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• Twitter complaint-tracking bot reveals most griped about tech products

  11-02-2022 22:01
  
  A bot tracking Twitter complaints about electronic products found the Google Pixel 6 smartphone, HP laptops, and Apple’s iPad 6 were among the most groused-about tech products.Electronics Hub, a products review website that also offers project information to electronics do-it yourselfers, said it used a “complaint detection tool” to analyze the sentiment of tweets about best-selling tech products. The review site published a report, “The Most Complained About Tech Produc
  
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• Take your time testing these February Patch Tuesday updates

  11-02-2022 21:21
  
  There are (as of now) 51 patches to the Windows ecosystem for February, but no critical updates and no "Patch Now" recommendations from the Readiness team. I'm hoping that with this month's list of Patch Tuesday updates, we can enjoy the quiet after the storm. January was tough for a lot of folks. And, with this month's very light release from Microsoft, corporate security and systems administrators can take the time needed to test their applications and desktop/server builds. It's also importa
  
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• A multiverse of metaverses: an emerging productivity powerhouse?

  11-02-2022 19:50
  
  As with all new technologies, the Metaverse is surrounded by misconceptions (like there will only be one) and substantially more hype than substance. But it is being used successfully (and at scale) already for simulations — from building virtual objects collaboratively (like an architect creating a virtual representation of a building) to advanced testing for autonomous robots and vehicles. And there is potential to use it to boost productivity, since it could help address privacy issues
  
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• CARAVAN GROUP APPOINTS CPG EXECUTIVE SHAUNTE MEARS-WATKINS TO IT’S ADVISORY BOARD - EIN News

  11-02-2022 19:43 via einnews.com
  CARAVAN GROUP APPOINTS CPG EXECUTIVE SHAUNTE MEARS-WATKINS TO IT’S ADVISORY BOARD  EIN News
  
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• 30 Notable IT Executive Moves: January 2022 - CRN

  11-02-2022 16:23 via crn.com
  
  30 Notable IT Executive Moves: January 2022  CRN
  
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• Using choice to keep and retain talent amid the 'Great Resignation'

  11-02-2022 15:18
  
  One side effect of the Great Resignation is that most employers are finding it increasingly difficult to find and retain staff. But many may be missing an easy way to boost employee satisfaction: Choice.Meet your talent where they are
  Statista reports that the number of workers quitting posts has now exceeded the rate pre-pandemic in the US. In the UK, Deutsche Bank says people are quitting more rapidly than since 2009. The impact on some industries — and particularly on the tech industry
  
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• Web accessibility is good for your soul—and for business

  11-02-2022 13:00
  
  For most of us, placing an order in an online store is a two-minute proposition. For Josh Basile, it can be agony.Basile became a C4 quadriplegic in 2004 when a wave picked him up and slammed him down on his neck during a beach outline. Unbowed, he went on to earn his law degree, launch the world’s largest video mentoring network for people with paralysis, and become a tireless advocate for laws supporting people with disabilities.To read this article in full, please click here
  
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• Pixel power! 42 advanced Assistant actions for Google's Pixel phones

  11-02-2022 11:50
  
  Google Assistant's got plenty of tucked away tricks for anyone using Android. But you? You own one of Google's own Pixel phones, you magnificent knobby-kneed land mammal. You've got the best, most Googley experience available anywhere on Android. And that means you've got some extra-spectacular next-level voice commands at your disposal and just waiting to be used.The problem is that, like most typical voice commands (and, ahem, plenty of other Android features), the Pixel-exclusive Assistant e
  
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• It's not lawmakers’ duty to lobby executive, says House spokesman - The Nation Newspaper

  11-02-2022 00:37 via thenationonlineng.net
  It's not lawmakers’ duty to lobby executive, says House spokesman  The Nation Newspaper
  
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