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Recent Examples of harnessed
This transformative power is now being harnessed in cybersecurity by both attackers and defenders alike.
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Bankim Chandra, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Turning Seasonality Into An Asset When harnessed effectively, EdTech's cyclical nature can guide your organization's growth strategy.
—Achraf Golli, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
When collaboration is harnessed effectively, a team made up of talented people in multiple age groups can elevate traditional approaches to their roles by brainstorming creative solutions that lead to smarter, more efficient ways of working together.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Cornell researchers have harnessed a chemical reaction typically used in rocket fuel ignition to create a nanoporous carbon with the highest surface area ever recorded—4,800 square meters per gram.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 19 Dec. 2024
The Importance of Human Connection Harari emphasizes the critical importance of regulating AI to ensure its immense potential is harnessed for good.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Given its larger mass and higher relative reactivity, deuterium could, at least in theory, make nuclear fusion more plausible if appropriately harnessed.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2024
More and more bitcoin miners are starting to undertake a strategy harnessed by MicroStrategy , according to JPMorgan.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
Could those creatures be harnessed into part of a biological carbon capture scheme?
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Bankim Chandra, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Turning Seasonality Into An Asset When harnessed effectively, EdTech's cyclical nature can guide your organization's growth strategy.
—Achraf Golli, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
When collaboration is harnessed effectively, a team made up of talented people in multiple age groups can elevate traditional approaches to their roles by brainstorming creative solutions that lead to smarter, more efficient ways of working together.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Cornell researchers have harnessed a chemical reaction typically used in rocket fuel ignition to create a nanoporous carbon with the highest surface area ever recorded—4,800 square meters per gram.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 19 Dec. 2024
The Importance of Human Connection Harari emphasizes the critical importance of regulating AI to ensure its immense potential is harnessed for good.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Given its larger mass and higher relative reactivity, deuterium could, at least in theory, make nuclear fusion more plausible if appropriately harnessed.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2024
More and more bitcoin miners are starting to undertake a strategy harnessed by MicroStrategy , according to JPMorgan.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
Could those creatures be harnessed into part of a biological carbon capture scheme?
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harnessed
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Unless Moscow legally consents that the funds be used for that purpose, key European states will continue to object to spending them for fear of setting a dangerous precedent.Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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Police spokesman Vernon Davis said whoever took the ATM used a Bobcat skid-steer to rip it out of the concrete.Maggie Ybarra, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
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This throwback is one of many utilized in the league that the team should go back to permanently.Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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The building hadn't operated as a church in several years, instead being utilized as a wedding venue for many in Indiana.Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
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Even the jokers, which do each have their own special ability, are quick to pick up — with their wildcard capabilities made easy to understand as they’re applied mid-round.Scott Robertson, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
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Foundation models and small language models are introduced and applied to enterprise opportunities.Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Default passwords are often easily accessible and can be exploited in seconds by knowledgeable attackers.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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The iPhone maker will want to ensure these are patched before they are exploited, whatever the timing.Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Nearly 150,000 individuals without legal status are employed in Maryland, according to a 2019 report by the Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank in Washington.Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
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This meta action comedy is showrunner Charles Yu's adaption of his own 2020 satirical novel of the same name, which employed the screenplay format as a narrative structure.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
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