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Tiktok Inc., and ByteDance LTD., v. Merrick B. Garland Update Court Filing, retrieved on May 7, 2024, is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. You can jump to any part in this filing here. This part is 8 of 11. Ground 2: Unconstitutional Bill of Attainder 95. The Act is an unconstitutional bill of attainder. 96. Article I of the U.S. Constitution prohibits Congress from passing any bill of attainder. U.S. Const. art. I § 9, cl. 3 (“No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.”). A bill of attainder is “legislative punishment, of any form or severity, of specifically designated persons or groups.” United States v. Brown, 381 U.S. 437, 447 (1965). The protection against bills of attainder is “an implementation of the separation of powers, a general safeguard against legislative exercise of the judicial function, or more simply — trial by legislature.” Id. at 442. 97. By singling out Petitioners for legislative punishment, the Act is an unconstitutional bill of attainder. 98. The Act inflicts “pains and penalties” that historically have been associated with bills of attainder. See Nixon v. Adm’r of Gen. Servs., 433 U.S. 425, 474 (1977). Historically, common “pains and penalties” included “punitive confiscation of property by the sovereign” and “a legislative enactment barring designated individuals or groups from participation in specified employments or vocations,” among others. Id. As described above, the Act confiscates Petitioners’ U.S. businesses by forcing ByteDance to shutter them within 270 days or sell on terms that are not commercially, technologically, or legally feasible. See supra ¶¶ 26‒29. For the same reason, the Act bars Petitioners from operating in their chosen line of business. 99. “[V]iewed in terms of the type and severity of burdens imposed” on Petitioners, the Act’s treatment of Petitioners cannot “reasonably . . . be said to further nonpunitive legislative purposes.” Nixon, 433 U.S. at 475–76. The Act transforms Petitioners into a “vilified class” by explicitly prohibiting their current and future operations in the United States, without qualification or limitation, but does not extend the same treatment to other similarly situated companies. Foretich v. United States, 351 F.3d 1198, 1224 (D.C. Cir. 2003). 100. Moreover, in light of the less restrictive alternatives discussed above, there is no justification for automatically barring Petitioners’ current and future operations in the United States (or those of its subsidiaries or successors) in perpetuity without providing them a meaningful opportunity to take corrective action. See Kaspersky Lab, Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Homeland Sec., 909 F.3d 446, 456 (D.C. Cir. 2018). Indeed, the Act imposes this punishment uniquely on Petitioners without the process, and presidential determination of a significant national security threat, that Congress has afforded to everyone else. Expressly singling out Petitioners for these punitive burdens while at the same time adopting a statutory standard and decision-making process applicable to every other entity makes clear that Petitioners are subjected to a prohibited legislatively imposed punishment. 101. Moreover, while Petitioners can avoid the Act’s prohibitions only via a wholesale divestment, all other companies — even those with Chinese ownership and determined by the President to present a “significant threat” to U.S. national security — can avoid prohibition simply by operating a website or an application “whose primary purpose is to allow users to post product reviews, business reviews, or travel information and reviews.” Sec. 2(g)(2)(b). 102. Indeed, any other “adversary-controlled” company that operates an application exactly like TikTok, but also operates a website the primary purpose of which is to post product reviews, is left untouched, leaving a ready path for any company but those affiliated with Petitioners to circumvent the Act’s prohibitions altogether. For all practical purposes, then, the Act applies to just one corporate group — it is a “TikTok bill,” as congressional leaders have described it.[30] 103. For all of these reasons, the Act constitutes an unconstitutional bill of attainder. Continue Reading Here. About HackerNoon Legal PDF Series: We bring you the most important technical and insightful public domain court case filings.
This court case retrieved on May 7, 2024, from sf16-va.tiktokcdn.com is part of the public domain. The court-created documents are works of the federal government, and under copyright law, are automatically placed in the public domain and may be shared without legal restriction. [30] Rachel Dobkin, Mike Johnson’s Letter Sparks New Flood of Republican Backlash, Newsweek (Apr. 17, 2024), https://perma.cc/Z5HD-7UVU (quoting letter from Speaker Johnson referencing the “TikTok bill”); Senator Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader, to Colleagues (Apr. 5, 2024), https://perma.cc/J7Q4-9PGJ (referencing “TikTok legislation”). Tiktok Inc., and ByteDance LTD., v. Merrick B. Garland Update Court Filing, retrieved on May 7, 2024, is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. You can jump to any part in this filing here. This part is 8 of 11. Tiktok Inc., and ByteDance LTD., v. Merrick B. Garland Update Court Filing, retrieved on May 7, 2024, is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series . You can jump to any part in this filing here . This part is 8 of 11. HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series here Ground 2: Unconstitutional Bill of Attainder 95. The Act is an unconstitutional bill of attainder. 96. Article I of the U.S. Constitution prohibits Congress from passing any bill of attainder. U.S. Const. art. I § 9, cl. 3 (“No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.”). A bill of attainder is “legislative punishment, of any form or severity, of specifically designated persons or groups.” United States v. Brown, 381 U.S. 437, 447 (1965). The protection against bills of attainder is “an implementation of the separation of powers, a general safeguard against legislative exercise of the judicial function, or more simply — trial by legislature.” Id. at 442. 97. By singling out Petitioners for legislative punishment, the Act is an unconstitutional bill of attainder. 98. The Act inflicts “pains and penalties” that historically have been associated with bills of attainder. See Nixon v. Adm’r of Gen. Servs., 433 U.S. 425, 474 (1977). Historically, common “pains and penalties” included “punitive confiscation of property by the sovereign” and “a legislative enactment barring designated individuals or groups from participation in specified employments or vocations,” among others. Id. As described above, the Act confiscates Petitioners’ U.S. businesses by forcing ByteDance to shutter them within 270 days or sell on terms that are not commercially, technologically, or legally feasible. See supra ¶¶ 26‒29. For the same reason, the Act bars Petitioners from operating in their chosen line of business. 99. “[V]iewed in terms of the type and severity of burdens imposed” on Petitioners, the Act’s treatment of Petitioners cannot “reasonably . . . be said to further nonpunitive legislative purposes.” Nixon, 433 U.S. at 475–76. The Act transforms Petitioners into a “vilified class” by explicitly prohibiting their current and future operations in the United States, without qualification or limitation, but does not extend the same treatment to other similarly situated companies. Foretich v. United States, 351 F.3d 1198, 1224 (D.C. Cir. 2003). 