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Digital Transformation: What Should be Next on Your Agenda?

Information Week

Digital transformation is a critical, ongoing process. That's why it's important to prioritize your agenda.

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Top 6 Passwordless Authentication Solutions for 2024

Tech Republic Security

Discover the top passwordless authentication solutions that can enhance security and user experience. Find the best solution for your business needs.

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Creating a Data-Driven Culture in Your Business

Information Week

Embracing a data-driven culture empowers organizations to create a foundation for success that fosters innovation, resilience, and sustained growth.

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Digital transformation’s fundamental change management mistake

CIO Business Intelligence

Over the past decade, CIOs have invested significantly in digital transformation initiatives in an effort to improve customer experiences, build data analytics capabilities, and deliver productivity enhancements with automation. Underpinning these initiatives is a slew of technology capabilities and strategies aimed at accelerating delivery cycles, such as establishing product management disciplines, building cloud architectures, developing devops capabilities, and fostering agile cultures.

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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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9 Ways to Ensure Continuous Innovation

Information Week

Organizational leaders tend to believe their companies are innovative, but the competitive landscape can tell a much different story.

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How did the cost of food delivery get so high?

Vox

Food delivery apps have recently added new fees in response to minimum pay rules in New York City and Seattle. | Getty Images/iStockphoto As delivery discourse rages, don’t forget the middlemen: apps like UberEats, DoorDash, and Grubhub. No one is happy about the delivery apps. Not the customers, who feel gouged by an avalanche of fees. Not restaurants, who feel gut-punched by the commission apps take from them.

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Concur founder Steve Singh leads acquisition of Direct Travel in ongoing quest for ‘perfect trip’

GeekWire

Steve Singh speaks at the 2017 GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit. (GeekWire File Photo) Steve Singh is one step closer to the “perfect trip.” The Seattle-based business leader and investor, former CEO of companies including Concur and Docker, is leading a group of investors in the acquisition of Direct Travel Inc. , a Colorado-based corporate travel management company, founded in 2011, with more than $300 million in annual revenue and 1,800 employees.

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Google to delete billions of Incognito mode browsing records as part of lawsuit settlement

TechSpot

In 2020, Florida resident William Byatt and California residents Chasom Brown and Maria Nguyen filed the lawsuit against Google. It accuses the tech giant of violating wiretap laws and claims that sites using Google Analytics or Ad Manager collected information from browsers in Incognito mode, including web page content, device.

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Inside the new Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, which uses DNA to ‘record biology over time’

GeekWire

Scientist Sundarshan Pinglay shows off a liquid handling instrument that automatically dispenses reagents, at the Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology. (GeekWire Photo / Charlotte Schubert) Researchers opened the doors Monday to the new Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology , a collaboration between the Allen Institute , the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the University of Washington.

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Latest Steam survey: Nvidia's mid-range GPUs top the charts, a bad month for AMD

TechSpot

Starting with the Steam survey's best-performing GPUs chart, March was a good month for Nvidia's newer mid- to higher-end cards. Seven of the top eight were variants of RTX 3060/70 and RTX 4060/70 products, with the RTX 3060 taking the number one spot. The RTX 4080 and 4090 didn't fare.

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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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Read AI raises $21M from Goodwater and Madrona, adds AI summaries for email and messaging

GeekWire

Read AI’s latest feature will summarize emails and messages across platforms by topic. (Read AI Image) Artificial intelligence startup Read AI raised $21 million in new funding from Goodwater Capital and Madrona Venture Group , and expanded its feature set by adding AI-generated recaps of email conversations and messaging threads. The announcements Tuesday morning are designed to set the stage for a new phase of growth at the 20-person company, building on its existing momentum with AI-gen

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Tesla production snags send deliveries tumbling

TechSpot

Deliveries were down 8.5 percent compared to the same period a year earlier, which Tesla attributed to the early phase of the production ramp for the updated Model 3 at its Fremont factory, as well as factory shutdowns due to the Red Sea conflict and an arson attack that occurred.

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Startup building tech for patient portals spins out of Providence incubator with $20M in funding

GeekWire

Screen grab of the Praia Health home page. New startup, new funding: The Providence health tech incubator has spun out Praia Health as an independent company, and the startup on Tuesday announced $20 million in new funding. Praia has built a platform that powers the patient portals that allow people to track appointments, tests results, medications and communications with healthcare providers across institutions.

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Capsule CRM Review (2024): Features, Pricing, Pros & Cons

Tech Republic

Capsule CRM helps users attract and manage leads, track sales, and build ongoing relationships with customers. Learn more about Capsule CRM with this in-depth review.

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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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AT&T Confirms Massive Data Breach Impacting 73 Million Customers

SecureWorld News

After weeks of denial, AT&T has finally acknowledged a massive data breach impacting 73 million current and former customer accounts. The telecom giant had initially claimed that a large trove of personal data leaked on the Dark Web did not originate from their systems. However, mounting evidence from cybersecurity researchers pointed to the data being authentic AT&T customer records.

