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TechRepublic
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

Hiring kit: Computer research scientist

Hiring kit: Computer research scientist

PURPOSE Industries that depend on information technology and related fields of research often call upon the computer research scientist for innovative ideas.This hiring kit from TechRepublic Premium provides an adjustable framework your business can use to find the right person for the job.
Theregister
1 year ago
Information security

CISA urges schools to get back to the classroom on security

A report by the US government's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on security shortcomings at America's K-12 schools isn't good news.The Protecting Our Future: Partnering to Safeguard K-12 organizations from Cybersecurity Threats study and its accompanying digital toolkit conclude that K-12 organizations, which cover American schoolchildren from the age of five up until graduation around the age of 18, are all suffering from a lack of resources, clarity, and prioritization of IT security needs.
TechRepublic
1 year ago
Business intelligence

Demo: How to use Microsoft Lists with Power BI

Demo: How to use Microsoft Lists with Power BI

This is the demonstration file to accompany the article, How to use Microsoft Lists with Power BI by Susan Harkins.Finding the right person to fill the role of robotics engineer can be tricky because of the combination of skills required.This kit includes a detailed job description, sample interview questions and a concise want advertisement to simplify the task.
TechRepublic
1 year ago
Information security

Security risk assessment checklist

Organizations, regardless of size, face ever-increasing information technology and data security threats.Everything from physical sites to data, applications, networks and systems are under attack.Worse, neither an organization nor its managers need to prove prominent or controversial to prove a target.
Digiday
1 year ago
Marketing

Brands, media agencies decide to outsource content creation as it becomes more difficult

| By Antoinette Siu
While creating content is essential for the business, more agencies are outsourcing their content needs as the work becomes more challenging.
Insidehighered
1 year ago
Higher education

Undergraduates' technology problems and needs

Technology has helped many students continue their educations during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it has also added to their burdens.
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Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Letters: Improve access to the cherry blossoms at Jackson Park by reopening bridge

Thank you for the front-page story about the Jackson Park cherry trees ( "Failure to bloom," May 1).Our family has been the landlord for the purple martin towers there for nearly 20 years, and we have enjoyed watching the trees' progress and the pleasure they bring to visitors.The Clarence Darrow Memorial Bridge, which connects the banks of the Columbia Basin where the trees are planted, has been fenced off for 10 years now.
Theregister
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

China's tech giants rush to build generative AI chatbots

Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology said on Monday it will support enterprises in building large AI models that compare to ChatGPT, as China's tech giants rush to deliver their own generative AI chatbots.The agency announced it would support enterprises to build the models as well as an ecology of open source frameworks.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Cars

Opinion | How to Destroy a Brand, Musk Style

True story: When I won the Nobel Prize in 2008, Princeton quickly set up a special event on campus and reserved a parking space for me in front of Robertson Hall.But when I drove up in my 2004 Jetta, the security people frantically tried to wave me away.They clearly didn't find it plausible that a laureate would be driving such a modest car.
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social-media
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Twitter to 'remove' content linking to Facebook and other platforms, it says

Twitter headquarters in San Francisco.(David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) Twitter will start suspending accounts linking to "prohibited platforms" such as Facebook and Instagram if those accounts are "used for the main purpose of promoting content on another social platform," the Elon Musk-owned company announced Sunday.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine updates: Strikes target 'power facility' in Kyiv DW 10/18/2022

Three Russian strikes have hit a "power facility" in Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday.
Newark, NJ Patch
1 year ago
San Jose Sharks

NJ Devils Promote Team's First Female Assistant General Manager

NEWARK, NJ - The New Jersey Devils hockey franchise celebrated a milestone promotion on Wednesday, naming Kate Madigan at its new assistant general manager.
moresocial-media
information
Social Media Explorer
1 year ago
Online marketing

Twitter Will Remained Blocked In Russia - Social Media Explorer

Moscow has blocked all access to Twitter since February in a wider effort to limit the spread of propaganda.... [+]
getty  Users in Russia won't be able to use Twitter even though Elon Musk restored thousands of accounts.Moscow blocked Twitter access in February as part of its wider effort to stop the spread of information after it invaded Ukraine unprovoked.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Marketing

