Category «Internet»

Dissemin – Fostering self-archiving of research papers in open repositories

“Dissemin detects papers behind paywalls and helps their authors to upload them in one click to an open repository. FAQ – “What is dissem.in? Dissemin is a web platform gathering metadata from many sources and analyzing the full text availability of publications of researchers. It has been designed to foster the use of repositories (rather …

Subjects: Education, Freedom of Information, Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

MIT study finds labelling errors in datasets used to test AI

engadget: “A team led by computer scientists from MIT examined ten of the most-cited datasets used to test machine learning systems. They found that around 3.4 percent of the data was inaccurate or mislabeled, which could cause problems in AI systems that use these datasets. The datasets, which have each been cited more than 100,000 …

Subjects: AI, E-Commerce, Internet, Knowledge Management

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, March 27, 2021

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, March 27, 2021 – Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Mail, E-Records, Government Documents, Internet, PC Security, Privacy

Collaboration technology has been invaluable during the pandemic

TechRepublic: “The pandemic forced the enterprise to quickly pivot from familiar business practices and develop ways to successfully function while keeping employees safe. A new report from Zoom, The Impact of Video Communications During COVID-19, was released Thursday. “Video communications were suddenly our lifeline to society, enabling us to continue work and school in a …

Subjects: Economy, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management

How to blur your background in a Zoom call

TechRepublic – This simple Zoom trick can protect your privacy or hide a messy room from coworkers during your next video conferencing call. Let’s say you have a Zoom meeting, but your normal work-from-home space is occupied, or worse, a mess. You have no time to clean it up, or find a neutral, privacy-maintaining space …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management

Microsoft Teams new feature makes a written record of your meeting

ZDNet – “Microsoft is rolling out its AI-powered live transcription service in Microsoft Teams, answering Zoom’s recent expansion of its own live transcription feature. Competition remains fierce in the video-meeting market for live transcription functionality. In December, Cisco announced its closed captioning service for Webex; Zoom last month brought live transcription to free accounts, …

Subjects: E-Records, Internet, Knowledge Management, Microsoft

Bloom Cam Cherry Blossoms at the Tidal Basin

Trust for the National Mall – “Washington D.C.’s cherry blossoms signal the arrival of spring and symbolize hope, renewal, and friendship. With fewer visitors expected to see the blooming cherry trees in person this year, the Trust for the National Mall along with its partners, the National Park Service, The National Cherry Blossom Festival, and EarthCam, are bringing the beloved and blooming Cherry Trees to YOU during their peak bloom! …

Subjects: Internet

FTC – Ignore bogus COVID vaccine survey

Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC – “Scammers are using a new trick to steal your money and personal information: a bogus COVID vaccine survey. People across the country are reporting getting emails and texts out of the blue, asking them to complete a limited-time survey about the Pfizer, Moderna, or AstraZeneca vaccine. (And …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Government, Economy, Government Documents, Health Care, Internet, Legal Research

Harvard Study – Work from home more appealing than return to ‘business as usual’

USA Today – “Despite potentially longer hours, most Americans enjoy working remotely and want the option to keep doing so post-pandemic, according to a new Harvard Business School Online survey. As COVID-19 forced countless companies to let employees work remotely and presented new challenges such as readjusting their home life and fighting Zoom fatigue from numerous virtual meetings, most of the 1,500 people surveyed say they excelled and even grew in their …

Subjects: Economy, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Transportation

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