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Fed Tech Roundup November 4

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of Energy CTO, Principal. NASA to Fly, Sail North to Study Plankton-Climate Change Connection. With so many dang rules, technology's a must in fishing - TBO.com. DISA tees up new round of contracts - FCW.com. Task force to hammer out drone registration guidelines - GCN.com (blog). We have a budget deal.

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CIOs press ahead for gen AI edge — despite misgivings

CIO Business Intelligence

Of the 92% of IT executives expressing interest in gen AI, 57% are busy identifying use cases, 45% are launching pilot programs, 41% are training employees on gen AI, and 40% are establishing policies and guidelines. Meanwhile, established AI vendors are also moving quickly to offer advanced gen AI platforms to keep their customers close.

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Genomic testing startup Viome closes $86.5M round, partners with CVS to sell at-home kits

GeekWire

. “Recommendations for such commercial kits would have to be based on evidence-based guidelines, which currently do not exist,” she said. Viome has a handful of peer-reviewed studies , though some researchers have questioned the company’s methodology and one called Viome the “Theranos of Microbiome Studies.”

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8 data strategy mistakes to avoid

CIO Business Intelligence

“Organizations often get services and applications up and running without having put stewardship in place,” says Marc Johnson, CISO and senior advisor at Impact Advisors, a healthcare management consulting firm. Overlooking these data resources is a big mistake. It will not be something they can ignore. Data Governance, Data Management

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The Legal Challenges of the Internet of Things

CTOvision

One study recently found hackers could breach such networks via Wi-Fi light bulbs. Without a physical break-in, who is responsible; the heater manufacturer, phone service provider, Internet technology integrator? Businesses, including farms, are for example signing contracts with drone companies. One is disclosure.

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6 generative AI hazards IT leaders should avoid

CIO Business Intelligence

Microsoft called the poll an error and promised to investigate, but it already seems to clearly breach several of the company’s own principles of responsible AI usage , such as inform people that they’re interacting with an AI system, and guidelines for human-AI interaction.

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Parler, the “free speech” Twitter wannabe, explained

Vox

“This follows a pattern of what the right wing has done [since] the rise of talk radio in the ’80s, and then through live cable TV, and then the rise of social media,” Lawrence Rosenthal , the chair of the University of California Berkeley’s Center for Right-Wing Studies, told Recode. “In We’re still learning more about who is behind Parler.

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