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As the Federal Trade Commission observed when setting the funeral rule, “A funeral is more than just a social ritual: It is also an expensive consumer purchase.” But unlike other major expenses, “a funeral usually must be Decisions are made under the emotional stress of bereavement. Additionally, consumers lack familiarity with the funeral transaction.” These considerations remain at the forefront of the protections funeral rules provide grieving families, but traditions and technology have changed. So what does the future hold for The Funeral Rules? Three developments deserve your attention, including new advance notices of proposed rulemaking. First, the FTC launched…
Dell Technologies is helping customers achieve faster AI and generative AI (GenAI) performance with new enterprise data storage improvements and NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD AI infrastructure validation. “Storage performance is a critical success factor for artificial intelligence and generative artificial intelligence,” said Arthur Lewis, president of Dell Technologies’ Infrastructure Solutions Group. “Customers rely on us to continue to push the boundaries of storage innovation, including eliminating limitations on throughput and performance of compute-intensive applications. Scalability data access bottleneck. We are meeting these needs by providing fast, efficient and secure data access and turning it into the proverbial gold mine of artificial…
A man has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for hacking into his former employer’s network and causing significant damage.Miklos Daniel Brody, 38, of San Francisco, worked as a cloud engineer at First Republic Bank until March 11, 2020, when he was convicted of downloading pornographic content to U.S. Dismissed.That night, Brody used a work laptop that had not yet been returned to his employer to log into the bank’s network, causing an estimated $220,000 in damage.According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Broidy deleted the bank’s code repository stored in the cloud, ran a script…
We’ve known about the Vision Pro for over half a year (not to mention years of rumors), but Apple’s first “spatial computing” device is one of the biggest question marks in consumer electronics heading into the new year. When the $3,499 headphones were unveiled at WWDC in June, a release date of “early 2024” was given, but the company has not given more specific information since then. Apple prognosticator Ming-Chi Kuo offered an early holiday gift on December 24, narrowing down what he believed to be a “late January/early February” release date for the system. The analyst said that the…
as leader G2’s market research teamI had the honor of speaking at a much-anticipated conference G2 arrives in 2023 event.
More than five years after domain registrars began redacting personal data in all public domain registration records, the nonprofit group that oversees the domain industry has launched a centralized online service designed to enable researchers, law enforcement and others to It is easier for personnel to request information directly from the registrar. May 2018, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) – the not-for-profit entity that manages the global domain name system – instructs all registrars to redact their customers’ names, addresses, phone numbers and emails from WHOIS, the system used to store domain registrants and the Internet. Road…
Dear Prime members, We’re writing to you today to let you know about upcoming changes to your Prime Video experience. Starting January 29, Prime Video movies and TV shows will contain limited advertising. This will allow us to continue investing in compelling content and grow our investment over a long period of time. Our goal is to significantly reduce the number of ads compared to linear TV and other streaming TV providers. No action is required on your part, and the current price of your Prime membership has not changed. We’ll also be offering a new ad-free option for an…
A regional business has helped an NHS trust save staff 88,000 hours of work and given them the tools to examine better data so staff can make more informed purchasing decisions.Newark business unit Barcode Warehouse has announced details as part of its implementation of technology-based solutions with Zebra Technologies and Tagnos.Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a large acute NHS trust located in Kingston upon Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire.These solutions are now being rolled out to other areas of the NHS. Photo: Barcode Warehouse.The hospital sees about 1 million patients a year, which puts pressure…
In the fast-paced world of Valorant, where tactical precision and strategic mastery are crucial, every map release is a momentous occasion. Episode 7 Act 2 adds a stunning new addition to the map roster: Sunset.Meticulously designed with a focus on central control and inspired by vibrant cityscapes angelsSunset promises an unparalleled and exciting gaming experience. A glimpse of Sunset’s debut in the VCT Championship finals The big stage that opens the sunset curtain is the VCT Championship Finals. This high-stakes tournament, where the best compete for supremacy, provides the perfect backdrop for Riot Games to introduce this new map to…
Bill Pappas, global head of technology and operations, MetLifeBill Pappas is MetLife’s global head of technology and operations and a corporate executive and member of the company’s executive leadership team. Bill has been a key leader at three Fortune 50 companies, including General Electric and Bank of America. He is using this unique background to help make significant changes at MetLife and the insurance industry as a whole — an industry not typically known for innovation. Bill leads a global team of more than 43,000 people and is responsible for leading a 155-year-old company through digital transformation and adoption of…