Tue.Jan 16, 2024

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I Actually Chatted with ChatGPT

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

ChatGPT was released just over a year ago (at the end of November 2022), and countless people have already written about their experiences using it in all sorts of settings. (I even contributed my own hot take last year with my O’Reilly Radar article Real-Real-World Programming with ChatGPT.) What more is left to say by now? Well, I bet very few of those people have actually chatted with ChatGPT.

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CIOs confront generative AI’s workplace X factor

CIO

In the rush to establish technical strategies for making good on the promise of generative AI, many CIOs find themselves running headlong into what may be their most challenging task yet: preparing their organization’s end-users — from knowledge workers and assembly line laborers to doctors, accountants, and lawyers — to co-exist with generative AI.

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How HackerEarth and Olibr are Reshaping Tech Talent Discovery

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

In the fast-paced tech world, finding the right talent is paramount. For years, HackerEarth has empowered tech recruiters to identify top talent through targeted skill assessments and engaging coding challenges. Now, we’re amplifying that impact by joining forces with Olibr’s vast job portal and advanced candidate screening tool. Imagine a world where: Candidates seamlessly showcase their skills through HackerEarth challenges directly on Olibr, boosting their profiles and attracting

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Mastering the art of motivation

CIO

Good CIOs don’t get things done. They build an IT organization that gets things done. This starts with the dreaded organizational chart, but only because the org chart is the manager’s tool for documenting what responsibilities have been delegated and to whom. In an effective organization, it should go without saying, everyone knows who’s responsible for what.

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From Start to Scale: Driving Growth Through Seamless Payments Implementation

Speaker: Michael Veatch, Senior Director, Implementations & Ella Aguirre, Director of Solution Consulting

Embedding payments can be a transformative step for software companies looking to enhance their platform capabilities, boost customer satisfaction, and drive long-term growth. However, the success of payments hinges on a single thing: implementation. Drawing on real-world insights and experiences, payments implementation experts Michael Veatch and Ella Aguirre will explore actionable strategies that can lead to a transparent, friction-free launch and mitigate potential challenges like technical

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8 Top Tech Skills to Hire For in 2024

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Hiring is hard — no doubt. Identifying the top technical skills that you should hire for is even harder. But we’ve got your back. Based on the hiring trends we have seen on our HackerEarth Assessments platform, we made a list of the top technical skills you should be focusing on in 2024. What are these tech skills? Keep reading to find out. 8 tech skills in high demand in 2024 Imagine you have a marketing degree but zero skills on how to create a marketing strategy.

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Startup Investors Have Fled The Metaverse

Crunchbase News

Almost nobody these days is spending much leisure time in the metaverse. Additionally, almost no investors are backing fresh rounds for startups creating the next generation of virtual worlds. That, broadly, is the finding from our latest data dive into venture funding tied to the metaverse, virtual worlds and augmented reality. Investment around these themes hit a multiyear low in 2023, driven by declining support for consumer-focused startups.

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Your Burnout Is Trying to Tell You Something

Harvard Business Review

Research has established that burnout is primarily the result of psychologically hazardous factors that occur at your workplace. Not being given the resources or time you need to manage your workload, for example, or working in an environment where you have insufficient control and autonomy, are known burnout triggers. No two experiences of burnout are exactly alike, and recovery requires that you pinpoint the unique workplace conditions that are contributing to your stress.

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Scams against Americans are skyrocketing. The US tech sector and government can turn the tide

Ooda Loop

A recent Gallup poll combined with a new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) estimate of fraud losses show that criminals are stealing 10s or 100s of billion dollars from 21 million Americans each year.