100. Moreover, in light of the less restrictive alternatives discussed above, there is no justification for automatically barring Petitioners’ current and future operations in the United States (or those of its subsidiaries or successors) in perpetuity without providing them a meaningful opportunity to take corrective action. See Kaspersky Lab, Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Homeland Sec., 909 F.3d 446, 456 (D.C. Cir. 2018). Indeed, the Act imposes this punishment uniquely on Petitioners without the process, and presidential determination of a significant national security threat, that Congress has afforded to everyone else. Expressly singling out Petitioners for these punitive burdens while at the same time adopting a statutory standard and decision-making process applicable to every other entity makes clear that Petitioners are subjected to a prohibited legislatively imposed punishment. 101. Moreover, while Petitioners can avoid the Act’s prohibitions only via a wholesale divestment, all other companies — even those with Chinese ownership and determined by the President to present a “significant threat” to U.S. national security — can avoid prohibition simply by operating a website or an application “whose primary purpose is to allow users to post product reviews, business reviews, or travel information and reviews.” Sec. 2(g)(2)(b). 102. Indeed, any other “adversary-controlled” company that operates an application exactly like TikTok, but also operates a website the primary purpose of which is to post product reviews, is left untouched, leaving a ready path for any company but those affiliated with Petitioners to circumvent the Act’s prohibitions altogether. For all practical purposes, then, the Act applies to just one corporate group — it is a “TikTok bill,” as congressional leaders have described it.[30] 103. For all of these reasons, the Act constitutes an unconstitutional bill of attainder. Continue Reading Here. Continue Reading Here . Here About HackerNoon Legal PDF Series: We bring you the most important technical and insightful public domain court case filings. This court case retrieved on May 7, 2024, from sf16-va.tiktokcdn.com is part of the public domain. The court-created documents are works of the federal government, and under copyright law, are automatically placed in the public domain and may be shared without legal restriction. About HackerNoon Legal PDF Series: We bring you the most important technical and insightful public domain court case filings. This court case retrieved on May 7, 2024, from sf16-va.tiktokcdn.com is part of the public domain. The court-created documents are works of the federal government, and under copyright law, are automatically placed in the public domain and may be shared without legal restriction. sf16-va.tiktokcdn.com [30] Rachel Dobkin, Mike Johnson’s Letter Sparks New Flood of Republican Backlash, Newsweek (Apr. 17, 2024), https://perma.cc/Z5HD-7UVU (quoting letter from Speaker Johnson referencing the “TikTok bill”); Senator Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader, to Colleagues (Apr. 5, 2024), https://perma.cc/J7Q4-9PGJ (referencing “TikTok legislation”).

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If New Year resolutions don’t work for you, you might find this article helpful January is an insane month for regular gym-goers because the rest of the world sets a not-so-interesting NY goal — start working out. But it goes a little bit like this 👇 I intentionally wrote this article a month later. By now most resolutionists would have fallen off the wagon and begun feeling bad about themselves. That’s because their resolutions were too unrealistic or unmanageable. I will start working out 5x a week, make 100k this year, or learn Spanish are good, but not realistic goals. Not because it’s not possible but because that’s not how our minds work. Learn to gamify The reason video games are so addicting is because they offer small rewards along the way says . Anyone we deem lazy can play video games for hours. Are they lazy or are their real-life incentives boring? George Mack Video game writers are the real psychologists. They set up a big goal (winning the game), but it requires overcoming increasingly difficult obstacles (advancing through levels) whilst also offering mini-rewards within each level (the enjoyment of a bad guy screaming as he falls from your shot). Level 10 is more fun compared to level 1 because you experience increasing excitement, reward, challenge, and meaning. If you want to motivate humans, frequent rewards are more addicting than one-off rewards — George Mack Start small. Set up small goals, incentives, and rewards along the way to your desired goal. If you haven’t worked out properly don’t set out to hit the gym 5x a week. This may be the goal you’re aiming to achieve by the end of the year but start small. Imbibe a one-goal system Instead of choosing multiple goals, write down one goal for each area and only start with one goal at a time. Health (sleep, exercise, nutrition) Career/work (promotion, starting a business, career transition) Finances (investing, passive income, salary) Mental health (meditation, self-compassion, therapy) Romantic Relationship (dating, more quality time w/your partner). Learning (a new language, programming, knitting), etc. You will not be able to implement the changes all at once. It’s too difficult to leave the comfort zone. But if you pick one and work on it for a month, it’ll become a habit. You’ll then have the bandwidth to tackle another goal. For example, I’ve decided that in 2024 I’ll fix my posture. My scapulas are winging and I can’t do a single push-up. My upper back is weak which left me constantly aching. So on on the 2nd of December, I started following a daily routine. health The area of improvement: be able to do 10 push-ups at the end of the year. The big goal: targeted, 30 mins back exercises twice a day. The small daily goal: taking pictures of my scapulas monthly to see progress, no more upper back pain (incredibly rewarding), improved breathing, and a sense of self-esteem in committing to my health daily. The rewards: By the time I reached the 30-day mark, upper back exercises became part of my routine. I’ve already seen progress and reaped rewards (less pain) to keep going so I can tackle another area now. Another not-so-unexpected outcome is that I exercise more. Once I’m done with my back routine, I want to keep going. Good habits feed off of each other. P.S. The daily goal could be as small as your circumstances require. It could be doing 5 minutes of stretching if you’re a mom of three. Consistency is its own reward. Moving from head to heart This is a fancy way of explaining how to close the gap between what we know we should be doing and actually doing it. Moving from head to heart requires accepting a few basic things and you will experience pain, failure, and disappointment. You are a fallible human being but it becomes when you can trust yourself. You earn self-trust with your actions (doing what you say you would). You have intrinsic worth experiential . They are not valid nor invalid — feelings just are and they’re often irrational. Your feelings are not reality with power, agency, and responsibility. Your ‘triggers’ are yours to fix. You are an adult Mental health tools to adopt Learn to meet your own needs and self-soothe. If you’re hyper-independent, learn to ask for help