Fri.Jul 16, 2021

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Forecasting In Uncertainty: US Tech Market Outlook Improves To 7.4% Growth In 2021

Forrester IT

The US tech market outlook has turned more positive. More people in the US have been vaccinated, businesses are starting to welcome employees back into the office, stores and restaurants have fully reopened, and the US economy is now projected to grow by 6% in 2021. Forrester’s previous report on the US tech market overall […].

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My CompTIA Server+ Favorites: System Hardening

Association of Information Technology Professional

System hardening involves removing unneeded OS and application features and ensuring remaining software is up to date.

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Windows 10 21H2 Update from 2004 or Later will be via Enablement Package

Anoop

Hello - Here is the new HTMD Blog Article for you. Enjoy reading it. Subscribe to YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get the latest updates. [link]. Read More. The post Windows 10 21H2 Update from 2004 or Later will be via Enablement Package appeared first on HTMD Blog #1 by Anoop C Nair.

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Microsoft Linux is not what you thought (or hoped) it would be

Tech Republic Data Center

Microsoft Linux has arrived, but it's not what you imagined. Jack Wallen shares his take on this new arrival called CBL-Mariner and even shows you how to build it.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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The number of false positive security alerts is staggering. Here's what you can do to reduce yours

Tech Republic Security

Nearly half of all cybersecurity alerts are false positives, and 75% of companies spend an equal amount of time, or more, on them than on actual attacks, a Fastly/ESG report reveals.

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How to install SELinux on Ubuntu Server 20.04

Tech Republic Data Center

If you've already spent the time learning SELinux, but have to deploy Ubuntu as a server operating system, you can install SELinux and be on familiar ground. Jack Wallen shows you how.

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What is Network as a Service (NaaS)?

Network World

The day is coming when enterprise IT professionals will be able to order network infrastructure components from a menu of options, have them designed to fit their business needs, and have the whole thing delivered and running in perhaps hours. The concept is called Network as a Service (NaaS), and it has been around in a number of different forms for a few years, mostly in the service provider arena.

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Cloud Playbook Brings Tools, Insights to SaaS Vendors, Solution Providers

Association of Information Technology Professional

CompTIA’s Business Applications Advisory Council has created a Cloud Applications Playbook, a resource targeted to help SaaS vendors and solution providers be more successful in the cloud—and with each other.

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Kaseya ransomware attack should be a wake-up call to all of us, expert says

Tech Republic Security

Thousands of small- and medium-sized businesses were affected, just because they trusted their suppliers. How can companies protect against this sort of breach?

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SAS Founders Call Off Sales Talks with Broadcom

Information Week

Longtime analytics giant SAS briefly entertained the idea of being acquired by semiconductor giant Broadcom. Now that the talks are off, what's next for the 45-year-old enterprise stalwart?

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7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders are presented with their fair share of challenges, with a host of tools and strategies to resolve them. That said, what’s the best path forward to leverage this year’s trends? In this recap of a recent GEP-WBR webinar, 7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024, GEP’s Pramod Sethumadhavan explores seven vital leadership trends that will help guide procurement and supply chain decision-makers.

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A New Heat Wave Will Set Records Across the West This Weekend

Gizmodo

The West can’t catch a break. After a slight reprieve from this week’s extreme heat, which sparked raging wildfires that threatened electricity grids and lit up firenadoes in California , the region is preparing for its fourth scorching heat wave in just five weeks. Read more.

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Japan sets new world record with Internet speed of 319 terabits per second

TechSpot

To achieve this feat, the researchers (led by led by Benjamin J. Puttnam) built a transmission system that fully utilizes wavelength division multiplexing technology by combining different amplifier tech.

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Walking Dead Lawsuit Ends in $200 Million Settlement

Gizmodo

Frank Darabont, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind The Shawshank Redemption , was a key figure in bringing The Walking Dead to AMC way back in 2010. A few years later though, the showrunner and executive producer realized he wasn’t be compensated properly for his stake in the show, and a lawsuit was filed. Read more.

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Google now lets you delete your last 15 minutes of browsing history instantly

TechSpot

It was back at Google I/O 2021 that the company announced the “quick delete” option alongside several other safety- and privacy-focused tools. The firm said it was one of the most demanded features by users.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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What to do when AI brings more questions than answers

Venture Beast

Uncertainty is a tricky concept in the context of AI. But it's critical to understand it, particularly in enterprise applications. Read More.

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Apple recruits VP of technology Kevin Lynch to work on car project

TechSpot

Four sources familiar with the matter told Business Insider that the VP of technology is now working on Project Titan, Apple’s catch-all electric vehicle / autonomous driving program that reportedly has been in different stages of operation since at least 2014. To date, Apple hasn’t publicly announced any sort of.