Indonesia's home industries turn to TikTok to make it rain

China's social media platform has more than 106.9 million adult users in Indonesia.Bali, Indonesia  Like many in his village, Inggit Pambudi and his wife Mudya Ayu earn a living making and selling headscarves.The couple are part of the thousands of home industries in West Java's district of Cicalengka, known as Kampung Hijab, or Hijab Village.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia-Ukraine war live: hundreds of thousands without water or power; Russia warns of battle for Kherson in very near future'

Hello and welcome to today's live coverage of the war in Ukraine.
My name is Helen Sullivan and I'll be bringing you the latest for the next while.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 238 of the invasion

The new commander of Moscow's army in Ukraine announced that civilians were being resettled from the Russian-occupied southern city of Kherson, describing the military situation as tense.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine live briefing: U.S. will 'never recognize' staged Russian annexation vote, Biden says

Kremlin-staged annexation referendums continued Saturday in Ukrainian areas controlled by Russian forces, a vote orchestrated to formally put swaths of the invaded nation's southeast and east under Moscow's sway.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Tech industry

Mount Kilimanjaro climbers can share slope selfies in real-time thanks to new Wi-Fi

Hikers stand by tents along a trekking route on Mount Kilimanjaro in 2014.The Tanzanian government has installed high-speed internet service on the slopes of the mountain.
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communication
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 year ago
Intellectual property law

Patently Strategic Podcast: Means-Plus-Function and the Risk of Losing Your Way

Inventors and practitioners alike are continually trying to push the bounds of protection on innovations.
Theregister
1 year ago
Marketing

Afghanistan's Taliban government bans TikTok

Afghanistan's Taliban government has banned made-in-China social network TikTok and first-person shooter PUBG.
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Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Labor market added 315,000 jobs in August, a continued bright spot in the economy

Vanessa Wade pours a beer at Takoda Navy Yard in D.C. in July.
GovTech
1 year ago
Remote teams

New Mexico State Remote Work Comes Under Scrutiny

(TNS) - More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, some New Mexico state employees who have been allowed to work from home are being told to come back to the office, and remote work is no longer being touted in job postings.
Albuquerque Journal
1 year ago
Remote teams

Remote work for NM state employees comes under scrutiny

SANTA FE - More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, some New Mexico state employees who have been allowed to work from home are being told to come back to the office, and remote work is no longer being touted in job postings.
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Artificial intelligence
Fast Company
2 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

IT sector and firms in Colorado and DC are driving AI use, Census Bureau researchers say

AI use in U.S. businesses is increasing with varying rates across sectors and regions. [ more ]
InfoWorld
5 months ago
Artificial intelligence

InfoWorld's 2023 Technology of the Year Award winners

Generative AI has had a significant impact across various sectors of the information technology landscape in 2023.
Many technology providers are using AI to redefine their product categories and improve usability and automation. [ more ]
InfoWorld
5 months ago
Artificial intelligence

InfoWorld's 2023 Technology of the Year Award winners

Generative AI has had a significant impact across various sectors of the information technology landscape in 2023.
Many technology providers are using AI to redefine their product categories and improve usability and automation. [ more ]
InfoWorld
5 months ago
Artificial intelligence

InfoWorld's 2023 Technology of the Year Award winners

Generative AI has had a significant impact across various sectors of the information technology landscape in 2023.
Many technology providers are using AI to redefine their product categories and improve usability and automation. [ more ]
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DevOps
Financially Well Off
3 weeks ago
DevOps

12 Remote IT Positions Paying $100K or More - Financially Well Off

Remote work in IT offers high-paying and fulfilling careers, contributing to financial goals. [ more ]
InfoWorld
5 months ago
DevOps

InfoWorld's 2023 Technology of the Year Award winners

Generative AI has had a significant impact across various sectors of the information technology landscape in 2023.
Many technology providers are using AI to redefine their product categories and improve usability and automation. [ more ]
Amazon Web Services
1 year ago
DevOps

