Lacework
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Forget haunted houses and graveyards — cybersecurity professionals know all too well that the scariest stories come from the cyber world. In the spirit of Halloween, we’ve excavated 13 terrifying cybersecurity statistics that might just send a chill down your spine. 1. The chilling cost of breaches In the United States, the average cost of a data breach is $9.48 million. 2.
CIO
OCTOBER 31, 2023
It’s no secret that banks and fintech companies must meet compliance and regulatory standards that are much stricter than what traditional tech companies are forced to comply with. The question becomes: How do you meet strict regulatory and compliance standards while keeping up with the rapid pace of innovation in technology? As the vice president of enterprise architecture and technology strategy at Discover Financial Services, I think about this question often as we work to design our tech sta
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TechCrunch
OCTOBER 31, 2023
WeWork is on the verge of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New Jersey, according to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal. If WeWork does indeed file, it shouldn’t come as a shock to close followers of the flexible workspace provider. WeWork warned in August in its second-quarter earnings that “substantial doubt exists about the […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
CIO
OCTOBER 31, 2023
In the ever-evolving landscape of cloud computing, today’s leading enterprises are seeking ways to optimize their operations and enhance their security measures. Cloud costs and security are two critical aspects that every organization must carefully manage, and they are more closely intertwined than you might think. Recent VMware research reveals that 95% of organizations believe multi-cloud architectures are critical for business success.
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Dialogview is revolutionizing VoIP services with its AI-powered platform, which is now available for white labeling. Our solution autonomously resolves over 68% of customer queries in more than 40 languages, dramatically reducing your team’s workload. With advanced conversational AI, Dialogview understands customer sentiments and queries in real time, without any button presses needed by users.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Google and Match announced today they’ve reached a settlement in the antitrust battle Match waged against the tech giant, even as the court case continues with Fortnite maker Epic Games. As part of the settlement agreement, Match Group — which owns dating apps Tinder, Hinge, OKCupid, Match.com and others — will be able to implement […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
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TechCrunch
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Nearly five years ago, DeepMind, one of Google’s more prolific AI-centered research labs, debuted AlphaFold, an AI system that can accurately predict the structures of many proteins inside the human body. Since then, DeepMind has improved on the system, releasing an updated and more capable version of AlphaFold — AlphaFold 2 — in 2020.
CIO
OCTOBER 31, 2023
The edge is where the action happens, where your employees and equipment do their work, and where customers and clients interact with your brand. It is where data is created, collected, and acted on to create a better customer experience and constituents generate immediate, essential value for your business. Edge computing can be used to power a digital city, the electrical grid, an airport, or even a hospital.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 31, 2023
When you think of the term “creator” you generally think of someone making content for social media platforms like TikTok, YouTube or Instagram. But Quora’s AI chatbot platform Poe is now paying bot creators for their efforts, including those who generate “prompt bots” on Poe itself, as well as server bots created by developers who […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
Xebia
OCTOBER 31, 2023
GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps (GHAzDo) builds on top of the functionality for GitHub Advanced Security and is giving you extra security tools to embed into your developer way of working. It’s a great way to get started with security in your Azure Pipelines and Azure repos and I’ve written about it before in this blogpost. Loading the alerts from the API’s Before starting with the Advanced Security API’s you’ll need to get the ID for the repository you are working with.
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IT leaders know the importance of compliance at every level, but the database often gets left behind as other environments are automated for robust protection. This whitepaper emphasizes the importance of robust, auditable, and secure database change management practices for safeguarding organizational compliance. Learn how automating database compliance: Mitigates risk Protects against security vulnerabilities Helps avoid regulatory penalties Aligns database workflows with app lifecycle Turns d
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 31, 2023
X, the app formerly known as Twitter, has shut down the Circles feature, which allowed users to post to a small, exclusive audience. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Xebia
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Dependabot alerts triaging in GitHub The GitHub UI displays a couple of helpful tips to use in triaging your Dependabot alerts which are super helpful. Unfortunately the User Interface does not show these filters in the filter bar yet, so I wanted to have a better overview of the filters I could use. I’ve listed them below: Only show alerts where your code is using the vulnerable calls of the dependency This is very helpful in triaging the open alerts.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 31, 2023
A jury on Tuesday handed Tesla another win after siding with the automaker over allegations that its Autopilot advanced driver assistance system led to a death. The case, which was being tried in the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, was filed by two passengers who survived a 2019 crash and alleged that Tesla […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 31, 2023
To get ahead in the business world, it’s not enough to think stategically. You also have to effectively communicate those ideas. There are several ways to do this, including elevating the conversation to focus on the big picture and broader context, being forward-looking in your comments, anticipating the effects of potential decisions, connecting disparate concepts, simplifying complex issues, using metaphors and analogies, stimultating dialogue with questions, showing you are informed, activel
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TechCrunch
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Toyota said Tuesday it will invest another $8 billion into its first EV battery factory in North America, as the Japanese automaker tries to ramp up its electrification program and introduce 30 battery electric models globally by the end of the decade. The North Carolina-based factory, which is slated to go into production in 2025, […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 31, 2023
A key part of your job as project leader is to keep your team motivated and on track when things start to go sideways. In this article, the author outlines practical strategies to try if you need to boost your team’s morale: 1) Re-establish or re-define the project purpose, goals, and vision. 2) Involve the team in trouble-shooting and defining the path forward. 3) Help remove obstacles. 4) Understand what motivates different team members. 5) Connect regularly as a team. 6) Celebrate small wins
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 31, 2023
For startup founders, the ability to inspire has everything to do with the ability to get others to see the world the way you do. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Too many statements of corporate values are generic business cliches. Is it any wonder few employees can actually remember them? To fix that, companies should write core values that stand apart, using literary techniques (such as alliteration or rhyme), short and simple phrases, or unusual words that will stick in employees’ memories.
