Wed.Jun 19, 2024

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CX Summit North America Day 2: Achieving Boundless Experiences Through Alignment

Forrester IT

Yesterday’s program gave us an exciting glimpse of a very near future in which human and AI capabilities will dynamically blend to enable boundless, innovative experiences. Today, we looked more closely at a critical human part of this equation: alignment of strategy and teams.

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Is LLM Training Data Running Out?

IT Toolbox

Data scarcity is one of the major problems tech companies will face a few years down the line. AI companies are estimated to exhaust publicly available data for LLM training at the turn of the decade. It is unclear how they plan to keep up with the rising demand for data, the building blocks of an LLM’s consciousness. Spiceworks News & Insights looks at some of the options they will have.

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Oracle Exits The Advertising Business

Forrester IT

Oracle announced last week it is exiting the advertising business and sunsetting its adtech by September 30. While the announcement isn’t surprising given its massive layoff in 2022 of teams supporting Oracle Advertising, the speed of Oracle Advertising’s demise is shocking.

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Intel CIO Motti Finkelstein on C-Suite Communication, Sustainable AI, and Future

Information Week

Finkelstein must lead the chip giant’s IT team as the company embarks on its sprawling and ambitious foundry goals.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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HPE and Nvidia unveil private cloud for AI

Network World

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has introduced a portfolio of AI products and services jointly developed with Nvidia that it hopes will help enterprises realize the productivity benefits of generative AI easily and quickly — ideally by using its products on-premises or in hybrid clouds. “Generative AI has tremendous potential for transforming businesses,” said HPE CEO Antonio Neri in a speech at HPE’s Discover event in Las Vegas, “but the complexity of fragmented AI technology poses too many risks an

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Measure Success: Key Cybersecurity Resilience Metrics

Information Week

Cyber resilience is key to business continuity and profitability. Here are top cybersecurity metrics that can be used to measure cyber resilience effectively.

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3 Questions Facing the Tech Industry Right Now (And How to Answer Them)

Information Week

The tech industry has been facing turbulent times. Here are some questions industry leaders must ask to face these challenges and emerge stronger than before.

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Nvidia rides the AI wave to become the world’s most valuable public company

Network World

Nvidia has surpassed Microsoft to become the most valuable company in the world highlighting the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the tech industry. The chipmaker’s market cap reached $3.34 trillion, outpacing Microsoft’s $3.32 trillion and Apple’s $3.27 trillion according to S&P Global. This dramatic rise represents the surging demand for Nvidia’s graphics processing units, considered as the crown jewels for powering AI systems.

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Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Impacts Multiple ASUS Router Models

IT Toolbox

Multiple ASUS router models have been affected by an authentication bypass vulnerability, allowing remote takeovers. Learn more about the threat and measures for mitigation. The post Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Impacts Multiple ASUS Router Models appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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European hospitals launch Microsoft-backed AI network to agree privacy guardrails

CIO Business Intelligence

Artificial intelligence, it is widely assumed, will soon unleash the biggest transformation in health care provision since the medical sector started its journey to professionalization after the flu pandemic of 1918. The catch is that bringing this about will require new institutional channels for knowledge, engineering, and ethical collaboration that don’t yet exist.

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2024 Salary Guide

Procom’s 2024 Salary Guide provides critical insights into the latest hiring trends, in-demand IT roles, and competitive pay rates across Canada and the U.S. It highlights key market dynamics such as the growing demand for remote work, skills-based hiring, and flexible staffing solutions. With detailed pay rate data for top IT positions like Cybersecurity Consultants, Cloud Engineers, and Salesforce Developers, this guide is an essential resource for companies looking to stay competitive in toda

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Admins of Darknet Marketplace Empire Market Face Life Term For Enabling $430M in Transactions

IT Toolbox

Two U.S. nationals have been charged with five counts of drug trafficking, computer fraud, access device fraud, counterfeiting, and money laundering. The duo enabled 4 million transactions worth $430 million when Empire Market ran between 2018-2020. Both are in custody and are awaiting arraignment. The post Admins of Darknet Marketplace Empire Market Face Life Term For Enabling $430M in Transactions appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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CIOs take note: Platform engineering teams are the future core of IT orgs

