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CIOs eager to scale AI despite difficulty demonstrating ROI, survey finds

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There is a promising surge in the use of AI technologies across various industries. This transition has propelled AI and machine learning to the forefront, with 51% of CIOs identifying these technologies as among their most urgent priorities, alongside cybersecurity, highlighting their crucial role in driving organizational success.

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For founders who want to launch apps, ‘being non-technical is not a limitation’

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Based in Warsaw, Poland, Intent assists a wide variety of companies with everything from product design and UX to development and deployment of connected devices. As a development shop, how involved do you get when helping clients validate ideas before they bring their apps to market?

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Dell cuts jobs amid growing economic uncertainties

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This workforce adjustment is part of a wider wave of layoffs within the technology sector. In 2024 alone, 168 tech companies have collectively laid off 42,324 employees. The consensus seems to be that the workforce of tomorrow will be smaller than today’s, due to the efficiencies introduced by generative AI.

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NLP helps Eli Lilly work at a global scale

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From internal training materials to formal, technical communications to regulatory agencies, Lilly is translating information often,” says Timothy F. That married up well with an opportunity to explore and learn emerging technologies,” he says. “It The product was developed via a DevSecOps agile framework,” Coleman says.

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6 investors discuss why AI is more than just a buzzword in biotech

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“Most of the companies we have seen have an AI component to support the discovery or development processes,” Francisco Dopazo, a general partner at Humboldt Fund told TechCrunch recently. We also see AI being used in the biologics space, although the technology is used there far earlier. We are many more above this.

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Mexico’s fintech success: How tech is driving the population to banking

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And because many Mexicans have little trust in banks, the transparency of fintech options has played a big part in people adopting the new technology. Mexico’s fintech success is no coincidence – it’s due to a combination of factors that have made the country a fertile space to create and grow fintech solutions.

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Why Nigeria leads the way in YC’s participation in Africa

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YC W22 batch nets 24 African startups, including 18 from Nigeria. The ample optimism in Nigeria’s tech community and belief that better days are ahead are unsurprising, despite questions around investors’ due diligence and the eyebrow-raising valuations of some of the nation’s startups.