CTO Academy
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
As many of you will be aware, one of our key missions at CTO Academy is to see a CTO on every board. A part of that mission is to research the real value of a CTO. Now, we can all agree that it is nonsensical not to have deep technical knowledge at the board […] The post What’s the Value of a CTO? appeared first on CTO Academy.
Aqua Security
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Researchers from Aqua Nautilus have successfully intercepted Kinsing's experimental incursions into cloud environments. Utilizing a rudimentary yet typical PHPUnit vulnerability exploit attack, a component of Kinsing's ongoing campaign, we have uncovered the threat actor's manual efforts to manipulate the Looney Tunables vulnerability ( CVE-2023-4911 ).
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TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, is creating its own version of ChatGPT. That appears to be the case, at least, from Musk’s tweets on X late Friday evening teasing the AI model xAI has been quietly developing. Called Grok — a name xAI trademarked recently — the model answers questions conversationally, possibly drawing on a […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
CIO
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Burnout is quickly becoming a widespread problem for IT organizations. The wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, mass tech industry layoffs, and the demand to keep pace with constantly evolving technology are all prominent factors contributing to a state of exhaustion among IT pros, according to industry surveys. For IT leaders aware of the impact burnout can have on their staff , the reality of IT exhaustion is complicated further by the fact that burnout isn’t caused by just one thing.
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Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Consumers are hungry for a new way of social networking, where trust and safety are paramount and power isn’t centralized with a Big Tech CEO in charge… or at least that’s what Mozilla believes. The mission-driven tech company behind the Firefox browser, Pocket reader and other apps is now investing its energy into the so-called […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
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TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Apple CEO Tim Cook pushed back a bit at the notion that the company was behind in AI on yesterday’s Q4 earnings call with investors, as he highlighted technology developments that Apple had made recently that “would not be possible without AI.” Specifically, the exec pointed to new iOS 17 features like Personal Voice and […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
CIO
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
What keeps IT leaders up at night covers a broad range of issues including improving overall IT performance, data security, process risk and compliance, and meeting needs to improve business agility. For Shamiel Kimmie, Duxbury Networking’s CIO, a few of these make his list, as well as addressing talent shortages, managing relationships with his C-level peers, and finding a balance between the head and the heart.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
The world is watching the humanitarian crisis in Gaza unfold in real time through firsthand accounts documented on, of all places, Snapchat. Israel has retaliated against Hamas’ October 7 attack with unprecedented force against the Palestinian territory, claiming over 9,000 Palestinian lives according to Gaza Health Ministry numbers reported by the Associated Press.
Agile Alliance
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Agile2024 is set for July 22-26 in Dallas! Behind every successful conference lies a team of dedicated individuals who work tirelessly to curate an unforgettable experience. We're going to share a short Q&A with each of those people here – this time with Semira. The post Meet the Agile2024 Program Team – Semira Allen first appeared on Agile Alliance.
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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
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Your favorite messaging and calling app could reveal your IP address to the person on the other end of a call. And that, essentially, is because most chat apps default to using peer-to-peer connections — meaning you and the person you’re talking to connect directly to each other — to improve the quality of the […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.
N2Growth Blog
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Understanding the Purpose: Defining the objectives and goals of our C-Suite evaluation process. Defining the objectives and goals of our C-Suite evaluation process is a crucial step in ensuring its effectiveness. As a consulting professional who works with top executives in the world’s largest companies, we understand that every organization has unique needs and challenges.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Arrival set out eight years ago to make electric vehicle production “radically more efficient.” So far, its plan to forgo the gigafactory for local microfactories has proved anything but. Arrival trumpeted how its automated microfactories would simultaneously churn out electric vans for UPS, cars for Uber drivers and buses for the U.K., Italy and California. […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
N2Growth Blog
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
The Importance of Healthcare Leadership in Executive Search Processes Effective leadership is imperative in the healthcare industry, where the well-being of individuals rests in capable hands. The role of healthcare leadership cannot be underestimated, as it shapes the direction and success of organizations, drives innovation, and ensures the delivery of high-quality care.
Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage
Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Electric mobility startup Revel is officially shutting down its shared moped business in New York City and San Francisco, according to a company-wide email that CEO and co-founder Frank Reig sent Friday. TechCrunch has viewed the email. San Francisco and New York were Revel’s last two moped sharing markets. The company will now focus solely […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
N2Growth Blog
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Empowering Executive Excellence through Tailored Development The business environment is ever-evolving, with senior executives at the helm steering the organizational ship toward success. The ascent to the organizational pinnacle is not a one-size-fits-all journey but a tailored venture, morphing around each leader’s unique abilities and aspirations.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Michael Koch Contributor Share on X Michael Koch is the co-founder and CEO of HubKonnect, an AI-enabled local store marketing platform. When you take venture capital money, investors will shape everything from your strategy and product to your thought process. That may not be best for what you’re offering, especially in the AI space, which […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
N2Growth Blog
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
The Importance of Effective Leadership in Educational Institutions In the constantly evolving landscape of education, effective leadership plays a pivotal role in the success and growth of educational institutions. Educational leaders are not only responsible for the overall management of an institution but also for creating a vision, setting goals, and driving positive change.
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Multi-tenant architecture allows software vendors to realize tremendous efficiencies by maintaining a single application stack instead of separate database instances while meeting data privacy needs. When you use a data warehouse to power your multi-tenant analytics, the proper approach is vital. Multi-tenant analytics is NOT the primary use case with traditional data warehouses, causing data security challenges.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Wholesale marketplace Faire has laid off 20% of its staff, or about 250 people, as part of a restructuring, according to multiple reports. Business Insider broke the news, reporting that the job cuts were companywide. Faire in October of 2022 had laid off 7% of its staff, which totaled about 1,200 at that time, according […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
“Hi, Karin, our company is growing so fast, I’m not even sure what our CULTURE is. I’d like to have some semblance of unity on my team, but I’m not sure where to start. How do I CARVE OUT A TEAM CULTURE?” #askingforafriend How to Carve Out A Team Culture Even When Your Company Culture is Lacking Great question! You can (and should) work to build a culture for your focus on influence.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Last year’s techwide reckoning continues. The tech industry has seen more than 240,000 jobs lost in 2023, a total that’s already 50% higher than last year and growing. Earlier this year, mass workforce reductions were driven by the biggest names in tech like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Yahoo, Meta and Zoom. Startups across many sectors also […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Building our curiosity muscle is essential because it will aid in the efficiency of leadership, enables continual learning, and because it’s a sought after skill by employers. Like any muscle, to strengthen it, you must activate and exercise it. You can strengthen your curiosity muscle by ditching excuses, finding the right angle, changing up your routine, experimenting, and shifting your focus once you become uninterested.
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Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
The key to a successful startup lies in its team and their ability to answer pivotal questions about the startup's purpose and challenges. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
There are five reasons that large projects fail. Wrong projects are ones that defy conventional business rationale, creating outputs that either few people want, that add little to no real value, or that undershoot the desired benefits because they are so difficult to achieve. A second reason is unreasonable constraints — when the effort doesn’t have adequate funding, people, time, or other key inputs.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
As the holiday season approaches, I, like everyone else with the means and mental bandwidth, am brainstorming what to get the loved ones in my life. Or rather, I would be… but to be fully transparent, the irksome little procrastinating voice in my head has gotten the better of me this year. So it goes. […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.
Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Episode 236: When you find yourself frustrated, yelling to yourself or the world, “Don’t they understand?” the answer is likely “no, they don’t.” But you do understand – and these moments of frustration are an opportunity for you to lead and make things better. In this episode David shares severals ways to meet these frustrating moments with leadership, whether that’s leading up, down, or sideways.
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“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Boox has a confusingly wide array of devices to choose from, but the latest make a good case for themselves as powerful, compact alternatives to Kindle and Kobo. The delightfully small Poke 5, even smaller Palma, mid-range Page and larger, color Tab Mini C are all worth your consideration if you’re looking to upgrade. Boox, […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
With the rise of hybrid and remote work, there’s a real danger — unless companies think deeply about what kind of a culture they’re developing — that workers may come to feel like “just another face on the zoom screen.” Employees need to know that their leaders value them and their unique perspective. If employees feel that their ideas and suggestions don’t matter, it’s very hard for them to feel engaged.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been traveling a lot this year. In fact, I’ve been back to my 2019 levels of travel, which has been a breath of fresh air after being pandemic-grounded for a couple of years. I like to return to this list every time TechCrunch does a gift guide. It’s […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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