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Navigating Imposter Syndrome: Meditations for Young Chief Executives

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Here are 5 top tips to conquer imposter syndrome and lead with confidence as a young entrepreneur. Today’s guest post is b y Sofie Roux, Founder — BloomBox Design Labs When I started college at a school I had dreamed of attending since I was six, I was awestruck. This feeling was rapidly followed by the thought, “How will I ever measure up to this amazing place?

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6 most underhyped technologies in IT — plus one that’s not dead yet

CIO

Generative AI and, more specifically, ChatGPT captivated the corporate world in 2023, with board directors, CEOs, and other executives fawning (and sometimes fearing) the technology. Their enthusiasm is justified, with multiple studies finding that AI is delivering strong value and returns on investment. IBM, for one, found that the average ROI on enterprise-wide AI initiatives at 5.9% with best-in-class companies “reaping an enviable 13% ROI.

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Elon Musk’s ‘thermonuclear’ lawsuit over hate-adjacent ads on X… actually confirms them

TechCrunch

Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, has filed a lawsuit alleging defamation by a news organization over claims that major companies had ads appear next to antisemitic content. But the suit appears to confirm the very thing it claims is defamatory. Media Matters last Thursday published an article with screenshots showing ads from IBM, Apple, Oracle […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Generative AI’s most noble mission: Improving and saving lives

CIO

Michael J. Fox says it perfectly: “Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.” That’s exactly how I feel. As a technology professional, seeing how artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI/large language models can improve and save lives makes me think about the significant difference this can have on families and communities worldwide–including mine.

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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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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella suggests that Sam Altman might return to OpenAI

TechCrunch

In interviews on CNBC and Bloomberg TV tonight, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made it clear that it’s possible Sam Altman, who was fired from his role as CEO at OpenAI by the AI startup’s board of directors on Friday, could return to OpenAI in some capacity. That’s despite the fact that Altman announced this morning […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Investors are souring on OpenAI’s nonprofit governance model

TechCrunch

OpenAI was never quite like other generative AI startups — or other startups period, for that matter. Its governance structure is unique and what ultimately led to the abrupt ousting of CEO Sam Altman on Friday. Even after it transitioned from a nonprofit to a “capped-profit” company in 2019, OpenAI retained an unusual structure that […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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The $400 billion opportunity for AI in customer service

CIO

Not all AI-powered customer service chatbots are created equal—or created well. Take AVA, the AI-infused customer support bot that AirAsia introduced in 2019. AVA racked up nearly as many customer complaints as case resolutions, forcing AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes to admit earlier this year that AVA was Southeast Asia’s “most hated AI chatbot.” AVA, of course, is not the only sad sack in the chatbot universe.

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European investors grab the popcorn for the new ‘series’ of OpenAI, but are fearful of the fallout

TechCrunch

With the OpenAI saga playing out across the pond, the European tech community has been waiting for the latest updates as if a new series of “Succession” was about to drop. Indeed, events have at times resembled some Greek tragedy about the Gods fighting it out, atop Mount Olympus, while us mere mortals watch on. […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Can developer productivity be measured? Better than you think

CIO

Measuring developer productivity has long been a Holy Grail of business. And like the Holy Grail, it has been elusive. But based on our work with companies from a range of industries, we think we may have figured out a way to do it that could work. In 2020, McKinsey surveyed 440 large companies about their “ developer velocity” — meaning the practices that best tap the full potential of development talent.

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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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Chaos at OpenAI adds fuel to the AI talent poaching war

TechCrunch

It may be difficult for just any company to court OpenAI employees even if compensation packages are eye-poppingly high because of loyalty to Sam Altman. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Frucor Suntory amplifies sales and service with a unified mobile app

CIO

Early in my career, I stayed in an authentic ryokan inn in Kyoto. It was right out of an 1800s Hiroshige woodblock print with a Japanese garden, hanging lanterns, sliding rice paper doors, and a glowing view of Mt Fuji at sunrise. After work, my colleague and I discovered the local dishes and Suntory scotch—a first. Today, Suntory’s food and beverage products are enjoyed on a global scale, including Suntory Oceania , a partnership of Beam Suntory and Frucor Suntory that offers a broad spectrum

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Ukraine fires top cybersecurity officials

TechCrunch

The Ukrainian government has fired two of its most senior cybersecurity officials following accusations of alleged embezzlement. Yurii Shchyhol, head of Ukraine’s State Special Communications Service of Ukraine, or SSSCIP, and his deputy Victor Zhora (pictured), who served as deputy chairman and chief digital transformation officer at SSSCIP, were both dismissed by the government, according […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Gen AI: Should you build or buy?

CIO

With organizations racing to put more generative AI tools in users’ hands—and software vendors rapidly integrating those tools into their products—CIOs face a familiar choice: develop their own solutions in house, or invest and adapt tools already available in a fast-growing AI marketplace. Yet it’s not a simple build-vs.-buy question, says Prakash Ramamurthy, chief product officer at Freshworks.

