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CIOs not entirely sold on generative AI copilots

CIO

A new breed of AI assistant has set its sights on the enterprise user in recent months, with Microsoft and other vendors promising huge productivity gains that offset the cost. But Microsoft still has work to do on its value proposition. Its Copilot for Microsoft 365, a high-profile offering among the growing list of AI agents, costs $30 per seat per month, with a 300-seat minimum.

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5 Strategies for Improving Mental Health at Work

Harvard Business Review

Companies are investing in — and talking about — mental health more often these days. But employees aren’t reporting a corresponding rise in well-being. Why? The author, who wrote a book on mental health and work last year, explores several key ways organizations haven’t gone far enough in implementing a culture of well-being. She also makes five key suggestions on what they can do to improve the mental health of their employees.

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Cloud native platforms: To build or to buy?

CIO

When it comes to cloud native application platforms, we’re at an important evolutionary point: will the best practice for platforms be to build or to buy? Should you choose the components you need for a platform and integrate them together, or should you buy a pre-integrated platform? Unless you’re a handful of organizations, the practical answer is that you should buy the platform.

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Research: Boards Still Have an ESG Expertise Gap — But They’re Improving

Harvard Business Review

The role of U.S. public boards in managing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues has significantly evolved over the past five years. Initially, boards were largely unprepared to handle materially financial ESG topics, lacking the necessary background and credentials. However, recent developments show a positive shift, with the percentage of Fortune 100 board members possessing relevant ESG credentials rising from 29% to 43%.

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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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Oracle to invest $8 billion in Japan through 2034

CIO

Oracle is planning to invest $8 billion in Japan over the next 10 years in order to expand its cloud infrastructure footprint, which in turn will help the company meet the growing demand for AI-based workloads, the company announced on Wednesday. As part of the investment, the company said it will increase local customer support of its public cloud regions in Tokyo and Osaka.

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Stability AI Lays Off 10% Of Staff — Report

Crunchbase News

This has been a tough week on the layoffs front for AI startups. Troubled artificial intelligence startup Stability AI is laying off 10% — estimated to be about 20 people — of its workforce, per a report by CNBC. The layoffs are just the latest hit for the artificial intelligence-driven visual art startup. In 2022, Stability AI locked up a $101 million raise led by Coatue , Lightspeed Venture Partners and O’Shaughnessy Ventures.

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A Look Back at the Gartner Data and Analytics Summit

Cloudera

Artificial intelligence (AI) is something that, by its very nature, can be surrounded by a sea of skepticism but also excitement and optimism when it comes to harnessing its power. With the arrival of the latest AI-powered technologies like large language models (LLMs) and generative AI (GenAI), there’s a vast amount of opportunities for innovation, growth, and improved business outcomes right around the corner.

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Cultivating Collective Intelligence

CEO Insider

I recently delivered a one-hour Expert Insight for REF Global on LinkedIn Live titled Collective Intelligence: The Intersection of Servant Leadership and Innovation. In preparing for this talk, I reflected on my relationship with Mr. Clifford Boatner – my high school math teacher. Mr. Boatner was particularly relevant to me and the theme of my […] The post Cultivating Collective Intelligence appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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Web3 Venture Funding Bounces Back Slightly From Last Year’s Lows

Crunchbase News

Editor’s note: For more Web3 coverage, visit Crunchbase’s Web3 Tracker , where we track startups, investors and funding news in the Web3, cryptocurrency and blockchain space, powered by Crunchbase ’s live, comprehensive data. Web3, once the buzziest of all buzz words in the venture landscape, saw its funding slightly increase in the first quarter of the year compared to last year’s fourth quarter — the first uptick Web3 funding has realized since the fourth quarter of 2021.

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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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US Air Force confirms first successful AI dogfight

Ooda Loop

The US Air Force is putting AI in the pilot’s seat. In an update on Thursday, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) revealed that an AI-controlled jet successfully faced a human pilot during an in-air dogfight test carried out last year.

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How aware are you of your team’s level of burnout?

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Our reader poll today asks: How aware are you of your team’s level of burnout? I’m extremely aware of when they’re getting burned out 15.55% I’m very aware of them getting burned out 39.19% I’m generally aware but sometimes miss the signs 29.73% I’m not as aware as I need to be 11.48% I’m not aware at all of how burned out they are 4.05% Pay attention to the burn.

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#775 Navigating Business & IT Evolution as an Award-Winning Company with Frank DeGeorge, CTO at Impact Networking

Modern CTO

Today we’re talking to Frank DeGeorge, CTO at Impact Networking. We discuss what went into Impact Networking’s “best workplace” award, the ways in which Frank thinks about business evolution from his perspective as CTO, and how AI continues to change the game for his operations. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! To learn more about Impact Networking, check out their website here.

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From Battlefields To Boardrooms: The Rise Of Military Veterans Turned Venture Capitalists

Crunchbase News

By Ikram Mansori Kevin O’Connor ‘s story isn’t your typical Silicon Valley success story. A former Navy SEAL, O’Connor swapped military commands for corporate boardrooms, founding DoubleClick — an internet ad services giant that Google acquired for $3.1 billion. His journey illustrates the untapped potential of military veterans in the venture capital industry.

