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Robotics Q&A with Nvidia’s Deepu Talla

TechCrunch

A version of this q&a first appeared in TechCrunch’s free robotics newsletter, Actuator. Subscribe here. We’re wrapping up our end-of-year robotics Q&A series with this entry from Deepu Talla. We when I paid a visit to NVIDIA’s Bay Area headquarters, back in October. For more than a decade, Talla has been the chip giant’s Vice […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Maturity levels of using GitHub Actions Securely

Xebia

I’ve been discussing using GitHub Actions in a secure way for a while now (see here , and I got a question on how to improve your usage of actions. I wanted to capture that info in an easy to follow set of steps, so here we go: Default demo examples: version pinning or by branch Review the source code and trust the publisher / action SHA hashes Dependabot for actions Fork the repo and take control github-fork-updater Internal marketplace Request actions process Photo by Markus Spiske on

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Google’s Gemini comes to more apps, Cruise slashes its workforce and Tesla issues a recall

TechCrunch

Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter covering the major happenings in the tech-o-sphere — or most of them, anyway. As the world’s largest AI conference, NeurIPS, got underway in sunny New Orleans, Google shared more on Gemini, its flagship AI model family — and lots happened elsewhere. In this edition […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Enabling CodeQL on GitHub Enterprise Server

Xebia

To enable CodeQL on GitHub Enterprise Server you need to make sure you have GitHub Actions setup and running, including your own set of self-hosted runners. You can read more about that in my previous post here. From that point you can get started to enable CodeQL. Of course, you’ll need to have it enabled in your license, and upload that license file to your server as well.

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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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Robotics Q&A with UC Berkeley’s Ken Goldberg

TechCrunch

For the next few weeks, TechCrunch’s robotics newsletter Actuator will be running Q&As with some of the top minds in robotics. Subscribe here for future updates. Part 1: CMU’s Matthew Johnson-Roberson Part 2: Toyota Research Institute’s Max Bajracharya and Russ Tedrake Part 3: Meta’s Dhruv Batra Part 4: Boston Dynamics’ Aaron Saunders Ken Goldberg is […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Startups and physicians must unite to empower women’s health

TechCrunch

Women's health, as it has existed for the past 200 years, is dead. One hammer for all of our problems will no longer suffice. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Improving your GitHub repositories security setup by adding the OSSF scorecard action

Xebia

Recently I’ve started to add the OSSF scorecard action to my (action) repositories. This is a GitHub action that will run the OSSF scorecard checks against your repository to see if you are following best practices, like having a security policy, using a code scanning tool, etc. Using this badge can give your users a quick overview of the security of your repository.

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Deal Dive: Training the workforce for the clean energy transition

TechCrunch

Montamo hires and trains people to work in the clean energy transition with an emphasis on helping migrants build a new career. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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How GitHub Actions versioning system works

Xebia

TL;DR The runner just downloads what you specified, by getting it from the tag The runner does not do SemVer at all. It’s up to the maintainer Even GitHub does not update (or create) all SemVer versions, so @v3 is not necessarily the latest thing for v3! The marketplace shows releases, not tags. If the maintainer does not actually release, it’s not visible It’s more secure to use a SHA hash instead of a tag: read more info here Semantic versioning When using GitHub Actions, the default is to u

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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Democracies are fragile, and hardware is hard

TechCrunch

Sometimes it's important to state the obvious. That democracies are fragile but that technology can help. And also that crowdfunding isn't always the best way to launch an innovative product. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Enabling GitHub Actions on Enterprise Server: Common gotcha’s

Xebia

When customers start using GitHub Enterprise with Actions and private runners, there are some common gotcha’s you can run into. In this post I’m sharing the ones I have encountered so far. Even Dependabot comes along, since that runs on Actions as well for GitHub Enterprise Server. List of topics: First of all: Don’t use self signed certificates on GitHub Enterprise The default actions in will download the binaries from github.com Actions org will be cleaned up with each major/minor update Mis

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Self-care is giving the world the best of you instead of what’s left of you

CEO Insider

With a new year around the corner, now more than ever, it’s time to contribute to the most important person, you! Life gets hectic and the last few years has presented challenges, along with opportunities in more ways than one. We can get caught up in the “doing” of life instead of the “being” and spend […] The post Self-care is giving the world the best of you instead of what’s left of you appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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Analyzing the GitHub marketplace – Dependency security is a big issue

Xebia

I have been a fan of GitHub Actions since the beta in the end of 2019. And the more I use them and create my own, the more I have this growing itch to see how these actions are made, how active the community is, and what we can do to improve this ecosystem. So I decided to do some research and see what I could find out. I already have a (now inactive) Twitter bot that scrapes the GitHub Actions Marketplace and stores that info for later use (unfortunately, the marketplace has no API to u

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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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Board Performance Optimization: Beyond Compliance Towards Excellence

N2Growth Blog

Understanding the Concept of Governance Excellence Governance excellence refers to the strategic oversight conducted by a company’s board of directors that ensures ethical, sustainable, and profitable organizational operations. It not only necessitates understanding complex legal and financial obligations but also the ability to steer company decisions towards a shared vision fueled by principles of integrity and accountability.