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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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5 investors have high hopes for defense tech amid growing venture interest

TechCrunch

It is likely not an overstatement to say that the relationship between U.S. defense and Silicon Valley is undergoing its most profound transformation since the 1950s. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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How to Effectively Learn a New Programming Language

Xebia

Learning a new programming language can seem like a daunting task, but with the right approach, it can be a rewarding experience. The process of learning a new programming language shows many similarities with that of learning a spoken language as a second language. Hence, a lot of the learnings for effectively acquiring a second language can be applied to learning a new programming language.

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Powder, an AI clipping tool for gaming, can detect when a creator yells during a stream

TechCrunch

Powder, AI-powered clipping software that takes highlights from gaming streams and turns them into short-form videos, will soon be able to detect shouting for gamers to create even better montages. The platform is also working on speech-to-text software so creators can get a transcript of their entire stream and search for keywords. Powder has developed […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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How to Self-Promote — Without Sounding Self-Centered

Harvard Business Review

Promoting your own accomplishments can feel uncomfortable, and poses a dilemma: It can make you appear more confident and capable, but can also make you seem less warm, less friendly, and more selfish. On the other hand, self-deprecation or deflecting credit, may make you seem approachable but it diminishes your competency. New research, based on a series of 11 studies, suggests that dual promotion — in which you compliment a colleague or peer while talking about your own accomplishments — can b

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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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Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe is now taking over the top product role at the EV maker

TechCrunch

Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has taken on another role within the publicly traded EV maker as chief product officer Nick Kalayjian moves out of the job and eventually into an advisory position, according to a regulatory filing and internal emails viewed by TechCrunch. Scaringe will now be responsible for all product development — […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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How to Be More Thankful for Your Team (Easy Employee Appreciation Ideas)

Let's Grow Leaders

Your team yearns for a cadence of sincere “thank yous” more than grand gestures Every week we hear from hard-working, high-performing employees who long for more appreciation at work. Ironically some of these complaints come after some kind of big employee appreciation event. It’s about time, I’ve been killing myself all year without even a thank you!

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With Functional Source License, Sentry wants to grant developers freedom ‘without harmful free-riding’

TechCrunch

Yet another software license is vying for the attentions of SaaS companies seeking to align themselves with the open source realm, without compromising their commercial endeavors. Sentry, an app performance monitoring (APM) company that helps companies such as Disney, Microsoft and Cisco track and resolve laggy or buggy applications, has transitioned its core product to […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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The Value of Corporate Purpose

Harvard Business Review

Competing in today’s global digital economy requires increasingly complex contributions: Employees need to be motivated to go above and beyond; customers need to be inspired, and their feedback needs to be incorporated; and the demands, opinions, and goals of civil society and government are also critical. The value of organizational purpose is to help coordinate activity among stakeholders in this complex system.

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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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OpenAI’s crisis will sow the seeds of the next generation of AI startups

TechCrunch

OpenAI’s meltdown is likely to become the latest installment in what’s becoming a Silicon Valley tradition. It's hard to know how this will end. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Navigating the New Risks and Regulatory Challenges of GenAI

Harvard Business Review

The use of generative AI promises to continue to grow rapidly. Consequently, leaders must understand the risks and challenges of this new technology and develop policies and practices to guide its usage. This article explains the areas of concern and offers guidance in addressing them.

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Avarni gets backing to help large enterprises hit their net-zero goals

TechCrunch

For a lot of companies, Scope 3 emissions make up the bulk of their carbon footprint, but are time-consuming and expensive for them to track. As more regulation mandating Scope 3 reporting is passed, however, it is crucial for them to do so. That’s where Avarni comes into the frame. The Sydney-based startup helps companies […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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How to Prepare for the Deluge of Year-End Requests

Harvard Business Review

The end of the year can be stressful enough without the extra pressure of last-minute requests due before New Year’s Eve. The author offers five strategies to help you mitigate the crunch: 1) Anticipate and ask if you suspect a recurrent request is heading your way; 2) Commit to your PTO; 3) Clarify what you’re being asked to do; 4) Reprioritize your commitments; and 5) Look for ways to prevent next year’s scramble.

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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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Instagram Threads missed a moment to shine, as OpenAI’s drama took place on X

TechCrunch

Instagram Threads missed its moment to truly challenge X, this weekend’s OpenAI scandal indicates. Over the past few days, as news spread about the board’s decision to remove Sam Altman as OpenAI CEO, and the impacts of this wild and unexpected change rippled through Silicon Valley’s tech ecosystem, the conversation was largely not taking place […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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A State-of-the-Art Data Center for Large-Scale AI

Dell EMC

From parallel processing to AI-optimized fabrics, Dell and NVIDIA’s new design innovations help you stay ahead of GenAI operations.

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A timeline of Sam Altman’s firing from OpenAI — and the fallout

TechCrunch

In a dramatic turn of events late Friday, ex-Y Combinator president Sam Altman was fired as CEO of AI startup OpenAI, the company behind viral AI hits like ChatGPT, GPT-4 and DALL-E 3, by OpenAI’s board of directors. Then, the company’s longtime president and co-founder, Greg Brockman, resigned — as did three senior OpenAI researchers. […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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