and be vulnerable. Develop an awareness of your emotional needs and responses. . Recognize when you’re chasing ideals that don’t align with your true self due to societal or parental expectations. Be aware of how society’s conditions of worth impact self-esteem and behavior , where self-worth is not dependent on meeting external conditions. Set your standards. Strive for unconditional positive self-regard : Understand that everyone is striving towards something and their ‘negative’ behaviors are often influenced by unmet needs, expectations, and insecurities. Cultivate empathy and compassion for others It’s the little things that count. Perhaps there’s a local cat that needs feeding. Or a lonely neighbor who would benefit from a 10-minute chat. Maybe you could cook for a friend who’s having a busy time at work. When we do good to others, we feel about ourselves. Perform acts of service. good Good mental health is not a goal per se — it’s a foundation for fulfilling your goals. To sum up Gamify your goals by setting small, incremental rewards along the way. Pick one goal, work on it daily until it becomes a habit and then move on to the next. Review and focus on your relationship with yourself. What are your goals for 2024 and how has it been going? Go easy on yourself, Rima ♥️ P.S. 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In the , we discussed how businesses can improve software quality, deliver at a fast pace, and increase customer satisfaction levels by relying on such significant QA trends as... first part of the article Test automation Quality engineering for emerging technologies Value stream management Sustainable quality engineering. Today, I suggest having a closer look at three more significant trends to help you enhance the efficiency of your current QA strategies. Trend 5. Frequently deploy sound functionality at speed with Agile-driven QA Organizations continue to embrace Agile- or DevOps-based transformations to reap multiple benefits ― seamless customer journeys, accelerated digitization, and more efficient and optimized processes, just to name a few. While adjusting business models to fit changing requirements and the growing need for speed, quality assurance plays a pivotal role, as it Due to its implementation in Agile and DevOps, companies can continue attaining well-timed delivery, release faster, enhance software quality, and boost productivity. helps provide excellent customer satisfaction and derive desired business outcomes. For the Agile adoption path has just begun because of the overall complexity of their architecture and challenges with dividing voluminous business workflows into minor sections to fit them into small development sprints. enterprise systems, As a way out, the World Quality Report 2022-23 (WQR) suggests applying the following test approaches: packaged enterprise system-specific tools for automation, prebuilt test case repository for certifying a sprint, performance testing for all releases, impact analysis solutions, test integrated as automatic quality gates in the CI/CD pipeline. How can organizations overcome challenges with infusing Agile QA workflows into the SDLC? Among other things, they can who combine both business and technical cross-functional skills and have experience in test automation, CI/CD, performance, cybersecurity, programming, and other high-priority directions. bet on people ― full-stack quality engineers Regarding seeing the big picture, why not stick to the following best practices to reach higher adoption rates of Agile- and DevOps-based QA processes? to cut testing time, boost test coverage, and increase process accuracy. Also, do not bail on performance, cybersecurity, usability, integration, and other verifications to enhance software soundness and operation speed. Expand test automation usage across CI/CD pipelines Utilize best-of-breed to ensure efficient QA processes and support business owners in case they’d like to get involved in software testing activities. industry toolkits and frameworks Engage who are proficient in Agile methodologies, understand customer demands, IT products, and business specifics, as well as regularly upgrade their technical skills to provide unmatched quality in the production environment. accomplished QA experts Apply to track the slightest changes in the software quality level, provide visibility for all team members, and take appropriate action in time. diverse metrics Trend 6. Adopt cloud servers for test environment provisioning Cloud servers provide organizations of any size with great opportunities to move faster, increase flexibility and scalability capabilities, save costs, improve collaboration between team members, ensure disaster recovery and data loss prevention, and enhance security levels. No wonder that for more than 50% of their non-production environments, the WQR admits. In addition, 44% of companies apply a hybrid environment strategy involving on-premises and a single cloud provider, while 21% utilize only a single cloud platform. 49% of the interviewed organizations utilize the cloud Due to this shift, more opportunities occurred for for which organizations prefer a combined toolkit ― open-source, commercial off-the-shelf, cloud. automated provisioning of test environments, Another rising tendency concerns of diverse application aspects. The WQR mentions that almost all the respondents made it a part of their testing life cycle. However, cloud testing only 1% of the interviewees find their cloud testing strategy to be highly efficient for all projects. the choice should fully depend on business specifics. For instance, a cloud server can be a perfect match for a growing business when the number of end users is increasing and the requirements for a cloud server are changing. Under these circumstances, it is more cost-effective as it can just be supplemented with novel virtual machines, IP addresses, etc. While an on-premise server is more suitable for companies that have a permanent number of users and therefore constant demands for servers. In this regard, I advise the following: Trend 7. Place more emphasis on test data provisioning and validation The supply of quality, realistic test data to ensure that tests accurately reflect the correct system behavior often is a challenging and time-consuming process ― of all WQR respondents have an enterprise-wide strategy that is fully implemented. only one-fifth Although 89% of companies must store all test data on-premises according to their policies, is picking up steam. For instance, 83% of respondents are currently developing an effective cloud data strategy, 82% ― already stick to using a secure cloud platform for storing all de-sensitized data, while another 78% ― prefer private cloud to keep test data only during the project duration. Considering the prevalence of remote work nowadays, this trend can simplify and secure processes of operating with data. cloud usage However, is far from being highly successful, at least yet ― only half of the surveyed organizations replaced manual workflows with automated ones, and they are a part of an independent process rather than a CI/CD pipeline. automation of data provisioning Taking into account that data provisioning tools can be complicated and have their technology requirements, remains topical. To overcome it, the WQR respondents design partnership strategies with tool vendors or system integrators and train their staff internally. the problem with test data skills is another vital aspect that helps organizations ensure