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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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How Microsoft scales Git for massive monorepos

InfoWorld

Building applications at scale is nothing compared to building an operating system like Windows, especially when it comes to source code control. How do you manage the repository (or repositories) for such a software behemoth, with thousands of developers and testers, and with a complex build pipeline that’s continuously delivering fresh code? Microsoft’s history with internal source control systems is convoluted.

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How Automation And Real, Human-To-Human Collaboration Go Hand-In-Hand In The Working World

Ooda Loop

Since generative AI burst onto the scene, much of the discussion around AI and automation in general seems to be focused on how it can eliminate the human element from the working world. Look deeper, however, and it’s apparent that this actually isn’t the case.

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Java services hit hardest by third-party vulnerabilities, report says

InfoWorld

Java services are the most-impacted by third-party vulnerabilities, according to the “State of DevSecOps 2024” report just released by cloud security provider Datadog. Released on April 17, the report found that 90% of Java services were susceptible to one or more critical or high-severity vulnerabilities introduced by a third-party library. The average for other languages was 47%.

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Worldcoin, Sam Altman’s eye-scanning crypto project, announces its own blockchain

Ooda Loop

Worldcoin Foundation, the company behind Worldcoin, today announced World Chain, a permissionless, open-source Ethereum layer 2 that’s expected to launch mid-2024. The blockchain will be deeply entwined with the Worldcoin protocol and is aimed at accelerating adoption of “World ID.

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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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Foxconn Chairman Young Liu Sheds Light on Rotational CEO System Approach

CEO Insider

Amid swirling speculations regarding Foxconn’s potential adoption of a rotational CEO system, Chairman Young Liu shed light on the internal deliberations during his attendance at Autotromics Taipei on April 17. Liu revealed that an internal plan for the rotational system had been in motion since April, marking a strategic initiative aimed at enhancing leadership dynamics […] The post Foxconn Chairman Young Liu Sheds Light on Rotational CEO System Approach appeared first on CEOWORLD m

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Improving decision-making in LLMs: Two contemporary approaches

Ooda Loop

Emergent large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT (particularly its latest iteration, GPT-4), Claude AI and Gemini have demonstrated limited decision-making. In this article, we’ll discuss contemporary research surrounding decision-making by LLMs and what it could mean for their future.

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Google Restructures Finance Organization to Prioritize AI Investments

CEO Insider

In a memo circulated on Wednesday, Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat unveiled Google’s plans to restructure its finance organization, signaling a strategic shift towards prioritizing investments in artificial intelligence (AI). The restructuring, which encompasses layoffs and relocations, reflects the company’s commitment to adapting to the evolving landscape of the tech sector.

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Malicious Google Ads Pushing Fake IP Scanner Software with Hidden Backdoor

Ooda Loop

A new maladvertising campaign through Google with the moniker MadMxShell is leveraging several domains to replicate a legitimate IP scanner software. Google Ads to push fake decoy domains as the top search engine results for keywords is how the threat actors were able to target victims.

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.

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Eye On AI: Microsoft’s G42 Deal Could Bring More AI Money, Tech To UAE

Crunchbase News

This column is a look back at the week that was in AI. Read the previous one here. The big news in AI this week was undoubtedly Microsoft ’s huge $1.5 billion strategic investment in United Arab Emirates-based artificial intelligence firm G42 — the biggest private round to go to an AI startup this year. Of course, Microsoft betting big on AI firms is nothing new.

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Recent OT and Espionage Attacks Linked to Russia’s Sandworm, Now Named APT44

Ooda Loop

On Wednesday. Mandiant published a new report summarizing the latest activities of Russia’s Sandworm group, also known as APT44. Sandworm is one of the most notorious Russian threat actor groups, conducting espionage, disruption, and disinformation campaigns. Sandworm utilizes malware to conduct its campaigns including highly disruptive Industroyer and BlackEnergy.

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Unlocking Industry 4.0: Rise of Smart Factory with Data Streaming

Confluent

Siemens and Brose revolutionized global manufacturing operations with Confluent’s data streaming, increasing its IoT integration and the future of Industry 4.0.

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Cisco Unveils AI-Native Enterprise Security Solution Hypershield

Ooda Loop

On Thursday, Cisco revealed Hypershield, an AI-native and cloud-native enterprise security solution. According to Cisco, Hypershield is a new security architecture that is built with AI considerations. Essentially, Hypershield was designed to provide security for applications, devices, data, and clouds.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Kafka-docker-composer: A Simple Tool to Create a docker-compose.yml File for Failover Testing

Confluent

Learn how to use kafka-docker-composer, a simple tool to create a docker-compose.yml file for failover testing, to understand cluster settings like Kraft, and for app development.

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Phishing Platform LabHost Shut Down by Law Enforcement

Ooda Loop

Between April 14 and April 17, LabHost one of the largest “phishing-as-a-service” platform has been shut down. A joint operation composed of agencies from 19 different countries collaborated over several years to bring down the platform.

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How to upstream code to open source projects

InfoWorld

Code commonly flows downstream, from an open-source project into an organization’s own products. Upstreaming is the process of reversing that flow—contributing code back to an open-source project. The value proposition of upstreaming includes harnessing the strength of an open-source community to examine code, find and fix problems, and add their own features that make the code more valuable to everyone using it.