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TechCrunch+ roundup: Technical due diligence, web3’s promise, how to hire well

TechCrunch

So far, web3 has not paid off on the Promise of the Premise : open source software that runs live on the blockchain. 8 questions to answer before your startup faces technical due diligence. Image Credits: kutaytanir (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. Tomorrow, we’ll run his detailed TDD checklist.

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The Significance of Open Source Software in the Digital-First Future Enterprise

CIO

As per the recent IDC InfoBrief “The Significance of Open Source Software in the Digital-First Future Enterprise”, open source software (OSS) is an important driver of enterprise digital innovation and provides greater agility, performance and security compared to proprietary software.

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Qdrant, an open source vector database startup, wants to help AI developers leverage unstructured data

TechCrunch

Founded out of Berlin in 2021, Qdrant is targeting AI software developers with an open source vector search engine and database for unstructured data, which is an integral part of AI application development particularly as it relates to using real-time data that hasn’t been categorized or labeled. That Qdrant has now raised $7.5

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Openbase scores $3.6M seed to help developers find open source components

TechCrunch

In this case, it was finding the right open source components to build his software. It definitely opened doors for us,” he said. As developers build modern software, they often use open source components to help build the application, and Openbase helps them find the best one for their purposes.

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How W4 plans to monetize the Godot game engine using Red Hat’s open-source playbook

TechCrunch

A new company from the creators of the Godot game engine is setting out to grab a piece of the $200 billion global video game market — and to do so, it’s taking a cue from commercial open source software giant Red Hat. ” The open source factor. . ” The open source factor.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Get the Latest on Deepfake Threats, Open Source Risks, AI System Security and Ransomware Gangs

Tenable

Tasked with securing your org’s new AI systems? Plus, open source security experts huddled at a conference this week – find out what they talked about. Check out a new Google paper with tips and best practices. Also, Uncle Sam says it’s time to prep for deepfake attacks. And much more!

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Five big open source gifts from us

David Heinemeier Hansson

Perhaps our most productive one yet, in terms of total number of product improvements, new product developments, and open source extractions. Before I get into the actual open source gifts we were able to share this year, though, I think it’s important to remark on the fact that 37signals is not an open-source software company.