that they meet business requirements, spot duplicated, cluttered, or invalid data, etc. This is proved by the results of the WQR survey ― almost half of all the interviewed consider it to be highly important as they can attain better productivity, customer satisfaction, and decision-making. Validating the accuracy and quality of test data The lack of automated tooling and necessary skills, the presence of diverse and complex databases, outdated data, and the high complexity of the overall process impede the application of data validation approaches. To streamline and simplify working with data, companies can develop a holistic data provisioning approach for the whole organization, opt for multiple tooling opportunities to cover diverse needs and keep data updated. To summarize To embark on a journey of innovation and growth, companies use such emerging technologies as Web 3.0, blockchain, AI/ML, metaverse, digital twins, AR/VR. Due to overall complexity, their implementation and further usage can place a burden on project teams. QA and software testing activities help ensure their proper operation, thus simplifying the adoption across enterprises. To better cope with this task and add value to the testing process, organizations can focus on important industry trends. Sustainable quality engineering, value stream management, quality engineering for emerging technologies, test automation, a shift to Agile- and DevOps-driven QA, best practices for test environment and data management are among them. By making them a part of the testing strategies, companies can increase customer satisfaction, enhance software quality, accelerate time to market, and optimize costs.

Top 7 Software Quality Engineering Trends to Attain Positive Business Outcomes in 2023 — Part 2

Let’s start with technologies. Virtual reality makes a difference in multiple industries. Automotive front-runners use it to conduct engineering reviews of a vehicle and spot flaws before spending huge sums on manufacturing; healthcare professionals learn how to operate by applying VR-based apps; police officers conduct simulations to train personnel briskly make critical decisions. No wonder the global market size of AR/VR is forecasted to reach in 2028. $250 billion Another technology that is also gaining momentum ― By 2030, the number of delivered units will boost by tenfold and comprise . With their help, aerospace organizations create parts for plane interiors or elements for satellites, medical institutions make organ replicas, and even the food industry utilizes it to print meals for gourmets! 3D printing. 21.5 million So, no surprise that companies constantly contribute to staying current with emerging trends and infuse them into their roadmaps to efficiently attain set objectives. However, to function as intended, software solutions with such complex technologies at the core require proper QA and testing support. To build an effective testing strategy in the year ahead, I suggest considering the top 7 industry trends, which I’ll focus on in the two parts of the article. So, let’s cut to the chase. Trend 1. Stick to sustainable quality engineering Delivering tech at speed and within budget isn’t the only business objective anymore. Today, companies are making a big step towards wasting fewer resources by ensuring higher quality from the get-go, in other words ― green quality engineering. According to the World Quality Report, 2022-23 (WQR), which interviewed 1,750 IT executives, the most vivid advantages of following this practice are: better brand image, enhanced consumer and supplier loyalty, improved total revenue, and refined customer satisfaction. Although organizations test for energy and resource effectiveness, usability, performance efficiency, modularity, and reusability, only 54% of them possess accurately defined sustainability requirements. Currently, companies consider that the best ways to improve their resource usage are, for instance, cloud technology for test environments, optimized test data, performance testing, and test automation. And these are for sure good options. In addition to these measures, organizations can: to ensure high software quality from the early SDLC stages, make it a shared responsibility, and prevent defects rather than fix them. Focus more on shift-left testing Gauge environmental impacts due to configuring software performance monitoring solutions. to set up a more resource-intensive way of implementing the application. Push forward sustainability since the design stage Trend 2. Support emerging technologies with quality engineering Emerging technologies play a vital role in driving operational efficiencies as they create smarter systems that can improve performance across any industry. Just have a look: already today, nanotechnology helps us design materials with outstanding, self-healing capabilities; quantum computing development brings us closer to performing data processing at skyrocketed speed; the present-day work on green hydrogen will help us reach net zero gas emissions in the future. Isn’t that great? According to , we’ll witness the rise of... Gartner sustainable technology that possess the characteristics of an app, a platform, and an ecosystem superapps cloud platforms. My thoughts are also that will continue to stay a prominent trend in the years to come. However, it’s vital to first fully understand it, and only then gradually delegate responsibilities to this technology. artificial intelligence (AI) While the WQR states that in the years to come, organizations will bet on such pivotal technologies as blockchain and Web 3.0, digital twins, 3D printing, quantum computing, and the metaverse. The report also shows that the interviewed companies expect that these novel trends will help them reach seamless user experience (66%), significantly enhance test environment and data management (61%), and speed up processes without compromising software quality (59%). Considering the overall complexity of these evolving solutions, are required to cope with modern software development effectively: blockchain, cybersecurity, cloud computing, embedded systems, big data and analytics, AI/ML, and telecommunications. specific skills In addition, without a well-thought-out strategy for ensuring the quality of IT products with these tech novelties at the core, organizations confront cybersecurity threats, grow slowly, and struggle to attain business needs. To prevent that from happening and release top-tier software, it’s possible for companies to: Focus on proficient in decentralization and other high-priority dimensions. engaging high-skilled QA engineers Make to infuse security practices from the earliest development stages. a shift to DevSecOps Design to ensure successful implementation. a detailed quality engineering strategy Trend 3. Briskly reach business objectives with test automation The organizations surveyed by the WQR mentioned (48%), (47%), (46%), and (45%). that test automation positively impacts development requirements functional testing integration testing The WQR also states that it is still challenging for companies to set up automated workflows because of insufficient efforts spent on designing a fit-for-purpose strategy and the lack of its integration into the development process. Because of these factors, they attain the expected benefits only half the time. To increase the efficiency of automated testing, try to concentrate on the following high-priority steps: who know your business well and possess vast technical, communication, and