Sat.Jan 22, 2022

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McAfee issues security bulletin, patches bugs that can lead to system level privileges

TechSpot

The bulletin identified CVE-2021-31854 and CVE-2022-0166, two high severity attack vectors that can leave any asset with McAfee ePO Agents deployed vulnerable to attack. Per the McAfee's guidance, any implementations with Agents earlier than version 5.7.5 deployed should update the Agent or risk further exposure.

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Pennsylvania Police Find Monkeys That Slipped Away After Car Crash on Way to Lab

Gizmodo

Pennsylvania State Police were scouring an area near Danville in the central part of the state on Friday and Saturday in a search for three high-profile subjects. The authorities were clear: The public was not to attempt to look for or get near the subjects on the run. This was not a case of dangerous criminals on the… Read more.

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The Log4Shell vulnerability: A postmortem

Venture Beast

It's essential to reflect on what happened with the Log4Shell vulnerability, what went well, and, critically, what could have gone better. Read More.

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University of Washington joins $40M campaign to enlist more software engineers for research

GeekWire

David Beck, a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Washington, will lead the Scientific Software Engineering Center at UW’s eScience Institute. (UW Photo). The University of Washington and three other universities have kicked off an effort to beef up the software engineering resources available to researchers, backed by a $40 million commitment from Schmidt Futures.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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Big Tech is finally warming to cannabis and the cannabis industry

Venture Beast

Big tech’s embrace of the cannabis industry should provide financial institutions with reassurance that legal marijuana isn't going away. Read More.

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Interview: Washington state CIO Bill Kehoe on infrastructure, cybersecurity and more

GeekWire

William “Bill” Kehoe, Washington state chief information officer. (State of Washington Photo). When William “Bill” Kehoe started his current job as Washington state chief information officer this past August, he entered a gig with a plateful of problems, from cybersecurity issues to broadband equity gaps. The Gonzaga University grad recently sat down (virtually) with GeekWire contributing editor Mike Lewis to talk about his priorities for 2022.

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Microsoft’s Candy Crush: Madrona’s Hope Cochran, former King CFO, on $68.7B Activision deal

GeekWire

Madrona Managing Director Hope Cochran speaks at the GeekWire Summit in 2019. (GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong). Why would Microsoft pay $68.7 billion for video-game giant Activision Blizzard? Hope Cochran , managing director at venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group in Seattle, is in a unique position to consider that question. For one, a big focus of her investing is gaming companies.

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Google Pixel Stand (2nd gen) review: nice but not a must-have

The Verge

Fast wireless charging speeds and a few extras The latest Google Pixel Stand is less of a “must-have” accessory if you’re a Pixel phone owner and more of a “nice to have.” For $79, its primary job is fast wireless charging, and it does that well. But unless you’re a Pixel 6 or 6 Pro owner and you’re really sold on one of the stand’s handful of extra features supported by your phone, then you’d be better off saving your money and getting an inexpensive third-party charger.

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Nvidia raises the price of Founders Edition GPUs in Europe, officially

TechSpot

One likely explanation is the value of the Euro versus the American dollar has fallen nearly seven percent in the past year. Nvidia, an American company, could be adjusting its European prices by a corresponding amount so that they’re back in line with the American prices. It’s not a particularly.

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Dark Souls 3 exploit could let hackers take control of your entire computer

The Verge

A dangerous remote code execution (RCE) exploit found in Dark Souls 3 could let a bad actor take control of your computer, according to a report from Dexerto. The vulnerability only puts PC gamers who play online at risk and may potentially affect Dark Souls , Dark Souls 2 , and the upcoming Elden Ring. The exploit was seen in action during The__Grim__Sleeper’s Twitch stream of Dark Souls 3 online.

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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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Halo Infinite Season 2 will allow players to earn store credits through game progression

TechSpot

The surprise announcement from Halo community manager John Junyszek was a breath of fresh air for Halo Infinite fans that have found themselves stuck in a never-ending sea of grays and greens. The announcement said the team worked with 343 design lead Jerry Hook to address several community concerns raised.