CIO Business Intelligence

Three years ago BSH Home Appliances completely rearranged its IT organization, creating a digital platform services team consisting of three global platform engineering teams, and four regional platform and operations teams. Berke Menekli, VP of digital platform services, says it’s one of the best things he ever did. BSH’s previous infrastructure and operations teams, which supported the European appliance manufacturer’s application development groups, simply acted as suppliers of infrastructur

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95% of Companies Faced API Security Problems in the Last Year: Salt Security Study

IT Toolbox

A recent Salt Security study has highlighted the API problems companies face due to rapid innovation, especially when it comes to unprecedented growth in their usage. Check out the key findings from the study. The post 95% of Companies Faced API Security Problems in the Last Year: Salt Security Study appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Game developer's demand that employees have naked sauna sessions sparks controversy

TechSpot

The bizarre request, highlighted on LinkedIn by Patryk Suchy, Lead Recruiter at 8bit (via Dexerto), was made by Spectrum Studios creative director Jacek Piorkowski. "This dude, a creative director, requires NAKED SAUNA SESSIONS as a part of work in his studio," Suchy writes.

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Guide to Centralizing IT Operations: How to Link Tasks and Tools with an Automation Platform

For many IT admins, business as usual is a juggling act. Job schedulers and scripts run on autopilot, applications and operating systems can’t speak the same language, and other tools—like RPA or MFT solutions—operate in isolation. On a good day, everything runs smoothly. But good days are rare; more often than not, something goes wrong and you’re stuck putting out fires.

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Internet in Vietnam Suffers as Three Out of Five Undersea Cables Fail

IT Toolbox

Internet connectivity in Vietnam has been hit as three out of its five undersea internet cables have failed. Find out more about the incident and its impact on internet services within the country. The post Internet in Vietnam Suffers as Three Out of Five Undersea Cables Fail appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Patent troll files $480 million infringement lawsuit against Micron Technology in apparent "AI proxy war"

TechSpot

A South Korean company called Mimir IP is suing US memory maker Micron Technology for infringing on its patents. It filed its complaint with the International Trade Commission and the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The lawsuit also names several companies, including Tesla, Dell, HP, and.

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Intune MAM Benefits Available for Windows 365 and AVD

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] The post Intune MAM Benefits Available for Windows 365 and AVD appeared first on HTMD Community Blog #1 Modern Device Management Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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Microsoft ignored months-old security bug in Outlook email system

TechSpot

SolidLab security researcher Vsevolod Kokorin discovered a vulnerability that allowed him to impersonate any Outlook account, sending potentially malicious emails from apparently legitimate users. Kokorin demonstrated the critical bug by spoofing Microsoft's security team, but Redmond's response wasn't exactly what he expected.

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HR Meets AI: The New Way of Keeping Large Workforces Connected and Engaged

Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight

As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.

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6 Methods to Check Wi-Fi Network Signal Strength in Windows 11

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] The post 6 Methods to Check Wi-Fi Network Signal Strength in Windows 11 appeared first on HTMD Community Blog #1 Modern Device Management Guides by Sumitha P.

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TikTok owner ByteDance is testing an Instagram competitor called Whee

TechSpot

Whee is a new app developed by ByteDance that many have described as a blatant Instagram clone, offering a social "club" where users can share photos with each other much like they already do on Meta's network. Whee encourages users to share their photos "with friends only," stating that the.

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The search for Bigfoot deepfakes: Bumbershoot offers $5,000 bounty in legendary new AI contest

GeekWire

Bigfoot in the forest in graphic novel style, as rendered by Dall-E 3 in Microsoft Designer. The emergence of the modern deepfake is closely tied to the rise of generative artificial intelligence, but when it comes to videos and images of questionable origin and authenticity, the real pioneer is Bigfoot. Fifty-seven years after the infamous Patterson–Gimlin film purported to capture a furry beast traipsing through the Northern California wilderness, the Bumbershoot Arts + Music Festival in Seat

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Working in SEO? This skill set can boost your salary by up to $35k

TechSpot

Whether you want to work on the technical side of SEO and analyze and improve website speed and performance, or configure analytics so that your organization is able to benefit from end-user insights and implement these into the overall business strategy, there are several routes a career in SEO can.