organizational skills. Hire seasoned test automation experts Carefully considering the scope, tooling, environment, test data, etc., to make it successful. plan the implementation strategy Build a test automation approach beginning at to obtain value as early as possible. the requirements development phase Systematically to promptly change or configure them according to the project situation. make sure that tools and frameworks are efficient Consider the plans related to for years to come, for instance, the integration with third-party services or the expansion of supported platforms. It will help optimize testing efforts from the get-go and simplify the usage of automated workflows. further product development Trend 4. Measure and manage the value outcomes No matter what innovations you’d like to introduce or trends to follow, I suggest keeping in mind that their application must be appropriate and beneficial. And here’s when value stream management is of help for quality assurance. The WQR respondents marked that their QA activities aim to attain (49%), (45%), and (42%). business assurance and ensure end-user experience support all team members to achieve higher quality protect brand image and QA automation To improve QA function within Agile or DevOps projects, almost every time, the majority of the surveyed companies apply which I find highly effective. This is the process of analyzing work and information flows to determine the most and least valuable items and further adjust the workflows to optimize product delivery and meet end-user expectations. a value stream mapping technique, While doing so, organizations stick to such significant principles as relying on quality engineering to improve each stream (66%), gauging each stream’s value (62%), enhancing their contribution (59%). To provide better control over the value of the software development process, companies may: Rely on so that each team member can monitor progress in real time, identify areas for improvement, and make quick, well-considered decisions. value dashboards Make sure that all project stakeholders of quality assurance activities. are aware of business objectives and define the expected outcome specific to each project and verify that software testing results are linked to these indicators. Determine value indicators Please find out more about other impactful QA trends that will shape the industry and help generate greater value for your customers in Part 2 of the article.

Top 7 Software Quality Engineering Trends to Attain Positive Business Outcomes in 2023 — Part 1

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Sentiment analysis will indicate ways to build a better marketing campaign for your brand. In this article, we will look into four ways to leverage sentiment analysis tools to enhance your brand presence and excite customers. But first... What is Sentiment Analysis? Sentiment analysis is a method to analyze emotions and reactions expressed through online communication - verbal or written. Also termed as ‘opinion mining’ or ‘emotion AI’, sentiment analysis executes data mining, fetches results, and skims out public opinion from within content pieces to help brands get informed of their customer experience. An opinion comes in various forms. In the digital space, opinions are expressed on public forums, review websites, social media platforms, and much more. However, reading through all these comments is a full-time job itself. There are plenty of systems available to monitor reactions and feedback from all of your Facebook, Twitter, and other social media accounts. 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It’s a good practice for brands to stay informed of the top social media trends related to their industry. This process will allow companies to keep track of the talking points revolving around their brand. on social media platforms is a key aspect to gauge your brand’s online marketing efforts. This method provides an in-depth insight into both the content and context of your audience’s reactions. Analyzing consumer sentiment In order to uncover customers’ emotions concerning your brand, follow these simple steps to shape an effective social media marketing strategy. Analyze social media posts from specific audiences Perform sentiment analysis on all your brand mentions and organize the data based on the importance Use various filters to gain insights and a better understanding of your brand’s followers Here’s how Coca-Cola uses high-engaging tweets to encourage customers to share their reactions to their products. 2. Enhance Your Customer Care Services When users run into complexities, they tend to hop onto online platforms to look for solutions. So, it’s crucial to equip your brand with helpful resources and a powerful knowledge-based medium to gain audience loyalty. Further, with the usage of sentiment analysis, your customer assistance team will land itself in a better position to offer support to those customers in need. This method is a good way to improve brand credibility and a guaranteed approach to participate in active conversations. A simple way to judge your audiences’ perceptions regarding your product, brand, industry, or the competition using . Many of these advanced offerings are powered by AI to instantly visualize audience sentiment for topics, content, campaigns, and much more. sentiment analysis tools Check out this detailed and responsive troubleshooting article offered by Microsoft to land a better understanding of their customers’ sentiments. 3. Focus on the Voice of the Customer (VOC) Paying attention to the voice of the customer almost seems like a no-brainer. Yet, many organizations skip this vital tactic, widening the communication gap between their brand and audience. Focusing on feedback collection, detailed data analysis, and actionable strategizing are all key aspects of VOC that should be monitored frequently. Sentiment analysis tools can help explore the popularity and satisfaction levels of your brand’s fan base. These software solutions prove to be the most effective medium to engage with customers and react to their demands. For instance, an aspect-based sentiment analysis applied to the TripAdvisor community offers an added perspective to their business operations. Look at this thread that justifies this approach. 4. Use Product Analysis to Your Advantage There’s nothing more depressing for brands to discover than negative reviews flooding their social media feeds, eventually ruining the brand reputation. It’s vital that business owners find ways to address negative feedback, use them as a medium to uplift the brand’s image, and ensure that similar occurrences don’t happen again. Here’s an Instagram post from Pizza Hut that highlights the swiftness of their customer assistance to respond to an upset customer. Using sentiment analysis makes it easier for brands to keep track of their mentions on public platforms and convert negative feedback into positive engagement before time runs out. Further, Google Chrome’s development team pays close attention to open sources and blog posts to analyze sentiment, demands, and recommendations to enhance UI, security, and other product features. Summing Up Sentiment analysis helps marketers head in the right direction to build effective marketing strategies for brands. This process can filter out the right emotions from a wide spectrum of user feedback. In addition, analyzing customer sentiment allows brands to look into how customers feel about their services.