Govern CI/CD best practices via AWS Service Catalog | Amazon Web Services

Introduction
AWS Service Catalog enables organizations to create and manage Information Technology (IT) services catalogs that are approved for use on AWS.
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Miami Herald
1 month ago
Miami

Want a job in Miami that pays at least $70,000 a year? The city is has these openings

Miami city government is hiring for high-paying jobs in information technology, planning, inspections, and construction. [ more ]
InfoWorld
5 months ago
Business intelligence

InfoWorld's 2023 Technology of the Year Award winners

Generative AI has had a significant impact across various sectors of the information technology landscape in 2023.
Many technology providers are using AI to redefine their product categories and improve usability and automation. [ more ]
Alleywatch
11 months ago
NYC startup

The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 5/29/23

The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity in the various markets that we track.The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 5/27/23 featuring funding details for Volition, Thena, Elementl, and fourteen other deals representing $775M in new funding that you need to know about.
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 year ago
Intellectual property law

Patently Strategic Podcast: Open Source and Patent Rights

Use of free open-source code can be a massive accelerant when building complex software applications.Why reinvent wheels?And depending on resources and budget, sometimes it's the only practical way.But like with most things, free often isn't really free.The cost is just transferred somewhere else.When it comes to open source, these short-term savings can have significant long-term consequences for your intellectual property rights.
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law
2 years ago
Intellectual property law

Nike's Trademark Fight Against StockX Moves Offline

"Nike's requested leave to amend its complaint to include counterfeiting and false advertising claims against StockX underscores the uncertain interconnectivity between NFTs and physical products as well as the metaverse and real world."
www.amny.com
1 year ago
Brooklyn

Independent Budget Office says Mayor's projected cost of migrant crisis is overblown, but admin hits back | amNewYork

City Department of Social Services (DSS) boss Molly Wasow Park refuted a new analysis from the city Independent Budget Office (IBO) finding Mayor Eric Adams' administration's migrant crisis cost estimate of $4.3 billion is overblown, during a Monday City Council hearing examining her agency's proposed budget for the coming fiscal year.
News
1 year ago
Public health

Fun with pies on Pi Day

March 21, 2023 - On March 14, two departments at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health celebrated Pi Day by sharing and eating a wide variety of homemade pies.Pi Day recognizes the number π, or pi, and its mathematical significance in describing circles.The day is observed on March 14, corresponding to the first three digits of pi, 3.14.
The Conversation
1 year ago
Women in technology

Working women in South Africa proved their resilience during COVID - as a result they've enhanced their well-being

Women around the world have adjusted to new working realities after the COVID-19 pandemic.Kristin Hardwick/Wikimedia Commons
One of the outcomes of the COVID pandemic is that people's working lives have changed.Working at home and hybrid work have become prevalent, after constantly changing government rules and guidelines.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Television

Lloyd Morrisett, a Founder of Sesame Street,' Dies at 93

Lloyd Morrisett, a psychologist whose young daughter's viewing habits inspired the creation of the revolutionary children's educational television program Sesame Street, and whose fund-raising helped get it off the ground, died on Jan. 15 at his home in San Diego.He was 93.His daughter Julie Morrisett confirmed the death.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Advice | Work Advice: Lawmakers' dress code dustup has lessons for everyone

As inclusive as I try to be, I'm as limited as anyone by unconscious bias.Take, for example, my latest response to a young-looking man wanting to look more mature."I found your advice wanting for people like me," said David Barrett, a retiree in Ellicott City, Md., and self-described "brown-skinned, African American male."
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

'Standout' Bowdoin student dies from allergic reaction

A "standout" student at Bowdoin College died from an allergic reaction this week, just a few months into his freshman year.Omar Osman died on the way to the hospital the night of Dec. 3, Bowdoin President Clayton Rose announced in a statement.Osman had a severe nut allergy, and was rushed to a hospital after an unexpected exposure, according to a letter written by Jake Langlais, the superintendent of Lewiston (Maine) Public Schools, where Osman attended high school.
amNewYork
1 year ago
Parenting

