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LeadIQ’s rapid growth snags venture attention as sales software market stays hot

TechCrunch

This morning LeadIQ , a startup working in the sales software market, announced that it has closed a $30 million Series B led by Cathay Innovation. The CEO likened marketing as similar to fishing with a net. The LeadIQ round is another datapoint in our understanding of the current market for sales-focused software.

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It turns out fintech is worth as much as SaaS

TechCrunch

On the heels of Boston-based software-and-payments company Toast’s strong IPO pricing , Remitly priced shares in its own debut above its proposed range yesterday evening. Toast, after seeing its shares rise sharply after starting to trade yesterday, sports a similar revenue multiple despite far weaker blended gross margins.

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Enhancing customer care through deep machine learning at Travelers

CIO

s a pressing issue not unique to Travelers, but Mannoochahr sees that in order to deliver on those disciplines advancing analytics to foster a healthier business, he and his team recognize the need to cast a wider net. This is kind of a team sport for us, so itâ??s And I would say this is kind of a team sport for us, so itâ??s

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In the corner office, fear of GenAI risk outweighs the lure of its promise

CIO

The reality is, both people and software are imperfect. Whether an IT glitch grounded the flight you were relying on, interrupted the stream of a live sporting event you subscribed to, or made it impossible to access your trading account, these issues likely led to your dissatisfaction. But no great reward comes without risk.

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Moonshot Brands funding, acquisitions highlight change in e-commerce aggregator space

TechCrunch

He considers Moonshot Brands, which you can read more about in this deep look into aggregators , to be a boutique company, focused on Amazon and direct-to-consumer brands globally, and initially in the mobility and action sports sectors. However, Isakow doesn’t much care for the “aggregator” moniker.

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Static vs Dynamic Code Analysis: How to Choose Between Them

OverOps

Let’s start with a sporting analogy to help illustrate the difference between these two methodologies. Static code analysis is analogous to practicing your baseball swing with a practice net and a pitching machine. In which stage of the SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) can we use Static code analysis?

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The Station: Rounding up the Tesla Cyber Roundup, a Waymo change up and the mysterious disappearance of Bolt Mobility

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Joyride , a micromobility software provider, has opened up a hardware marketplace to help operators build up their fleets. Innoviz will be supplying its lidar sensors and perception software to all Volkswagen group vehicles with automated driving capabilities. . million and a massive net loss of $1.2 Rebecca Bellan.

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