Using Sentiment Analysis to Attain and Retain Customers

Interesting times, we live in. Scrolling through social media can be a stark reminder of harsh realities. It's easy to get lost in the noise and challenges of being a person in the world today. Maybe you've resorted to self-soothing by eating cheap fries and acting like a couch potato, maybe more often than you like to admit. Well, I'm here to tell you health problems you incur in the future (as a result of your pandemic coping mechanisms) could leave a bigger hole in your pocket than Elon's left in the crypto community. When you're ready to start focusing on your fitness again, you're likely to faced with another challenge: information overload. There are so many conversations around the topics health and wellness, and that's how it should be: health and wellness are extremely broad concepts. And there's no one-size-fits-all. To help you define what wellness means for , I'll be sharing The Seven Scope Framework for approaching your personal wellness in a holistic and customised way. you When doctors talk about being healthy, they do not mean not being sick. Health is beyond the physical; it extends to the social, physical, and mental well-being of an individual. It should be the goal of everyone to achieve good health. Wellness is living a lifestyle that is centered on being healthy. For example; a clean diet, mindfulness, meditation, exercise, and regular drinking of water are components of wellness. Think of wellness as everything you can do to achieve and maintain good health. When Did People Start Practising Wellness? Human beings have always sought out ways to improve their health from the days of the Greek philosophers to date. In 1950, an American physician by the name of Halbert Dunn coined the word, "wellness" by integrating wellbeing and fitness. Subsequently, in 1990 an American sports physician by the name of Kenneth.H.Cooper released his book on wellness titled . Aerobics Program For Total Well Being In his book, he emphasized the fact that in exercise for maintaining good health. In his words: wellness is a lifestyle, and consistency is important "Exercise is a journey, not a destination. It must be continued for the rest of your life. We do not stop exercising because we grow old - we grow old because we stop exercising." These days, social media has provided a good platform for health workers, physical trainers, and nutritionists to educate people on how to achieve and maintain good health. Some websites and applications are designed to help people understand exactly what wellness means. If you search Product Hunt right now, you'll find a plethora of apps aiming to help users understand the concept of Wellness in more effective ways; , , and to name but a few. The Wellness App Wellnest Buddy What is the Seven Scope Framework for Wellness? The scope of wellness is quite broad: there are many aspects to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. In the seven scope classification, wellness is divided into seven components: Spiritual, Physical, Mental, Environmental, Career, Intellectual and Emotional components. The Seven Scopes and 21 Apps to Help You Attain Them Each component has its own significance and unique contribution to sustaining a sense of wellness, in varying ways for each individual. The is concerned with maintaining internal peace and harmony by surrendering to a force or purpose greater and bigger than yourself, on an individual level. The concept of spiritual wellness is quite controversial, but there is a clear correlation between faith, happiness, and good health. Apps like , , and are used to maintain spiritual wellness. Spiritual Scope of Wellness Gaia ConZentrate Spirit Junkie The involves taking care of your body and maintaining an amount of physical activity that is required for good health, but not enough to cause fatigue. The basic components of the physical scope of wellness are diet, rest, and exercise. , , and are great apps for keeping fit and healthy. Physical Scope of Wellness MyFitnessPal 10K Runner 30 Days Exercise at Home is concerned with how well you react to stress, how you feel about yourself, and how you interact with people. Maintaining mental wellness may involve meditation, engaging in hobbies, volunteering, and self-expression. , , and are apps that you can use to improve your mental health and strengthen your mind. The Mental Scope of Wellness Moodfit Happify Shine involves trying to understand your environment, protect your surroundings and contribute positively to the development of the area in which you live. , , and are mobile apps that will help you contribute positively to the preservation of our planet. The Environmental Scope of Wellness #climate Ecoviate Farmstand is engaging in work that is in line with your interests and personal values, as well as providing satisfaction for the employee. , , and are great apps for career growth and wellness. The Career Scope of Wellness VantageFit Elevate Endomondo involves having a positive mindset towards acquiring knowledge and being open-minded. , and provide opportunities to learn from the best teachers and acquire knowledge. The Intellectual Scope of Wellness TED Talks Coursera LinkedIn Learning is related to that of mental wellness. It involves self-awareness and self-acceptance, as well as the ability to adapt to stress. , and are three apps that can support you if you're looking to work towards greater self-acceptance and practice self love. The Emotional Scope of Wellness Sanvello HeadSpace TalkSpace How Can We Achieve Complete Wellness? The scope of wellness is broad: it is most likely that any given individual would be lacking in some areas of wellness. However, it is possible to improve one's state of wellness by being intentional about one's health. The journey to improving wellness is a marathon, not a sprint. Gradual consistent efforts will pay off in the long run, but they will require patience and discipline. If you're serious about increasing your sense of what wellness means, the following four tips will be helpful for you. Have a set goal in mind. As a medical student, I have realized that people who have set health goals usually achieve better health in the long run. In my opinion, if weight loss is the goal, write it down. If you want to feel better or get a job that you love, include your goal in your Notes app. Mobile applications like MyFitnessPal, Mindful, Rise, and Nike + Training can help you achieve your fitness goals. After documenting your goal, work towards it consistently. You may have a few bad days, but there will be many good days. Tell your friends and family. Accountability is very important; having someone to remind you when you are slipping up is key. Tell your friends that you have decided to eat healthier and their eye rolls when you reach for the fries will be what you need to stay in check. Ask your family to remind you to go to the gym or meditate and watch your consistency grow. Get enough rest. Fatigue and sleep deprivation are linked with stress, unhealthy eating, and angry outbursts. If you want to improve your physical and mental wellness, get the required seven to eight hours of solid sleep. You can sneak in naps from time to time so that you feel energized and ready to kick the ball. Avoid risky unhealthy behaviors. Habits such as excessive drinking, smoking, drug use, and having multiple sexual partners are not going to improve your wellness. These habits are linked with diseases, accidents, mental illness, and a shorter life span. For improved wellness, avoid risky unhealthy behaviors. Find your tribe: In the area where you live, there are people like you committed to achieving their wellness goals. Find them and watch yourself grow. Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies: The Possibility When wellness is discussed, the focus is usually on physical wellness and fitness. Beyond the toned body and ripped abs, you deserve to be happy and feel in tune with your job, home, and environment. It may seem overwhelming, having to achieve all your goals in the seven scope framework of wellness, but you are more than capable of achieving anything that you set your mind to. And getting support from today's smartest apps in never a bad idea. Having a healthy mind and body is possible; with effort and consistency, you can achieve your goal.

