CIO

AUGUST 21, 2023

Most CIOs and IT staffers remain, at heart, technologists, with many proclaiming their interest in shiny new tech toys. They may publicly preach “No technology for technology’s sake,” but they still frequently share their fascination with the latest tech gadgets. They’re not the only ones enthralled by tech. With technology and tech news now both pervasive and mainstream, many outside of IT — from veteran board members to college-age interns — are equally enthusiastic about bleeding-edge technol

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TechEmpower CTO

AUGUST 21, 2023

Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? Most innovators don’t have a technical background, so it’s hard to evaluate the truth of the situation. We hear them explain that their current software development is expensive, deliveries are rarely on time, and random bugs appear.

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CIO

AUGUST 21, 2023

Jim Swanson’s career path to CIO of Johnson & Johnson didn’t begin in technology, or even healthcare. He started out as a scientist, working his way up the research and development ranks in the pharmaceutical industry, an experience steeped in curiosity that has helped shape his emphasis on continuous learning to this day. That early work in research and development eventually led Swanson to a new career opportunity: heading up IT for J&J’s pharmaceutical R&D unit — a move that enab

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

What happens when a maker of tiny electric vehicles dips its wheels into the military industrial complex? We’re about to find out. On Monday, Arcimoto said it is diversifying beyond its usual business via a partnership with Department of Defense contractor Matbock. That’s a first for the EV startup, which is best known for its doorless “ fun utility vehicles.” The company also makes an “ e-trike ” and some commercial vehicles, including this impossibly small b

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CIO

AUGUST 21, 2023

Of course we’re going to talk about generative AI at CIO’s Future of Work Summit, a virtual event taking place September 20. With the promise of generative AI, we’re living through what many believe to be a seismic change in how we work – and who works with and for us. But that’s not all we’ll talk about. The conference’s theme is Automation and Augmentation: Building a Next-Gen Workforce.

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CIO

AUGUST 21, 2023

Fujitsu is focused on digitizing enterprises around the world by bringing together a broad portfolio of advanced technologies and services, working with a select group of trusted partners. For more than 20 years, one of those key partners has been VMware. Paul Kember, Fujitsu’s head of global strategic alliances in Europe, says, “VMware is one of our most important partners globally.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

Battery fires are bad. Just ask LG , GM , Tesla , Volkswagen or any of the hundreds of people whose e-bikes have caught fire. While fires caused by EVs are a relative rarity compared with fossil fuel vehicles, that doesn’t mean they’re not dangerous. But there’s something that batteries have that fossil fuels don’t: the ability to monitor themselves.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 21, 2023

Inspire Your Team By Isolating Habits and Behaviors Through “Confidence Bursts” What if you believe your strategy is achievable, but your team is skeptical if they can pull it off? You’ve set and reinforced clear expectations and clearly communicated “what” you need them to do and “why.” And they’re still thinking, “Easy for you to say.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

Jonas CL Valente Contributor Share on Twitter Jonas CL Valente is a postdoctoral researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute and is responsible for co-leading the Cloudwork Project at Fairwork. If you use apps from world-leading technology companies such as OpenAI, Amazon, Microsoft or Google, there is a big chance you have already consumed services produced by online remote work — also known as cloudwork.

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Tenable

AUGUST 21, 2023

Interested in how the White House plans to tackle the cybersecurity skills shortage? Want to know how you can reduce the cost of a data breach? Looking for security guidance for 5G network slicing? We’ve got you covered in this week’s edition of the Tenable Cyber Watch, our weekly video news digest highlighting three cybersecurity topics that matter right now.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

With the rise in popularity of Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative AI tools like ChatGPT, developers have found use cases to mold text in different ways for use cases ranging from writing emails to summarizing articles. Now, they are looking to help you generate bits of music by just typing some words. Brett Bauman , the developer of PlayListAI (previously LinupSupply), launched a new app called Songburst on the App Store this week.

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Perficient

AUGUST 21, 2023

If you’ve been following Sitecore’s architectural movement over the last few years, a lot has changed. Instead of the “all-in-one” approach of Sitecore XP, XM Cloud , and Headless encourage a composable architecture – one where Sitecore itself offers 11 SaaS products categorized into three clouds : Content Cloud, Engagement Cloud, and Commerce Cloud.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

If you work in SaaS, you’ve likely already been part of a conversation at your company about how your customers can benefit with increased value from your products infused with generative AI, large language models (LLMs) or custom AI/ML models.

