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The HP-Autonomy lawsuit: Timeline of an M&A disaster

CIO

Around the turn of the century, Autonomy Corporation was one of the darlings of the UK technology industry, specializing in knowledge management and enterprise search. November 2005: Autonomy agrees to buy search technology developer Verity for $500 milllion, its third acquisition of the year after NCorp (in February) and etalk (in June).

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‘Insane’ — UK tech reacts to government moves that might hand UK startups contract to Barclays Bank

TechCrunch

Tech Nation is trailing in second place in the race to remain the U.K.’s First in line at this point in time — in a decision which is due in December — is banking giant Barclays. Tech Nation’s existing government funding runs until March 2023. Tech Nation has long been embedded in the U.K. tech startup scene.

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20 influential women in software development

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In the software development field, we always hear famous names like Martin Fowler, Kent Beck, George H. As many in the Tech industry, often, they are men. That is why today I decided to write about amazing successful, talented and influential women in software development. 20 influential women in software development. .

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The startup landscape has shifted dramatically: Accelerators must adapt or fade away

TechCrunch

Starting a tech company today costs 99% less than it did 18 years ago when Y Combinator was started ( today and 2005 ), largely due to the emergence of cloud technologies, no-code tools, and artificial intelligence. Flyover Tech ) have played a significant role in this shift. the free YC Startup School courses).

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Codecademy eyes the enterprise with $40 million in new capital

TechCrunch

But founder Zach Sims , who began the company in 2011 as a Columbia student, says that Codecademy’s growth, and hunger for new capital, isn’t due to a pandemic bump. “A Udacity raises $75M in debt, says its tech education business is profitable after enterprise pivot.

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What is transformational leadership? A model for motivating innovation

CIO

Transformational leaders are change agents in the business, who can identify innovative and shifting trends in technology, and then help the organization embrace that change. It’s applicable across every industry, but it’s especially vital to the fast-paced tech industry where innovation and agility can make or break a company.

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Women Who Code Launches Job Board Catered Directly to Tech Professionals

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Women Who Code (WWCode) is an international non-profit that empowers career aged professionals to achieve success in technology. They do this through a series of over 60 Networks around the world which host technical talks, study groups, hackathons, and other career development and social events.