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Apple's Spatial Personas for the Vision Pro bring your FaceTime callers into the room

TechSpot

Personas are avatars that look like their users. In that sense, they are similar to Memojis on iPhone. The primary difference is that Personas look way more lifelike. Users set up the realistic avatar by allowing the Vision Pro to perform a 3D face scan, which it uses to create.

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Tableau releases Einstein Copilot beta as part of Salesforce’s broader AI rollout

GeekWire

A former Tableau office space in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Tableau is releasing a new artificial intelligence tool that aims to make its advanced data analysis and visualization features more accessible to a broader set of users. Einstein Copilot in Tableau will start to roll out as free beta Tuesday morning, letting Tableau users ask questions about their data in natural language and get answers in the form of data visualizations and text.

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SSD price hike hits buyers hard, double-digit increase on the way

TechSpot

According to a report from IT market analysis firm TrendForce, client SSD prices increased 23-28 percent in Q1 and are projected to go up a further 10-15 percent in the current quarter despite subdued demand in the retail market. The report, which claims NAND Flash contract prices could increase 13-18.

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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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Cyber Safety Review Board finds Microsoft security culture ‘inadequate,’ calls for accountability

GeekWire

A sign on Microsoft’s campus in Redmond, Wash. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) Microsoft comes under intense scrutiny and pointed criticism in a 34-page report released Tuesday by the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) , a group created by the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security in 2021 to review major cybersecurity incidents. The report focuses on a high-profile incident in May and June 2023, when the Chinese hacking group known as Storm-0558 is believed to have compromised the Microsoft Exc

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The Best Mouse for Work and Play

TechSpot

A quality mouse is the most cost-effective way to improve your experience using your PC. The best mice today are lighter, more sensitive, and more durable than before. Here are all our favorites.

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AI2 Incubator spinout Modulus sells cell therapy tech assets to Boston’s Ginkgo Bioworks

GeekWire

Human Natural Killer cell. (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Image) The news: Modulus Therapeutics , a Seattle-based cellular therapy company spun out of the Allen Institute of Artificial Intelligence (AI2) Incubator , has sold its cell therapy platform assets to the Boston biotech company Ginkgo Bioworks. The companies did not disclose the terms of the acquisition.

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Despite Microsoft's push, Windows 11 and Edge see decreases in user share

TechSpot

It was February this year when Windows 11 reached its highest-ever global user share among Windows versions, reaching 28.16%. A month earlier, Windows 10 had fallen to 66.47%, its lowest since December 2019.

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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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3 UK Cyber Security Trends to Watch in 2024

Tech Republic Big Data

Discover what industry experts think the events of Q1 mean for the business cyber security landscape in the UK.

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Debris from the International Space Station may have hit a Florida home

TechSpot

A strange, cylindrical object slammed into the roof of a house in Naples, Florida, last month, tearing through two floors and nearly hitting a person inside. The house's owner is searching for who is responsible and suspects that the debris came from the international space station.

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HID Connects Podcast S2E5 — PKI: What Do These Three Letters Mean for Internet Security?

HID Global

In this podcast episode, we take a deep dive into how public key infrastructure (PKI) impacts internet security by protecting sensitive data.

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Apple could launch an entry-level AirPods and updated AirPods Max later this year

TechSpot

The tip comes from Haitong International Securities analyst and well-known Apple insider Jeff Pu (via MacRumors), whose latest research note claims that Apple's upcoming affordable earbuds will be marketed as AirPods Lite and be manufactured in India by a Foxconn subsidiary. It's expected to enter production later this year. The.

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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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Russ Cox's XZ Timeline

Crafty CTO

Fascinating—and terrifying. Cox includes a solid list of Further Reading links at the end of his post.

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Microsoft's Copilot key leverages a Function key not found on modern keyboards

TechSpot

Microsoft describes the Copilot key for Windows 11 PCs as a means to "empower" users and enable them to easily embrace the upcoming AI "transformation." The new key will soon become a standard part of Windows keyboard configurations, and newly released laptops are already equipped with this additional keyboard feature.

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How to edit images in DALL-E

Dataconomy

OpenAI introduced a tool for editing through an interface that enables modifications via text descriptions of the desired changes. Let’s learn how to edit images in DALL-E today! A new feature allows users to target and modify particular sections of an image on desktop interfaces, employing a selection tool represented by an icon resembling a curving paintbrush.

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Pollen Systems raises $2.4M and expands global reach of its crop analysis platform

GeekWire

Wine grapes grown in Eastern Washington. (Photo by Samantha Levang , via Flickr , Creative Commons.) New funding, new hires: Pollen Systems , a Seattle-area ag-tech startup, has raised $2.4 million in new capital and hired nine new employees, including sales directors for Spain and Peru as well as Singapore and Southeast Asia. The company, which launched in 2017, employs artificial intelligence to aid farmers of high-value crops including apples, avocados, blueberries, cannabis, cherries, citrus

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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.