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Launching LLM-Based Products: From Concept to Cash in 90 Days

Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.

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Classic Outlook for Windows Now Improved with Copilot

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] The post Classic Outlook for Windows Now Improved with Copilot appeared first on HTMD Community Blog #1 Modern Device Management Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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IMF proposes tax on AI carbon emissions to counter job loss, income inequality

TechSpot

This idea was floated in an IMF discussion paper titled "Broadening the Gains from Generative AI: The Role of Fiscal Policies." The paper's core argument is that while generative AI can be a huge productivity booster, it also risks widening inequality and hitting government coffers hard as jobs get automated.

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HPE and Danfoss put excess data center heat to use

CIO Business Intelligence

Data centers are hot, in more ways than one. Not only are enterprises and hyperscalers building or expanding their facilities to accommodate increasing interest in artificial intelligence, but that same AI is gobbling power, and thus creating heat — a lot of it. And that means cooling costs are also growing. In fact, according to the International Energy Agency, by 2026 the AI industry is expected to have grown exponentially to consume at least ten times its electricity demand in 2023.

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Keep your Arm Surface gaming expectations in check, Microsoft says

TechSpot

While Microsoft recently reassured PCWorld that x86 apps are constantly improving their performance on the new Arm-based Copilot+ PCs, the company admitted that progress on gaming might disappoint some. As these devices are obviously not gaming laptops, they currently don't support some important titles that run smoothly on low-end x86.

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An Architect’s Guide for Selecting Scalable, Data-Layer Technologies

There’s no getting around it: selecting the right foundational data-layer components is crucial for long-term application success. That’s why we developed this white paper to give you insights into four key open-source technologies – Apache Cassandra®, Apache Kafka®, Apache Spark™, and OpenSearch® – and how to leverage them for lasting success. Discover everything you’ll want to know about scalable, data-layer technologies: Learn when to choose these technologies and when to avoid them Explore h

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Climate projects land $75M to boost environmental justice, job training in Washington state

GeekWire

Gov. Jay Inslee, left, joined King County Executive Dow Constantine, Washington State Department of Commerce officials, members of the Duwamish River Community Coalition, and others for a tour of Georgetown Wet Weather Treatment Station prior to an award announcement. (Commerce Photo) The Washington State Department of Commerce and the City of Seattle this week allocated close to $75 million in funding for community-led clean energy projects and climate-related job training programs.

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Redefining event keynotes: HPE's futuristic presentation at the Sphere

TechSpot

HPE's Discover 2024 event keynote took place at the Sphere in Las Vegas, which seemed like the perfect setting to say we've seen the future. As the first corporate speech to be held within the domed wonder, HPE had the unique opportunity and challenge to rethink how big event keynotes.

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Shift AI Podcast: How AI is shaking up the worlds of media, marketing, and startups

GeekWire

How is artificial intelligence making marketers more productive? How are journalists approaching the ethical dilemmas inherent to AI content creation? And how can scrappy startups hope to compete with well-funded tech giants in the fast-moving world of AI? Those are some of the questions addressed by tech entrepreneur and marketer Adam Tratt and GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop on this episode of Shift AI, a show that explores what it takes to adapt to the changing workplace in the digital age of

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Two airplane-sized asteroids will hurtle past Earth today

TechSpot

Today is a busy day for skywatchers. Two airplane-sized asteroids will hurtle past Earth at about 1,550,000 and 3,830,000 miles away. On Thursday, another nearly the size of a house will fly by a mere 447,000 miles away. Finally, on June 21, two more will pass at a more comfortable.

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IT Leadership Agrees AI is Here, but Now What?

IT leaders are experiencing rapid evolution in AI amid sustained investment uncertainty. As AI evolves, enhanced cybersecurity and hiring challenges grow. This whitepaper offers real strategies to manage risks and position your organization for success.