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Reinventing Your Career — When It’s Not Just About You

Harvard Business Review

When you decide to change careers, the important people in your life have a stake in what you do, so it’s important to factor them in to your decision process. The challenge is to figure out how to honor your responsibilities to them without allowing yourself to be defined exclusively by what they feel you ought to be. To do this most effectively, Herminia Ibarra, an expert on career transitions, recommends a two-pronged approach that involves working closely with the primary “stakeholder” in yo

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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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CVE-2023-6548, CVE-2023-6549: Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Exploited in Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway

Tenable

Two zero-day vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway have been exploited in the wild. Urgent patching is required to address these flaws. Background On January 16, Citrix published an advisory for two new zero-day vulnerabilities in its NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and NetScaler Gateway appliances: CVE Description Severity CVE-2023-6548 Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway Authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability Medium CVE-2023-6549 Citrix Net

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How Companies Can Help Universities Train Tech Workers

Harvard Business Review

Companies across the economy require new tech workers who have the training in state-of-the art technologies so they can hit the ground running. A model that has been applied at universities such as Arizona State, the University of California San Diego, and Oregon State, and Purdue can help address this need. It is based on five principles.

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LVMH's Data Revolution: Pioneering AI at Scale in the World of Luxury

Dataiku

This blog post is a translated adaptation of LeMagIt’s article, “ Comment LVMH déploie l’IA à l’échelle.” In the fast-evolving landscape of luxury retail, staying ahead means not just embracing innovation but also orchestrating it across diverse brands and sectors. LVMH, the iconic French luxury group, has emerged as a trailblazer by strategically deploying artificial intelligence (AI) on an unprecedented scale.

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As Two Billion People go to the Polls in 2024, Foundational LLMs and Misinformation are “The Perfect Storm”

Ooda Loop

Early warning systems are flashing red - indicating a growing "perfect storm" of all the unintended consequequences we have experienced to date based on:an unregulated tech sector coupled with cyberwarfare tactics and kompromat innovation This time out, it will all play out with exponential speed, scale and volume over the course of 2024.

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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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A Continental Divide

The Daily WTF

Our friend Argle has shared a great many stories with us. Today's story is one that Argle relates secondhand, about one of Argle's former students: Marie. Marie was a prized student, and kept in touch with Argle after classes. At various points, they were co-workers at other companies, or when Argle founded his startup, Marie was one of the first hires.

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Quantinuum Raises $300M At $5B Valuation

Crunchbase News

Quantinuum locked up a fresh $300 million equity fundraise at a pre-money valuation of $5 billion. The new funding was led by JPMorgan Chase , with additional participation from Mitsui & Co., Amgen and Honeywell , which remains the company’s majority shareholder. The Broomfield, Colorado-based company was spun out of Honeywell in 2021 and merged with Cambridge Quantum Computing.

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Implementing Data Analytics in Multi-Cloud Environments

DevOps.com

The dynamic nature of data analytics workloads, coupled with data transfer expenses between multiple clouds, contributes to complexity.

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Great Leaders Say “Yes!”

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Making a small shift in how you communicate with others can yield big results. A simple change from “no” to “yes, and…” will reframe your conversations in a positive light and open up new possibilities. Today’s post is by Chris Dyer, author of The Power of Company Culture ( CLICK HERE to get your copy). Back in 2008-2009, when we were all struggling with the great recession of our age, I was also struggling with my company culture.

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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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Partnering with Government to Strengthen Cyber Resilience in Poland

Palo Alto Networks

We are honored to partner with the Polish Government as part of its Polish Cybersecurity Partnership Program (PWCyber) program to help expand the country’s national cybersecurity capabilities, enhance its cyber defenses, and increase public awareness of the growing threat landscape in the digital era. Geopolitics, critical infrastructure connectivity, cybersecurity regulations and rapid advances in AI have propelled cybersecurity to the top of the list when it comes to assessing risks for govern

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Why are some uber-wealthy people giving their money away?

The Hustle

If you won the lottery or stumbled upon buried treasure, your first instinct might not be to give it all away. But for some who have amassed huge sums of money — either through business or inheritance — getting rid of it is exactly what they want to do. Take Marlene Engelhorn: The Austrian heiress is a descendant of Friedrich Engelhorn, the founder of BASF, one of the world’s biggest chemical companies.

