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8 big IT failures of 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

Both United Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines saw service outages in 2023 resulting from wonky software upgrades, and Southwest ended the previous year with a Christmas travel meltdown blamed on outdated systems. Probably the worst IT airline disaster of 2023 came on the government side, however.

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Fraport goes all in on private 5G network

CIO Business Intelligence

Here, we actually get a licensed frequency we don’t have to share with anyone, so there’s no interference,” he says. Independence through private 5G Because of this licensed frequency, network slicing offers from mobile operators were out of the question. in Germany. As a result, the Private 5G project had to be put on hold.

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How do you tame AI? Scientist sees a need for regulating bots like drugs or airplanes

GeekWire

” In addition to getting regulatory approval for new strains of generative AI, software companies should be subject to outside auditing procedures to assess how AI tools are performing, Marcus said. “We should use generative AI for images, for example, only from companies that properly license all of the underlying stuff.

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10 emerging innovations that could redefine IT

CIO Business Intelligence

CIOs must watch for the next generation of emerging technologies because new software can go from the dreams of some clever coder to an essential part of every IT shop in the blink of an eye. Main constituency: Businesses like airlines that can’t live without their technology. The pace of innovation is relentless.

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CIOs Need To Prepare For The Arrival Of Face Scan Technology

The Accidental Successful CIO

Fans of Los Angeles FC, a Major League Soccer club with a 22,000-seat stadium, will next year be able to use an app called Clear that is currently being used by some airline passengers to speed through security checks by presenting their fingerprints or showing their faces. Buyers usually pay a recurring license fee for the software, too.

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Välkommen till Stockholm – An AWS Region is coming to the Nordics

All Things Distributed

Icelandic low-cost airline carrier WOW air is using AWS for its Internet-facing IT infrastructure, including its booking engine, development platforms, and web servers. In making the switch to AWS, WOW air has saved between $30,000 and $45,000 on hardware, and software licensing.

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The jobs Americans want

Vox

The number of people getting realtor’s licenses and joining realtors’ associations is way up since the pandemic,” Julia Pollak, chief economist at the job site ZipRecruiter, said. The rise in interest for jobs as airline pilots and flight attendants coincides with the return to travel and a bit of chaos in the air travel industry.