Mon.Oct 09, 2023

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How to Use Generative AI and LLMs to Improve Search

TechEmpower CTO

Artificial Intelligence (AI), and particularly Large Language Models (LLMs), have significantly transformed the search engine as we’ve known it. This presents businesses with an opportunity to enhance their search functionalities for both internal and external users. With Generative AI and LLMs, new avenues for improving operational efficiency and user satisfaction are emerging every day.

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CIOs set their agendas to achieve IT’s ultimate balancing act

CIO

Achieving operational excellence while deploying innovative technologies is not an either/or proposition as far as Christian Mate is concerned. Both are critical for meeting the responsibilities of the job of CIO, which requires the staid mantra of “keep the lights on” while concentrating on the more exciting innovating for growth, he says. “To some extent, folks expect IT to be there like a dial tone when you pick up a phone,” or, “the referee at a football game, but no one noticed you,” says M

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X’s new control lets only verified accounts reply to a post

TechCrunch

X, formerly Twitter, has introduced a new control that limits replies to only verified accounts. The control is not restricted to paid accounts, though. Users who don’t pay for X Premium can also choose to not let non-verified users reply to their posts.

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The Future of Executive Search: Blending AI with Emotional Intelligence

N2Growth Blog

In today’s rapidly evolving corporate landscape, the role of executive search is undergoing a profound transformation. As we stand at the crossroads of technological revolution and human intuition, it’s imperative to envision the future of executive search through the lens of both AI and emotional intelligence. But what does this integrated future look like for businesses, leaders, and executive search consultants?

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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California passes law mandating VC firms to release investments’ diversity information

TechCrunch

This is the United States’ first piece of legislation that aims to increase diversity within the venture capital landscape.

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John Riccitiello steps down as unity CEO with former Red Hat chief exec Jim Whitehurst taking over for now

TechCrunch

Weeks after upsetting developers with a proposed runtime fee, only to quickly backtrack on the idea, Unity announced today that CEO John Riccitiello was stepping down from his multiple roles as president, CEO and board chair, going from having a ton of responsibility to having a lot of time on his hands.

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Workplace Conflict: Why it’s So Tricky Now and What To Do About It

Let's Grow Leaders

Navigating Workplace Conflict is Getting Harder: Here’s What You Can Do The workforce has been through unprecedented change in the last few years—for better and worse. Stress, disengagement, quiet quitting, and mass resignations… Has all the rapid change led to more workplace conflict? Is conflict wearing us all down? At what cost? A Glimpse into the World Workplace Conflict and Collaboration Survey Results We surveyed 5000+ full-time workers in over 45 countries and in all 50 United

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Indian banks attract VC and startup interest

TechCrunch

Several Indian startups, along with venture capital funds and private equity investors, are scrambling to build investment strategies as they race to tap into a rare available opportunity in the nation: banks.

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Transform Business Operations with Process Mining

Harvard Business Review

The most effective companies we interviewed use process mining to generate operational insights at scale, identify process inefficiencies, define targeted actions, and measure process improvements — all of which lead to value realization. It is often a major cultural change to fully embrace this level of process management. Leaders describe a cultural journey from a hero-focused company to a process-focused company.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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Saronic, a defense startup building autonomous ships, raises $55M

TechCrunch

Saronic, a startup developing autonomous ships for defense, has raised $55 million in a Series A round led by Caffeinated Capital with participation from 8VC, Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Point72 Ventures, Silent Ventures, Overmatch Ventures, Ensemble VC, Cubit Capital and the U.S. Innovative Technology Fund.

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Survey Sees Observability Costs Spiraling Out of Control

DevOps.com

While organizations are investing in observability to increase overall resiliency, the cost of that investment is higher than anticipated.

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Waymo expands in San Francisco while Cruise feels the heat

TechCrunch

Alphabet subsidiary Waymo is expanding its service area in San Francisco despite protests against robotaxis, while rival Cruise grapples with crashes and other incidents. Waymo riders can now access the service across the vast majority of SF, Waymo announced on Monday on social media site X.

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Building a Smart Safety Data Sheet Parser Using NLP Lab

John Snow Labs

At the “Building a Smart Safety Data Sheet Parser Using NLP Lab” session we dive into the Chemical Safety Data Sheet parsing techniques that help derive meaningful insights, filter out irrelevant information, and transform data into a more understandable format for downstream tasks. The ever-expanding realm of unstructured data sources presents significant challenges when extracting valuable insights.

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How to Leverage AI for Actionable Insights in BI, Data, and Analytics

In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.

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Ultra-portable monitor from Espresso Displays goes 4K

TechCrunch

When I reviewed the Espresso Display last year, I concluded that it would be a great addition to a mobile office setup for workers who needed additional screen real estate without taking up too much space (and weight) in the travel setup.

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IDC MarketScape Evaluates Worldwide SD-WAN Infrastructure Vendors and Market Trends  

IDC

The 2023 IDC MarketScape on Worldwide SD-WAN Infrastructure evaluated 12 vendors in the SD-WAN market and recognized five leaders.

