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Aflac virtualizes the customer enrollment experience

CIO

Virtualizing policy enrollment. Hosted on AWS, the Virtual Enrollment Experience developed by Aflac includes a microsite customized for each account. “We In parallel with developing the Virtual Enrollment Experience, Gilbert was mapping out Aflac’s full migration to AWS to replace its data centers, a process that has just begun.

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GPT-4’s new capabilities power a ‘virtual volunteer’ for the visually impaired

TechCrunch

Be My Eyes, which lets blind and low vision folks ask sighted people to describe what their phone sees, is getting a “virtual volunteer” that offers AI-powered help at any time. “We hope to make the Virtual Volunteer broadly available in the coming months,” the team writes. You can watch the video below.)

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Nerdio lands $117M to build management tools on top of Azure Virtual Desktop

TechCrunch

” Nerdio’s platform lets customers deploy, manage and cost-optimize virtual desktops running in Microsoft Azure, extending the capabilities of Azure Virtual Desktop , Microsoft’s cloud-based system for virtualizing Windows. Nerdio runs in a customer’s own Azure subscription as an Azure-based application.).

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How to modernize and accelerate mainframe application development

CIO

With that in mind, what can businesses do to modernize their applications effectively? Open-source software accelerates IBM Z® application development and delivery through modern tools that drive automation and integration to and from the mainframe. Success hinges on development support. Modernizing in place.

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Java virtual threads hit with pinning issue

InfoWorld

Java’s virtual threads , introduced in JDK 21 in September 2023 to make it easier to write and maintain concurrent applications, has suffered from a “pinning” issue that arises with synchronized methods or synchronized statements. Oracle detailed the virtual thread pinning issue this week on the Inside Java website.

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Disney-backed Inworld raises new cash for its AI-powered virtual characters

TechCrunch

The brainchild of Ilya Gelfenbeyn, Michael Ermolenko and Kylan Gibbs, the startup’s AI-powered service generates virtual characters primarily for games, but also in broader entertainment and marketing campaigns. “ Inworld is a creative platform for building virtual characters for immersive realities. .

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Do we need so many virtual HQ platforms?

TechCrunch

million seed f or its virtual HQ platform. Teamflow’s virtual HQ platform. Gather’s virtual HQ platform. Crivello is clear about his vision for the startup: He wants to make it harder to move out of a virtual office than a physical office. Virtual HQs race to win over a remote-work-fatigued market.