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Honeycomb

AUGUST 21, 2023

The Accelerate State of Devops Report highlights four key metrics (known as the DORA metrics, for DevOps Research & Assessment) that distinguish high-performing software organizations: deployment frequency, lead time for changes, time-to-restore[1], and change fail rate. Observability can kickstart a virtuous cycle that improves all the DORA metrics.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

Before founding dipp , Jennifer Chen and Mikhail Abramov spent 15 years working as art directors in New York City. During that time, Chen says they realized that the marketing, sales and design process have stayed the same, despite new technology and tools being introduced to the market, and is often riddled with bottlenecks. “Salespeople have sales needs, they communicate with the marketing team and then once the marketing team has a direction they brief a designer, then the designer goes back

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InfoQ Culture Methods

AUGUST 21, 2023

Can we increase our flexibility? Can we increase our test coverage? Can we increase our efficiency? And is it possible to reduce our verification lead-time by 50%? One company challenged itself with these questions. This article explores two important “‘pillars”’ of their testing strategy: shifting left and using state-of-the-art techniques to support verification activities.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

Apple announced today several new updates to its podcast creator tools, including, most notably, the addition of Subscription Analytics within Apple Podcasts Connect — the dashboard where podcasters track how their listeners engage with their shows. In addition, Apple says it’s expanding its Delegated Delivery offering, which allows creators to publish their subscriber episodes from other hosting providers.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2023

Although remote and hybrid work have been widespread for several years now, debates about the benefits and perils of these more flexible ways of working continue. A key reason is differing perspectives on how to prioritize necessary trade-offs. While much has been much written about the different perspectives of leaders and employees, one dimension that has received relatively little attention is if and how perceptions of hybrid work differ across geographies.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

Now past the halfway mark of the third quarter, we are quickly chewing through 2023. Soon it will be Disrupt season , and then we’ll head straight into the fourth quarter. For tech companies, that means the window to file for an IPO this year is beginning to close. Happily, some companies are expected to actually go public before 2023 ends. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money.

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DevOps.com

AUGUST 21, 2023

Looking for a great new DevOps job? Check out these available opportunities at Cox Communications, Cisco and FICO.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

Pinterest today introduced a series of new safety features aimed at better protecting teens using its service. The features — which include things like private profiles, more control over followers and message safety controls — are similar to those introduced on other popular social media platforms with teens, like Instagram. On Pinterest, users ages 16 and older will now be able to opt into either a private or public profile.

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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

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

AUGUST 21, 2023

Unveiling the Truth: Navigating the Nuances of Senior Management. Gain insights into the unexpected challenges and rewards of leadership. Today’s guest post is by Amy Feind Reeves, author of College to Career, Explained (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Stepping into senior management brings unexpected surprises and overwhelming responsibilities.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

Why should you go to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in San Francisco on September 19–21? Let us count the reasons. We could hit double digits, but we’ll stop at five because you’re busy people with unicorns to chase. Besides, these five should be tempting enough for anyone interested in building a bigger, better startup — in less time. Five reasons to go to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 1.

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Palo Alto Networks

AUGUST 21, 2023

Palo Alto Networks has been recognized as the sole Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Single-Vendor SASE. Today, Palo Alto Networks® was recognized as the only Leader in the inaugural 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Single-Vendor SASE. We were also positioned highest and furthest in both the ability to execute and completeness of vision. We believe this is an extraordinary achievement and testament to the role we have played in making the vision of SASE a reality for our customers.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

Charles Martinet, the voice actor who has portrayed Mario since 1991, is stepping down, Nintendo announced Monday morning. Besides voicing the world’s most famous plumber, the 67-year-old Martinet also portrayed Luigi, Wario, Waluigi and the baby versions of these characters in more than 100 titles across the Mario video game franchise. “Charles Martinet has been the original voice of Mario in Nintendo games for a long time, as far back as Super Mario 64,” Nintendo wrote. ̶

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IDC

AUGUST 21, 2023

The key to enabling outcomes in security is not about the AI; it is about the data

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

Since Friend.tech opened its invite-only beta test 11 days ago, the decentralized social-focused app has quickly attracted a lot of users, even catching the attention of big name crypto influencers, NBA players and OnlyFans creators. But can it convert all the early hype to meaningful, lasting traction? The app, built on Coinbase’s layer-2 blockchain Base , allows users to tokenize their likeness by selling “shares” of themselves to their followers, who then become shareholders and can message t

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2023

The global digital advertising industry is estimated to be $600 billion and growing. While Facebook and other social media sites are popular for advertising, much of the campaign spend dedicated to the internet is distributed across millions of websites and apps, and there’s little oversight and moderation from the adtech companies that monetize them.

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