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A former TikTok employee is building a social app for content creators to network and ‘spill the tea’

TechCrunch

Canopy is a new peer-to-peer social networking app for content creators to connect, crowdsource information and, for lack of a better term, “spill the tea.” The company announced today the launch of its pilot program, with plans to onboard 1,000 influencers.

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Getting Started With HarperDB and Java: Your First "Hello, World" Integration

Dzone - DevOps

In today's data-driven world, the quest for efficient and flexible database solutions is an ongoing pursuit for developers and businesses alike. One such solution is HarperDB. HarperDB is a modern and versatile database management system with simplicity, speed, and scalability. In this article, we will delve into the world of HarperDB, exploring why it has gained popularity and what makes it a compelling choice for developers and organizations.

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Streamlining Database Compliance with CI/CD Integration

IT leaders know the importance of compliance at every level, but the database often gets left behind as other environments are automated for robust protection. This whitepaper emphasizes the importance of robust, auditable, and secure database change management practices for safeguarding organizational compliance. Learn how automating database compliance: Mitigates risk Protects against security vulnerabilities Helps avoid regulatory penalties Aligns database workflows with app lifecycle Turns d

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Instagram Threads preps a Trending Topics feature in battle with X

TechCrunch

In an effort to better compete with X (formerly Twitter), Instagram’s Threads is preparing to launch a much-in-demand feature: Trends.

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Accessibility Testing Using Playwright

Apiumhub

Today I’d like to talk about accessibility testing using Playwright. Accessibility testing refers to evaluating web applications or websites for compliance with accessibility standards, ensuring that they can be used by people with disabilities. Existing guidelines and other standards related to web accessibility Here are the links to them: [link] [link] The Accessibility Tree is used by assistive technology to augment or replace the existing UI for applications, as well as translate opera

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Buzzy social app Fizz sues rival Sidechat over unfair competition practices

TechCrunch

Fizz, the buzzy anonymous social app that’s now being used across more than 80 college campuses, has filed suit against rival Sidechat, alleging unfair competition and a range of abuses, including attempts at disrupting Fizz’s launches, spreading rumors about Fizz having hackers, trademark infringements, sending false spam reports to Instagram and using false pretenses to […]

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Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities

DevOps.com

Looking for a great new DevOps job? Check out these available opportunities at Intel, General Dynamics and more!

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Embedded Analytics Insights for 2024

Organizations look to embedded analytics to provide greater self-service for users, introduce AI capabilities, offer better insight into data, and provide customizable dashboards that present data in a visually pleasing, easy-to-access format. To better understand the factors behind the decision to build or buy analytics, insightsoftware partnered with Hanover Research to survey IT, software development, and analytics professionals on why they make the embedded analytics choices they do.

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Zest Equity, a UAE-based startup digitizing private market deals, raises $3.8M seed funding

TechCrunch

UAE-based Zest Equity, a startup digitizing private market dealings, has raised $3.8 million seed funding to build more tools for enabling fast and transparent transactions by ecosystem players while increasing their liquidity through secondary deals.

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Mastering Feedback and Overcoming Apprehension: Strategies for Success

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Master leadership insight by unleashing the power of authentic leadership and conquering feedback apprehension. Today’s guest post is b y Paul Bramson, CEO — The Paul Bramson Companies In an era where organizational success hinges upon the alignment of teams, innovation, and continuous improvement, there are expanding and new expectations for leaders.

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ChatGPT’s mobile app hit record $4.58M in revenue last month, but growth is slowing

TechCrunch

There’s some good news and bad news for ChatGPT’s mobile efforts. On the positive side, the AI chatbot continues to see the number of app installs and its revenue grow, with September setting a new record on both fronts: 15.6 million downloads and nearly $4.

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Harmonize Business and IT Strategies with Multicloud by Design

Dell EMC

Dell’s approach to multicloud by design helps customers build the cloud they need to drive their business forward.

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Top 5 Challenges in Designing a Data Warehouse for Multi-Tenant Analytics

Multi-tenant architecture allows software vendors to realize tremendous efficiencies by maintaining a single application stack instead of separate database instances while meeting data privacy needs. When you use a data warehouse to power your multi-tenant analytics, the proper approach is vital. Multi-tenant analytics is NOT the primary use case with traditional data warehouses, causing data security challenges.

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Consumer payments startup Braid, backed by Index and Accel, shuts down

TechCrunch

Braid, a four-year-old startup that aimed to make shared wallets more mainstream among consumers, has shut down.

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Unleash the Future of Hyperscale Computing with Dell Technologies

Dell EMC

Hyperscale data centers and cloud computing platforms have emerged as the backbone of modern digital experiences.

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The psychology behind startup dealmaking: Pitching your pilot to an industry Goliath

TechCrunch

Startups must maintain acute awareness of often short-term corporate psychology, embracing adaptability and nurturing internal champions.

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