Sat.Jan 15, 2022

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NFTs, Metaverse, Web3, and new realities of startup investing, with Founders Co-op’s Aviel Ginzburg

GeekWire

Founders’ Co-op General Partner Aviel Ginzburg. (Founders’ Co-op Photo). So much of what happens in the startup world comes from serendipitous moments, random interactions that lead to fresh insights and new collaborations. And so much of that has traditionally happened at events, meetups, coffee meetings, and other in-person gatherings.

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How digital experiences are fueling the new digital economy

Venture Beast

As we enter a new era of the digital economy, the would-be winners of tomorrow must continue to gather the data that they need to innovate. Read More.

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Apple will now require employees to submit proof of COVID-19 booster shot

The Verge

Apple now requires store and corporate employees to get a COVID-19 booster shot, the company announced in an internal email seen by The Verge. Once an employee is eligible to get a booster shot, they will have four weeks to comply, otherwise, they will need to take frequent tests to enter a retail store, partner store, or Apple office starting on February 15th.

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Responsible AI will give you a competitive advantage

Venture Beast

Responsible AI practices are becoming prerequisites to even bidding on certain contracts, especially when governments are involved Read More.

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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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Business is booming: Husband-and-wife ed-tech startup Boom Learning takes off during pandemic

GeekWire

Mary and Eric Oemig, the husband-and-wife team behind the education technology startup Boom Learning. (Boom Learning Photo). It’s been a rocky road for education the past couple years as schools, teachers, students and parents all navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges it has created. Kirkland, Wash.-based Boom Learning was around before coronavirus and remote learning, and while the startup’s digital tools are not remote-specific, the company has seen tremendous growth in

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Intel's SGX deprecation impacts DRM and Ultra HD Blu-ray support

TechSpot

A datasheet released by Intel this month provides an in-depth look at the changes behind Intel's Core processor lineup. The sheet details the most recent technologies and performance behind the new family of processors as well as a short list of deprecated features. The latter list includes the removal of.

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Fighting food waste: We taste-tested an app that sells unsold meals and groceries at a big discount

GeekWire

My cat contemplates sampling a discounted slab of cookies-and-cream pie from Seattle’s Pie Bar. He abstained. (GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler). I’ll admit, I definitely have food waste issues. Four nights out of five, I’m eating the last, unwanted bites of my kid’s dinner so they’re not composted. The shabby heels from the loaf of sandwich bread invariably become my toast.

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Report: 69% of fintech employees say they would move jobs for access to more advanced tech

Venture Beast

As work becomes increasingly hybrid, employees demand the tools they need to succeed – and aren't afraid to leave if employers don't deliver. Read More.

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AT&T, Dish, and T-Mobile spend billions on more 5G spectrum

The Verge

Photo by George Frey/AFP via Getty Images. AT&T, Dish, and T-Mobile dropped billions of dollars in a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) auction to acquire more 5G spectrum licenses in the midrange 3.45GHz to 3.55GHz band, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal ( WSJ ). While AT&T was the biggest spender at $9 billion, Dish spent $7.3 billion, and T-Mobile followed behind at $2.9 billion.

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The West Coast Is Under a Tsunami Warning After Violent Tonga Volcanic Eruption

Gizmodo

A major volcanic eruption has rocked the small island nation of Tonga, causing tsunami warnings to go up across the Pacific from Australia to the U.S. 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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Razer’s excellent Basilisk V3 mouse is selling for its best price ever

The Verge

Razer’s Basilisk V3 is on sale at Amazon today for just $59.99. | Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge. We’re starting the weekend with some exciting news for gamers: our pick for the best wired gaming mouse is now available for its lowest price to date. For only the third time, Amazon is selling Razer’s Basilisk V3 for just $59.99 instead of $69.99.

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Behold, Our Batgirl is Here

Gizmodo

Just last summer, Warner Bros. grabbed In the Heights star Leslie Grace to play Barbara Gordon for the Batgirl movie they’ve been trying to make for about five years. So far, the big news has been all about the cast, such as internet fave Brendan Fraser potentially as arsonist baddie Firefly and the second (well, third Read more.

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Apple will let dating apps offer third-party payment options in the Netherlands

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Apple will let dating app developers offer alternate payment options in the Netherlands in compliance with the Dutch regulator’s ruling, according to a report from Bloomberg. This will allow dating apps — and only dating apps — distributed in the country to avoid Apple’s 15 to 30 percent commission on in-app purchases.

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All of Us Are Dead Makes High School Even Scarier

Gizmodo

Netflix has had a pretty good stack of South Korean shows lately. Squid Game took off as a big success, but if Kingdom and Hellbound are any indication, it’s Korean horror that the streaming service likes. Fortunately, they’ve got a new terrifying tale on the way in the form of the upcoming All of Us Are Dead. 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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Why you might want a secure file-sharing service now that you’re working from home

The Verge

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge. When we were all at the office, many of us were connected to the office network. We didn’t need to give sharing files much thought. But now that we’re scattered across the landscape, securely sharing important files can take careful planning. Here’s why you might want to use powerful file-sharing services to share sensitive files safely, so you can collaborate better no matter where you’re working.

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The Netherlands Has Made a Dent in Apple’s Walled App Store Garden, For Now

Gizmodo

Apple will grudgingly allow dating app developers in the Netherlands to use alternative payment methods in the App Store, but it doesn’t like it, and the score hasn’t been settled yet. Read more.

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Google might’ve accidentally approved an ad for a Target gift card scam

The Verge

Photo by Michael Loccisano / Getty Images. Most of us check our gift card balances online (because who actually keeps those receipts that tell us how much money we have left on them?), making an apparent oversight by Google all the worse. It appears that Google inadvertently approved a prominent ad for a phony Target gift card balance checker that’s meant to steal your funds.

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The X-Men's Comics Lineup Just Got Even Cooler

Gizmodo

Since House of X hit in 2019, Marvel’s mutants have had a real good run of comics, both long running and short-lived. Jonathan Hickman may now be out after the recent Inferno miniseries , but his Krakoa status quo is still very much in, and a new pair of comics are going to spin out of it in some pretty cool ways. 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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It's Official: Y: The Last Man is Dead

Gizmodo

Back in October, FX on Hulu canceled Y: The Last Man just a few weeks before the end of its first season. Based on Brian K. Vaughn and Pia Guerra’s 2005 Vertigo comic, the post-apocalyptic series starred Ben Schnetzer as Yorick, the last surviving cis male on the planet and his pet monkey as they travel the new world… Read more.

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Watching OAN’s Lies Will Be Difficult Now That It’s Been Dumped by DirecTV

Gizmodo

Former president Donald Trump, known for his gluttonous diet of TV news, is going to have trouble finding one of his favorite far-right channels, One America News Network, in a few months. Read more.

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