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Xiaomi’s first EV is the freshest take on a ‘smartphone on wheels’

TechCrunch

Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi has revealed its first electric car, a sharp-looking sedan called the SU7. Slated to roll out in China next year, it’s another entry into an increasingly-crowded market for EVs. It’s also another attempt in this software-obsessed world to match up the technology people find in their phones to what goes on […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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IT leaders explore footing amid shifting needs and the AI power struggle

CIO

While 2023 brought on many changes to IT departments around the world, by far the biggest surprise was generative AI. Many technology leaders already worked with AI for over a decade for things like predictive maintenance and supply chain planning. Some even implemented their own virtual personal assistants (VPAs), which included at least natural language processing—and sometimes more intelligence than that.

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How Tesla, BMW, Ford, GM and Mercedes driver assist systems compare

TechCrunch

The automotive industry has entered into a new era of vehicular safety, where in-car systems initially designed to keep you alive are also being marketed as quality-of-life improvements. What once was something only discussed with your insurance adjustor is now technology you might covet on your next commute. While virtually every car on the road […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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What is GRC? The rising importance of governance, risk, and compliance

CIO

The need to manage risk, adhere to regulations, and establish processes to govern those tasks has been part of running an organization as long as there have been businesses to run. But those tasks have become increasingly critical to organizational success in the modern era, as the number of laws, the complexity of doing business, the types of risks, and the use of technology have exploded in recent decades.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

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.

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CES 2024: What we’re expecting

TechCrunch

More than anything, CES is a chance to plant a flag. Consumer electronics’ massive trade show is strategically positioned within the first week of the year. All the holiday tech has been purchased, opened and used or returned. It’s all a distant memory for tech companies looking to assert themselves as leading innovators for the […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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More than 40 investors share their top predictions for 2024

TechCrunch

From when the exit market reopens to what happens with AI investing, more than 40 VCs share their predictions and expectations for 2024. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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The Year’s 10 Biggest VC Funding Rounds: OpenAI, Stripe And Anthropic Top The List For Biggest Raises In 2023

Crunchbase News

This is a year-end wrap up of our weekly feature that runs down the week’s top 10 funding rounds in the U.S. Check out last year’s here. You can track funding deals of $100 million or more to U.S. startups on the Crunchbase Megadeals Board. While funding continued to trend down in 2023 , big raises were there to be had. Fifteen startups in the U.S. — many of them AI startups — raised $500 million or more in funding rounds and some got a lot more than that.

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India to block crypto exchanges Binance, Kraken websites

TechCrunch

Financial Intelligence Unit, an Indian government agency which scrutinizes financial transactions, said Thursday nine global crypto exchanges — including Binance, Kraken, Kucoin and Mexc — are operating “illegally” in the country without complying with the local anti-money laundering act and asked the IT Ministry to block their websites.

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Bill Gates predicts a ‘massive technology boom’ from AI coming soon

Ooda Loop

The use of artificial intelligence by the general population in developed countries such as the US to a “significant” degree will start to take place in the next 18 to 24 months, according to Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates in his year-end letter released last week.

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Streamlining Database Compliance with CI/CD Integration

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

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Meet the cyber-criminals of 2023

TechCrunch

Once again we look back at the past year in cybercrime and those who we lost… to the law. This year was no different to last: we saw another round of high-profile busts, arrests, sanctions, and prison time for some of the most prolific cybercriminals in recent years. This is our look back at who […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Unitree B2 quadruped robot is better, stronger and faster

Ooda Loop

While Boston Dynamics may have pioneered the field of quadruped “robot dogs,” Chinese company Unitree has definitely done a good job of jumping on board. Its latest industrial robot, the B2, offers some major improvements over its predecessor.

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3 years after BLM, here’s who stuck to their diversity commitments

TechCrunch

A look back at some of the promises made by companies and investors following the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Unveiling the Power of Helidon 4: A Dive Into New Features

Dzone - DevOps

In the ever-evolving landscape of microservices development, Helidon has emerged as a beacon of innovation. The release of Helidon 4 brings forth a wave of enhancements and features that promise to redefine the way developers approach microservices architecture. In this article, we embark on a detailed journey, unraveling the intricacies of Helidon 4's new features through insightful examples.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

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.

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Sanna Marin, the popular former prime minister of Finland, on Putin, powerful women and legislating in the age of AI

TechCrunch

Earlier this month, at the Slush tech conference in Helsinki, this editor had the opportunity to sit down with Sanna Marin, the popular former prime minister of Finland who became known internationally for socializing with friends, but whose accomplishments in office are far more significant, including successfully pushing Finland to join NATO to better protect the […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Your January 2024 primer: Mickey Mouse knockoffs, more strikes, and egg yikes

The Hustle

If life on planet Earth didn’t jump the shark in 2023, then humanity at least sidled right up to the tank, made menacing eye contact with that toothy fish, saluted it with two middle fingers, then blew it a kiss and said, “See you soon.” Next Tuesday, when much of the working world returns to its maddening tasks at hand, many subplots will already be picking up speed.

