10 Amazing New Things We’ve Learned About the Human Psyche
Science & Technology

10 Amazing New Things We’ve Learned About the Human Psyche

Human psychology is one of science’s most complicated subjects, second only to cat psychology. Accordingly, getting deeper into the human psyche is like sculpting a huge piece of marble: sometimes you get better detail with a chisel than a jackhammer. The following entries provide an overview of the cool new things we’re learning about how our minds work, whether via chisel or jackhammer (I’ll let you decide which is which). Related: Top 10 Myths About the Human Brain10 Kids Who Eat Seafood Are Well-BehavedUS Kids Not Eating Enough Seafood,...
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CIOs tackle the AI change management challenge
Science & Technology

CIOs tackle the AI change management challenge

From literacy campaigns to empowering influencers, CIOs are upping their change management game to promote adoption and drive business value with generative AI.Every Monday at 7 a.m., a cohort of Principal employees jump on a Teams call for a quick study group. Typically chaired by the chief digital and artificial intelligence officer (CDAIO) or someone else on the team, the 300-plus and growing learning community digs into the technology, cultural, and organizational impacts of generative AI. There are deep dives into the implications of new gen AI models, discussions of compliance and ethical risks, and knowledge sharing around emerging use cases and technical best practices. The study group, which took root when ChatGPT was introduced in November 2022, is now a formalized effort intent on exposing all Principal employees — not just a select few —...
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VMware’s rivals ramp up their efforts to create alternative stacks
Science & Technology

VMware’s rivals ramp up their efforts to create alternative stacks

As VMware pushes its vision for private clouds built around its core virtualization technology, rival vendors are ramping their efforts to create an alternative stack. OpenNebula, the open source virtualization stack based on the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM), last week released version 7.0 of its suite and billed it as “a major architectural leap” thanks to “a redefined cloud-edge orchestration engine … designed to support distributed, sovereign, and intelligent infrastructure across hybrid and multi-provider environments.” The new version also added support for Arm processors, plus enhanced PCI passthrough that allows full compatibility with NVIDIA-mediated virtual GPUs and means users can deploy OpenNebula in “AI factories” – Nvidia-speak for datacenters or infrastructure pods dedicated to AI workloads. The company has also improved its migration capabilities by adding more automation, and refined its cloud provisioning engine...
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West Asia News Live: Netanyahu reportedly receives medical report on all living hostages
Politics

West Asia News Live: Netanyahu reportedly receives medical report on all living hostages

West Asia News Live: Welcome to our West Asia News Live blog that brings you the latest developments from West Asia. Stay updated on key shifts in regional geopolitics, oil and energy markets, diplomacy, security tensions, economic reforms, civil movements and religious dynamics. Track the evolving roles of regional powers be it Iran or Israel and their responses to various external and internal challenges:read moreTensions remain high across West Asia this morning, as regional actors respond to escalating conflict and diplomatic strain. Yemen’s Ansarullah leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi has renewed calls for resistance against US and Israeli actions, reinforcing the group’s alignment with the Palestinian cause amid the continuing war in Gaza. His remarks come amid a wave of Israeli airstrikes that have killed at least 33 people in the territory. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
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