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Meet SailPoint’s new chief technology officer
Enterprise identity security specialist SailPoint has announced the appointment of Chandra Gnanasambandam as its new executive vice president of product and chief technology officer. A seasoned industry executive, Gnanasambandam joins the business following two decades at McKinsey & Company, where he most recently co-led the company’s global high-tech practice. He brings extensive expertise across both product management and engineering, having…
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Casper Hybrid with Snow Technology vs Beckham Hotel Collection: Which pillow is right for your sleep?
Casper Hybrid Pillow with Snow Technology Type: Hybrid foam Price: from $149 at CasperBest for: Hot sleepersSizes: Standard and KingTrial: 30 nightsWarranty: 1-yearShipping: Free Beckham Hotel Collection Pillow Type: Down-alternativePrice: from $49.99 at AmazonBest for: All sleepersSizes: Queen, King and EuropeanTrial: NoWarranty: NoShipping: Charges apply Finding the right pillow for your sleep is not an easy task. It is even harder when you have to choose between two top-rated options like the Casper Hybrid…
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Microsoft says AI tools such as Copilot or ChatGPT are affecting critical thinking at work – staff using the technology encounter ‘long-term reliance and diminished independent problem-solving’
Using generative AI at work may impact the critical thinking skills of employees — and that’s according to Microsoft. Researchers at Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University surveyed 319 knowledge workers in an attempt to study the impact of generative AI at work, raising concerns about what the rise of the technology means for our brains. Concerns about the negative impact…
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Turns out AI isn’t that popular at work – just 4% of workers use the technology in the majority of daily tasks, but developers are among the top early adopters
Just 4% of workers are using AI tools in the majority of their daily tasks – but some key professions are flocking to the technology, according to new research from Anthropic. Researchers at the AI company examined how its Claude model is being used, leveraging the data to help launch its own Economic Index that tracks the impact of AI…
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US government urged to overhaul outdated technology
US government IT operations may be wasteful and dated, according to a report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO). Government IT acquisitions face major challenges and critical action is needed to implement more effective, cost-efficient solutions, the report said. The GAO offered nine actions that must be taken to make these changes. A strengthening of oversight and management is…
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New TV Technology Coming in 2025
In typical fashion, in 2025 companies will be touting tech advances to improve both picture and sound in TVs. Most though, will be iterative improvements, such as LG’s G5 OLED TVs, which use a new brightness booster technology that replaces the Micro Lens Array (MLA) tech used in previous flagship models. Samsung’s top sets get a new anti-glare technology that…
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ITPro Decides: Top technology predictions for 2025
The beginning of a new year holds so much promise: new breakthroughs, releases, and successes all hang in the balance. At the same time, the last few days of the year provide a perfect vantage point to look clearly at how the past 12 months have panned out and use this knowledge to help decide which successes are the most…
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The Best Optical Disk Technology You (Probably) Never Heard Of
Summary Sony’s Optical Disk Archive was designed to last 100 years and offer unparalleled data protection. ODA beat traditional storage formats with its WORM design and durability. The failure of ODA was due to a lack of market adoption and failure to bridge enterprise and consumer needs. Imagine a storage technology that could safely preserve your data for 100 years,…
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Rapid7 announces new chief technology officer for EMEA
Extended risk and threat detection specialist Rapid7 has announced the appointment of Thom Langford as its new chief technology officer (CTO) for EMEA. A seasoned information and security compliance expert, Langford arrives with a track record of advocating for innovative and accessible cybersecurity approaches and boasts a wealth of experience across information security, compliance, and risk management. In his new…
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AI agents are unlike any technology ever – Computerworld
What are AI agents? A great way to understand agents is to compare them with something we’ve all used before: AI chatbots like ChatGPT. Existing, popular LLM-based chatbots are designed around the assumption that the user wants, expects, and will receive text output—words and numbers. No matter what the user types into the prompt, the tool is ready to…
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