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June 2021 NPD: Xbox and Switch outsell the competition

Venture Beast

June 2021 NPD hardware sales reveal strong numbers for all platforms. Microsoft set a new June record for Xbox. Read More.

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Officials Pull ‘Emergency Lever’ as Lake Powell Plunges Toward Dangerous New Low

Gizmodo

The latest megadrought alarm bell just went off in the West. The Bureau of Reclamation began emergency water releases from reservoirs upstream in the Colorado River this week in an effort to keep Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest reservoir, full enough to continue to generate hydroelectric power. Read more.

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Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes with the Power of Generative AI

Generative AI goes beyond just automating tasks and providing real-time answers. Did you know that implementing generative AI reduces sourcing cycle times and allows for faster decision-making across procurement operations? In this whitepaper — Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes With the Power of Generative AI — experts reveal how the strategic application of generative AI within procurement processes is paving the way for groundbreaking improvements.

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Call for writers: TechSpot is hiring reporters and how-to specialists

TechSpot

TechSpot is looking to hire staff writers that are driven and enthusiastic about technology in general. If you are a TechSpot reader, you will know this requires profound understanding of technical matters and the ability to write about them with accuracy and authority.

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This Wifi-Enabled Space Toilet for Cats Turned Me Into a Kitty Garbage Man, As God Intended

Gizmodo

If you want most of the companionship that comes with a dog with less of the work, cats are great. They sleep most of the time , and a lot of the rest they’re inclined to spend by themselves. Walks are purely an optional affectation for the feline-obsessed, as is outdoor time (which many pet experts don’t recommend).… Read more.

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AI and financial processes: Balancing risk and reward

Venture Beast

When merging AI and financial processes, the smart money lies in mitigating risk while focusing on that sweet monetary reward. Read More.

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Amazon just got Fakespot booted off Apple’s iOS App Store

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Fakespot, known for its web browser extensions that try to weed out fake product reviews, suddenly no longer has an iPhone or iPad app — because Amazon sent Apple a takedown request, both Amazon and Fakespot confirm, and Apple decided to remove the app. The giant retailer says it was concerned about how a new update to the Fakespot app was “wrapping” its website without permission, and how that could be theoretically exploited to steal Amazon customer dat

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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OpenAI disbands its robotics research team

Venture Beast

OpenAI has disbanded its robotics team in what might be a reflection of economic and commercial realities. Read More.

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NASA switches Hubble to backup hardware in last-ditch effort to get it back online

TechSpot

Last month, on June 13, the HST's main payload computer went down, and NASA engineers could not get it to reboot past safe mode. Technicians thought the problem might have something to do with the 31-year-old orbiting telescope's memory module. However, it turned out to be the power control unit (PCU).

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DeepMind open-sources AlphaFold 2 for protein structure predictions

Venture Beast

Alphabet's DeepMind has open-sourced AlphaFold 2, an AI system that can predict the 3D structure of proteins with high accuracy. Read More.

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Epic CEO Tim Sweeney calls the Steam Deck an 'amazing move' by Valve

TechSpot

It might seem strange for Sweeney to bother discussing a competitor's new products at all. Surely he's just lending Valve some free marketing, right? Why not keep his thoughts to himself, or even lampoon the device for its shortcomings?

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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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VentureBeat presents AI Innovation Awards nominees at Transform 2021

Venture Beast

The AI Innovation Awards honors companies and individuals who stand out from their peers in solving challenges in creative ways. Read More.

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Company That Aims to Solve the 'Crisis of Toxicity Online' Makes Money From the Daily Caller and Ben Shapiro

Gizmodo

Like just about every other corner of the web, including this one, the Daily Caller’s website is littered with ads. I can count seven on the story I have open while writing this (which, if you’re curious, is a blog heckling the Unicode Consortium daring to add a pregnant man to the impending emoji roster ). There are… Read more.

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A quarter of Taiwanese companies are well into their AI journey

Venture Beast

At least a quarter of Taiwanese companies have begun AI deployments, according to the latest State of Taiwan Enterprise AI report. Read More.

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Google redesigns its emoji to be more universal and authentic

The Verge

992 of Google’s emoji designs are receiving tweaks. | Image: Google. Google is tweaking 992 of its emoji designs to make them more “universal, accessible, and authentic,” the company announced today. The new designs will arrive this fall alongside Android 12, but Google says they’ll also be available on older versions with apps that use its Appcompat compatibility layer.

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How to Leverage AI for Actionable Insights in BI, Data, and Analytics

In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.