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AI Weekly: The trends that shaped 2020

Venture Beast

From facial recognition false arrests to public offerings by companies like Palantir, some of the AI trends that defined 2020. Read More.

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Ransomware’s Next Nasty Surprise: Pay Up Or We’ll Brick Your PC’s UEFI Firmware

CTOvision

Two months ago, researchers at US security company AdvIntel discovered that one of the Internet’s most troublesome malware platforms, Trickbot, had started testing something rather ominous: probing UEFI firmware chips […].

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Top 10 ConfigMgr Intune Videos of 2020

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s find out the top 10 ConfigMgr Intune Videos of 2020 on the basis of popularity & total views. Thank you much for the support during the special year 2020. And all the very best for 2021! Don’t forget to subscribe and share if you like some of these videos.

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What Do We Do About Racist Machines?

Information Week

We will never rid ourselves of all our biases overnight. But we can pass on a legacy in AI that is sufficiently aware of the past to foster a more just and equitable society.

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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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How companies can use automation to secure cloud data

Tech Republic Security

Data automation allows companies to conduct operations more consistently, securely, and reliably. Learn how one company tackled the challenges.

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Vinay Sridhara, CTO of Balbix, on Invisible Battles and Hidden Figures

CTOvision

Read Vinay Sridhara, CTO of Balbix explain why it is important to keep track of cybersecurity trends and how Balbix is developing new-age cybersecurity tools on Security Boulevard: If you […].

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Designing Your Roadmap for Rapid Digital Transformation

Information Week

While business and IT leaders are under pressure to boost their digital transformation plans, they should stop, rethink, and assess before fully diving into a roadmap.

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Cybersecurity: 4 key areas that IT leaders need to address

Tech Republic Security

Collaboration between organizations and even countries might be the only way to have a positive impact on cybercrime, according to one expert.

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AI Ethical Principles Offer Strength, Opportunity

CTOvision

“Artificial intelligence will be the future, and the department … must readily and effectively adopt its best practices if the [U.S.] wants to maintain its superpower status,” says Brian Schimpf, […].

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ConfigMgr Create a New Database for SSRS Reporting Service

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s have a quick look at the step by step guide to create a new database for SSRS reporting service. This activity could help to troubleshoot some of the SSRS issues. The SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) provides a set of on-premises tools and services that create, deploy, and manage mobile and paginated reports.

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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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How to deploy 802.1x for Wi-Fi using WPA3-Enterprise

Network World

Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 (WPA3) has brought significant security improvements to Wi-Fi networks, particularly WPA-3Enterprise, which includes tweaks to make authenticating to the network more secure. One of these is has to do with 802.1x authentication that is used to determine whether Wi-Fi clients will be granted access to the enterprise network. Wi-Fi resources.

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SMBs: How to find the right MSP for your cybersecurity needs

Tech Republic Security

Cybercriminals do what they do for money, so why not make it unworthy of their time to attack your small or medium business?

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KITABOO -The Best Online Bookshelf for Digital Publishing

Kitaboo

In the real world, a bookshelf is typically a physical space where you store your books. While it does add an aesthetic appeal to a room, it has a slight drawback in terms of storage. There is a limit to the number of books that a physical bookshelf can hold. Now, think of a never-ending bookshelf without physical limits. One where you can browse through thousands of titles, carry them with you at all times and read anywhere and anytime.

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How to Launch ConfigMgr Reports | SCCM | Default Reports

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s check how to Launch ConfigMgr Reports. How many of you use these SCCM default reports related to Hardware or Asset Intelligence or Software Updates? Some of the out of box reports are not relevant in my perspective. ConfigMgr has many built-in reports covering many of the reporting and troubleshooting tasks that you might want […].

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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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Why the next 10 years may belong to ARM

Tech Republic Cloud

Commentary: ARM has been growing for some time, but it may have just hit an inflection point.

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Top 5 ways to protect MFA codes

Tech Republic Security

Using SMS for multi-factor authentication is helpful, but not always secure or reliable. What if you lose your phone? Tom Merrittlists five additional ways to receive MFA codes, without SMS.

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Watch the epic first-ever virtual Space Needle light show for New Year’s celebration in Seattle

GeekWire

Real, authentic fireworks shows are pretty amazing. But the virtual version isn’t too shabby, either. The Space Needle and Seattle Center didn’t host their traditional in-person New Year’s celebration this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, like many groups this year, they pivoted. Terry Morgan, CEO and owner of Seattle-based Modern Enterprises , helped put together a special video production that replaced fireworks with graphics.

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ConfigMgr Hardware Related Reports | SCCM | Default

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s check ConfigMgr Hardware Related Reports available in the latest version. Some of the reports from the hardware category of reports are not relevant to me. One example of not frequently used report is CD-ROM/Modem related information. If you have trouble opening SSRS reports, you can refer to Fix Report Server cannot Open a Connection […].