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NYC Mayor takes pay cut as cryptocurrency market plunges

The Verge

NYC Mayor Eric Adams received his first paycheck in cryptocurrency. | Photo by Alex Wong / Getty Images. Even in the midst of a crypto slump , New York City Mayor Eric Adams isn’t backing out of his plans to take his first three paychecks in Bitcoin and Ethereum. Bitcoin fell beneath $36,000 on Friday — a 47 percent dive from its all-time high in November — dragging the entire cryptocurrency market cap below $2 trillion.

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Hell Yeah, Knives Out for 2022, Baby

Gizmodo

Back in 2019, Rian Johnson released Knives Out , a pretty good murder mystery starring Daniel Craig as the charmingly strange detective Benoit Blanc and a murder’s row of suspects, including Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, and the late Christopher Plummer in one of his final roles. Johnson’s film went on to become a smash… Read more.

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US athletes told to use burner phones at Beijing Winter Olympics

The Verge

US athletes have been advised not to bring their phones to the 2022 Winter Olympics. | Photo by Yu Zhiqiang / VCG via Getty Images. The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee is telling athletes to ditch their personal phones for burners ahead of next month’s Winter Olympics in China, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal (via Android Central ).

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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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Steve and Sam are Both Captain America Now, Like They Should've Been

Gizmodo

When Sam Wilson was granted the title of Captain America from his longtime friend Steve Rogers during Marvel’s “Marvel NOW!” relaunch in 2015, it was only a matter of time before he would both go back to being the Falcon and get boosted to Cap in the MCU. Now that Captain America 4 is on the horizon, Marvel’s comics… Read more.

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WhatsApp may soon let you transfer your chats from Android to iOS

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. WhatsApp might be working on a feature that lets you migrate your chat history from Android to iOS, as reported by WABetaInfo via ( Android Central ). The feature was first spotted in the latest WhatsApp beta version 22.2.74 for iOS, and appears to corroborate WABetaInfo ’ s previous discovery in beta version 2.21.20.11 for Android.

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Children of Blood & Bone's Paramount Shift Happened Because of Star Wars

Gizmodo

Recently, news broke that the adaptation of the YA series Children of Blood & Bone from Nigerian-American writer Tomi Adeyemi would be developed at Paramount. What was notable about it was how it was originally in development at Disney and Lucasfilm, and something they openly touted as in development back in 2020… Read more.

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What makes an engineer an all-star? Hint: It’s not being a star

Venture Beast

Communication, teamwork, and other interpersonal skills are even more important than an engineering degree from an ivy league university. Read More.

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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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GameLoop lets you play Android games on your PC

TechSpot

GameLoop is an emulator developed by Tencent for playing Android games on Windows. It features an app marketplace, support up to 2K resolution, smart key mapping and more.

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YouTube TV is $10 off for your first three months

The Verge

New YouTube TV subscribers can pay YouTube TV $54.99 each month instead of $64.99. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. Just in time for Super Bowl season, a three-month subscription to the YouTube TV streaming service is a little more affordable. Right now, new subscribers can pay $54.99 each month instead of $64.99 for your first three months.

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NASA Has a Zany Plan to Sail to an Asteroid

Gizmodo

NASA wants to propel a shoebox-sized spacecraft to an asteroid using a solar sail, the first deep space mission by the agency to use such a mechanism. Read more.

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What we know about Intel’s $20 billion bet on Ohio — and US manufacturing

The Verge

Intel Sandy Bridge Chips. Hint: It’s not about the chip shortage On Friday, Intel announced it would build the “largest silicon manufacturing location on the planet” here in the United States, on a 1,000-acre plot of land in New Albany, Ohio. Hours later, President Biden, Ohio governor Mike DeWine, US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, and other executives and local officials suggested the up-to-$100 billion development could be a panacea for a wide variety of issues,

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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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What You Need to Know About the Cybersecurity Risks In the Ukraine Conflict

Gizmodo

In case you haven’t heard, Ukraine is in trouble: a spat between Russian and NATO-allied forces involving the country has spurred a territorial dispute with major implications for everybody involved. Read more.

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Assassin's Creed Almost Wound Up Going to Space

Gizmodo

Over the years, Ubisoft’s explored plenty of time periods and locations for the Assassin’s Creed franchise, from ancient Egypt and Greece to the Italian Renaissance and the American and French Revolutions. (Still no Wild West or Japan, though.) The sci-fi conceit of present day characters using a machine to relive the… Read more.

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