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A Complete Guide to Petro - Venezuela’s Cryptocurrency Driven Attempt to Attain An Edge

Blockchain and Crypto have been in people’s mind for a quite a while now. Almost everyone has heard about Bitcoin and many have even participated in ICOs. The technology promises to disrupt industries and to change life as we know it. However, there has not been a blockchain project that reaches real mass adoption. If you think about it, a lot of money has been raised in the industry so it is certainly not a lack of funding. Why could this be? The Blockchain industry and the Internet are often compared. According to the history books, Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web in 1989. Some of the biggest Internet companies we know today have been founded around 1994–1995 (Amazon, eBay, etc.) but it took them several years more to reach mass adoption. To be accurate, . In comparison, ten years after the creation of Blockchain the number of . However, some individuals have several wallets so it’s safe to say that the number of unique blockchain users is around 20 million. In the same period of existence, there are 10 times fewer people using Blockchain than there were the Internet. In the next paragraphs, I will analyze what hinders adoption and take an educated guess on the future steps to reach it. Could it be the small period of existence? there were 248 million Internet users worldwide in 1999 people with blockchain wallets today is around 25 million If time and money is not the biggest issue, what could it be? Solving Scalability Designed by from Freepik www.flaticon.com If you have been long enough in the space, you have certainly heard about the scalability trilemma. Currently, one cannot have Scalability — Security — Decentralization simultaneously. For example, Bitcoin and Ethereum were built with a focus on Security and Decentralization, however, it became evident that the transaction processing times can be extremely slow. Not to mention that the quantity of TPS (transactions per second) is far from VISA payments. Some people are reluctant to join the Blockchain movement as they fear expensive transaction costs and slow processing times. It is worth mentioning that this issue is being addressed. Developer teams are working on scaling solutions such as Lightning Network, Proof of Stake, Sharding, Plasma and etc. Only time will show which is the most proficient solution but mass adoption cannot occur until the problem is solved. Once the majority can join without causing the system to break, more and more individuals will become confident in the technology and get involved. Solving scalability is probably the first step that needs to be taken. Blockchains won’t go viral unless they scale adequately. Regain the trust of people If we go back to the origin of Blockchain, it was meant to solve the problem of trust. After the financial crisis of 2008 people had lost faith in financial institutions and exactly then Bitcoin appeared with the promise of providing transparency, trust and decentralization. Ironically, in a recent survey carried out by PwC users specified Trust as one of the biggest barriers to blockchain adoption. Potential reasons could be the constant exchange hacks, scams and the whole bad publicity surrounding ICOs. In a sense, people still don’t trust the technology itself. Many are put off by the possibility of losing all their funds due to a private key theft/loss. The question now becomes how to restore the trust in the space. A necessary step would be better ICO regulation. To put it differently scam ICOs should remain history and there should be clear legal consequences for those who try to screw investors. Fortunately, the issue is being addressed. ICO expert communities are being created in order to vet scams. Regular investors have become more cautious in regard to ICO selection. Several months ago Vitalik Buterin proposed an interesting model for ICOs called DAICO. Generally speaking, the concept implies that the funds raised are gradually released. Provided investors are satisfied with the performance of the team, they release tokens. If the team underperforms, investors can even decide to destroy the contract and get their funds back. Adopting the DAICO model could be a step in the right direction but so far ICO teams have been reluctant to use it. Governments are the ones who can regulate ICOs instead of counting on the teams to do it themselves which leads us to the next step. Governments should have clear regulations for ICOs and the Blockchain space in general Concentrating all your efforts and time on one project makes sense only when you can be certain some government regulation won’t destroy it. Unfortunately, this is not the case with Blockchain. Many governments have no official position on the topic and the ones that have are not 100% clear on the exact conditions. Individuals are reluctant to join the community as their decisions should be based on theories about regulation instead of fixed rules. In the worst case scenario, regulation could even lead to the failure of your whole endeavour. For the purpose of reaching mass adoption, good and timely regulation is necessary. As the popularity of blockchain and cryptocurrencies increased in 2017, governments took a more serious position on the matter. Some countries preferred “business first, regulation later” whereas the United States favoured a “regulation first, business later” approach. Both options have pros and cons but it is essential to have a unified regulatory framework for blockchain. With this in mind, the G20 countries have started discussions this year and they have met several times. Unfortunately, no official consensus has been reached but it remains only a matter of time to have clear and unified Blockchain regulation. The more widespread the technology becomes, the faster governments will act. Make it easier for people to use It is human nature to follow the easy path and do what causes the least resistance. This is exactly the case with apps, websites and products in general that we use. In other words, everything based on Blockchain should have the same or better user experience than the current solutions. Not so long ago I tried to convince some of my friends to join the Blockchain movement. As soon as they heard how a MyEtherWallet transaction takes more steps than a Paypal transaction, they became sceptical. It seems like many people are not willing to put in the time to understand the technology. What most companies should do is constantly improve the UX (user experience) and simplify the products. Obviously, this will take time but it’s an essential step for mass adoption. Final Words Once Blockchain is scalable, regulated, easy to use and has the trust of people, the sky will be the limit. Thank you for spending the time to read this article! I would appreciate it if you give feedback (positive or negative). Feel to contact me for questions or collaboration.