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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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Boston Dynamics robots take over the dance floor in latest video

The Verge

Boston Dynamics’ Atlas and Spot robots can do a lot of things: sprinting , gymnastic routines , parkour , backflips , open doors to let in an army of their friends, wash dishes , and (poorly) get actual jobs. But the company’s latest video adds another impressive trick to our future robotic overlords’ repertoire: busting sick dance moves. The video sees Boston Dynamics entire lineup of robots — the humanoid Atlas, the dog-shaped Spot, and the box-juggling Handle — all come together in a bopping,

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Why stateful machine learning could help cybersecurity efforts

Tech Republic Security

AI and machine learning have the potential to take a bite out of cybercrime, but let's not forget the human factor.

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Ahoy, Jacklyn! Jeff Bezos names Blue Origin’s rocket recovery ship after his mom

GeekWire

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his mother, Jacklyn Bezos, stand behind a model of Blue Origin’s recovery ship with a scale-model rocket on its deck — and the actual ship in the background. (Jeff Bezos via Instagram). SpaceX CEO Elon Musk named his rocket recovery vessels after science-fiction spaceships, but Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos stayed closer to home for the christening of the ship that his Blue Origin space venture will use for at-sea rocket landings.

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DeepMind’s big losses, and the questions around running an AI lab

Venture Beast

GUEST: Last week, on the heels of DeepMind’s breakthrough in using AI to predict protein-folding came the news that the UK-based AI company is still costing its parent company Alphabet Inc hundreds of millions of dollars in losses each year. A tech company losing money is nothing new. The tech industry is replete with examples of companies who burn… Read More.

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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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Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman Is a Trash Friend

Gizmodo

Wonder Woman is supposed to be the best of women. This isn’t me starry-eyed about a fictional character and forcing her to be a defender and icon. William Moulton Marston created her to be the best of women. The character, besides being heavily rooted in Marston’s love of bondage, was also rooted in his love for women… Read more.

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A modder has made a Nintendo 64 that’s smaller than the original’s controller

The Verge

Photo: GmanModz. Taking an old console and making it as small as possible is a well-established tradition in the modding community, and there may be a new victor in the race to shrink the Nintendo 64 as far as possible ( via Input ). GmanModz has cut down an N64 to the point where it’s smaller than a GameCube controller — and only slightly bigger than the cartridges it takes.

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How hacked is hacked? Here’s a ‘hack scale’ to better understand the SolarWinds cyberattacks

GeekWire

(BigStock Photo). “Microsoft, FireEye, and the U.S. Treasury department have been hacked in the SolarWinds attacks.”. This statement is true but doesn’t tell the whole story accurately. It’s true because by most people’s understanding, these organizations have been hacked. But it doesn’t tell the whole story accurately because each of these organizations has had different impacts with different levels of severity from “the hack.” A good example of why this matters is how we talk abou

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Insiders claim Sony will accelerate PS5 production in 2021 to meet demand

TechSpot

If you have been frustrated about not being able to land a PlayStation 5 and refuse to support the scalping community, relief may be on the way. Digitimes reports that Sony is prepared to ship between 16.8 million and 18 million PS5 consoles in 2021.

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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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Thousands of Birds Starved to Death This Fall in the U.S. South

Gizmodo

This past autumn, people all across the U.S. southwest were finding an astounding number of dead birds littered along roads, on golf courses, and in their own driveways. Some estimated that hundreds of thousands of the creatures perished. Months later, new findings are shedding a little more light on why the spooky… Read more.

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Xiaomi Mi 11 won’t come with charger after it mocked Apple for not including a charger

The Verge

Photo by Vlad Savov / The Verge. Lei Jun, the CEO of Chinese phone maker Xiaomi, has confirmed that its upcoming Mi 11 phone will not come with a charger, citing environmental concerns. While that’s a legitimate argument against providing yet another hunk of plastic that resembles all the other chargers people already have, Xiaomi joined other phone makers who poked fun at Apple a few short months ago for not including chargers with the iPhone 12.

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LinkedIn migration data shows that techies aren’t leaving Seattle despite ‘exodus’ in Silicon Valley

GeekWire

Amazon’s Spheres, with the Amazon Day 1 tower and Seattle’s iconic Space Needle in the background. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser). Techies are apparently leaving Silicon Valley. The pandemic has sparked what some describe as an “exodus” of tech companies, employees, and investors who are relocating to Austin, Miami, Reno, Madison, and other metros for a myriad of reasons.

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2021 Business Mindset: Finding the Good in Crisis

Information Week

The path forward will not look like business as it has always been done. Instead, it will require thought, creativity and boldness.

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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.