worldwide. Capcom noted that it did not beat Monster Hunter World's 5 million global sales in the same time frame. However, MHW launched simultaneously on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Rise is a.

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Canalys: More data breaches in 2020 than previous 15 years despite 10% growth in cybersecurity spending

Venture Beast

According to Canalys, companies are spending record sums on cybersecurity, and yet the number of successful attacks is higher than ever. Read More.

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Astronomers discover new galaxy clusters hiding right in front of us

TechSpot

Clusters of galaxies containing hundreds or even thousands of individual galaxies are held together by gravity. As MIT highlights, they move through a sea of hot gas called the intracluster medium, and give off X-ray radiation that we can see using space-based telescopes.

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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.