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Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Ahead of the AI Safety Summit starting tomorrow morning taking place outside of London in Bletchley Park, today, the U.K. government has confirmed more details about who is actually going to be attending the event. The list’s publication comes after weeks of speculation and criticism that the event’s line up — both in terms of […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Our digital presence impacts how others perceive us. A simple résumé and a list of references no longer captures the essence of our professional capabilities. In this article, the authors explain how the intentional management of our online personas can have a positive and measurable connection to pay. To measure the effects of digital presence on compensation, they analyzed a sample of 1,741 executives who changed jobs between 2004 and 2011.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 31, 2023
The decline in VC funding for cybersecurity startups might finally be reversing course after months of discouraging trend lines. Recently, Crunchbase reported that cybersecurity startups raised nearly $1.9 billion through 153 deals in Q3 — a 12% increase from the $1.7 billion raised across 181 deals in the previous quarter. There’s anecdotal evidence of a […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
DevOps.com
OCTOBER 31, 2023
OpenTelemetry has become a 'boring' standard for open source data and application performance measurement and observability.
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TechCrunch
OCTOBER 31, 2023
In September, MGM Resorts was hit by a devastating ransomware attack, downing operations at some of its most iconic casino hotels in Las Vegas, including the Bellagio, Mandalay Bay and the Cosmopolitan. Guests were forced to wait hours to check in after the cyberattack crippled electronic payments, slot machines, ATMs and paid parking systems. The […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
Aqua Security
OCTOBER 31, 2023
In honor of October, known as National Cyber Security Month and more notably as today is Halloween, we thought we would have some fun with our blog and give you a tale of cyber security terror! Deep within the cryptic corners of a cluttered server room, the fate of your business teeters on a tantalizing tightrope, subject to abrupt upheaval. In this dimly lit dungeon of the digital realm, a brand of horror exists that sends shivers down the spines of corporate entities, making server racks rattl
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 31, 2023
It’s been over a year since Adobe announced that it intended to buy Figma for $20 billion, yet the two companies are still separate entities. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
DevOps.com
OCTOBER 31, 2023
In the spirit of Halloween, let’s explore the tricks and treats of DevOps choices to ensure your team ends up with a bag full of treats rather than some nasty tricks.
Speaker: Shreya Rajpal, Co-Founder and CEO at Guardrails AI & Travis Addair, Co-Founder and CTO at Predibase
Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT offer unprecedented potential for complex enterprise applications. However, productionizing LLMs comes with a unique set of challenges such as model brittleness, total cost of ownership, data governance and privacy, and the need for consistent, accurate outputs. Putting the right LLMOps process in place today will pay dividends tomorrow, enabling you to leverage the part of AI that constitutes your IP – your data – to build a defensible AI strategy fo
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom are joined by Abhi Ramesh, the founder and CEO at Misfits Market, the e-commerce site where customers can buy ugly or off-looking produce, meat or seafood in an effort to reduce food waste. Ramesh talked about: How he […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.
DevOps.com
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Observability is becoming a keystone of contemporary DevOps practices. Even departments that weren’t traditionally a part of DevOps are seeing the benefits of being brought under the auspices of observability teams. In 2023, however, organizations are finding that the road to adoption is bumpier than expected.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Does Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian have regrets over his creation? The entrepreneur and founder of venture fund Seven Seven Six, speaking at an event at the University of Virginia, espoused a fairly negative view of the current social media landscape and the creator economy — an environment where he says, everyone has “been so trained […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
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