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My GitHub Actions workflows are not starting

Xebia

Check the GitHub status! Every once in a while there is an outage on e.g. GitHub Actions, and I see a lot of influx of users on this blogpost. So before you start reading this, check the GitHub status page to see if there is an outage. If there is, you can wait until it is resolved. If there is not, you can continue reading this post to see if you can find the cause of your issue.

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ROI of Executive Coaching 500% Return

CO2 Business Leadership

Executive coaching has become a pivotal strategy for businesses aiming to navigate the complexities of modern leadership. Understanding the ROI of Executive Coaching is crucial for organizations committed to fostering growth, innovation, and sustainable success. What is ROI of Executive Coaching Mean? The “ROI of executive coaching” refers to the Return on Investment from engaging in executive coaching services.

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Configuration as Code for the GitHub platform

Xebia

I am slowly diving into ‘Configuration as code’ for the GitHub Platform: all the things you want to automate with as few steps as possible, making big impact. Some of these things also fall under ‘GitOps’ in my opinion: if you store it into a repo and on changes you make, the automation will make it happen. The plan is to have this post as a central starting point for people searching to achieve a similar setup.

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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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Best Practices for Building the Data Pipelines

Dzone - DevOps

In my previous article ‘ Data Validation to Improve Data Quality ’, I shared the importance of data quality and a checklist of validation rules to achieve it. Those validation rules alone may not guarantee the best data quality. In this article, we focus on the best practices to employ while building the data pipelines to ensure data quality. 1. Idempotency A data pipeline should be built in such a way that, when it is run multiple times, the data should not be duplicated.

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Take back control over your GitHub Notifications!

Xebia

I notice a lot of people getting lost in their GitHub notifications. Here is what you can do to get some control back! The default settings send you emails for everything. A lot of people then create an email rule to move all those emails to a specific folder, which means they will never look at those emails again! With some tweaking you can make the notifications work for you.

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Solved “Cannot find module ‘fs/promises'” in Node.js

Angularjs | Reactjs | jQuery | Nodejs tutorials

In this post, we’ll investigate the reasons behind this error, look at the modifications made to early versions of Node.js, and talk about fixes. The error message “Cannot find module ‘fs/promises'” can be ambiguous, particularly in relation to the filesystem (fs) module promises in more modern Node.js versions. What’s the Error: When trying to use […] The post Solved “Cannot find module ‘fs/promises'” in Node.js appeared first on JS-Tut

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GitHub access tokens explained

Xebia

There is a lot of confusion of what GitHub (access) tokens are and how you should use them for automating things inside of GitHub. There are three main types of tokens: Personal Access Tokens (PATs) The GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable (explainer here ) An access token created from a GitHub App (explainer here ) You can use these tokens to authenticate to GitHub and perform actions with it, like cloning repositories, making API calls, etc.

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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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Integrate Walrus CLI With CI/CD Tools to Deploy the 2048 Game

Dzone - DevOps

Walrus , an open-source application management platform, simplifies the deployment process and seamlessly integrates with your existing CI/CD pipelines. In this tutorial, we will guide you on integrating the Walrus CLI with your CI/CD tools to deploy the 2048 Game.

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Create a GitHub App from a manifest

Xebia

At my customer we have the need to create a lot of GitHub Apps. In this specific case we use GitHub Apps as an integration point between GitHub and Jenkins: the code is moving to GitHub, and we still want to trigger our existing Jenkins jobs on code changes. We have over a 100 teams in Jenkins, all with their own pipelines. We have a security requirement that teams that connect to their code in a Jenkins pipeline only can see their own code, and not the repos from other teams.

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Integration with Existing IT Infrastructure: Database Management Services and Remote DBA

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Google moves to end geofence warrants, a surveillance problem it largely created

TechCrunch

Google will soon allow users to store their location data on their devices rather than on Google’s servers, effectively ending a long-running surveillance practice that allowed police and law enforcement to tap Google’s vast banks of location data to identify potential criminals. The use of so-called “geofence warrants” have exploded in recent years, in large […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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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.