Adams signs child care bills to support working parents and guardians | amNewYork

New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed on Wednesday a package of seven bills designated to help struggling families, working parents, guardians and caregivers in the city.Two bills in particular - Intros 487-A and 485-A - contribute to the mayor's Accessible, Equitable, High-Quality, Affordable: A Blueprint for Child Care & Early Education plan by establishing accessible portals for child care subsidies, as well as a directory of child care programs across the city.
Austin Monitor
1 year ago
Austin

Austin Community College has a $770 million bond on the ballot this election. Here's what's in it. - Austin Monitor

Photo by Rene Dominguez/ KUT
Thursday, October 20, 2022 by Sangita Menon, KUT
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine updates: Third of power stations 'destroyed' DW 10/18/2022

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia's military has destroyed some 30% of Ukraine's power stations.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia-Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy calls for air defense aid amid drone strikes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the international community to provide more air defense systems in the midst of renewed Russian airstrikes with so-called "suicide drones."
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Shrinking operation': Russia names new Ukraine war commander

After weeks of battlefield defeats, Moscow appoints General Sergey Surovikin as the sole leader of the faltering war in Ukraine.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia helps Iran launch a satellite, a sign of closer cooperation.

A Russian rocket launched an Iranian satellite into orbit on Tuesday, a tangible sign of the expanding cooperation between the two countries in the face of stringent Western sanctions imposed on both.
Nytimes
1 year ago
NYC music

Kate Nash Keeps Getting Back Up. This Time, Off Broadway.

After the twists and turns of a pop career, the British singer-songwriter adds a new string to her bow: musical composer.
Credit... Dolly Faibyshev for The New York Times
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

More than a million people' in UK have had long Covid for at least a year

More than one million people in the UK with long Covid are likely to have first had coronavirus at least a year ago, while half a million first had the virus more than two years ago, new figures suggest.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Health

Here's what the FDA says contributed to the baby formula shortage crisis

A photo from June 17, shows empty formula shelves at a supermarket in Florida.
GSMArena.com
1 year ago
Mobile UX

vivo X Fold+ photos published by MIIT, still no word on an official unveiling

vivo still hasn't picked a date on which to reveal the revamped X Fold+ phone, but you can now take a peek at it since China's MIIT published images of the new foldable flagship.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Immigration error meant this international student in Ontario couldn't get a job to support herself | CBC News

Warning: This story mentions thoughts of suicide.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

How a Ukrainian summer student created a robot to help relieve stress, anxiety | CBC News

Iryna Parkhomchuk is an undergraduate Software Engineering student at the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv.
time.com
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Alibaba, ByteDance and Other Chinese Internet Giants Share Algorithm Details With Beijing for the First Time

China's internet giants from Tencent Holdings Ltd. to ByteDance Ltd. have shared details of their prized algorithms with Beijing for the first time, an unprecedented move aimed at curbing data abuse that may end up compromising closely guarded corporate secrets.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

EFF and Partners Urge the Indian Government to Keep End-to-End Encryption Alive

In a letter to the Indian Government, EFF and partner digital rights organizations from around the world called on the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to withdraw the so-called traceability requirement under its Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code (2021 IT Rules).
Medium
1 year ago
UX design

New in UX? Learn these repetitive user research methods [2/3]

We discussed fundamentals and quantitative user research in part one of this series.In this part, we are going to talk about qualitative user research.
Medium
1 year ago
UX design

Why I no longer care what people "like" or "don't like"

In UX and product design, "like," and "don't like" are overvalued and can mislead design decisions.Early in my career, someone saying, "I like it!"
amNewYork
2 years ago
Education

DOE launches attendance platform for New York City schools

Schools Chancellor David C. Banks announced the launch of the Department of Education's (DOE) Grades, Attendance and Messaging applications, which will be available at no extra cost to all NYC public schools in anticipation of the 2022-2023 school year this September.
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