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Ryan and I have talked about a lot of things since we took over as the editors of Smart Data Collective a few years ago. One thing that we didn’t talk as much about is why a Microsoft 365 Migration is important for organizations that rely on data to guide decisions. You may already notice that many analytics conversations focus on tools while overlooking how people actually access and share information. It is common for teams to store data in multiple places without a clear structure for collaboration. There are growing expectations for leaders to turn raw data into insight…

In the report released on December 17, CodeRabbit said it had analyzed 470 open source GitHub pull requests including 320 AI-co-authored pull requests and 150 that were likely generated by humans alone. In the blog post introducing the report, the company said the results were, “Clear, measurable, and consistent with what many developers have been feeling intuitively: AI accelerates output, but it also amplifies certain categories of mistakes.” The report also found security issues increasing consistently in AI co-authored pull requests. While none of the noted vulnerabilities were unique to AI-generated code, they appeared significantly more often, increasing the overall…

In 2024, ESET researchers noticed previously undocumented malware in the network of a Southeast Asian governmental entity. This led us to uncover even more new malware on the same system, none of which had substantial ties to any previously tracked threat actors. Based on our findings, we decided to attribute the malicious tools to a new China-aligned APT group that we have named LongNosedGoblin. The group employs a varied custom toolset consisting mainly of C#/.NET applications, and, notably, uses Group Policy to deploy its malware and move laterally across the systems of targeted entities. This blogpost details our discovery of…

Affordable Garage Door Replacement Options in Federal Way No other home feature is perhaps as critical to maintaining your home as your garage door. Beyond providing security for your cars and personal property, a garage door enhances the curb appeal of your home. If you need an entire garage door replacement in Federal Way, there are many affordable options for you. This paper discusses all the aspects related to garage door replacement, which will aid you in making the right decisions.   Knowing When to Replace Garage doors may also run out from constant use but with exposure to the…

Recently, I’ve updated to MacOS 26.2 without knowing this would break compatibility with Xcode 16.4, so I am forced to use Xcode 26 to continue working on my project. I use SPM for dependencies. I’ve updated Firebase to latest version (12.7.0) and I’ve found a problem I’ve never had in Xcode 16. When I try to import FirebaseAnalytics in my code, Xcode tells me there’s no such a module. The module is linked in the Frameworks, Libraries and Embedded content section of Xcode: I’ve also set the Explicitly Build modules setting to No at project level: But, no matter what…

Imagine being on the moon; surrounded by hundreds of thousand ft2 of space. Most of the activity you see is robotic – automated material-handling systems moving things from point A to B. The few people around are wearing “bunny suits” [1] and masks. They look like astronauts – they are not. You are not in space, you are in the clean room of one of Intel’s chip manufacturing facilities. These facilities are sophisticated, controlled environments where disruptions are extremely costly. In here, we produce state of the art microchips, where a single chip can be made of 28 billion transistors.…

What you need to knowGoogle is reportedly testing a “Controls” toggle for the Phone app to alleviate an auto-rotating issue.It was discovered that a “keep portrait mode on calls” toggle was spotted in the Display settings for Android after users noticed the app was adhering to their auto-rotating requests across the system.A recent Phone app beta highlights the chance for users to mark their calls as “urgent” when dialing.Google is in the process of testing (what will likely be) a major QoL update for its Phone app on Android.As with any Google app beta, early previewers get a glimpse of…

Issue 84, August-September 2025 In this issue: In-depth analysis of the market for carbon nanomaterials in thermal management including graphene, nanotubes and applications in heat spreaders and computing. Carbon-based TIMs Overview Thermal Conductivity By Filler Graphite Pastes Thermal Management in Smartphones Graphene Cooling in Smartphones Graphene Cooling for Computers Thermal Management Applications Graphene Heat Spreaders Graphene as Additives to Thermal Interface Pads Heat Conductivity Boosters Nanofluidic Coolant VACNT for TIMs The latest nanotech and graphene investments, funding, commercial agreements and rounds of finance August-September 2025 Latest nanotech product news August-September 2025 Latest graphene product news August-September 2025   Topics covered:…

In reading Joe Dolson’s recent piece on the intersection of AI and accessibility, I absolutely appreciated the skepticism that he has for AI in general as well as for the ways that many have been using it. In fact, I’m very skeptical of AI myself, despite my role at Microsoft as an accessibility innovation strategist who helps run the AI for Accessibility grant program. As with any tool, AI can be used in very constructive, inclusive, and accessible ways; and it can also be used in destructive, exclusive, and harmful ones. And there are a ton of uses somewhere in…

Encrypted traffic has come to dominate network flows, which makes it difficult for traditional flow monitoring tools to maintain visibility. This is particularly true when the process to enable encryption occurs after an initial data exchange, causing the encryption attributes to be missed. In this blog post we take a closer look at a new feature added to CERT’s Yet Another Flowmeter tool (YAF) to capture the attributes of encryption when it occurs after the start of the session. We call this mid-encryption. We explore what mid-encryption means, why it matters, how it works within YAF, and what benefits this…