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Interview with Annie Freeman, Green Software Expert

Apiumhub

At Apiumhub , we have started a series of interviews with green software experts to raise awareness about green software. Our first interview was with Paola Annis , engineering manager at Microsoft and founding member of the Green Software Foundation , and now we had the pleasure of having an interview with Annie Freeman. Keep reading to learn more about her experience and what got her to become an advocate for this non-profit organization.

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The state of the C++ developer ecosystem

InfoWorld

Every year, JetBrains conducts the Developer Ecosystem Survey to capture the landscape of the developer community, and this year’s results are finally in. One of the biggest trends we spotted in the past year is wider AI usage among software developers, with a whopping 77% of them using ChatGPT for various work-related tasks. In other findings, Objective-C is on its last legs, Rust is more popular than ever, and C++ and C rank eighth and tenth, respectively, in the list of top languages.

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Business Intelligence 101: How To Make The Best Solution Decision For Your Organization

Speaker: Evelyn Chou

Choosing the right business intelligence (BI) platform can feel like navigating a maze of features, promises, and technical jargon. With so many options available, how can you ensure you’re making the right decision for your organization’s unique needs? 🤔 This webinar brings together expert insights to break down the complexities of BI solution vetting.

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Simplifying Kubernetes Deployments: An In-Depth Look at Helm

Dzone - DevOps

Kubernetes has significantly simplified the management and operation of containerized applications. However, as these applications grow in complexity, there is an increasing need for more sophisticated deployment management tools. This is where Helm becomes invaluable. As a Kubernetes package manager, Helm greatly streamlines and simplifies deployment processes.

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Extract a Number from a String with JavaScript

David Walsh

User input from HTML form fields is generally provided to JavaScript as a string. We’ve lived with that fact for decades but sometimes developers need to extract numbers from that string. There are multiple ways to get those numbers but let’s rely on regular expressions to extract those numbers! To employ a regular expression to get a number within a string, we can use d+ : const string = "x12345david"; const [match] = string.match(/(d+)/); match; // 12345 Regular expressions are cap

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Managing Technical Debt in Mobile Applications

Dzone - DevOps

Technical debt is a concept that refers to the accumulated cost of additional work required in the future as a result of choosing an expedient solution instead of a more robust and maintainable one. In the context of mobile applications, technical debt can have significant consequences on the performance, stability, and user experience of the app. In this article, we will explore the common types of technical debt in mobile applications , the reasons behind their accumulation, and some effective

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Microsoft offers Copilot AI subscription

InfoWorld

Microsoft has announced the availability of Copilot Pro, a subscription-based platform intended to deliver advanced features of its Copilot AI technology. Unveiled January 15 , Copilot Pro offers capabilities to users wanting to “supercharge” their Copilot experience. Subscriptions can be purchased for $20 per month per person. Users get advanced help with writing, coding, designing, researching, or learning, and the Pro product offers greater performance and productivity.

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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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How Cloud Management Services Can Empower Your Nonprofit

TechSoup

Nonprofits must often try to do more with less. It can be a struggle to adopt new tech solutions or upgrade outdated systems as many organizations work with tight budgets and have to prioritize between technology innovation and mission-critical work.

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Do you need GPUs for generative AI systems?

InfoWorld

Often, I catch on to trends by looking for common patterns in the questions reporters ask me. In many instances, they are much more in touch with the market than I am, and they are a good data point. Take the calls that I’ve been getting about what problems may arise if there is a graphics processing unit (GPU) shortage. First, if that does happen, it wouldn’t likely last long.

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Automate DNS Records Creation With ExternalDNS on AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service

Dzone - DevOps

ExternalDNS is a handy tool in the Kubernetes world, making it easy to coordinate Services and Ingresses with different DNS providers. This tool automates the process, allowing users to manage DNS records dynamically using Kubernetes resources. Instead of being tied to a specific provider, ExternalDNS works seamlessly with various providers. ExternalDNS intelligently determines the desired DNS records, paving the way for effortless DNS management.

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