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Three steps to take your company out of the one-product mold

TechCrunch

Daniel Lereya Contributor Daniel Lereya is the chief product and technology officer at monday.com, where he is responsible for driving the company’s forward-looking product strategy, vision, and execution. Previously, he served as a software team leader at IBM and as a software engineer at SAP. All products have a life cycle, from development to introduction […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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How do you handle team members who ask for too many resources?

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Our reader poll today asks: How do you handle team members who ask for too many resources? I tell them “we’ll see” so I don’t have to say “no” 4.40% I say “no” directly and explain why 35.12% I tell them what conditions they have to meet to earn those resources 60.48% I ignore the request and hope it goes away 0.00% Conditional approval before “no.

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Top 5 Challenges in Designing a Data Warehouse for Multi-Tenant Analytics

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.

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Why Australia is ripe for VC

TechCrunch

The addition of new technology sectors into Australia’s landscape could also help attract the necessary capital and business acumen, while creating a more inclusive environment. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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This year in Rails, a summary of 2023

Ruby on Rails

This is Emmanuel, Greg, Vipul, Wojciech, and Zzak, bringing you the summary of what happened with Rails in the past year. It was a busy year with over 4300 commits from 520 contributors and 23 releases, including Rails 7.1! For this year end issue, as a team we each hand-picked some of our favorite pull requests from the last year. Reflecting on 2023: Rails Foundation’s Inaugural Year Amanda wrote a summary of what the Rails Foundation has been up to this year and what she is plannning for next

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What the demise of Superpedestrian means for the e-scooter industry

TechCrunch

At an all-hands meeting just before Thanksgiving, Superpedestrian’s CEO Assaf Biderman told staff the electric scooter company was gearing up for fresh funding and a merger. Management would announce the news on January 1, but until then, Superpedestrian needed to go lean. A handful of people lost their jobs, including some executives in Europe. The […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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African Organizations Aim to Fix Cybersecurity in 2024

Ooda Loop

African nations are hoping to develop their skills needed to defend against cybersecurity threats and challenges in 2024. The University of Lagos, the American Business Council in Nigeria, and private companies launched a Cyber Hub in December to strengthen the cybersecurity ecosystem in Nigeria and to train young workers.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

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.

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From graphic design to visual workflows, Canva’s new AI core is changing its business

TechCrunch

With Canva, generative AI hits different. In fact, it’s hard to imagine a better technology to boost Canva’s user growth and revenue generation. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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‘How’d the economy fare in 2023?’… is a great question

The Hustle

On a scale of 1 to 10, how well do you feel the economy is doing? If you answered anywhere between 1 and 10, yep, you’re correct. The year in economic data was a roller coaster ride — and a Rorschach test. You could find reasons to say the sky was falling; you could find reasons to say things were better than ever. The narratives behind year-end economic headlines tend to lean toward the latter’s rosier outlook: The Congressional Budget Office is confident the US economy remains on track to avoi

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Giga ML wants to help companies deploy LLMs offline

TechCrunch

AI is all the rage — particularly text-generating AI, also known as large language models (think models along the lines of ChatGPT). In one recent survey of ~1,000 enterprise organizations, 67.2% say that they see adopting large language models (LLMs) as a top priority by early 2024. But barriers stand in the way. According to […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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OpenAI Publishes GPT Prompt Engineering Guide

Ooda Loop

OpenAI recently published a guide to Prompt Engineering. The guide lists six strategies for eliciting better responses from their GPT models, with a particular focus on examples for their latest version, GPT-4.

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“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.

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The convicts of Silicon Valley, 2023 edition

TechCrunch

Silicon Valley can be a place of great power and riches, but the smallest thing can bring it crashing down. From deepfaked phone calls with bankers on the line to mountains of lies that grew out of control, these once-darlings of Silicon Valley were no match for the law. Here’s a look back at the […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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Big Tech power rankings: Where the 5 giants stand to start 2024

The Hustle

If sports teams can get slapped into power rankings every day, then why can’t our Big Tech behemoths — Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft — get the same treatment? They, too, deserve inconsequential power rankings based on arbitrary, super-subjective criteria. That’s what we’ll do here, going simply by who’s got the best vibes headed into 2024… 1.

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Australia’s climate tech industry is booming, but it could bust without funds

TechCrunch

To date, $435 million has been invested into Aussie climate tech startups from international investors. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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