The 4 Steps to Attain Blockchain Mass Adoption

Authors:
(1) Diptarka Chakraborty, National University of Singapore, Singapore
(2) Sourav Chakraborty, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata;
(3) Gunjan Kumar, National University of Singapore, Singapore;
(4) Kuldeep S. Meel, University of Toronto, Toronto. Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Notations and Preliminaries 3 Related Work 4 An Efficient One-Round Adaptive Algorithm and 4.1 High-Level Overview 4.2 Algorithm Description 4.3 Technical Analysis 5 Conclusion 6 Acknowledgements and References A Missing Proofs B An O(log log n)-query fully adaptive algorithm 3 Related Work In the standard SAMP model, the query complexity of the equivalence testing problem is Θ(max(n 2/3/ε4/3 , √ n/ε2 )) [CDVV14, BFR+13, Val11], which is prohibited in most practical applications. The COND model turns out to be beneficial in this context, enabling to require only O˜(log log n) samples [FJO+15], which has recently been shown to be optimal [CCK24]. Unfortunately, the above-mentioned optimal tester in the COND model is sequential. In simpler terms, the tester is adaptive, meaning that each query (indexed as t for any t ≥ 1) in the COND model depends on the answers to the preceding t−1 queries. Designing a parallel, ideally entirely non-adaptive, tester remains an enormous challenge. [KT19] introduced a non-adaptive tester for the equivalence testing problem, which required O˜(log12 n/ε2 ) queries[1] . However, the substantial poly-logarithmic dependency on the domain size is impractical in many real-world applications. Moreover, the best-known lower bound for the query complexity of non-adaptive testers is Ω(log n) [ACK18], indicating considerable room for improvement in the upper bound. One exciting question is to make the tester as less adaptive as possible while attaining the optimal non-adaptive query complexity. Such a question motivates the researchers to study the trade-off between the number of adaptive rounds and the query complexity (for testing various properties). The work [CG18] led to the establishment of a “hierarchy theorem” examining the impact of the number of adaptive rounds. For the classical equivalence testing problem, in this paper, we make significant strides toward achieving optimal (non-adaptive) query complexity of O(log n) by allowing only one round of adaptivity. This paper is available on arxiv under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED license. [1] Note that O˜(f(n)) notation hides poly(log f(n)) terms. Authors: (1) Diptarka Chakraborty, National University of Singapore, Singapore (2) Sourav Chakraborty, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata; (3) Gunjan Kumar, National University of Singapore, Singapore; (4) Kuldeep S. Meel, University of Toronto, Toronto. Authors: Authors: (1) Diptarka Chakraborty, National University of Singapore, Singapore (2) Sourav Chakraborty, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata; (3) Gunjan Kumar, National University of Singapore, Singapore; (4) Kuldeep S. Meel, University of Toronto, Toronto. Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Notations and Preliminaries 2 Notations and Preliminaries 3 Related Work 3 Related Work 4 An Efficient One-Round Adaptive Algorithm and 4.1 High-Level Overview 4 An Efficient One-Round Adaptive Algorithm and 4.1 High-Level Overview 4.2 Algorithm Description 4.2 Algorithm Description 4.3 Technical Analysis 4.3 Technical Analysis 5 Conclusion 5 Conclusion 6 Acknowledgements and References 6 Acknowledgements and References A Missing Proofs A Missing Proofs B An O(log log n)-query fully adaptive algorithm B An O(log log n)-query fully adaptive algorithm 3 Related Work In the standard SAMP model, the query complexity of the equivalence testing problem is Θ(max(n 2/3/ε4/3 , √ n/ε2 )) [CDVV14, BFR+13, Val11], which is prohibited in most practical applications. The COND model turns out to be beneficial in this context, enabling to require only O˜(log log n) samples [FJO+15], which has recently been shown to be optimal [CCK24]. Unfortunately, the above-mentioned optimal tester in the COND model is sequential. In simpler terms, the tester is adaptive, meaning that each query (indexed as t for any t ≥ 1) in the COND model depends on the answers to the preceding t−1 queries. Designing a parallel, ideally entirely non-adaptive, tester remains an enormous challenge. [KT19] introduced a non-adaptive tester for the equivalence testing problem, which required O˜(log12 n/ε2 ) queries[1] . However, the substantial poly-logarithmic dependency on the domain size is impractical in many real-world applications. Moreover, the best-known lower bound for the query complexity of non-adaptive testers is Ω(log n) [ACK18], indicating considerable room for improvement in the upper bound. One exciting question is to make the tester as less adaptive as possible while attaining the optimal non-adaptive query complexity. Such a question motivates the researchers to study the trade-off between the number of adaptive rounds and the query complexity (for testing various properties). The work [CG18] led to the establishment of a “hierarchy theorem” examining the impact of the number of adaptive rounds. For the classical equivalence testing problem, in this paper, we make significant strides toward achieving optimal (non-adaptive) query complexity of O(log n) by allowing only one round of adaptivity. This paper is available on arxiv under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED license. This paper is available on arxiv under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED license. available on arxiv [1] Note that O˜(f(n)) notation hides poly(log f(n)) terms.

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